Evening star., 1942-06-22
Conferees' Agreement
On D. {. Budget Bill
Approved by House
McCurron Rider on
Borrowed u. S. Workers
Is Eliminated
BULLETIN.

OLLL In
Congress completed action
on the S56.3l3.85l District ap-
preparation bill late today
when the Senate approved the
conference report. This sends
the bill to the White House.
The House today approved the
conference agreement on the
s56.3l3,851 District appropriation
bill for the fiscal year beginning
July |. but insisted on eliminat-
ing from the bill the so-called
McCarran amendment which
provided that employees borrowed
from any Federal agency by
Congress must be paid from con-
gressional funds.
The bill. therefore goes back to
the Senate, which is expected to
recede on this amendment. which
was described by leaders in the
House as having no place on the
District appropriation bill"
The first explanation Of why this
amendment was placed as rider
on the District bill was given by
Chairman Cochran of the House
Committee on Accounts. when he
explained that the particular person
whose salary caused this amend
ment to be offered by Chairman
McCarran of the Senate District
Committee had been adjusted. That
person had been reQuisitioned from
the Department of Agriculture
The controller general ruled that
that person was on a department
roll which would not permit his
services being loaned. He has been
transferred to another roll, from
which he may be loaned. thus taking
care of that particular case.
Chairman Cochran announced
that starting next Wednesday his
committee will hold hearings on a
Joint resolution which will in the
future require that all departmental
employees borrowed by Congress
shall have their salaries paid by
Congress. In this way Congress can
have a restraining hand on the
number of employees that may be
borrowed by Senate and House
members or committees. Mr.. Coch-
ran announced all members of Con-
gress will be given an opportunity
/ to be heard on this proposed new
legislation.
Chairman Vinson Of the House
Naval Affairs Committee supported
Mr.. Cochran in saying that this was
! the proper way to deal with the
growing practice of Congress bor-
rowing employees from Federal
agencies. and that he had consulted
with Controller General Warren in
the drafting of the joint resolution
Among the amendments that have
been made in conference are these:
Restoring to the bill funds for s
fire engine house in the vicinity Of
North Capitol and Crittender
streets.
Deleting from the bill a proposed
police station at Benning.
Providing funds for opening the
old tuberculosis sanitarium at Four.
teenth and Upshur streets NV. fol
convalescents.
Giving tine Health Service fund.
for nine additional inspectors as the
result of the big increase in the
number of boarding houses
Restoring to the spill $4,000 fol
physical education in the District
schools, bringing the total to $50 ,0O(
and compromise which allows five
medical examiners at 81 300 each.
Restoring to the bill the present
ceiling on relief assistance which
had been stricken out by the Senate
Allowing approximately $4,000 fol
the fringe parking agency.
Allowing money to open a sub
branch library in Anacostia for rent
of building and operation of the
branch library.
Appropriation had previously beer
allowed of a new library building
which could not be erected on &C.
count of priorities on construction
material.