Evening star., 1940-01-16
funds Refused
For 7 New Deal
Agencies
DeIuno Unit Included;
81 Million SIushed
From Offices Bill
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Denying funds for two agencies
created by President Roosevelt, the
House Appropriations Committee
slashed budget estimates for the
Governments independent Offices"
today by s94, 4,492 ,166.
In recommending that Congress
appropriate only S1,l00,212 ,307 of the
$1,194, ,704 ,473 asked by Mr.. Roose-
welt, the committee trimmed $75 .000,.
900 from the Maritime Commissions
estimate of s200000,O 900 for the ship
construction fund.
Because of contract authorizations,
however, it appeared that this saving
was only temporary and would have
to be restored later under the 10
year shipbuilding program.
Contract Increase Approved.
In line with this, the committee
approved a S150,000,000 increase in
the commissions contract authori-
zation raising it to total Of $685.
000,000 If approved by Congress
this would mean the commission
could contract to spend that total
sum of money in advance of appro-
priations.
The effect of the $4,000 900 cut,
therefore, would be to keep that
amount off this years Treasury bal
ance sheet, and that might help to
hold the Federal debt within the
present $4,000 100000 limit.
The Natural Resources Planning
Board and the Office of Government
Reports-formerly the National
Emergency Council-were the Roose-
welt agencies denied funds by the
committee These Offices were trans
ferred to the White House under the
reorganization plan last summer.
Authority for Existence Denied.
The committee turned down Presi-
dent Roosevelt's request for 81 ESQ.,
900 for the Planning Board and ST.
055 900 for the Reports Office with
the explanation that it could find
nothing in Legislative history" au-
thorizing their existence.
President Roosevelt's uncle. Fred
eric Delano, is chairman of the Re-
sources Board.
The Independent Offices bill pro-
vides funds for most Federal agen-
cies not in the regular departments.
Approving s125,000000 for the
Maritime Commissions ship con-
struction fund, the committee said
it believed an additional $4,000 900
asked could be withheld for the
present because of inevitable de-
| lays which are encountered in .
program of this character"
The total cut listed under tho
heading, Executive Ofhces Of the
President" was s2,136. 400, although
no reduction was, made in any OF
the sums proposed for the White
House itself. This sum included
the reductions in the Planning
Board and Office of Government Re-
ports and small items.
Immediate House consideration
was asked for the bill.
Big Cut in Works Funds.
The biggest real whack was taken
at the Federal Works Agency which
was created in last years reorgani-
zation. The committee cut SIS ,387,-
290 from this agency, recommending
S787,113,270.
One of the places where the COM
mittee recommended cut was in
Government promotions. 1t pro-
posed elimination of an estimated
s3O88 900 item to cover promotions
in all Government branches, in
cluding the 10 regular departments.
Some promotions could be ef-
fected, the committee said, from
savings resulting from turnover.
vacancies and the like. 1t was es-
timated that about s3,90l 900 would
be available for promotions from
this source.