Evening star., 1943-06-28
Action on Money Bills
Speeded by Congress,
Anxious 10 Recess
Finish Fight Is Due
On House Demands for
Liquidation of NYA

"A receSS-m1nQeQ congress opened
full throttle today in an effort
to complete legislative action this
week on appropriation bills totaling
$115.o0o, 100000.
The way was cleared for quick
Senate passage Of the War Depart
mems appropriation bill, which
provides for nearly 100000 new
planes, and for a finish fight over
House demands for liquidation of
the National Youth Administration.
Barring unexpected complications,
congressional leaders hope to start
a vacation soon lasting until about
the middle of September, after tax
ing the unusual precaution of en-
powering minority leaders, as well
as those Of the majority, to call
members back into session in event
of an emergency.
Senator Truman, Democrat, of
Missouri sought support for $47,-
100000 amendment to the s1,100,-
100000 Labor-Fed Security ap-
preparation bill to finance a con-
tinuation of NYA's youth training
and student-aid program under the
War Manpower Commission.
Truman Backs NYA Work.
Senator Truman, chairman of the
Senate's War Investigating Commit
tee, contended NYAs work was "ab-
solutely essential in training young
men and women for manual tasks in
war plants and shipyards.
On the other hand, Chairman
Byrd of the Joint Committee on Re-
duction of Non-essential Federal
Expenditures voiced vigorous sup
port of the House proposal to allow
NYA 100000 with which to liqui-
date by next January /.
The Senate Appropriations Com
rnittee sought to complete hear
tngs today on a $2800,0O0 war
agency bill from which the House
Topped $35, 100000 of price admins
tration funds. The House wrote in
a ban against subsidies and de-
Quoted $5,500,000 from Office of War
Information funds with view to
scrapping its Domestic Operations
branch.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, expressed the view the COM
mittee would recommend "a little
money" for Owl Director Elmer
Davis Domestic Operations with
strict limitations against issuance of
pamphlets and other domestic &C
tivities.
Final action was sought today on
a compromise report on $226, ,l05,-
758 State, Commerce and Justice
Department appropriation measure.
Still in conference was $127,-
s89,141 Interior Department money
bill.
Recess Resolution Ready.
The recess resolution is ready for
adoption before the lawmakers leave
for their vacation.
Significantly, the resolution comes
at time when relations between
President Roosevelt and Congress
are complicated by conflict over such
matters as the anti-Strike law and
subsidy payments.
House Majority Leader McCor-
mack, however, made point of ex-
planning that the this unusual but
justifable" procedure was necessary
because of the war with its accom-
panying uncertainties.
Under normal procedure, Congress
cannot reconvene during a recess
unless recalled by the President or
unless it has fixed by resolution
specific date for reconvening the
next regular session.
But under the procedure decided
on by the leaders the recessed Con-
gress may go back into session at
any time on:
The call of Speaker Rayburn and
Vice President Wallace.
The request of the majority
leaders in the two Houses.
The request of the minority
leaders.