Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-17
WASHINGTON FETE
ITEM CUT $4,000
Senate Action on Deficiency
Bill Hits Printing of
Pamphlets.

The Senate yesterday sustained the
action of its Appropriations Committee
in cutting down the item in the first
deficiency bill for expenses of the
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission from $25O,O0o to 100000.
The Senate at the same time ap-
proved the committees action in elimi-
mating from the bill authority to use
$4,000 of unexpended balances OF eX-
listing appropriations of the ONCE of
Public Buildings and Public Parks for
maintenance of the Mount Vernon Me-
mortal Highway during the remainder
Of this fiscal year.
Senators Copeland Of New York and
Tydings Of Maryland made plea for
restoration of the $4,000 taken from
1t was to be used for printing historical
pamphlets connected with the life of
Washington. for which there is great
demand
Reduction Is Favored.
Senator Jones of Washington, chair
man of the Appropriations Committee,
replied that Congress has appropriated
over 100000 already for the work of
the commission and that the committee
felt the item Of $250,000 additional
could be cut down in view of present
conditions. Senator Jones pointed out
there will be another deficiency bill
in Congress three or four months from
now, in which further consideration
could be given to the needs Of the BIZ
centennial organization.
Earlier in the day, before the def
cheney bill was taken up, Senator Fess
of Ohio, vice chairman Of the Bicen-
tennial Commission, had given the
Senate an outline of the more impor-
tant events that will mark the Bicen-
tennial observance, in the course Of
which he estimated that between six
million and eight million strangers
will visit Washington during the year.
Although it acted on most of the
committee amendments, the Senate did
not pass the deficiency bill yesterday,
and will continue consideration Of other
items tomorrow.
There were indications last night that
the Senate will endeavor to make even
more rigid the provision already writ
ten into the deficiency measure by the
House to prevent remodeling Of the
State Department Building, west Of the
White House indefinitely.
Use of Funds Restricted.
In appropriating additional funds for
the Federal building program In the
pending deficiency bill, the House in
serted a proviso that no part OF this
appropriation could be used for the
State Department remodeling. Late yes
terday Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, Of
Tennessee, introduced a bill providing
that no appropriation authorized under
an act passed in 1880, or under any
other previous act, could be used for
reconstructing the State Department
until hereafter authorized by law.
The Senate approved committee
amendments giving the Treasury $780,
900 for operating forces in the mainte-
nance of public buildings and $500
for furniture for public buildings. Sem
ator King of Utah, discussing these
amendments, urged economy in oper-
ating and furnishing Government build
ings. Senator Jones explained the
furniture item has to be increased at
this time because. in order to provide
employment, the building program has
been accelerated throughout the coun-
! try beyond the number of projects plan
ned at the beginning of the fiscal year.
During the unsuccessful effort to re-
store the Bicentennial printing allow
ance to the House figure, Senator Tyd-
ines argued that all the groundwork for
the various pamphlets has already been
done, and that holding down the ap-
preparation will make 1t dimcult for
the commission to comply With requests
coming in for literature.