Evening star., 1939-02-17
7. Y. A. Slash
Is Restored
By Senate Unit
Committee Reports
Offices Bill After
Spirited Contest
By ]. A. OLEARY.

Administration forces succeeded
today in having the Senate Appro-
priations Committee restore to the
independent Offices appropriation bill
the SIT 1905, 900 for continuing con-
struction work on the Tennessee
Valley Authority program, which the
House knocked out by decisive vote
two weeks ago.
After settling spirited contest
over that issue, the committee then
reported out the 81 ,668, ,2l8, ,34O supply
measure carrying funds for more
than a score of Government boards
and commissions.
The Senate committee approved
without change House items of in
terest to Washington, including the
following:
To continue work on the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial, $2,0OO,OOO. The
memorial is scheduled for compile
ton before the end of 1910.
Another installment of $1,000 900
for the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission to continue
extension Of the park system.
Authorization for the Alley Dwell
ing Authority to continue it's pro-
gram from an existing revolving
lund, involving no new appropria-
ton.
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah
OBJECTED to unanimous consent
request for immediate consideration
OF the bill shortly after noon, which
probably will send it over until
Monday.
Vote on T. V. A. Slash.
The T. V. A. fight centered mainly
around the project for the Watts
Bar Dam in Eastern Tennessee. in
volvlng $4,252 900 at the start. This
item finally was kept in the bill by
the close vote of 1911.
Another part of the T. v. A. total
was Sl2,5O3,O00 for continuing work
on the Gilbertsville Dam. but it is
understood that only of the "a
committee members voted against it.
All the T. V. A. estimates had been
restored by the subcommittee in
charge Of the bill in executive ses-
sion yesterday, but in the full COM
mlttee motions were made to strike
them out again. The roll call vote
on the Watts Bar Dam was reported
to have been as follows:
For the appropriation - Senators
Mcclellan of Tennessee, Hayden of
[rizona. Thomas of Oklahoma, Rus
sell Of Georgia, McCarran of Nevada,
Overton of Louisiana, Bankhead of
Alabama, OMahoney of Wyoming.
Truman of Missouri, Green of
Rhode Island and Chavez of New
Mexico, all Democrats. and Nye of
North Dakota and Holman of Ore
gon, Republicans.
Against keeping it in the bill -
Senators Glass Of Virginia, Byrnes
of South Carolina, Tydings of Mary
land, Adams of Colorado, Burke of
Nebraska and Maloney of Connecti-
cut, Democrats, and Hale of Maine,
Townsend of Delaware, Bridges of
New Hampshire, Lodge of Massachu-
sets, and Taft of Ohio, Republicans.
Other Changes.
The success of the opposition block
in the House in eliminating the T.
V. A. money is believed to have been
one OF the reasons prompting House
leaders to hold conferences recently
in an effort to tighten New Deal
lines against further upsets for the
administration program as the ses-
sion moves on. The T. V. A. fight
comes close on the heels of congress
slonal reduction of the Presidents
relief estimate for the next five
months by $15O,OOO,O0O.
II the Senate Sustains the COM
mittee action on the T. V. A. the
issue still will be unsettled until the
bill emerges from conference with
the House
The only other money changes the
Senate committee made in the
House bill were:
To spur on the development of
civil aviation, an increase of ST.
O0O,O for the work of a technical
development division under the
Civil Aeronautics Authority.
A reduction of $4,000 in the fund
for the Mount Rushmore Memorial
Commission, because, the commit
tee said similar amount has been
placed in pending deficiency bill.
The committee struck out House
language which would have made
Immediately available $2,5O0,OOO of
the 100000 being appropriated
for the Federal Housing Admin
istration for the new fiscal year.
This does not take out the money
but prevents its use between now
and July l.
A large part of the Independent
Offices Bill is for the Veterans Ad-
i