Evening star., 1949-05-21
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Economy BIoe's Weakness
Shown BY Pork BorreI' Bill
Doagias Oes Nowhere in Autraet
To Cut RIVER, Harhers Nsasurs
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bill @. oder days ~ e. peg eeag e<leU
the &molag vccauaGaracna ~ lie AGygspgg4A.
lions Committee IEiS ca4 contains al ths
PET protects g senators and ho4se soesa.
aeys--os rather Tie prl projects q nssT
constituents MANY @! tsese projects ase
SogttS-Asad Sofnr not ~ worthy
Could Hastily he CuL
The fast of thr Fnatgr3 h0wrfes il that
here Is an appropriation bA sh&Ch car ~
cut without injury TO tic county TIE
worthy projects II contains can ~ psssl-
poned uEtl auye pforg40a> uns ~}theuI
hurting The country and is ceouagny -
much as wlA an unbalanced fedrfaI nadseL
hlkher taxes CT Government hog7o~lnE
Another liberal this onr = Republican
Senator NAyne Morse oi Ofrgon. hgQgAtssr'
ly took The hide of his friend from tllgncis
for Susgestiag that any attempt be made "a
cut th4s eivll functions blll Senator Morse
argued that II anothinE. appropriations
should be increased instead o' cut The bill
carries millions Of dollars fot waterways and
prospective water poSrr IN the West
carries millions for the Development 81
rivers and haroors IN every section ai the
country,
Nor was Mi Morse alone in snlelne hs
Indignation OF has belle! lhst these engineer
.ng improvements arc needed for The safe
development OF the countrya economy Mem.
bers Of the so-cailed economy bloc went
right aionE with him When the vote was
counted Mr. Douglas proposal Was defeated
SO TO IS.
One thins. at least Mr. Douglas proposed
amendment and the vote thereon accom-
pliShed II allowed the weakness ot the 40
called economy movement IN The upper
house Again and again. the Senate has
bills il has received from the Houss, and
again and again the economy minded have
sought TO make cuts IN these measures sith.
out success
Called Pork Barrel
The civil functions bill, which as Mr.
Douglas pointed out. was at one time called
the rivers and harhors b!ll and Sas com
monty referred 10 As the pork barrel" car.
ries s7si 900 900. This is over tio0 600 900
more than Was appropriated for these "flne-
tons" during the present fiscal year IL is
s15s 900 900 more than was carried in The
bill rs IL passed the HOUSE Mr, Douglas pro-
posed that II be cut $500 900 600
We can save tremendous amounts on thia
bill he told the Senate, and added kignif.
cAntly. III we want to lie should have
known. however. that this Ia the bill ca which
Senators do not wiah 10 save. lie called Ais
tention very Justly 10 the fact he waa Isas-
ing s45o. 900 900 10 permit work 10 be con-
tinued on projects already started. 10 pro-
vide for operation and maintenance and
leave about SIS 900 900 for new projects.
Mr.. Douglas mentioned one fact which
should be carried In mlnd~~ths blame faf
these bis appropriations does not lie on
members OF Congress alone. The demand
for these juicy Sumh" out OF the Federal
treasury and the taxpayers pockets comes
from selfish groups IN district ard STATE. he
pointed out. These groups band together
TO get what they want.
II looks very much as though the lls Ia
up--so far as governmental economy Ia eos4~
cerned. And II IL Is. the next thing viii be
an increase in taxeS-~income taxes paFtacus
larry.