The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-18
HOUSE PASSES
FINAL MONEY
BILL OF YEAR
Committee Asks for Many
Economies; Bill Millions
Below Estimates

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The house last night after a DAY
of hot debate, passed and sent 70
the senate a $98,S80,000 deti-
cheney bill, the last appropriation
measure to come before this ses-
sion of congress.
AS finally approved the bill was
approximately $22,5OO,OOO below
budget estimates. ooo
The house added $4,000, OOo
for the farm tenancy program lor
which the appropriation commit
tee failed to provide. -
The bill carried funds 1of "
host of government agencies, III
Guiding the National Labor Rela-
tions board, for which the mouse
doubled the amount recommends
ed by the appropriations commit
tee the committees 1857, 900 Tor
the NLRB expenses became Sl'-
An authorization of $15O,OCO,-
OOO for the maritipe commission
was cut to 100000 through
an amendment by Rep. Louis Lud-
low, D., Ind. ~ "
attempted to add a 100000 APP
propriation to finance the remov-
al of American citizens from the
Chinese war zone but his amend
ment was ruled out on a point OF
order.
The house appropriations COM
mittee previously scuttled the
S2O,OOO,UO0 farm tenancy pro-
gram, reduced the maritime COM
missions grant $l0,000,0OO and
sharply curtailed the public works
program in the first real economy
move of the current session OF
congress.
The slashes were made in the
third deficiency appropriation bill
which comes before the house to-
day. 1t calls for $7S,502,S75 or
S42. S99,52O below what the bud
get bureau estimated would be
necessary to finance government
activities approved by congress
since the regular supply bills
were passed.
Several government depart
ments were hit by the economies.
The navy department was denied
funds to commence construction
of six auxiliary vessels because Of
ficials could not estimate their
cost accurately. The cost OF the
program ranges from $48,OO0,OOO
to $60,000,000. The National La
Dor Relations board sought ST.
100000 to defray administration
costs and got only $9l7,50O.
The agriculture department
was denied 81, 100000 to finance
a cooperative farm-forestry act
and failed to get 100000 for the
much discussed great plains shell
ter belt tree paintings. The COM
mittee held that there is mo urg-
ent necessity" at this time for
either project. Likewise it declar-
ed that there is mo emergency
presented and plans of the agrl-
culture department are not ma
tured sufficiently to warrant the
approval of TIE $20,000,0OO farm
tenant appropriation.
1.-THE act presents unusually
difficult problems of administra-
ton which representatives of the
department frankly admit and
the attack on the problem as rep
resented by the amount which can
be expended is purely experiment
tai" the committee said.
The group recommended that
further consideration be deferred
until the next session of con-
gress. Meantime, however, it APP
proved a $33, 100000 appropria-
ton to defray the continued cost
of low interest rate loans from
federal land bank to farmers.
Both houses overrode President
Roosevelt's veto of measure eX-
tending the low interest rates in
the face of warning from the
chief executive that such action
would cost the treasury more than
100000 this year.
A $70,000,000 public building
program over a three-year period
was approved by the committee,
which authorized $4,000, 900 for
the first year. The budget bureau
recommended $40,234,000 for the
first year and submitted data
showing that the cost Of such
projects has averaged $50, 100000
annually for the past three years.
The committee held that the time
has arrived to reduce this amount
substantially.
Although the committee ap-
proved plans permitting the U. S.
Maritime commission to enter in
to a $15O,000,000 merchant ma
rine subsidy program, it denied
a request for an additional SlO,-
100000 appropriation. Kennedy,
chairman of the commission, told
the committee of a government
program to aid in the construc-
ton of 95 merchant ship alta
cost of $256,440,0OO.
Other appropriations approved
included: 100000 to begin work
ON the Thomas Jefferson memoir
ial here; $10,107065 for .pur-
chase of the Grand Central sta
ton postoffice, New York City;
$4,000. 900 for federal participa-
ton in the New York Worlds
fair and 81, 100000 for participa-
ton in the Golden State exposi-
ton in San Francisco.
them and let them know that the
Courageous discharge of civic and
nublic duties by a faithful, con-
scientious public official meets
with our entire appreciation;