The Washington times., 1933-05-11
N CL|N TIC FOR
COMPLETION
OFPROJECT
Rapid Progress Made Reading
Independent Offices Bill;
Vote Due Today

Charges that Virginia had
failed to contribute anything to
the cost of the Arlington Me-
morila Bridge or the Mount Yer.
non Highway were hurled in the
House today by Representative
James V. McClintic CD Of
Oklahoma, during debate on the
1884 independent offices supply
bill.
McClintic gained the floor
shortly after the clerk had read
the section of the bill which ap.
propriates $4,000 for continuing
the construction of the bridge
approaches and the maintenance
of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission.
"Virginia Paid Nothing"
The speaker declared the Gov.
ernment has spent $5,00O,OO0 on
completion of the road to Mt.
Vernon and that it ran entirely
through Virginia territory and
served residents of Alexandria.
Despite this, he declared, Vir'
ginia has not paid any part of its
cost. He also charged that the
neighboring State had not even
donated the land at the south
end of the bridge.
McClintic declared:
81 can't understand why it Is
necessary to maintain the COM
mission in perpetuity. 1t seems
to me that this work should
be completed and quickly"
Called U. S. Project
Representative Clifton A. Wood.
rum CD of Virginia, replying to
McClintic, said that the bridge
and boulevard were entirely Gov.
ernment projects and not a pro-
ject of the people of Virginia. He
asserted that it had never been
contemplated that Virginia pay
any part of the cost of the bridge
or boulevard.
Rapid progress was made in
reading the bill. The only amend.
ment offered during the first
hour was ruled out. 1t would
have barred husbands and wives
from holding Federal positions in
the same office.
The bill is scheduled for pas.
sage late today.
It was a foregone conclusion
that the House would enact the
bill and the rider. The measure
is subject to amendments and de.
bate under the five-mirute rule,
but the rider cannot be changed
unless the House Appropriations
Committee takes the initiative.
To Boost Vet Figures
Indications were that no effort
would be made to raise any ap-
preparation items except those for
the Veterans AdminiStration-cut
$460,000,000 from the total of al
most l,000,000,000 carried in the
first supply bill passed at the last
Congress-.
However, there may be drive
to reduce some of the appropria-
tions, particularly those relating
to the Federal Trade Commission,
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion and the Civil Service Com
mission.
Representative John Taber (RD
of New York, who, during general
debate yesterday, urged further
reductions in appropriations, also
is on record as proposing to lead
move to have the bill and its
rider recommitted to the COM
mitted.
200 Million to Be Saved
For the first time. Representa-
tive James P. Buchanan, Demo
cratic chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee. re-
vealed during general debate
that economies provided in the
rider would save the Govern.
ment approximately 100000 900.
More than $55,OOO,OOO will be
saved by the 30-year selective re-
tirement clause and by furlough
provisions.
Pressure is being brought to
persuade the committee to move
| for a change in the rider clause
which would base personnel re-
duction on civil service quotas.
However, there is growing senti-
ment that the section should re-
main in, and indications are that
it will, so far as the House Is
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