Evening star., 1939-03-29

administration requests for funds
for this program At the same
time they haze concentrated
their strength on increased farm
relief. Despite frank suggestion
that conflict could be adjusted by
"log-rolling," division 1Das suN-
ciently deep yesterday in House
to bring cut in farm appropria-
tion biH
By the Associated Press.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee disregarded President Roose-
velt's estimate of relief needs to-
day, voting S100,0O0,OOO to run w.
p. A. until July /. The President
had asked $15O,OOO,O0O.
Referring to the Chief Executive's S
request, the committee said in a
report criticizing some w. P. A. op-
erations that "it feels that its pro-
posal is on the side of liberality
Committee members said the vote
for the s1000O0,O0O bill was 25 to 13
Shortly after the Appropriations
Committee action, Chairman SABBATH
of the Rules Committee said at the
White House that he had asked the
President how he could get along
with the reduced appropriation
The President replied, Representa-
tive SABBATH asserted, that his aides
had reported that S150,000,000 was
needed, but that if the smaller sum
were finally approved the w. P A.
would have to stretch it out and
do the best it could.
Debate Due Tomorrow.
The Rules Committee granted the
measure legislative right of way,
barring all amendments to it except
those which would change the
amount of money involved. Debate
on the bill is expected to start
tomorrow.
The $1O0,OOO,OO0, it said, would
make the total available for w. P.
A. in the present fiscal year 81
63,868 ,406, compared with sl,427,-
701,994 in the preceding year and
$l,833, ,456,971 in the year before.
This expense should not be
building up," the committee said.
However, recognizing that time is
the essence just now because of the
pressing need, however, brought
about, to project administrative pro-
cedure for the remainder of the fs-
cal year, the committee, perforce,
has pursued a more liberal policy
than a searching inquiry probably
would justify"
Farm Revenge Counted On.
Congressional economy leaders
counted on support of disappointed
farm belt members in their efforts
to hold down the w. P. A. appropri-
alton to some figure less than $780,
100000, when the measure reaches
the floors of the House and Senate.
The House threw out S250,O00 900
farm parity fund by a 2O4.to-19l
vote last night, after having ap-
proved it tentatively a few hours
earlier, 176 to I'll. Many Senators,
however, predicted its restoration
when the Agriculture Department
appropriation bill is considered in
their chamber.
The House Committee said w. P.
A. should be able to make admins
trative economies which will make
unnecessary expenditure of the en-
tire additional $lOO,OOO,000 1t said
administrative expenses of the w.
P. A. were "unjustifiably high" that
it felt there could be mo possible
Justification for an average ex-
penditure of about 100000 a month
for travel and subsistence and $780,
600 for communications, and that
projects occasioning "disproportion-
ately high labor and material costs
should be frowned upon"
Fair Building Hit.
In the latter connection, the COM
mittee said case in point was use
Of more than 100000 of relief
funds to erect an exhibit building at
the New York Worlds Fair.
THE committee is constrained
to look with disfavor," it informed
the House, upon the employment of
relief funds in that way, as it does
upon other portions of the program
which could and should be restricted
and curtailed, and thereby release
(See FARM RELIEF, Page A-l3)
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