Evening star., 1942-04-24
appropriations made by Congress
TO replace the revolving fund.
Adds 81, s,las.lIa.

appropriations made by Congress
to replace the revolving fund.
Adds 81, ,I2s.lIa.
This necessitated adding S3e .l70, :
ia to the bin rs . new appropria-
ton for T. v A., but Ia not an actual
increase. because It merely replaces
the revolving fund revenue, which
viii 90 into the Treasury.
Two actual increases were allowed
by the Senate sroup-s2, 900 coo ad =
ditional for rent and upkeep of
public buildings in Washington and
A,07l 600 for an aircraft engine
research laboratory in Cleveland.
The Senate committee left in the
bill a House provision forbidding
payment Of salary to DR.. Goodwin
Watson, chief analyst Of the For
eign Broadcast Monitoring Section
OF the Federal Communications
Commission. Senate hearings, Just
made public, show that Chairman
James L. Fly of the commission
vigorously defended DR.. Watson's
undertaking loyalty to the Gov
eminent Asked the reason for
the House ban. Mr.. Fly told the
Senator's that from limited extracts
OF DR.. Watson's writings the de-
duction was drawn that "he viewed
the Russian system with some de-
gree of favor"
DR.. Watson himself vigorously de-
MED that such an inference could
De drawn, telling the Senate COM
mittee, Il am 100 per cent Ameri-
can IN ancestry, upbringing, ideals
and actions"
Export-Import Bank.
The Senate committee eliminated
all OF the running expenses of the
Export-Import Bank, amounting to
$270,535. Congress, however, has
extended the life Of the bank to
l947. 1t was not made clear whether
the Federal Loan Agency, of which
the bank Is branch, could main
tain 1t from some other source.
The committee also cut 1861 SGT
from the Civil Service Commits
sion's salary fund, leaving IS 900 600
Tor the commissions personnel. but
stipulated that no money could be
used after June 80 to continue the
Board OF Legal Examiners created
by presidential order . year ago.
The Federal Housing Administra-
tion was another agency that felt
the economy wave. The committee
cut $4l9,844 from its administrative
expenses Of $15,041, ,343. OF the reduc-
ton, $l80,00 was eliminated BY a
proyiso, forbidding use OF any money
to continue the Public Relations
and Education Division of r. H, A.
The rest came from travel expenses
and funds paid to the Bureau of
Standards for testing low-cost hous.
ing materials.
H. o. L. C. Fund Cut.
A cut of $3.153,712 also was made
IN the administrative expenses of
Home Owners Loan Corp. and a
mandate was written In that the re-
naming $I2 900 900 must be so ap-
portioned rs to last IL months. with
no money available to continue H
o. L. c. regional ofIices.
In the United States Housing
Authority a cut of $249,0O was
ordered. including elimination of
international functions, prepara-
ton of exhibits and purchase of
new automobiles.
In the Federal Works Agency re-
auctions were made totaling So
OF, $40, of which SIS, SOC. 900 came
from the program for elimination
OF railroad grade crossings, leaving
SIG, 100 900 for such projects. Another
S5OO,0oo was taken off of public land
highway projects.
The following other reductions
were made: Federal Trade Commis-
sion, $252 ,224 in running expenses:
National Archives, $101 500; Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission
$3.50, 900, of which only s30, 900 came
from travel expenses; General Ac-
counting Once, s16.2o5; Interstate
Commerce Commission, travel ex-
penSeS. $8l .545