Evening star., 1937-04-20
SENATE CONSIDERS
BIG SUPPLY BILL
Fund for Air-Safety Study
Increased in 4-Depart-
ment Measure.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate today will take up the
S125, ,70s, 900 supply bill for the State,
Justice, Commerce and Labor Depart
ments for the next fiscal year, with
the promotion Of safety in air trans
portation rs the major aim of the
changes made late yesterday by the
Senate Appropriations Committee.
The net increase made by the Sem
ate committee for the four depart
ments is $2,639,817, and Of this added
sum $2,2s8,00O was allotted to the
Bureau OF Air Commerce.
In addition to the funds actually
carried in the bill, the Senate COM
mittee increased from 100000 to
Sc, 100000 the grant Of authority to
the Air Commerce Bureau to enter
into contracts during the next fiscal
year for still further improvement of
air navigation facilities in the interest
Of safer flying. The actual funds for
this contract authorization would have
to be appropriated in a later bill.
Air Safety Studied.
Under the Craftsmanship of Senator
Copeland Of New York, Senate COM
mittee has been studying air safety
since the accident in which Senator
| Cutting of New Mexico was killed,
more than a year ago. The hearings
on the pending supply bill, made pub
lie last night. show that Senator Cope
land took leading part in presenting
to the Appropriations Committee the
recommendations for increased funds
for governmental development of safety
facilities along the air transportation
routes.
The changes in House figures for
the Air Commerce Bureau were allo-
Gated as follows: For maintenance OF
air navigation facilities, $685. 700, an
increase of 100000; for establishing
additional facilities, such as lighting,
radio communicating structures and
the equipment OF airmail routes, s3,-
037 800, an increase of SITS, 900; for
aircraft in commerce, 1882 900, an
increase of $738, 900; for personnel in
the Air Commerce Bureau, s628,oo0,
an increase of $85,000.
Department of Justice appropria-
tions were increased by S580,385,
largely to meet the expenses OF newly
Completed Federal jails, together with
some increases in personnel and salary
adjustments.
Trade Agreement Fund.
The State Department was allowed
1891, ,240 above House figures, mainly
for promoting foreign trade and carry
| ins out trade agreement arrangements.
As . partial Offset against these in
creases, the Senate group also made
some outs in House figures as fol-
lows: Labor Department, expenses OF
immigration and naturalization service
reduced from 50 $685. 900 to $9,089, 900.
4 reduction of $496,700; Commerce
Department, = cut Of s24,8S3 from the
Bureau Of Fisheries apd the Secre-
tary's office.
Although Congress is delaying con-
sideration OF the McCarran bill for
| Day 1IlCICdSCS III VIC AONSi oAoSi~~eo
throughout the Government service,
the Appropriations Committee again
took notice of the pay question, to
limited extent, in this supply bill by
adding 100000 for adjustment OF the
salaries Of deputy marshals through
out the country.
The Senate committee also retained
items the House already had allowed
for limited number Of pay increases
among deputy court clerks, under JUS
tice, and among foreign service clerks
in the State Department. The low
salary levels Of these groups Of en-
ployes were discussed in the House
report ~
In the Treasury-Post once supply
bill several weeks ago the House and
Senate also gave partial recognition
to the lower-paid groups by voting in
creases for custodial workers in these
two departments.
The $l25, ,708,117 total in the four
department bill is divided as follows:
State, $l8,567,540 Justice, $40,965,-
3S5; Commerce, $43, ,023, 1872, and La
Dor, 1851 400.