Evening star., 1938-06-15
MEMORIAL FIGHT
COMPROMISE FINAL
HOURS0F SENATE
King Awaits Chance to Dust
Item From $285, 100000
Deficiency Bill.
FLOOD CONTROL STIRS
STATE RIGHT BATTLE
$500, 900 D. C. Fund Is Acted On.
100000 for Buildings in
= Capital Defended.
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

The fight over the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial in the unfinished $285 5,000,-
600 last deficiency supply bill still
confronted the Senate as it recon-
vened at 10 o'clock this morning, after
13-hour session yesterday. devoted tc
other phases of that measure and to
miscellaneous conference reports.
When a recess was taken about !
am today, the Senate was in the
midst of q battle over the State
rights feature of big flood-control
bill, which had interrupted the progress
Of the deficiency bill.
Opponents of the flood-control bill
held the floor for the first two hours
today, however, and it was uncertain
how soon the Senate would get back to
the deficiency bill.
Senator Sheppard, Democrat, of
Texas will seek to include in the sup
ply measure an appropriation to start
the new Army Medical Museum in
Washington, recently authorized with
So, $50 900 as the limit of cost.
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, is
preparing to move to strike out the
e500, 900 House item to start the JET
1ferson Memorial project, in view Of the
opposition to placing it near the Tidal
Basin in accordance with existing
plans.
The Utah Senator waited all day
yesterday for an opportunity to ex-
plain to the Senate the reasons why
he believes it should not be carried
out as planned. Elimination of the
appropriation from the pending bill
would permit time for further study of
the plans -
Act on d. C.. Item.
Before the deficiency bill was laid
aside temporarily last night the
Senate had approved. with one change,
the $9G0, 900 of miscellaneous items III
the measure for urgent requirements
of the District government The
change was reduction of $4,000 in
$43,500 item for expenses of the
Juvenile Court, made on motion of
Senator King.
One brief reference to the jefferson
Memorial was made last night while
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming, was fighting the 1ood-con-
troll conference report on the ground
that it would allow the Federal Gov
ernnent to condemn land in a State
without the States consent.
Observing that the question involved
invasion of States rights, Senator
Borah, Republican, of Idaho called at
tention to the fact that the next item
in the deficiency bill is the proposed
memorial to Thomas Jefferson.
Il thought discussion of that SUBJ
5ect, and rebaptism of the Senate
in the doctrine of States rights, might
be helpful" Senator Borah added.
Building Items Defended.
g. Although the Senate took no action
yesterday to restore to the deficiency
bill the $6.000000 to start new build
ings here for the War Department and
the Social Security Board, Chairman
Sheppard Of the Senate Military Com
mittee, defended the need for the new
War Department structure, and ex-
pressed hope the conferees would re-
store the House provisions. The House
bill allowed 100000 to each of the
two new structures.
President Roosevelt told his press
conference yesterday he hoped Con-
gress would find" the items for the
War Department and social security
work. After q reporter had suggested
The items were lost while the bill was
before the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee, Mr.. Roosevelt said laughingly
he thought searching party should
be sent out and that he would like to
see the items found
During the long session yesterday
the Senate added numerous last-min-
ute items to the bill, including the fol-
lowing:
i. A $500,000 fund for enforcement
Of the new wage-hour bill.
2. An increase from $1,5O0,O00 to
$4,000 900 in the newly authorized ap-
propriation for Federal aid to the
States in fighting venereal diseases.
3. A s1,3o0,000 fund to carry forward
the cooperative farm forestry pro-
gram authorized year ago.
4. A 81 ,000, 900 amendment for elm
mating stream pollution, in accordance
with bill about to be passed.
II Secretary Mileage Killed.
"A move by Senator Truman, Demo-
crat of Missouri to authorize mileage
allowances for one secretary and one
clerk in the Office of each Senator and
House member was killed on a point of
order by Senator Adams, Democrat.
Of Colorado as being legislation on an
appropriation bill.
"A point Of order also defeated
motion by Majority Leader Barkley to
suspend existing law to permit salary
payments to begin Immediately for any
new judges that may be appointed dur
ing the recess of Congress.
An additional s550,000 appropriation
toward the New York World Fair next
year also was blocked on a point of