The daily independent., 1937-04-21

Congress Pledges
Cut In Exp enseS
Continued from Page One)
Hailed special groups" who exert
strong pressure to bring about in
crease5 in government e.;pendi-
lures.
"A Blunt Warning
ElIn.ly the chief executive
again Wa!nGd members of the
two house; that they must I'M
pose new taxes to finance appro-
prlaticni not approved in the
bulge. in,iSting that he recog-
nlzcd many opportunities TO i'm
Dr We social and economic con-
dition5 through federal action"
the precedent cautioned:
Il an convinced that the SUE
cess Of our whole program and
.he permanent security Of Our
!eupe demand that we adjust all
expenditures within the limits Of
my budget estimate"
He ElGnCd tagging federal rev.
2nucS OIL law suits against tile
government.
Tenant-LOan Dropped
simultaneously leaders of con-
greSs who reviewed the govern
.ncnt's fiscal condition at q two
lour white house conference with
Mr.. Roosevelt last night, an
n0uncGd that the administration
lad withdrawn its support of the
5jG,0N I,0GJ Jones-Bankhead fam
'en"hCy bill. An offer by the chief
executive to approve $10,000,0OU
fCr leans to tenant farmers was
rejected by the conferees as in
adequate.
Oh the other hand, a house
nlOc fighting the presidents plans
reduce the Civilian COnserva-
ton corps membership from 350,-
200 20 100000 on a permanent
oasis, claimed victory when the
revised budget estimates carried
CCC appropriations at $350,000,-
900. Mr.. Roosevelt previously had
indicated he would ask for only
S3OOO0O,O00.
Housing Program
The administration, meantime.
may be allie to finance a loW-coSt
housing program as well as farm
tenant aid plans during the COM
ing year, Mr.. Roosevelt indicated
At his Semi-Weekly press confer
nee. He hopes that the $780,
100000 relief appropriation re-
lueStCd in his message would
meet federal unemployed aid
costs for the entire fiscal year of
l937-3S without forcing subStan-
tial cuts in existing WPA rolls of
100000 needy persons.
The presidents message threw
Doth houses into tumultuouS de-
cate. Senate majority leader Joe
T. Robinson. D., Ark. in appeal
ny for full cooperation in reduc-
.ng appropriations, warned that
we cannot continue spending be-
yond the government income for
ever without impairing govern
ment credit" He hinted that
there would be attempts to reduce
the l.5O0,0O0,O00 relief figure and
efforts to increase it.
Asks Cooperation
1t is about time that there
shUuld be cooperation between
he public agencies and those
outside the public agencies who
will help to maintain the public
credit" he roared.
Senate minority leader Charles
l.. McNary. r.. Ore, pledged CO.
operation OF Republicans to
achieve a balanced budget. Sen.
James r. Byrnes. D., S. c., served
notice he would seek to cut S5OO,-
JO0, 900 from the relief approprla-
ion and asked McNary whether
81 900. 100000 would be adequate
for relief
Il think the presidents estl-
mate is more than liberal, NC
Nary retorted.
In the house, Chairman John
j. Cochran, D., Mo-, OF the eX-
ccutive departments expenditures
committee, disclosed he wa S
drafting legislation to prevent
congressional committees from
authorizing appropriations IN
bills without first providing the
means of raising the revenue IN
volyed. Declaring his proposal
was in line with Mr.. Roosevelt's
budget message, Cochran said: l
have already started blocking
bills that would raid the treas
ury."
Confess To Sins