Evening star., 1947-05-26
Hordn Promises
Won't
Neat-Ax
House Group Studies
Ways to Expand D. c.
Auditing Controls
BY Don S. Worren

The Horan subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee
today resumed its search tpr econ-
omies In the municipal government,
but the chairman, Representative
Horan, Republican, of Washington,
promised there would be no use
made OF ''meat ak"
The subcommittee devoted the
entire morning to a review OF the
work Of the District auditor, A. r.
Pilkerton. Mr.. Horan said the
group had under study proposals to
expand and strengthen auditing
controls.
It appears, he said, savings can
be made especially in operations of
the Welfare Department through
the elimination of abuses
The auditor, Mr.. Koran continued,
is to file report on this subject.
Teacher Pay Action Planned.
simultaneously, other Congress
sional leaders laid plans for House
action this week on the latest re-
draft of the teacher pay bill. This
was prepared over the weekend by
Corporation Counsel Vernon E. West
with the collaboration of school Of
ficials.
Chairman Bates of the fiscal sub
committee of the House District
Committee introduced the new
clean" bill shortly after the HOUSE
met at noon, and called his sub
committee to meet later in the day
to report 1t out.
Chairman Dirksen OF the fun
House District Committee promptly
scheduled meeting for tomorrow
at IL am. to send the new draft to
the House. District leaders are
seeking rule from the Rules Conn
mittee to permit the teacher nav
bill and other measures to come be-
fore the House Thursday.
Today was District Day but the
House acted on no legislation at
today's session because of the death
OF Representative Fred Bradley, Re-
publican Of Michigan.
Charity Being Surveyed.
Mr.. Bates said the redrafted teach
er pay bill, while carrying extensive
changes in language, made no
change in the proposed new pay
levels. The new bill would constitute
new substantive law, repeating ear
l1er teacher pay acts, instead of
being an amendment to earlier laws.
Mr.. Horan said his subcommittee
had determined to find out the full
impact of costs on District residents
resulting from welfare and charity
activities here. He said reports were
being prepared showing outlays by
private charity groups, including
Catholic organizations and the
Shriners, as well as District Govern
ment funds.
Discussing the work of the Dis
trict auditor, Mr.. Horan said "at
long last, lot of thoughtful people
here are awakened on the point
there is too great a spread of re-
bonsibilities."
Now Audited Twice.
While suggesting possibilities of
saving, he said 1t had developed
expenditures for the public schools
now are audited twice. One through
audit, he continued, should be suf-
ficient.
Actions taken by Congress on the
budget requests of national depart
ments, Mr.. Horan said, do not
indicate similar patterns would be
followed by his subcommittee or by
Congress on the District budget.
He said 1t was recognized the city
problems were different.
Mr.. Koran reiterated his belief
that the Federal payment toward
the District should be adjusted in
keeping with a formula. He is the
author OF one of the formula bills
now before the Joint Fiscal Sub
committee. One of these, he said he
felt sure, will be recommend to
Congress.