Evening star., 1936-03-25
HOUSE APPROVES
$35O,0OO FOR D. C.
IN RELIEF FUNDS
Measure Sped to Senate
After Being Adopted
Without Debate.
APRIL 1-JUNE 80 PERIOD
COVERED IN RESOLUTION
Appropriations Committee Raises
Amount 100000 Above
Budget Suggestion.

The House quickly adopted and
rushed to the Senate today a special
resolution appropriating s350,000 for
emergency relief in the District for
the period from April l to June 80.
A half hour after the resolution was
reported by the Appropriations Com
mittee, Chairman Buchanan called 1t
up in the House and it was approved
without debate.
The Appropriations Committee, rec
ognizing the dire need of additional
funds for relief. had increased the
amount 100000 above the $3.50 900
recommended by the Budget Bureau.
The Commissioners, however, had re-
quested s608,000.
Existing emergency relief funds will
be nearly exhausted by April l. 1t is
estimated there will be only s125,000
left of the regular relief appropriation
at that time, which would cause thou
sands of persons to be dropped from
the relief rolls, employables as well as
unemployables.
Committee Makes Report.
The committees report on the resoe
luton said:
'The budget estimate Of $3.50 900.
the committee was advised, would only
be sufficient, when added to the $125,-
900 on hand, to provide for relief from
April to June 80, 1886, for the So
called unemployable cases on the re-
lief rolls. leaving little, if any, to be
expendable from District funds for
those who are employable but not en-
ployed. Part Of those classed as en-
ployables are so-called borderline
cases. the character Of the employ
ment which they might be capable of
being somewhat limited or the dura-
ton of their employability being in
measure speculative.
"The amount for emergency relief
carried in the District of Columbia
appropriation bill for the fiscal year
1887, as it passed the House, is 81 $685.
020, the amount of the budget esti-
mate less certain reductions in ad-
ministrative expenses. This amount,
the committee was advised, would be
sufficient to provide relief only for
unemployables.
Under the amount Of the budget es-
innate of s250.000 for the remainder
of the fiscal year 1896, the Board of
Commissioners and the Board of Pub
lie Welfare have determined that If
no greater sum is allowed, relief first
should be extended to the "unem-
This would also be the
policy with reference to the appro-
priation for the next fiscal year.
$4,000 Gases Listed.
"On the basis of most recent fig
ures, there are on relief of one kind
or another in the District of Colum-
bia, including work-relief, a total of
$4,000 cases, averaging three persons
to case, or total Of 10000. OF this
$4,000 approximately $4,000 cases are
on work-relief under the Works
Progress Administration allotments
and 5000 cases are supported from
funds furnished by the District Of
Columbia from its revenues.
ALLEGATIONS of funds by w. P. A.
have been made to cover the fiscal
year ending on June 80, next, though
it should in fairness be stated that
those allotments do not contemplate
the continuance in the Spring and
Summer months of the full $4,000
cases; there will be some elimination
of that class of relief. In this connec-
tion, however, it should be stated that
the District of Columbia undoubtedly
will be considered in the ALLEGATION of
the $43,000,000 recently made avail
able by the President for flood relief
and to the extent the District may
benefit from this allotment addition,
work relief would be provided.
"Of the 5000 cases supported fror
District of Columbia revenues, about
1000 are the so-called 'unemployables'
who are unable to work #
they have the opportunity-and 5000
cases are 'employables' on relief with
out work.
"On the basis of $3.50, 900 additional
q situation would exist on April
next, whereby available funds would
care for the 1000 cases of 'unemploy-
ables,' leaving most of the 5000 cases
Of 'employables' to find support
either by obtaining work here or else
where or by finding relief from private
.(See RELIEF, Page %