European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 24, 1991 the stars and stripes a Pago 5 donate speaking fees by Martin Tolchin the new York times washing ton a in a new version of bringing Home the Bacon members of Congress donated More than $2 million of their 1990 speaking fees to charities and other institutions according to their financial disclosure  most of the Money was donated after the lawmakers fee totals reached the maximum Levels that they could retain under rules limiting outside income. But spy of the lawmakers donated the entire amounts to Charity. A total of 104 i Louse Meri Ibers contributed More than $1.4 million and 51 senators gave away $650,000, according to a study of the disclosure statements by the new York times. In 1990, most House members could keep $26,850 in speaking fees or 30 percent of their congressional salaries and most senators could keep $27,300, or 27 percent of their annual pay. Traditionally lawmakers help funnel highways dams military contracts Grants banking and insurance funds and other government largess to their districts favouring their constituents. But now at a time of tight Federal budgets and fiscal austerity lawmakers Are giving to local institutions Monck that seems to come out of their own pockets bestowing a bit of congressional recognition As Well As  Mann director of governmental studies at the Brookings institution said of such contributions a a it a not done without political Benefit to the members involved. There is a Public Good Here but As is True of so Many Public goods its done in a Way that political intermediaries a namely members of Congress a Garner some benefits from it.�?�. Rep. Stephen .1. Solar/., in y., who gave $9,642 to local charities out of $36,492 in tees said the donations Are a a form of largess. In the same Way that politicians can Benefit politically by milking government resources available so too can they Benefit by directing charitable contributions. Obviously it generates Appertain measure of Goodwill if you contribute or arrange to have somebody contribute Money to a senior Center or school or Day care Center or a Church or  rep. Richard a. Gephardt the Missouri Democrat who is the majority Leader donated $6,000 to charities including churches colleges and a child cancer Center in St. , i Don t think its a big Deal Quot a he said. A a cd. Rep. Bali Rostenkowski. The Illinois Democrat who is chairman of the House ways and Means committee was the biggest giver lie donated $283,000 of the $309,850 he earned in speaking fees a it would be hard to find a category that lie did no to put some Money into a parochial and Public schools Day care centers hospitals senior citizen Homes con Unity groups a a said a press aide to Rostenkowski. A but Rostenkowski refused to give the names of the beneficiaries. A the does no to want the people who got $2,000 to know who got $10,000. To say nothing about the people who got  said the aide who spoke on condition of anonymity. A a he a very sensitive that people would misconstrue his contributions As done for political  rep. Don Edwards a California Democrat said that by making charitable contributions a you re certainly making a name for yourself in your  but he said that he declined to accept Honor aria because a i done to see any Point in taking Money from one group and giving it to  although the i Louse members May not retain any speaking fees this year Many members said they wiil accept fees for speaking engagements and donate All the Money to Charity. A it can to help but make friends a said rep. Hamilton fish jr., . Fish said he did not donate to Charity last year during which lie made $9,000, but this year  he had already col trib used speaking fees to a local Hospital and a Home for retarded adults. A a. A sen. Ernest f. I Hillings a South Carolina Democrat and chairman of the Commerce committee topped the Senate list with $55,212 donated to Charity out of $82,200 in speaking fees. \. Sen. Orritt g. Hatch a Utah Republican who earned $69,900 in speaking fees gave $46,765,to local charities. These included Catholic Community services St. Joseph s High school mount Vernon Academy the University of Utah Brigham Young ump Misity Ballet West the Utah symphony and the Cedar City Shakespeare festival according to Paul Smith a press . A the feels the speeches Are important a Smith said. A a he Sable to get a lot of feedback. And he ices it s important to support local  leopards bred Ronald Young has his hands on a rare commodity a a Snow Leopard cub. The cub and his three Brothers were born on May 22 at the Mesker Park zoo in Evansville ind. Their births boosted the worlds captive population of the endangered species by about 1 percent. Alt four cubs Are Quot just  said Young the zoo s director. There Are Only about 400 Snow leopards in Captivity and fewer in the wild. Young said. The animals Are native to the Himalayas. The All male litter is less than Ideal however because females Are in much greater demand for Breeding purposes he  the stars and stripes10 years ago june 24, 1981 a afghan insurgents claimed to have captured the first soviet Pilot since Moscow launched its military intervention in Afghanistan 18 months ago. They said they would consider exchanging the Pilot for afghan guerrillas.20 years ago june 24, 1971 a Claude e. , a defendant in the slayings 1v2 years ago of Joseph a. A a Jock a Yablonski and his wife and  guilty to murder and said the killings were paid for by a Man named a Tony �?�30 years ago june 24, 1961 a cuban prime minister Fidel Castro rejected an offer by the tractors for Freedom committee offering 500 Small farming tractors for 1,200 cuban prisoners. Castro complained that the tractors were not powerful or valuable enough.40 years ago june 24, 1951 in a dramatic radio broadcast on the eve of the first anniversary of the outbreak of the korean War the soviet Delegate to the United nations called for negotiations for a korean cease fire and armistice. Legislature fails to do Justice to new but empty courthouse by Fox. Butterfield the new York times Nashua  judging by appearances the building looks like a courthouse. T the three Story Brick veneer Structure a which was completed last fall at a Cost of $6.9 million has. The usual accompaniment of courtrooms cell blocks Library space and judges Chambers. Guards patrol its corridors and lights illuminate it at night. But the Hillsborough county Superior court building in Nashua has no furniture. Worse it has no judges. The a Penny conscious legislature in this conservative state which prides itself on having no income tax or sales tax had a initially failed to set aside enough Money for furniture and judges. So the courthouse which is needed to relieve a backlog of up to 12 months for civil cases sits unopened. A. The tale of the unused courthouse has provoked amusement befuddlement and anger in Nashua a rapidly growing City of is 4 00 people that is now the second largest in new Hampshire. Quot it is a joke and some people say it s an example of government mismanage ment at its worst a said Ernest a. Jytte a lawyer and president of the Nashua bar association. A to add injury to insult utilities heat and Security for the empty building Cost about $71 ,000 each month Jette said. The troubles began in 1985 when the building s designers projected its Cost at $9million to $10 million. It w As widely agreed that the new courthouse was needed because Nashua had grown from a population of 55,820 in 1970 to 79,662 in 1990. Still state legislators most of whom have been elected after taking what is known As Quot the pledge a a vow not to impose a state income tax or sales tax reduced the appropriation to $7.5 million. Construction then began. But said maty Nelson a democratic state senator from Nashua �?o1 done to think anybody took a look and noticed there was t enough Money for  last year As the problem became apparent. Nelson sponsored a Bill to set aside $981 ,000 for furniture. But by then new Hampshire a Economy had suddenly gone into reverse and the resulting drop in Revenue caused Large deficits in the state budget. Gov. Judd Gregg a Republican vetoed the Bill As being too expensive. In Mav. With embarrassment Over the courthouses plight mounting. Nelson put 111 Lour Bills to buy furniture. Quot to made  it would go through somehow.�?�. She said. This time. Gregg signed the legislation. But another Hill she sponsored to pm Plov four judges at the court has tailed so tar. Quot everyone is very  he said a but it s Cray in the legislature there is no a Money and everyone is  a hit tear is that the continuing budget shortfall might finally arouse Public support for ail income tax or sales tax although the legislature and the governor have already made cuts of about $ i Quot of million the $3.4 billion budget Tor the local year beginning next monday is Oil unbalanced. So John Mattord. Clerk id tic county court is Uncertain what will happen to the courthouse. He will Sunn be ordering the furniture and expects it m september Safford said he also believed bit the state might reassign one or More of the six judges m Manchester to serve m Nashua. That would not Clear up the b . G cases which became so Hud m b a in it the county Hail to Stop Herm a l r. .1 Caes Lor three met it 1111 -. But at least it would Ai a w of Nashua to have Tumir own it. It i. R. A  e ail w 1 Iuka also relieve the or a. H me Manchester court where  a he a Field in make hit courtroom a i think a i Virto Mida my  it he  Mattord Aid. Quot a ice pm a a the s Ilein mtg of do pro it