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and publication of tax, school notices
and changes in municipal regulations
In newspapers outside the District.
5. Elimination of a legislative rider
which would have precluded the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission or any other Federal
agency from using District funds for
land purchases without approval Of
the Commissioners.
Reorganization Analysis Provided.
g. Added an item of $1,000 for
employment of an expert to analyze
the mass OF data relating to proposals
to reorganize the municipal govern
ment In the interest Of efficiency and
economy.
T. Eliminated authorization for
employment OF real estate expert
in the auditors office.
Despite the changes, the actual
increase above the total appropria-
tions recommended by the committee
in the bill amounts to $4,000. Half
of this is for the relief inquiry and the
other half for the expenses involved
in the reorganization survey.
Nearly all of the sections removed
from the bill came on points of
order raised by Mr.. Palmisano, which
were sustained. Representative Har.
Ian, Democrat. Of Ohio, however, made
. fight to return jurisdiction over the
new police court building in Judi
ciary Square to the judges, but lost.
And Representative Nichols, Demo-
crat, Of Oklahoma had an item OF
$4,000 for preparation Of plans for
a new public library in the Municipal
Center area knocked out on a point
Of order. but it was quickly restored
by an amendment offered by Chair
man Collins Of the Appropriations
Subcommittee which framed the bill
Point Of Order Avoided.
The measure stipulated that the
proposed new building would be a
central" library to replace the one
at Seventh and K streets NV. The
language was changed in the amend
ment, however, In order to avoid
another point of order, so that the
new building is now designated as q
branch" library.
Mr.. Nichols argued that Congress
had not yet passed on Mr.. Collins
bill authorizing a P. w. A. loan to
erect new central public library and
that the change in language was q
"subterfuge."
Although Mr.. Palmisano was sue
cessful In many Of his attacks on the
Dill, he did lose on q point Of order
raised against q provision that places
administration of school playgrounds
In the Community Center Department
Of the public schools.
Investigation Of the relief situation
was authorized primarily at the in
stance Of Representative Caldwell
Democrat, Of Florida, a member of the
District Appropriations Subcommittee
His original plan was to have the Com
missioners direct the inquiry. But
when objections arose as to the Com.
missioners handling an investigation
OF one of their own agencies, the HOUSE
turned the inquiry over to Mr.. Palmi.
sano's committee.
The primary object OF the probe will
be to determine the cost of relief and
whether the funds are going to thu
proper persons.
Mr.. Collins declared during discus.
sion OF the relief problem that public
assistance had become racket" anc
that the appropriation could be re.
duced "and everybody could still b.
served we'll" y
He said he had conferred with Ottt
Cass. deputy director Of the w. P. A.
and learned there had been q marked
decline in applications for work relic
in recent months.