Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-25


lere is objection.
at of Oregon, already has served
notice he wants to amend the
measure to strike some catego-
ries of taxes.
The revenue measure passed
the House at about $12 million
and last week was approved by
the Senate District Committee
with two important changes.
The House included 50 million
additional for the Federal pay
ment. This would raise the Fed
eral payment to $22 million from
the $40 million now authorized.
81 Million Added
The Senate District Committee
included 81 million additional
for the Federal payment, which
would raise the $40 million Fed
eral payment authorized by
present law to $24 million.
The other change pade by the
District Committee was to ex-
Iempt from 2 per cent sales tax
the services of the rented linen
and rented diaper service.
The Districts $179.7 million
annual appropriation bill. which
passed the House last Thursday,
is now before the Senate Appro-
Eprtations Subcommittee which
plans to hold public hearings.
These, however. probably will
start after Easter, but no date
has been fixed.
Another money bill carrying
funds for the District the rest
of this fiscal year, ending June
80. is under hearings by the full
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee. It expects to hear from
District officials Tuesday morn
ing on the Washington items.
/ So Million Cancelled
The local appropriation al
ready approved by the House,
4 amounts to more than SO million.
but most of 1t is to meet in
creased pay for municipal em-
ployes and officers.
! From this supplemental bill.
the House struck So million which
had been requested to bring the
Federal payment for this fiscal
year up to the authorized 500
million. Since Congress last
year had approved only $18 mil
lion for this purpose and the
House refused to restore it last
Thursday when it passed the big
supplemental measure, it was
somewhat uncertain whether the
District Commissioners would
ask now for restoration by the
Senate.
The big supplemental measure
which passed the House with a
total of more than $795 million
for several agencies of Govern
ment is nearing the end of its
public hearings and may be acted
on by the committee sometime
soon.
! The House plans to act tomor-
row on ten District bills includ-
ling the important measure on
the Jones Point Bridge.
Proponents of the measure on
both sides of Congress hope that
this key legislation may pave
the way for appropriation of
sufficient funds to proceed with
construction of the Potomac
River span.
Would Alter Design
The measure would transfer
jurisdiction for construction
from the Interior Department
to the Commerce Departments
Bureau of Public Roads. It also
would make some changes in the
design of the bridge.
One amendment to the meas
ure adopted last week by the
House District Committee will
be called up on the floor for &C
ton. 1t would prohibit the use
Iof certain streets in what is
known as the "Old Town" in
Alexandria for approaches to the
crossing. No controversy is ex-
pected when the bill is called up.
This bill has been cited by the
House Appropriations Committee
as the major reason for killing
money in two different bills re-
quested for the bridge These
were $13.8 million in the Interior
Department bill to buy Mary
land land to seat" the span and
100000 in the supplemental
funds measure.
The Interior Department has
testified for restoration of both
of these items. contending that
the Interior Department is al
ready using the Bureau of Public
Roads to plan the bridge.
Picket Ban Proposed
Among the other bills to be
acted on in the House tomorrow
are those to prohibit picketing
in the vicinity of the White
House; to increase the authorized
strength of the Metropolitan Po-
lice force to $500 officers and
men; to provide that members Of
the District Board of Education
may be removed for cause: to
exempt from real estate taxes
property of the General Fedora
ltion of Womens Clubs here, and
to extend from February l to
December 81 this year the time
within which the District Audi
forum Commission may submit
its report to Congress.
A House District subcommit-
tee will hold a public hearing at
1890 am. tomorrow on legisla-
ton to increase the annuity for
certain retired teachers in the
public schools.
Another House District sub
committee will hold a public
hearing at 1890 am. Wednesday
on a bill to give the District