Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-23
Congress Units
Differ on Loon,
Payment Sums
BY GRACE BASSETT
star staff Writer

appeared lat night.
The Senate District Fiscal
Subcommittee will try to meet
this week to recommend the
amount Of the Federal share In
Washington. Subcom-
mittee Chairman Bible, Demo-
crat Of Nevada. is pledged to
President Kennedy's formula
despite its rejection by the full
House District Committee last
Thursday.
That formula would yield a $50
annual Federal payment
and authorize loans UP to $225
million. These figures equal
what the Federal Government
would pay the city in taxes If
Government property were tax
able.
A fiat payment Of $45 million
and a loan limit Of SIS million
were recommended for House
action tomorrow by the House
District Committee.
Administration De s,
who have rebelled against the
House District Committee mai
GRITTY, will try to substitute ON
the House floor the White House
legislation for the Committee
bills. But their fight on the
floor seems likely to end like
their parallel effort in commit
tea defeat by members Of
their own party voting with
some Republicans.
G. o. p. Avoids Formula
Senator Bible is expected to
carry with him for the Presi-
dents formula freshman Sen
ator Mcintyre, Democrat Of
New Hampshire, and the rank
ing Republican member, Sena-
tor Beall Of Maryland, members
Of his Fiscal Subcommittee.
Senator Beall has been urged
by District Republicans to sup
port a large Federal payment,
but not to tie himself to the
Kennedy formula. But the
Maryland Senator called for a
'long-range solution" ct Joint
Senate House hearings. A for
mula Is the only means pro-
posed to gauge long-range rev.
enue from Federal sources.
Senator Mcintyre generally
follows Senator Bibles lead.
Some observers believed the
Subcommittee might vote out
a flat $50 million sum. This Is
the amount the formula would
yield. Ditching the Kennedy
formula for its yield in dollars
would indicate senators were
willing to make practical con-
ceSsions to the House, accord
ing to this line Of thought.
1t seemed doubtful, however,
that anything less than the
formula itself would clear the
full Senate District Commit
tee. Senator Morse, Democrat
Of Oregon, is dedicated along
with Senator Bible to the for
mula approach.
COnferees May Decide
A Senate vote for the Ad-
ministration formula would put
the final decision in the hands
Of Senate and House con-
ferees. chosen from District
Committees on both sides Of
Congress.
Their negotiations would be
tough. Determined, articulate
proponents Of each view, such
as Senator Morse for the for
mula. and r representative
Whitener, Democrat Of North
Carolina, for the flat pay
ments, would be destined to
serve as conferees.
There also promises to be q
problem of timing and coordin-
alton with Congressional ap-
preparations in writing Federal
payments and loans into the
city budget for the year begin
ming July /.
These payments and loans
must be authorized before they
are added to the revenue side
Of the budget.
Yet, a final Senate vote on
the authorization may be
months away. Senate District
Committee members have In
dicated they will be diverted
from District legislation for at
least two or three weeks.
House Votes First
BY that time, the budget for
the fiscal year starting July
will be out Of House Commit
tee. and perhaps through the
House.
Representa- tive hatcher,
Democrat Of Kentucky, who
handles the District appropria-
tons bill, scarcely could ask
for q Federal payment different
from that recommended by the
House. He would be forced 70
hold the Federal loan In the
new budget below the House,
authorized borrowing limit.
so. the Senate Is due TO re-
ceive a House budget tncor-
porating' the Federal payment
which the House votes this
week-before the Senate Dis
trict Committee has recon-
mended q separate authorize
ton.
Senator Byrd. Democrat Of
West Virginia, will be In a
position 10 put into the budget
Federal payment and loan fig
ures acceptable 10 both the
Senate and House. He hopes
10 start. District Appropria-
tons Subcommittee hearings
on the burget before the end
OF July.