Evening star., 1938-06-09
MILLIONS VOTED
TObEG|NWORK0N
BUILDINGS IN D. c.
District Program Approved.
$500,000 Included for
Jefferson Memorial.
TRAINING SCHOOLS
LIFE is EXTENDED
$s32,s47 Municipal Expenditures
Authorized-Security Board
=, Housing Provided.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Items totaling approximately $1O,-
100000 for new public building con-
struction in Washington were included
in the s276.000,000 deficiency appro-
priation bill passed by the House late
yesterday. The entire program of
1882, ,847.88. payable from the District
revenues, was approved. which is
s37974o in excess of budget recon-
mendations.
A surprising feature was the inclu-
sion of $500,000 to start work on the
$3,000,000 Thomas jefferson memorial,
on the fifth major location on the
south axis from the White House,
some 500 feet from the Tidal Basin.
In response to messages from the
White House the Democratic leaders
rallied behind Chairman Boylan of the
Memorial Commission, beat down Re-
publican opposition and put through
the $500,000 item, which was stricken
from the bill in the House last year.
One of the few changes the House
made in the original bill added $780,
600 to establish a reserve fund for the
use of Oman in emergencies The
amendment was offered by the Ap-
preparations Committee to prevent fur
ther crippling of the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation staff in the event of a
series of kidnapings or other serious
offenSeS.
Would Minimize Furloughs.
Chairman Woodrum, in charge Of
the bill, explained the reserve fund
would be used only in the event regular
appropriations for the F. B. I. became
exhausted-a situation which arose
this year as result of an unusual
number of kidnapping and extortion
cases. AS result, Director j. Edgar
Hoover was forced to furlough num-
ber Of G-men at time when the de-
partment was trying to solve the Le-
vine kidnapping case in New York.
Appropriations of s3,o00,0 900 each for
the new War Department and Social
Security Buildings, which will eventu-
ally cost upward of $40, ,000, 900, are in
cluded in the bill, as were $4,000
for securing plans for the new Ma
tional Gallery of Art, under the Smith,
sonian Institution and supplemental
to the Mellon Art Gallery; s415, 900 for
improvement in the Washington
Navy Yard, $1.400,00o for a gun as
sembly shop at the navy yard and $1o,-
600 for a pedestal for the statue of AL
bert Gallatin, first Secretary of the
Treasury, to be placed on the Treasury
Building grounds.
Debate Acrimonious.
The Jefferson memorial item was
the outstanding feature of the days
debate in the House. Apparently, and
admittedly on orders from the White
House, the House leaders took the floor
and urged approval of the half-mil-
lion-dollar item which was stricken
from the bill year ago on motion of
Representative Scott, Democrat, of
California. Debate was decidedly ac-
rimonious at times.
The House also approved a $4,000
item for an addition to the Munitions
Building for the Navy Department.
due to increased ship-building &C
tivities.
Representative Taber, Republican.
of New York, ranking Republican
member of the Appropriations Com
mittee, proposed an amendment to
strike out both the War Department
and Social Security Building items
on the ground that the money could
be better spent on unemployment re-
lief at this time. Regarding the So
cial Security Building, which also is
to house the Railroad Retirement
Board, Mr.. Taber said: This is the
most idiotic thing ever submitted to
Congress" But his proposal to strike
out the item was defeated by Wig
orous voice vote and the effort to
strike out the Social Security Building
fund was defeated by q standing vote
Of So to 81.
The District of Columbia items
include:
For the sponsors contribution to
the Work Progress Administrator
construction project, which is
said to provide for some 1000 women
in the District, $1s9,50O; for trans
portation of INDECENT non-residents, to
relieve the charity burden on the local
residents, $4,000; for construction of
two inspection stations, properly
equipped to administer the new law
requiring annual inspection of motor
vehicles, at a cost of $154,7 ,720; fer
support of District convicts in Federal
penal institutions and support of the
District insane at st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital $141 $3.50; for salaries and other
expenses incident to administration OF
the new District tax law, $1o1,175.
Votes Training School Funds.
The House also approved 50,000
for continuing the National Training
School for Girls during the next year
at its present location and $4,000
for continuing the Receiving Home
for Children at its present location
for six months.
Construction of the new War De-
partment Building is planned between
Twenty-flrst and Twenty-third streets.
G and e streets NV. It is estimated
that the building will eventually cost
upward Of $l0,s55, 900 for the initial
unit.
The Social Security Building is to
be located on the square at Independ-
ence avenue and Third and Fourth
streets S.W. The expected cost is
$l0,855,000. The activities of the So
cial Security organization are now
scattered in some $50 buildings, the
principal one being in Baltimore.
Many employees working there are ex-
pected to return to Washington.