Evening star., 1936-05-24
ROOSEvELT'S RULE
OVER RELIEF CASH
URGED IN SENATE
His Administration of Huge
Fund Sought to Quiet
Agency Conflict.
PROPOSAL WEIGHED
BY SUBCOMMITTEE
Committee Seeks Provisions Simi-
lar to Those Provided in
Last Congress.
BACKGROUND

Last year Congress appropriated
s4.SS0. 900 900 tor all relief purposes:
ALLEGATION of fund ruas left largely
to discretion OF President. Last
meek local Circuit Court questioned
constitutionality of Congressional
delegation OF potrer as effected in
relief act.
This Winter pdrious Neu Deal
agencies OF relief sought earmark-
ing OF specific part OF s1.425 ,000.-
600 fund Only Hopkins and
w. p. A., howeuer, seemed sure OF
blessing OF administrations con-
trolled Congress. Ickes and p. w.
A., after pdliant fight for earnlark-
ing. announced plans for curtail-
ment.
Administration of the new ST, ,425,-
100000 works relief fund at the "di-
rection and discretion" of President
Roosevelt, rather than direct appropri-
alton to Harry L. Hopkins Works
Progress Administration, was projected
in the Senate yesterday as a way to
quiet the conflict among the several
administration relief agencies, all
fighting for share.
At least this plan, 1t was learned.
Is under serious consideration by the
Senate Subcommittee on Appropria-
tions in charge of the s2,364, ,000, 900
deficiency bill. on which the Senate
looks for a report early this week.
n,1xr rra
is regarded as essential to permit ad-
journment in advance of the Repub-
lican National Convention June 9.
Under the provisions of the House
version of the bill. the full S1,425 .000,-
coo is appropriated specifically for
the Works Progress Administration,
leaving no discretion for use of funds
for the Public Works Administration
under Secretary of Interior Ickes or
DR.. Rexford G. Tugwells Resettle-
ment Administration unless the Pres
1dent found a way to finance this
agency as branch of Hopkins
w. P. A. .r.
Plan of Committee.
1t is the belief of the Senate COM
mittee that the provisions covering
the works relief fund in the deficiency
bill should follow the lines of the
resolution of the last Congress by
which $4,000 100000 was made avail
able to the President with authority
to transfer not to exceed 20 per cent
from the various categories in which
projects were listed
In adopting such a plan in the
pending bill, the Senate committee
would follow closely the categories al
ready set forth in the House bill.
which we're designed to cover the
kinds of work best fitted for W. P. A.
projects.
The result would be that the fund
would be virtually tagged for w. P. A.,
but leeway would be afforded the
President to take care of the Resettle-
ment Administration in the manner he
recently suggested when he said that
Mr.. Tugwell might continue his work
as an agent of Administrator Hopkins
Limitations by Projects.
AAAS AhAaASotAOiiS. Ny eyPCo vi
in the House bill. which may be re-
phrased by the Senate committee for
use at the Presidents discretion to
shift amounts up to IS or 20 per cent,
follow:
Highways. roads and streets S4I395O. 900
Tuonc pulldinsS 156, $50, 900
tional facilities 156,15O 600
Sewer systems water sIprlv
and publication arports
and other transportation
mi facilities III 900, 900
conservation 1HSc5O 900
Wnlte-collar projects S5,500,O00
Women's projects $500. 900
MNlscellaneous work projects i1,"50,000
National Youth Admins
- tration n 71.:5O. 900
lief to farmers s---- 81. 500. 900
Iotal ----------- .----- 81 .425. .OOO, 900
Fund for Ickes.
Virtual agreement already has been
reached to take care of Secretary
1ckes by an amendment to the House
Dill. 1t would remove the limitation of
$3.50 100000 on the P. w. A. revolving
fund to permit the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp. to buy larger amounts of
securities taken by the p. w. A. from