Evening star., 1937-05-26

prefer to see the money used.
B. the Associated Press.
House leaders urged their colleagues
today to reverse their tentative de-
cision to set aside one-third of the
proposed 81 100000 900 relief fund for
roads, dams and other special pur.
poses.
They asked that the administra ton
be given free hand in disbursing
the money, quoting President Roose-
Velts comment that every dollar ear
marked for other purposes meant
fewer jobs for persons on relief.
Participants in yesterdays revolt to
allocate s505, 100000 for special ex-
penditures, however, showed no dispo-
Sltion to yield.
Representative Better, Democrat. Of
New York; Starnes, Democrat of Ala
bama, and Cartwright, Democrat. Of
Oklahoma, joined in a letter urging
members who voted for the earmark-
ing amendments to stay put, because
pressure may be brought to bear"
Because Of the annual memorial
service in the House this afternoon,
the final test of strength was post.
poned until tomorrow.
Representative Woodrum, Democrat.
OF Virginia, said that before a vote
was taken on the relief bill as a whole
he would demand another vote on
each Of the earmarking proposals. A
majority could overturn yesterdays
decisions.
Tentative ALLEGATION.
The amounts Tentatively set apart
follow:
s45 100000 for flood control
S3OO,O0O,O00 for the Public Works
Administration.
s150,oo0O0o for highway construc-
ton and grade crossing elimination.
Slo,OOO0OO for building small lakes
and ponds in the great plains, scene
OF recent droughts
The debate brought a warning from
Representative Boland. Democrat. OF
PENNSYLVANIA, of a possible presidential
veto If the earmarked funds we're re-
tanned in the bill. Cries of PORK
barrel also were heard.
Administration chieftains protested
against all the amendments diyerting
funds
This is relief bill" said Majority
Leader Rayburn. If We earmark these
amounts, we'll do great harm and de.
stroy some of the great relief pro.
grams already under way"
| Acting Chairman Cannon Of the
appropriations Committee added:
II you earmark the funds. YOU can't
meet emergencies when they arise
Second Sharp Debate.
The arguments yesterday consti-
tuted the second sharp debate over
the bill. The first was over the siyo
OF the entire allotment. Economy
advocates wanted to cut it to $1,000, :.
ooo'o0O. Some members sought to In.
crease 1t by various amounts up To
$4,000, ,OOO,o w
Administration forces defeated all
those proposals. Another attempt T.,
reouce the total, however, is expected
10 be made by an economy group in
the Senate.
Representative Starnes had started
the earmarking ball rolling with his
amendment to make s45 900 600 avail.
able for authorized fiood-control nroi-
ects. 1t carried by vote of 156 to 20
chairman Jones of the Agriculture
committee next won approval for the
amendment to make $4,000 900 avail.
aole Tor construction of lakes and
dams in the drought area,
Then came Representative Caldwell,
Democrat, of Florida, with the nro.
posal to give the P. w. A. $500 600 0on
OF the money to take care of all pro-
Jects approved by P. w. AS earmark-
Ing division or for which local COM
munltles have voted bond issues, The
amendment carried, 172 to 4s.
Speaks for "P. w. A. Bloc"
Representative Better, spokesman
Tor "P. w. A. bloc" said it would
make total of s431 900 900 available
1or public works projects including
sl3l 100000 now in P. w. AS revoly-
ing fund.
Inc House also tentatively approved
another Caldwell amendment i'm
pounding the money in the revolving
fund so it could not be transferred to
other agencies.
Inc chamber accepted an amend
ment by Representative Lanham.
Democrat, of Texas, which would bar
from relief rolls persons who refused
private employment They would be
barred for the period such EMPLOY
ment was available.
Another amendment by Representa-
tive knutson, Republican. of Min
neapolis, to prevent expenditure of the
relief funds for construction of any
golf course or other recreational pro-
Ject not available to the public free
OF charge was shouted down.