Evening star., 1942-04-26
Restoration Of parf
MA. D. A. Fund Cuf
Appears Likely
MckeIIor Promises Aid
For Rent Collections;
7. v. A. Fight Brewing

Continued From First Pase)
the ground 1t would hsndical
T. v. A.
At the same time, Majority Lesdei
Barkley and Senator Hill OF Ala,
bama, the Democratic whip, mad
known they would oppose th'
change TO be proposed by the com.
rnittee.
Il win resist II TO the limit OF MI
capacity" said Senator Hill.
Norris Explains Opposition.
Senator Morris said his opposition
would be based on the ground thu
change would greatly injure'
r. v. A.
1T takes away its independence,
said the Nebrsskan. we were
setting up an organization thai
would have ali the fiexibiIty of the
corporations it must compete with.
When more power was needed tc
make aluminium for war purposes
Senator Norris said. one Of the
things T. v. A. did was to buy
power from private companies and
send II over T. v. A. lines to the
factories. He argued that abolish
ing its revolving funds would pre-
vent such steps until Congress
had acted.
Senator Mcclellan, on the other
hand, declared the present arrange
ment leaves mo supervision by
Congress of what they collect. ex-
cept when they tell US" He pointed
out also that "the General Account
ing Office, by law. has no control
over T. " A." Senator McKellar
added that no one has shown a
greater interest than he has In de-
velopment Of the T. v. A. program.
Indications last night were that
Senator McKellar would confront
a parliamentary situation requiring
q two-thirds vote to offer the
amendment. A point OF order is ex-
pected to be made against the
amendment. probably by Senator
McNary. Republican. of Oregon, on
the ground 1t is legislation on an
appropriation bill Senator Nc
Kellar already has filed the required
written notice of a motion to sus-
pend the rules If the point is made
and this would require two-thirds.
win Vote on Other Changes.
The Senate also will vote tomor-
row or within a day or two on nu-
merous other changes by which the
committee cut more than $4,000, 900
from the House bill for travel al
lowances and other operating ex-
penses of many agencies.
One big reduction was the elm
nation of a s70o,0 900 fund the House
had allowed the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission 10
buy Fairgrounds in rapidly growing
neighborhoods Of Washington. There
were no indications last night
whether any effort will be made TO
restore this item on the floor.
There were reports, however, that
Senators sympathetic to the Fed
eral Housing Administration would
strive to restore some OF the S4le,-
S44 cut from the amount r. H. A.
may use from Its own funds for a
public relations and education divi-
sion and other routine expenses.
The committee struck close to the
White House by chopping S4o6, ,270
from the ONCE of Government Re-
ports and $668.845 from the Ma
tional Resources Planning Board
two branches of the executive es-
tablishment. Even If no effort de-
velops to restore these cuts in the
Senate. there were indications some
effort may be made to arrive at COM
promise figures in conference with
the House. In the case of o, G.. R.,
the committee also fixed $500, 900 as
the limit of additional money the
President could allocate to that
agency from his general funds,
instead of s80o,000 from that source
this year.
Thomas Praises Cuts.
In announcing yesterday his
strong support of the economy
moves started by the Appropriations
Committee. Senator Thomas, Re-
publican, of Idaho praised particu-
larry the cuts in o. @. r., the Re-
sources Planning Board and travel
expenses generally.
NO more important issue con-
fronts Congress than reduction in
non-eSsential appropriations" said
Senator Thomas. II am. therefore,
especially pleased that the Senate
Appropriations Committee should
have trimmed number of these
items in the independent Offices ap-
preparation bill
Senator Thomas said it is toe
late to stop construction of the
temporary building for o. @, r. al
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. but added the COM
mittee had very properly" cut the
amount 10 be spent by the agency
In urging Senator McKellar tc
reconsider the restriction on Alley
Dwelling funds, Mr.. Ihlder wrote as
follows:
81. The money so eliminated Is
essential 10 the operation and main
tenance of property owned by the
Government. Lacking this money
It will be impossible to make repairs
pay for cuStodial care or otherwise
prevent these properties going te
ruin.
.. This money is the only source
for the operation and maintenance
of these properties. Loans from
the Federal Public Housing Au'
thority or funds for war houSins
are not available for these prop
critics. The funds affected are thos,
under title / of the Alley Dwellint
Act. which carry no subsidy what
ever. but contemplate that the prop
critics shall be fully self-supporting
Not an Appropriation.
IS. This money is not an appro
priation of additional funds, it i
derived entirely from rent revenue