Evening star., 1937-06-27
CONGRESS TO PUSH.
FUNDS MEASURES.
Interior Department Supply
Bill Reported 0ut-Four
Others Unfinished,
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

With the beginning of the new
fiscal year only four days away, Con-
gress will launch a drive tomorrow to
complete five unfinished appropriation
bills. including the $l25,5l8,729 In
terror Department supply measure
reported from the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee yesterday afternoon
The other four are at the following
points on the legislative home stretch:
Agrlculture-conference agree
ment reached. but report awaits
Senate and House approval.
District Of Columbia-agreed to
in conference. with the report due
to come up in the House tomorrow
and the Senate a day or two later.
War Department-still in con-
ference, with the conferees striv-
ing for final agreement at a ses-
sion called for l:3O pm tomorrow.
Unemployment relief bill-carry-
ing $500, 100000, on which House
and Senate conferees will meet
at 1890 tomorrow morning.
Leaders probably will give these
conference reports the right of way
in both Houses in an effort to have
them en- route to the White House
for signature by Thursday, July l, the
date they should be on the statute
books.
More Time Held Needed.
Several members OF the Senate took
the view yesterday, however, that if
it should take day or two longer to
complete all five measures, no serious
complications would arise in the daily
routine Of the departments.
While conferees are pushing toward
agreements on difference in the War
and relief bills, Senator Hayden, Dem
ocrat, OF Arizona will aim at passage
OF the Interior bill by the Senate to-
morrow. Even II Senate approval is
obtained tomorrow. only two days of
the old fiscal year will remain to get
the bill through conference
Senator Hayden said last night
however. that If these final steps can
be taken by Saturday it would be time
enough to meet departmental require
ments. In the Government service the
general pay days are at the beginning
and middle of each month.
Before reporting the Interior bill
yesterday the Senate Committee added
100000 to the fund for maintenance
OF public buildings and grounds IN
Washington, to provide small pay in
creases for employees in the custodial
service in public buildings Consider
alton was given to an added allowance
OF $3.50. 900 for these salary increases,
but the committee did not approve the
full amount. Earlier in the session
similar provision was made for some
OF the lower-paid Jobs in buildings un-
der the jurisdiction OF the Post Once
and Treasury Departments.
Institutional Funds Carried.
In addition to funds for care of
public buildings and parks, the In
terror bill contains the annual ap-
preparations for Howard University
Freedmen's Hospital. Columbia Insti-
tuition for the Deaf and St. Eliza
0StAl AAScpllal.
The biggest changes made by the
Senate committee related to reclama-
ton projects. Indian Affairs and Park
Service items in the Western States.
The various changes resulted in a
net increase OF about $2,5l8OOO above
the bill as passed by the House last
Under the reclamation heading. the
chief increases were $l.25O.OOO for
the Gila project on the Colorado River.
and 100000 to start the $4,000 900
Colorado RiverBig Thompson trans
mountain water diversion project
Increases under the Bureau of In
dian Affairs amounted to S2,OO8, ,965.
and In the National Park Service, 81
523,50o. The Senate committee, how
ever, cut approximately $4,000 900
from the fund for vocational educa-
ton activities. The budget had recon-
mended $3,500,OO0 for this purpose,
and the House had raised it to sl4,-
900 900.
The Senate committee also placed
IN the Interior bill $4,000 900 for the
expenses OF the newlv-created Ma
tional Bituminous Coal Commission
and 100000 for the Consumers Coun-
Gil OF that agency.