Evening star., 1952-03-29

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| D. c. Budget
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lceded the vote on the reduced
Federal payment.
/ The New Yorker argued tha
some Federal department suppl,
bills were being cut by 20 pei
lcent. Therefore, he asked II i
would be fair to treat the Dis.
ltrict differently. Also. he re,
Inewed his attack on the District.
I''low" real estate tax rate, claim.
ling 1t was less than half Of thu
lrate in his home district.
IF the District doesn't have
enough money to pay It's bills" hi
said. "the revenue viii have to bs
raised by taxes"
Bates Urges Full Payment.
The full Federal payment wa,
defended by Chairman Bates ot
lthe Appropriations Subcommittee
(which drafted the District bill anc
Representatives Smith Of Vir.
lginia, Gary Of Virginia and Fur.
colo Of Massachusetts,, Democrats
land Representative Wilson, Re.
publican, Of Indiana. a member O.
the Bates subcommittee.
Mr.. Bates said the 20 per cen
cut would be a "niggardly sort O,
way to treat the people Of ths
District"
| Mr.. Smith, q member of tn.
House District Committee which
persuaded Congress to enact tn.
District sales tax and other tai
boosts, mentioned that the 81:
million federal payment was fixet
IN that revenue act.
He said the District perform.
many many services here for the
Federal Government" that justi.
fed the payment.
Mr.. Furcolo made the point that
a heavy cut in the federal pay.
ment would amount to only ar
insignificant saving to the United
States and declared the grant oi
the full authorized sum was 9
"question Of honesty"
"The issue of corruption in the
Government goes right to thi.
question here" he said.
Wilson Pleads for Fairness.
He recalled also that. while the
United States pays only 81 million
for the water it gets from the Dis
trict, there was no one who ques.
tions that the actual cost to the
District for the last year was ST.
i $4,000.
| Mr.. Wilson pleaded with the
House not to "steal" from the Dis.
ltrict something to which It wa.
Justly entitled.
Representative Bailey, Demo
|crat, Of West Virginia Joined ir
the debate with q move to strike
from the bill funds for the pur-
chase Of new scout cars for the
Police Department. He said the
police ought to walk their beats.
His move was defeated on q
voice vote.
"The police department is moi
in very good repute." Mr.. Bailey
declared.
He said he didn't understand
why officials have fine big homes
big cars and added "they are
under suspicion"
He also brought up the question
lof dope traffic and the numbers
game" in Washington.
| Taber Persists.
The first test on the bill was q
voice vote in committee" ses-
sion Of the House. A standing
vote then showed 48 to Al against
the cut. But Mr.. Taber persisted
demanding a tellers' count and
lost again by 50 to SO.
He lost also on another stand
ing vote by so to 81 but won In
the end. 161 to 143, on a roll call
on motion to send the bill back
to the Appropriations Committee
with instructions to report 1t back
with the 20 per cent cut.
Mr.. Bates complied the whole
bill was passed by q voice vote.
The only other charge made
in the bill knocked out language
that would continue a pay raise
granted by Congress in last years
appropriation bill for District
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler.
This, too, went out on q motion
| by Mr.. Taber. Some officials said
a ruling by Controller General
Lindsay c. Warren might be
needed to settle the issue.
The expected fight on funds for
operation Of the water supply
fluoridation program, scheduled to
begin June /, did not develop,
The bill, as passed by the House,
contains about $4,000 for the
new program.
People Thwartcd, Donohue Says.
Commissioner Donohue was very
depressed by the House action.
He told reporters:
"The House cut Of the Federal
payment thwarts the will Of the
people Of Washington. It Is the
best argument for home rule that
we have had yet.
II have heard more people in
the last two days tell me that
maybe there is something In home
Irule.
Perhaps more people now will
Irestudy this financial relationship
between the District and Con-
lgress."
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