Evening star., 1943-06-26
Early Passage
Due on Revised
D. {. Fund Bill
Conferees Eliminate
Porkine Agency and
School Clerk Items

The House and Senate are ex-
peoted to give prompt approval early
next week to the conference agree
rsnt reached yesterday on the $55,-
100000 District supply bill in which
most of the Senate changes are re-
tanned
The Senate gave up the Motor
Vehicle Parking Agency, for which
1t had allowed $l0,500, and $57,600
for 40 more clerks in the school sys-
tenn. The House contended the
parking agency will not be needed
during the war, because of the re-
strictions on driving.
The House conferees. on the other
hand, accepted these Senate provi-
sions:
For the operation of IA recreation
centers developed under the Lam
ham Act, SIS, ,358.
Approve Purchase of School Site.
For the purchase of site in
Prince Georges County, Md, for a
new National Training School for
Girls, $4,000, plus 1900 for tenn
porary buildings.
Removal of the Industrial Home
School from property on Wisconsin
avenue needed by the Navy, to the
present Training School for Girls.
on Macarthur boulevard, with Sl5.-
COO for repairs.
To enable the Commissioners to
coordinate the ambulance service
of various local agencies, to answer
emergency calls more promptly
$4,000.
For continuation of the house
Keeping aide service, S38,745. This
VIII provide for staff of 30 house
Keeping aids to assist i'll mothers.
The House conferees will recon-
mend that that branch accept the
Senate item Of SIS 900 for the penny
milk school lunch fund, with au-
thority to use the school-lunch
kitchen for canning Victory garden
produce.
Separate Vote Required.
This is one of several Senate
amendments the House managers
were willing to accept, but which
must be taken to the House for a
separate vote because they contain
legislative provisions.
In the same category are the two
McCarran amendments t. reduce
juvenile delinquency by establishing
mental hygiene clinic at Juvenile
Court, and authorizing the School
Board to assign pupil guidance
teachers to junior as well as senior
high schools.
The conferees, headed by Senator
OMahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming
and Representative Mahon, Demo-
crat, of Texas, decided to state in
the conference report that the
Commissioners will be expected to
make an independent investigation
of the water system, including the
recent letter of Controller General
Warren, criticizing the methods of
collecting bills in the water regis
trar's Office.
Provide New Registrar Post.
The conferees allowed $4,000 for
a new position of water registrar,
with the present registrar becoming
first assistant, and the present as
Sistant becoming second assistant.
The final agreement retains the
s5.940 Senate increase for person.
mel in the Free Public Library, and
the reappropriation of a $1,000 un-
expended balance of the fund for
preparation of plans for a new CEN
trail library building.
The conferees will recommend
that the House accept the Senate
action in authorizing the Commits
sioners to settle their claims against
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
for part of the cost of the Franklin
Street and Eastern Avenue Bridges.
Both Houses already are agreed
on revival of the $500 salary item
for peoples counsel before the
Public Utilities Commission, an
office the President has left vacant
in recent years. In the event the
President appoints counsel under
this bill, the conferees allowed $4,000
for clerical assistance.