Evening star., 1932-12-29
HOUSE TO TAKE Up
D. c. AID SATURDAY
Rainey Announces Plan for
Deficiency Bill; Farm Meas
ure Trimmed More.

The deficiency appropriation Dill,
carrying s625 900 for emergency relief
work in the District of Columbia during
the first six months Of the coming cal
endar year is to be taken up in the
House on Saturday, according to plans
announced by House Leader Rainey for
keeping the House membership busy on
New Year eve.
The economy drive was continued
yesterday when the House Topped off
another $4,000 for exhibits at agri-
cultural fairs from the agriculture ap-
preparation bill, which had already been
trimmed S206.902,043 from last years
figure to S110,0O0,00O Other than this,
proposed amendments to the bill were
voted down with monotonous regularity.
The economy WatchWord was also
signal for criticism of Minority Leader
of S39.113 for botanical studies in the
Agriculture Department bill be cut in
half.
Howard University Fund.
Representative Bankhead DemocraD
of Alabama reminded him that he vot-
ed to add a S46O,000 appropriation for
Howard University, colored school, to
the Interior Department bill
rs that consistency?" asked Bank
head.
Il know" smilingly retorted Smell,
that you Democrats have always been
against appropriations for Howard
University. 1 voted for that money be-
cause it was needed to give that school
a heating plant
Bankhead sat down, but Representa-
tive Byrns Democrat, of Tennessee,
chairman of the Appropriations Com
mittee, was on his feet.
The gentleman from New York is
attempting to pose as a great exponent
OF economy Byrns shouted, but he
voted for $460,0O0 for Howard Univer-
sity when his own Republican President
and the Bureau of Budget wouldn't
recommend the appropriation"
Kinda got under your skin, didn't
II" Smell laughed.
La Guardia Republican, of New
York then proposed an amendment to
cut the $4,000 appropriation so cents
ana proceeded to lambaSt the Demo-
Gratis for opposing the Howard appro-
priation. But most of his criticism was
directed at Smell
He said Smell admitted he didn't
know what botany was about and
shouted It would be sad day for
this country" when this excess of
economy brought about by those who
control wealth limits scientific re-
search"
Fulton, Burbank, Columbus.
He mentioned Fulton, Burbank and
Columbus, who thought the world was
round and discovered this country 70
that the gentleman from New York
could become a Congressman.
The one change in funds approved
was proposed by Representative Allgood,
Democrat, of Alabama. He centered on
an item of $4,000 for participation in
fairs and advocated that it be cut to
$4,000.
Farmers in times like these ALL
good said, haven't any money to at
tend fairs"
The House agreed. 1t disagreed, how
ever, with Allgood's attempt to reduce
the administrative expenses OF the
Weather Bureau from S125,975 to $780,
600 and with his attempt to cut eX-
penditures for theological work by the
bureau from $1.280,605 to 100000.
Other amendments voted down in
cluded an attempt by Representative
Taber, Republican, New York. to elm
mate expenditures of $51 ,545 for Ar
lington farm in Virginia; by Chindblom,
Republican, Illinois. to eliminate $780,
722 for barberry eradication; by Goss
Republican, Connecticut, to reduce an
item for printing and binding from
$3.50 900 to $50, 1000; by Howard, Demo-
crat, Nebraska, to cut appropriations
for agricultural experiment stations
from S4,381 900 to 1881 900, and La
Guardia to cut S39,l13 for botanical
studies by so cents.
La Guardia supported the botanical
appropriation, but he made his motion
in a satirical spirit after Smell had said
the S39,l13 should be cut in half.