Evening star., 1949-08-21
Congress
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have to fight off the drive OF abb
partisan economy bloc to put
through the Mcclellan resolution,
directing President Truman to cut
between and 10 per cent from
|, the overall total of money appro-
priated at this session.
Before the session ends Con-
gress will have chance to vote
on that proposal" Senator McClel-
Ian, Democrat, of Arkansas, said
Realizing that President Truman
could veto the economy resolution
if it goes to him as a separate
proposition, the economiZerS may
attach it to one of the remaining
regular appropriation bills which,
if vetoed, would have to be passed
over again in some form.
Money Bills in LOgjam.
i The money bills still caught in
the legislative logjam are:
/! Foreign Economic Aid-Carry-
ing about 100000 for Is
months of the Economic Cooper
stion Administration program and
$780, 100000 for Government and
relief in occupied areas. 1t has
been passed by both houses, but
conferees have been unable to
agree on fiscal figures.
Military Establishment-Passed
the House carrying $500, ,000,0 900
to maintain the Army, Navy and
other armed services until next
June 80, but still await Senate ac-
ton on changes reducing it to
$14, TOO, ,o00, 900.
Interior Department - Passed
the House carrying $536,461 .908,
but still is being debated in the
Senate on amendments raising it
to $590,685,911. 1t may take the
Senate several more days this
week to dispose of it.
Civil Functions-Passed both
houses, but still is tied up in con-
ference over differences between
the House total of $593, ,292 ,270
and the Senate total OF $751;
440, $50 for river, harbor and flood
control projects.
Third Deficiency Passed the
House carrying $127,032,243, but
still is awaiting Senate action on
a revised total of $136,318,469.
Rent Fund Holds Up Bill.
Independent Offices - Passed
both houses carrying more than
ST 900 100000 for q score of gov
ernment agencies, including the
Veterans Administration, but still
is held up by a dispute over the
100000 cut in funds for ad-
ministering rent control. The re-
duction threatens to result in de-
controlling a third of the COM
munities still under rent regula-
tions outside of Washington and
Senator Douglas. Democrat, of
Illinois. is trying to get the Senate
to reopen the question.
First Supplemental Appropria-
ton bill-passed the House carry
ing $72,990,521, but still is await
ing action in the Senate.
BY the time these appropriation
bills are out of the way, the arms
program for Western Europe, Iran,
Korea and the Philippines will be
ready for Senate debate, but that
is only an enabling act and will
have to be followed by another
appropriation bill to make avail
able the amounts of money the
two houses finally agree to au-
thorize.
The Senate early this year
passed two major bills on which
the House has not acted-revision
of the Taft-Hartley Act and the
Federal aid-to- o-education program.
But there are no signs that House
committees will be able to agree
on either of these subjects and
they seem headed for postpone
ment until 1850.
The Senate's current trouble in
getting through with it's work
springs from it's rule of unlimited
debate, in contrast to the House.
which puts time limit on general
debate for every major bill once
lit gets out of committee.
Some observers thought that