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fact that additional w. P. A. funds
will be needed by February 7, I dc
not wish to delay the appropriation
bill"
However, Senator Hatch will Of
fer the committees proposals to
prevent use of relief funds in poll
tics as amendments to the pending
appropriation bill.
Il will have them ready for intro
duction Monday" he said.
House Included Ban.
The House included in the bill 1t
passed Friday a provision barring
payment of salaries to w. P. A
workers or officials who attempt to
influence another politically,
The amendments which Senator
Hatch will propose 60 much further
He believes they will be adopted, in
the light of the disclosures made by
the Senate Campaign Expenditures
Committee the Sheppard commit
tee showing the activity of w. P.
A. workers and officials in the re-
cent elections.
The three recommendation which
Senator Hatch will cover in his pro-
posed amendments follow:
That it shall be unlawful for any
person to offer or promise any re-
ward for pOlitical favor.
That it shall be unlawful for
any person to threaten or deprive
another because of support OF any
political candidate.
That the present law relating to
political activity on the part OF
civil service employees of the Gov
ernment shall extend to all persons
who are employed in an admins
trative capacity in the relief organ
ization.
The general impression at the
Capitol last night was that the
amendment to the relief bill adopt
ed by the House, preventing Presi-
dent Roosevelt from covering more
than 10000 w. P. A. administra.
tive workers under civil service or
February l, as he had planned tt
do by executive order, would be re.
tanned in the bill by the Senate
Senators said they did not believe
such a blanket coverage into tht
civil service would promote the
merit system in government.
Would Cut Relief Projects.
It is Senator Byrnes' contention
that with a greatly improved unem.
ployment insurance system and in
creased benefits to the aged, thu
blind, and dependent children, thu
number on work relief project!
would be greatly diminished.
Either we must adopt plan sucf
as now recommended, he said, 'ol
we will always have a huge Worl
relief program" He said increased
unemployment compensation bene.
fits would be "the first line of de.
fense" for workers covered by tina
system.
Under the committee propose
the head of the department o
public works would be appointed b.
the President and confirmed by tn
Senate.
One trouble with the present sys
tenn of unrelated public works actlv
tiles of the Government, according
to the report, lies in the fact tina
two agencies, w. P. A. and P. w. A
are bidding against each other ant
that the contributions by the loca
and Federal governments are no
uniform. The percentage costs pail
by the State and local government
for w. P. A. projects are approx
mately % per cent, and those pal'
by these governments for P.W. A
projects are As per cent.
Should Have One Program.
I'VE should have one public work
program, administered preferably b,
department of public works." tn
report said. 1t is proposed ais
that in the future a formula b.
adopted requiring that third
OF the total cost of public work
project be borne by the Fedora
Government and one-third by tn
State or local government. provided
however, that some leeWay be givel
the States and communities Wher
. the average per capita income i
less than the average for the entir
United States. For those project
which are known as Federal prof
ects, the entire cost would "natur
ally be paid from Federal funds,
the report said.
by the merging of organization
engaged in the same work, grea
savings can be effected in admins
tration COSTS it added.
The c. c. c. and the Nationa
Youth Administration are describe,
as temporary organizations, an
should be co-ordinated and place,
In the proposed department of pup
lie works, the committee held
adding:
This seems appropriate in vie,