Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-22
|$105 Million DC. Bill
Is Before President
Morse Chides
Congress Over
Appropriation

A 1858 District appropriation
bill totaling $i95.676.4s0 was
awaiting President Eisenhower's
signature today. after the Senate
yielded to House demands that
the Federal payment be held
down to $40 million.
Final action on the measure
came late yesterday when Sem
Iatcr PastOre. Democrat Of Rhode
Island. moved that the Senate
|recede from its demand for a
sos million Federal payment.
Senator Pastore headed Senate
conferees on the measure and
also is chairman Of the Appro-
|priations subcommittee (which
had charge of the city's budget.
Senator Morse. Democrat of
Oregon. and one of those who
believe Congress has an obliga-
ton to live up to its promise to
pay $23 million a year toward
the city's operations, indicated
that the fight for q larger Fed
|eral share viii be resumed next
year.
Praises PastOre
After commencing Senator
Pastore. who also hoped for a
larger Federal payment. for his
leadership, Senator Morse added:
"Of course he knows that I
wish the bill provided for larger
appropriations. But the respon-
sibility for the insufficient appro-
priations carried in the bill-in
my opinion they are insufficient
lis not the responsibility of the
Senator from Rhode Island.
Il cast no reflection upon the
Appropriations Committee but I
DO cast a reflection upon the en-.
tire Congress. I think it is very
sad that the Congress subjects a
people who have no franchise
rights to what I consider to be
an appropriation by the Federal
Government that is far below
what the Federal Government
owes to the people of the District
OF Columbia. :.
viii Not Quit
Again I wish to say that I
do not know what the word
quit means and am not going
to quit in this fight. We have
lost this round again this year;
but am satisfied that our case
is sound. At this time SIM
ply wish to serve notice that as a
member Of the committee on the
District Of Columbia I shall con-
tinue to fight for q larger Fed
eral contribution"
He added that the Federal
should be about IS per
cent Of the total budget instead
Of Is or IL per cent.
Senator Lausche, Democrat of
Ohio. told Senator Pastore that
the SIS million which the Dis
trict will receive under the Fed
eral aid to highways program
places the city in a better f1nan-
cial position than the budget
figures would indicate. Then the
Ohioan added: II recognize that
the same advantage which has
come to the District of Columbia
has also come to every munich
palitV In the country. Is that
correct?"
Absolutely" Senator Pastore
answered. THE District of Co
lumbia is not unique in that re-
spect." -
Thanks From Johnson
At the close of debate. Senate
Leader johnson of
Texas commended Senator Pas
tore for handling the thankless
job of steering the District
budget through the Senate.
II commend the very able
junior Senator from Rhode
Island for the excellent job he
has done and for the very ex-
cellent manner in which he has
discharged his responsibility"
johnson said. This is
his first year on the Appropria-
tons Committee.
II know all the people of the
District Of Columbia are CRATE
full to him for the interest he
has manifested in their problems.
I think his service has not only
been a credit to his country but
has been a service that all the
Of his party can be
proud of"