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$269, 800 for establishment of
fringe parking lots to ease Wash
ington's parking and traffic
problems.
Representative Norrell, Demo-
crat, Of Arkansas, asked the
House to restore another cut of
$25, 900 as a guarantee for the
American Legion's annual con-
vention here later this year, but
the plea was ruled out of order
as legislation in an appropria-
tons bill.
Committee Conflict.
Much of yesterdays debate
hinged on the traditional con-
fiict between Legislative" COM
mittees-such as the District
Committee - which authorize
spending. and the Appropriations
Committee, which appropriated
the money to pay the bills.
Representative Wilson, Repub-
lican, Of Indiana, chairman Of
the District Subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Commit
tee, pointed to the separate
Jurisdiction" and declared:
I'VE (of the Appropriations
Committee) don't feel we are
obliged to appropriate q dime
to carry out the public works
bill. Again, he said, there is no
moral or legal right" which can
commit the Appropriations Com
mittee to fulfill an authorize
ton.
The same point was made by
Chairman Taber of the full COM
mittee, q veteran opponent of
Federal payments to the Dis
trict budget.
Full Commitment Seen.
Mr.. Smith, however. declared
the commitment was not made
by mere committees, but by the
full Congress.
"You are being asked to repu-
diate the Federal payment, but
you're not cutting 81 million
from the taxes on food and gro
ceries." he declared.
Mr.. O'Hara repeated the
theme.
IF the committee makes a
mistake, then the House must
correct it," he said. 1.-The final
determination is up to the
House."
He warned also that, under
recent estimates of District in
come from taxes. the 81 million
cut would expose the Capitals
general fund" bank account to
a year-end balance of as little
as 100000.
Even earlier estimates, used by
the Appropriations Committee,
would leave a surplus Of only
$2.366, 1888. according to Repre-
sentative Fernandez, Democrat,
Of Arizona a member of the APP
preparations subcommittee.
ION a $168 million budget" he
said, that is no safety margin
at all. The committee report
says to grant the full $40 million
authorized Federal contribution
would only increase the surplus
to So million. Well that is
only half Of the surplus we
thought was necessary last year
ais q margin Of safety"
Actual SIS Million Deficit.
In addition, he added, Ito pro-
vide this so-called surplus Of $2,-
1886, 1888. the District is by this
bill required to borrow $685., 900
on which the District must pay
interest, so that instead Of a
surplus there will be actually a
deficit Of S., 90.167."
Mr.. Hyde joined in the debate.
declaring, I'VE would be debat-
ing an amendment to increase
the Federal payment, not to
cut it,"
Asked if any city would not
be delighted to be chosen as
the National Capital, he retort-
ed it soon would be asking for
special aid such as that granted
to federally impacted areas.
Wilson Asks Fair Rule.
Mr.. Wilson opened debate, ex-
planning the committees draft
of the bill.
1.-THE District of Columbia is
our National Capital" he de-
clared. cit doesn't belong to the
people Of the District, but to the
people of all the States.
Il am 100 per cent against
home rule, primarily because it
does belong to all the people.
"Since we have been given au-
thority to reign over the District
Of Columbia, we owe it to the
people of the District to rule
fairly"
He praised the public works
bill as long overdue and declared
''the District Of Columbia has
been underflnanced for q great
many years particularly for
public building"
He emphasized that no wit
at the budget hearings
held recently by his subcommit-
tee had objected to any Of the
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