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euasei estimates from s~7@ as 10 10 &S#S
~ 30 RGs the senate committee Adasi
slas las 40 IA tns totAl pA&sra sy g1s
HOUSE and reduced a really hss NA,anx
made by The HOUSE 10 a nassr t2i oo0 aSe
Furthermore tho totals carried Ia tie SSp
ate bill are no2 600 ooo sTwates than zee
the actual appropriations Fct tssNe CIV.
functions IN The present nscAl year
Some Gains In Heus<
Representative John TaheE ~ ScW Sefk.
ranking Republican member Of The Acuas
Appropriations Committee Mha has earned
the title "Watchdos Of The Treasury has
commented that some DemocTatlc leaders
and the Presidents own econcsnisi& haze
finally come to the conclusion that Ne mast
reduce the terrinc mounting costs o! oua
ernment But Mr. TAeeT added actions
speak louder than words He proceeded ~
show that the appropriations made by the
House up 70 April -. ists ~esr t7ss 900
600 below the budget. This ~AA Ausas SAN
on the road Ia economy. even thouEh the
appropriations were some four billion dollAfS
more than made last year
But what has the Senate done II has
acted on four regular appropriation bills
and In each instance. either IN the hsnAte
committee OF IN the Senate itself there hAs
been an increase over the appropriation
made by the Houss
As already shown. the Senate eommltIse
has increased the eiva functions bill b.
siss 900 600. The Treasury Post Once bill
has been increased sto 600 600 The AsIi-
cultural ball s22 900 900. ard the Labor
Federal Security bill tiss ,oooooo Tfls
means q total increase in uhese four Items
made by the Senate or its committee over
the House appropriations Of t+os ooo.e .eea
going on half Of q billion dollaTa
Five other appropriation bills are awaiting
consideration by the Senate committee and
nobody knows what the Senate increase
may amount 10 In these. Here 10 dis
couraging fact too.-,-tf the four AppropTla-
ton bills as recommended by the sehAir
committee are passed and become Law, The
total will be Slo6 900 900 above the PrrN'
dents budget. Almost It would look %
though President Truman. not the SENATE
was economy minded.
More and Mere Warnings %
There n nothing dramatic about saslns
money-especially Government money dhe
money paid in by the taxpayers. Ca The
other hand, gigantic expenditures stir The
imag magination--particularly the Imagination
OF those who have been taught In reosnt
years 10 look for Government handouts.
However. financial disaster and bankruptcy.
too have their dramatic--and tragic-~kids
More and more economists. as well m more
and more members Of Congress are wsfnirs
OF disaster ahead ~ there are no real reduc
tions in Government spending
President Truman In saying nothing about
cutting down the expenditures-bu q Iot
about increasing taxes In order 10 keep the
books balanced Yet there Ia something IN
the air some feeling OF uneasiness, Another
prophet-~a New Dealer this tims-~has come
forward TO urge a reduction In appropriation
and expenditures. Senator Paul n Douglas.
Democrat Of Illinois. elected last Novvfnber
as a liberal Of liberals has ranged hirnsrif
alongside OF conservative Senator Byrd oi
Virginia In this fght for reduced Govern
ment expenditures. Mr.. Douglas has &C.
clared TO his colleagues that . man can ee
q liberal without being wastrel But sofhs
Of his New Deal friends can tell him re
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