Evening star., 1939-08-04
Senate Gets Deficiency Bill,
Increased by $135,0 100000
To Aid Form-Price Program
Consideration Gained
Before Members
Learn Total
BULLETINS.
Housing Bill Roll Call, Page A-3.)

Housing Bill Roll Call, Page A-3)
BULLETINS.
A $119,599, ,180 appropriation to
continue Government loans for
bolstering farm prices was ap-
proved quickly by the Senate this
afternoon by vote of 60 to 7.
The Senate today restored to
the deficiency bill a budget esti-
mate of sl50000 for the acquisi-
ton of additional land in nearby
Maryland as a part of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway.
Earlier Story on Page A-2)
The administration plans for
inaugurating competitive examl-
nations for promotion of Gov
ernment employees virtually was
side-tracked until next session
today when the Senate Appropria-
ton Committee refused to restore
$745,366 the House cut the last
deficiency supply bill several days
ago.
Earlier Story on Page A-2).
by the Associated Press.
The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee, speeding under adjourn
ment pressure, rushed to the Senate
floor today the sessions final ap-
preparation bill carrying funds need
ed to maintain the administration
farm-price program.
The measure-the third deficiency
bill-provided for appropriations to-
falling about $135 100000 more than
the s54,OO0,OOO provided by the
House.
Senator Adams, Democrat, of Colo
RADIO, acting chairman of the Ap-
preparations Committee, hurried the
final piece of major legislation to
the Senate chamber from the COM
mittee room and obtained immediate
consideration even before Senators
knew just how much the bill con-
tanned.
In it, however, was most of the
Sl60000,000 cut out by an economy
bloc in the House. Senators were
hopeful restoration of this would not
cause deadlock which would delay
adjournment.
Copies Unavailable.
In calling up the bill, Senator
Adams announced the committee
sought consideration at once in
order to expedite plans for adjourn
ment tomorrow night. despite the
fact there were no printed copies of
the amended bill
Senator Austin of Vermont, acting
minority leader. said Republicans
would not object to this procedure
because of the emergency.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of
South Carolina. member of the
Appropriations Committee, said the
only Senate reduction was elimina-
ton of a 100000 House.
item to begin construction of a rigid
airshlp for the Navy.
Mostly for Farm Loans.
The biggest increase was the
$4,000, 900 for the Commodity Cred
1t Corp, which makes Government
loans on farm crops.
Only short time before the bill
reached the chamber it had been
approved in its present form by the
Appropriation Subcommittee, which
restored the $4,000 900 item for the
Commodity Credit Corp.
This came almost simultaneously
with Endorsement by President
Roosevelt of Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wallace's insistence that the
money for the Commodity Credit
Corp. be restored to the third de-
f1ciency bill, from which it was
slashed by the House
Other Alterations Sought.
Several other alterations had been
sought by Federal officials, among
them an increase from ST 100000 to
$2,000000 in the sum approved by
the House for building up the field
enforcement staff of the Wage-H Hour
Administrator
At his press conference the Presi-
dent said Secretary Wallace was
right in emphasizing the need for
$1l9,000000 for the Commodity
Credit Corp.
Secretary Wallace urged before
the Appropriations Committee yes
terday that the Senate write the
sum into the deficiency bill The
money, Mr.. Wallace said, was essen
t1al to continuance of the farm
loan program, and he declared that
prices OF major farm crops would
fall and the entire farm program be
threatened if it was not granted.
Threat to Adjournment.
The controversy over the farm
fund has provided the lone threat to
adjournment tomorrow night. Sen
ate Majority Leader Barkley said
the leadership still hoped the plan
to quit then would 60 through.
He declared, however there was a
possibility that if controversy de-
veloped between the Senate and
House over final form of the def
cheney bill, Congress might remain in
session through Monday.
Senator Barkley said he planned
a night session tonight to speed
work on the deficiency measure.
The Senate worked today with
nearly one-fourth of its membership
(see CONGRESS, Page A-30