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the question Of supplying revenue
was more properly the question OF
the District legislative committee
He said he had not arrived at any
final judgment because he had not
made a study of the District budget,
but still felt that the revenue prob
lem was within the jurisdiction OF
the House District Committee in
stead of the Appropriation SUBJ
committee on the District.
Mr.. Bates, IS, native OF Grenup
KY, Is a lawyer, a graduate of the
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers
College. who began his political ca
reer as candidate for county
clerk. He was the first Democrat
ever to be elected to this post in a
Republican area Of the State.
Took WILSON'S Place in '38.
He came to Congress in June,
1888, as the successor to the House
seat formerly held by Fred NJ Vim
son, now chief justice of the Su-
preme Court.
Named to the House District Com
mittee shortly after he came here
he was active in its work, and con-
Quoted one of the many investiga-
tionS in the operations of Gallinger
Municipal Hospital. One OF the re-
suits of that investigation was legis-
lation concerning the handling of
psychopathic patients at Gallinger
Mr.. Yates said he also was funda-
mentally opposed to the sales tax
the means proposed for balancing of
the pending District budget. But he
said he had made no final decision
on the District because he knew
little about its finances He promised
to make a serious study of the
issues and voiced a real interest in
the Districts affairs.
Mr.. Furcolo took q similar position,
saying he didn't know II there were
peculiar circumstances here which
would make a sales tax necessary
From q quick look at the city's fin
ancial picture, he said he thought
the size Of the Federal payment
looked small, but wanted more in
formation before taking any definite
stand.
Church to Work for Levy.
Representative Church, speaking
from extensive knowledge of city
affairs, said he would work hard for
enactment of the sales tax as q
necessary means of solving the Dis
tricts financial problem. School
improvements, he said, are not
going ahead as fast as they should.
Two departures we're ordered by
Chairman Cannon in organizing his
subcommittee. Deficiencies and
Army civil functions were placed
under one subcommittee, instead of
two, and the Army and Navy ap-
preparations budgets also were re-
| ferred for the first time to single
subcommittee.
Ordinarily, the chairman of the
Appropriation Committee is head of
its deficiencies subcommittee, but
Mr.. Cannon has taken the No.
spot there, giving the subcommittee
Craftsmanship to Representative
Kerr, Democrat, Of North Carolina
The third Democrat on this SUBJ
committee Is Representative Rabaut
OF Michigan. The two Republican
members are Representatives Taber
Of New York and Wigglesworth of
Massachusetts,.
Representative George Mahon
Democrat. of Texas was made chair
man of the Armed Services Sub
committee Other members are Rep
Iresentatives Sheppard of California
and Skies of Florida, Democrats, and
Engel of Michigan and Plumley Of
Vermont, Republicans.
Other Members Named.
Representative Albert Thomas,
Democrat, of Texas will head the
Independent Offices Subcommittee.