Evening star., 1948-03-06
Denial Of U. 5. Grants
In Civil Rights Fight
Beaten in Committee

ment in the Republican dominated
House Appropriations Committee
chalked up q defeat today after the
committee reported out q measure
carrying SLOT, ,851 900 for the Labor
Department and Federal Security
Agency minus a provision that
would have held back money from
States denying equal job and edu-
cation opportunities to Negroes.
The bill. which also threatens to
cost the jobs of approximately $50
Labor Department workers here,
came from subcommittee headed
by Representative Keete, Repubh-
can, Of Wisconsin, with proposal
that upward of $170, ,000, 900 be de-
MED for hospital building and vo-
cational education in the affected
States.
The committee, in an unusual
step, rejected this in closed session
by reported vote of Is to 8. Ordi-
narily, subcommittee recommends
tions are approved by the committee,
Cut Under ~ Slight.
The Labor Security funds recon-
mended by the committee for the
year starting July l also include
$112, AS, $50 in contract authority
for which money must be voted
later.
The $9O5 ,405 $50 in actual cash ap-
proved is $30,119,379 less than the
amount President Truman asked.
But the total is only about l per
cent less than the same agencies re-
ceived this year.
Here is what the committee rec
commended for major activities
financed in the SLOT 1851 900 bill:
Labor Department-$12, ,498, 200, a
cut of $4,102,100 from the Presi-
dents request. In addition, $373,001
of current year funds were recalled.
Federal Security Agency-$239,-
788, 500, a cut of $23 1857 ,279. In ad-
dition, however, it recommended
the $112, ,445, ,750 in contract authori-
zation.
$22, 2,000, 900 for Cancer,
National Labor Relations Board
81 200 900, a cut of $2,200,000. The
budget asked $9,400,000 for nine
months expenses, the committee
voted $4,000 for eight months.
National Mediation Board-$862,-
$50, the full amount asked.
Railroad Retirement Board
$642 Ale, 900, the full amount asked.
Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service-$2,6 $4,000, cut of
$45O,O0
The committee turned down the
$5O9, 900 asked for the Labor De-
partment's Bureau OF Veterans Re-
employment Rights, saying this bu-
reau no longer has enough work
to do.
A major part Of the FSA total
goes to the fight on cancer-$22,-
0O0, 900 for the National Cancer In
stitute and $13,670000 for the Ma
tional Institute OF Health.
Off1cials estimate that the Labor
Department cut will take out nearly
300 of the TOO Bureau OF Labor Sta :,
tistics employe here and approxiT
mately 100 from the staff of 800 out
side of Washington.
Departmental Bill Passed.
Also about 10 employees in the
Bureau Of Veterans Re-employ-
ment here, and 100 in the country
face loss of their jobs.
Some 20 or Is employees in the
secretary's and solicitors Offices and
few in the Bureau of Labor Stand
ards here are due to be cut off.
The field Offices Of the Women's
Bureau, employing nine persons,
were abolished.
As the House received this bill 1t
passed a $500, 0,982,2 ,263 measure for
the State, Commerce and Justice
Departments and the judiciary,
which now goes to the Senate.
AS this bill now stands, it does
not include s75,00O,O0O in con-
tract authority for which cash would
have been appropriated in the
future.
Also, 1t is $se,S55, 1853 less than
President Truman requested.
Here is what the four agencies
get under the House bill:
State-$197 ,217. 1853. a budget cut
of SIT, ,101 ,068; Justice-$116, 1870, 700,
cut of $591, 300; Commensurate
$40 900, a cut OF $68, 1874, 500; Judici-
ary-$18, ,785, 100, a cut Of 1868 300.
The State Department total includes
$2S 100000 for the overseas voice