Evening star., 1952-11-06
New Chdiirnlen
Pledge Budget
Aid 10 District
Ferguson and Wilson
Will Seek Adequate
U. S. Funds for City
By HoroId B. Rogers

By HoroId B. Rogers
Senate and House Republicans
who will head subcommittee
handling the District budget in the
83d Congress today pledged their
support to an adequate Federal
payment for District government
expenses.
They are Senator Ferguson OF
Michigan and Representative Viii
son of Indiana.
Reached by long distance tele-
phone at their homes, both said
they would assume chairmanships
OF their respective subcommittee
on appropriations Of Senate and
House.
The Federal payment toward
District expenses. long a center
of controversy in Congress, prom
Uses to be vital factor facing
this city in its efforts to meet
pressing needs.
Senator Ferguson said he will
head the appropriations subcom.
mittee regardless of what other
important committee assignment.
he gets in reorganization of thu
Senate. He is ranking Republican
on that subcommittee which will
handle the city budget.
Always interested in District.
II have always been interested
in the District" he told The Star
1T feel keeniy that we must do {
good job for The National Capital
on its financial budget"
A supporter Of the full $l2 mil.
llion Federal payment toward
city costs, the Michigan Senator
went further today.
The Federal share of Nationa
Capital costs. he declared, should
be reviewed in view Of the de.
creased actual purchasing valu,
of the inflated dollar.
He said he couldn't say whethe]
he would favor increasing the 81:
million Federal money recon
mended by the President in tn,
lpast several years. but reduced b.
Congress.
But he thought the actual valu,
of the Federal payment to tn,
District should 20 up.
/ Expressing the hope that Re
lpublicanS, now in power, may b,
liable to increase that actual valu
lIof the dollar, he promised his par
'lty will try to stop imitation b,
monetary action. through contro
lof excessive credit, and econom,
lin Government.
Not a Political Issue.
| District problems, he declared
ought not to be a matter o
party politics"
4 Senator Ferguson will succee,
} Senator Hill, Democrat, of Ala
bama, as chairman of the Senat
l Appropriations subcommittee OF
the District budget.
4 On the House side, Representa-
tive Wilson said he presumed h
would head the District Subcom
'Imittee assignments. He is tn
lone remaining Republican on tn
District unit.
! Mr.. Wilson said he had consist
emily supported the full $l2 mil
lion Federal payment to the cit
and sees no reason to change hi
position.
: Personally. feel" Mr.. Wilso
t said, that the taxpayers of Wash
: ington should have q lot more t
say about how they want to spen
their own money"
Congress must be the watch
: dog" he added. Congress ha
responsibility over the Nation
: Capital. to guard against excessiv
? spending"
MIR. Wilson has been attentiy
to city needs as q member of til
subcommittee for years, and sal
he now is cognizant of man
unmet needs In the city. #, q
he expects. he heads his subcom
mittee. he plans to give caref,
consideration to the city bulge
= MIR. Wilson would succeed 8
chairman Representative Bate
: Democrat, of Kentucky, who we
defeated for reelection in tt
primary.
n The legislative District Con
e elmittees of House and Senate
: 1.-THE new 83d Congress viii be Rer
Iresentative Simpson, Republican
lof Illinois. and Senator Case. RI
publican, of South Dakota.