Evening star., 1936-05-07
Appropriations Unit Reports
$2,364,229,712 Measure
to Floor.
THREE GROUPS READY
TO ASSERT DEMANDS
G. 0. P. Bloc to Seek Divorce
From Politics of Relief
Administration.
BACKGROUND

Tug-of-Wdr betUeen Harry L.
Hopkins and Secretary IckeS as to
tOho tUould recetUe greater author
ity in administering pork relief
program began last year l1ten Con-
greSs tUGS dppropridttng S4,SS0 900
900. Eventually Hopkins won out.
,Dith greatest emphasis thereafter
being placed on light UorE prof.
ectS as contraSted tcith the more
durable type undertaken by Ickes
and the P. w. A.
This year, tCith an appropriation
of $500 900 900 pending. indicd-
tions continue to taUor Hopkins as
chief spender, although House bloc
is attempting to hare substantial
part OF funds marked for p. W. A.
BY the Associated Press.
With battlelines drawn for show
down fight over the administration
policy of handling relief, the House
Appropriations Committee today re-
ported a s2,364229,712 deficiency bill.
carrying sl,425 900 900 for relief dur
ing the coming fiscal year.
Awaiting the measure on the floor
we're three determined blocs First,
the administration group that will
press for adoption of the measure as
it stands; second. united Republican
front that will fight for decentraliza-
ton and divorce from politics of re-
lief administration; third, P. W. A
bloc headed by Representative Better,
Democrat. of New York. that will bat
tie for earmarking the fund with gen.
erous treatment of the P. w. A. as
compared to the w. P. A.
Coincidert with the reporting Of the
bill Harry L. Hopkins. W. P. A. ad-
ministrator, was quoted as advising
Congress that the problem of estab-
fishing Government cooperation with
industry on the matter of increasing
private employment is more important
at present than shaping any perma-
nent policy of Government relief.
Portion Shifted to c. c. C.
The big money bill was reported
by the Appropriations Committee.
with SIS. 100000 of the $500, 900 900
originally asked by President Roose-
welt for continuing work relief activ-
tiles shifted to the Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps. This made a S308,0OO,OOO
total for that agency. a fund designed
to keep the authorized strength OF
the corps up to 350,000 and provide
an average of 2O66 camps in the
nine-month period until March 81,
1857.
Other major items in the last big
measure to be cleared before ADJOURN
ment were S458,631, $3.50 for the social
security program, s65, $4,000 for the
public buildings and S39s00,oOO for
the Tennessee Valley Authority.
The relief money was allowed by the
committee subject to maximum llml-
| tations on specified classes OF eXpen-
ditures, but with IS per cent leeWay
permitted between classes. Repuo-
lican members of the committee con-
tended this nullifled any actual et-
forts at limitation, and the minority
raised its demand that w. P. A. be
dismantled and replaced with a SyS-
tenn of Federal grants to States.
Administration Confident.
| But administration leaders ex-
pressed confidence the bill as reported
would pass the House this week or
early next.
General ALLEGATIONS of the 81 ,42o,-
900 600 reliet money subject to the 10
per cent fleXibility clause follow;
Highways, road and streets, s4l3,-
$50 900. or 20 per cent public bulla-
ings. Sl56, 100000, II per cent; paris
and other recreational facilities, $780,
75o 900, II per cent public utilities,
including sewer systems, water sup
/ ply and publication. airports and
| other transportation facilities. S171,-
600 900, IL per cent; flood control
and conservation. S128,250, 900. 9 per
cent; white collar projects, S]5,5OO,-
600, per cent; women's projects,
S85, 100000, per cent; miscellaneous
work projects, ST. ,250,000, per cent;
national youth administration. S7l,-
250,000, per cent; rural rehabilitation
and relief to farmers. 5,500,000, 6
per cent.
Wage Rates Cited.
| In connection with tie w. P. A.
funds the committee wrote III the
stipulation that the President require
payment of wages "as will, in the dis
cretion of the President, accomplish
the purpose of such appropriation
and not adversely or otherwise tend
to decrease the going rates of wages
paid for work of a similar nature.
provided that the President may fix
different rates of wages for various
types of work on any project, which
rates need not be uniform throughout
the United States"
Under the leadership of Representa-
tive Smell, Republican, Of New York,
about so House Republicans held q
2-hour caucus last night, after which
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