Evening star., 1946-06-29
Fund Bills Jam
Congress at End
of Fiscal Year
House Burs UNRRA
Aid'for Countries
Thot Censor News
BY tre Assoeiofed Press

AlC uoudl Usual yedT-enQ dp-
preparation log jam crowded
Congress today, complicated by
a mo neWs-no cash" amend
ment added by the House to an
UNRRA supply bill.
More than half dozen ma jor
supply measures carrying an esti-
mated $4,000 100000 to finance a
score of Federal agencies during the
new Government year starting Mon
day piled up in the Senate and the
House.
Both branches convened early as
thelr. leaders led a'dogged drive to
provide for new fiscal year before
midnight ticks away the old year
tomorrow being a Government holi-
day.
There was little doubt that the
fiscal hurdle would be cleared in
time-but, just in case, a deficiency
appropriation bill passed some time
ago made provision against "payless
pay days" for Government employees
in the event of a stalemate.
Deficiency Bill Controversial.
1t carried clause permitting Gov
ernment agencies to incur normal
obligations after today in the event
their regular appropriation bills are
not enacted before the new fiscal
year starts.
! Not the largest but one of the
most controversial of the bills hang
ing fire is the $724,571 ,909 deficiency
measure financing, among other
things, future activities of the Of
flee of Price Administration and the
United Nations Relief and Rehabili-
tation Administration.
House Republicans tried half
heartedly and without success to lop
$26 $3.50. 900 from the s106, $50, 900 OPA
fund.
But, with substantial Democratic
assistance, they wrote into the s465,-
100000 UNRRA allotment a ban
against use of any of the money for
aid to countries not allowing Ameri-
can correspondents to report with
out censorship on UNRRA opera
tions.
Labeled by opponents as "a slap at
Russia the amendment admittedly
was aimed at Ukrainia and Byelo-
russia. two Soviet republics which,
President Truman reported to Con-
gress, have not agreed to allow
American correspondents to report
without censorship on UNRRA
activities. The House approved It
by 228-to-85 count.
Chances in Senate Doubtful.
It's chances in the Senate were
doubtful. Only eight months ago
the Senate refused to go along on
a similar amendment written by the
House into another UNRRA bill.
Just before sending the bill to the
Senate, the House discarded a pre-
viously-approved amendment ban
ming use of any UNRRA funds for
supplies shipped to Europe after
next December 81 and to the Far
East after next March 81.
The reversal came after UNRRA
Director La Guardia threatened to
resign his post if the amendment
became law. 1t would be impossible
to administer the program with such
restriction, Mr.. La Guardia said
in a letter to Chairman Cannon of
the House Appropriation Commit
tee.
So the House took out the amend
ment by a vote of 81 to IS, leaving
the UNRRA funds free for obliga-
tions until June 30, 1947.
Other Major Supply Bills.
Besides the deficiency bill carry
ing the UNRRA and OPA money
these other major supply measures
awaited final action:
A Government corporations bill
carrying indefinite cash allotments
for budgeting the activities of more
than score of Government cor.
porations financed out of operating
income
A $1,136,0 100000 Labor Depart.
ment-Federal Security bill, which
involves controversy over the union.
izing of foremen and other supervis.
ory workers.
A $7,500,00O,O00 War Department
measure, with the Senate and the
House half billion dollars apart.
A s4,119,0O0,000 Navy bill, with
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