Evening star., 1947-07-22
u. 5. Haganah Society Flood Control Fund
10 Bring Underground Request Considered
System Out Into Open By Senate Committee
BY me Assoeiofsd Press

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee today considered legislation
accepting In part President Tru-
mans request for more food control
money.
Approved by subcommittee late
yesterday, the bill carries nearly
$500. 900 900 in construction funds for
flood control and $4,000 900 for
rivers and harbors during the fiscal
year which began 81 days ago.
AS passed by the House, the meas
ure provided sl22, ,2e9 300 and ST.
367, TOO for flood control and rivers
and harbors construction, respec-
lively.
The subcommittee increased from
$24, ,000, 900 to $50, 900 900 an appropri-
alton for the lower Mississippi VAL
leys flood control program, $l2,-
100000 to be used for maintenance
and the rest for construction.
Chairman Gurney said the sub
committee took into account the
Presidents request for $3.50, 900 900
in addition to an overall House flood
control appropriation Of $l57,000,
600 to begin 10-year program for
controlling floods and utilizing water
resources.
Agriculture Deadlock Persists.
Meanwhile, a breach between the
Senate and House on the big Agri-
culture Department appropriation
bill remained wide open after the
Senate refused to back down after
a six-hour discussion.
Yesterday in a series of three
unanimous roll calls and a voice
vote, the Senate sent the measure
back to a conference with the House
for second time. telling its repre-.
sentatives to stick by their guns.
The conferees broke up last week,
reporting they were unable to agree.
At session last Friday the House
declined to yield except to the ex-
tent OF granting $4,000 900 more
than it previously voted for soil con-
servation.
The Senate decided yesterday that
wasn't good enough. 1t voted 81 to
0 to insist on the $295 ,635 900 It
originally approved for the program
in the fiscal year which started
July /.
1t also instructed its conferees to
insist on a $l50,000, 900 conserva-
ton program for the 1948 fiscal year,
for which the House had approved
nothing and on which 1t refused
to bulge.
BY another 81-to-0 vote. the Sem
ate refused to yield on its $75,000.-
900 appropriations for the school
lunch program, rather than the
$35, 900 900 which the House voted.
Backs Farm Tenant Loans.
The Senate insisted IS to 0 on its
figure of $50, ,000, 900 for farm tenant
loans for which the House voted
nothing.
As originally passed by the House,
the bill carries approximately $847,-
900, 900 for the department, including
appropriations and contract au-
thority. The Senate increased the
total to 81, ,048, 900 900.
A compromise Interior Depart
ment appropriations bill allowing
$50 ,258, ,038 of new funds for Western
reclamation projects is expected to
be approved by the Senate.
The House accepted the conference
report yesterday with only few
voices raised In dissent.
In its final form, the bill pro-
vides $194 ,587 ,S59 of new money for
the operation of all programs Of
the Interior Department during the
Il months ending next June 30.
That is SOL SOC, 900, or 34.3 per cent
less than the budget estimate, but
$33,174,0Oo more than originally
voted by the House.