Evening star., 1950-06-30
Davis Seeks 10 End
House Jam BaIkinq
Crime Probe Funds
By Miricn, Gutenberg

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District subcommittee investigat-
ing crime said today he will con-
fer with the chairmen Of the
House Administration Committee
and its Accounts Subcommittee to
find out what is blocking a re-
quest for another $40. 1000 for the
crime inquiry.
The $4,000 request was one of
two proposed anti-crime moves
that suffered q congressional set
back yesterday.
The other was the Senate-ap-
proved bill to prohibit interstate
shipment Of slot machines. BY a
1913 vote. the House Interstate
Commerce Committee put OF ac-
ton until July ~.
The request for additional funds
to finance the House District sub
committees renewed inquiry into
crime and its punishment here
ran into a snag in the House Ad-
ministration Committee.
Further Inquiry Asked
That committee sent the re-
quest back to its accounts SUBJ
committee for further investiga-
ton. Committee Chairman Nor
ton, Democrat Of New Jersey. said
there were some questions to be
answered.
Chairman Davis of the crime
inquiry group presumably plans
to answer these questions today
for Mrs. Norton and Representa-
tive Stanley, chairman Of the
accounts subcommittee.
The fund request already has
gone through those stages once.
It previously got as far as the
House floor, where it was blocked
by Representative Hays, Demo
crat, OF Ohio. Mr.. Hays pro-
tested that o quorum was not
present when the Administration
Committee voted to approve the
fund request.
For the past several months
the Crime Committee has been
preparing legislative recommenda-
tions and proposals for admins
trative changes to tighten up law
enforcement here. Its original
$4,000 grant is repeatedly gone.
Fund Expected to Be Voted.
Representative Norton pre-
dicted the crime group eventually
will get the money it has re-
quested.
Congressional sources were less
optimistic about the fate Of the
anti-slot machine bill. With ad-
journment tentatively slated for
August S, the bills chances in the
last-minute legislative logjam are
considered slight.
This is particularly true be-
cause of the variety of amend
ments the House Interstate Com
merce Committee members are
proposing to limit the legislation
to shipment of "one-armed ban
dts" Even with House passage,
the bill would have to go back to
the Senate for action on the
amendments.
The vote to postpone action on
the bill came on a motion from
Representive Mcclure, Democrat,
of Connecticut. Mr.. Mcclure
denied today that he was trying to
kill the measure. He said he has
never put a nickel in a slot ma
chine himself, has no coin ma
chine manufacturer in his dis
trict and favors the legislation.
He proposed the postponement,
he said. because the committee
members failed to reach the bill
for consideration until after 1880
m. yesterday and were due on
the House floor by noon. Most
of the members at the executive
session. he added. had some
amendments to propose and there
wasn't time to go into them.
The late July date. he reported,
was agreed on after Committee
Chairman Crosser expressed
doubt that he could get a quorum
next week. The following week,
Mr.. Mcclure added, other COM
mittee business will take some of
the members out of town and the
week after that, some members
have primary elections.