Evening star., 1950-04-04
Proposal Is Offered
To LET Truman Veto
Paris Of Fund Bill
By J. A. O'Leory

lcan, OF New YORK Launched q
move. IN the House today to give
President Truman power to veto
any part of the $29,045, ,030, 1854
single-package appropriation bill
without disapproving the bill as a
whole.
Recognizing the doubt as to the
authority of Congress to establish
the item veto, however, without q
constitutional amendment, Mr..
Heating introduced both a bill
and constitutional amendment.
AS the House entered the sec
ond day of debate on the big
money bill the New Yorker said
the one-package approach is
constructive and time saving" He
added, however. that experience
with cotton, peanuts and with
pork barrel legislation indicates
that the likelihood of ultimate
savings will be enhanced if the
President has this veto power"
Strategy Is to Delay Vote.
The strategy of economy advo-
Gates is to try to prevent any vot-
ing on the bill until Congress re-
turns on April 18 from its Easter
recess, slated to start Thursday
night. They are counting on voters
back home telling the members
during Easter week that they
want the Government to cut it's
spending.
The Keating bill would enable
the President to treat each item
In the omnibus appropriation
measure as separate bill. There
appeared to be little chance Con-
gress would pass the item veto bill
without awaiting to amend the
Constitution. which means it
could not affect next years bud
get.
In opening debate on this first
single-package money bill. Chair
man Cannon of the Appropria-
tions Committee defended the
work of his committee in knocking
about SIS billion from the budget
estimates before reporting the
measure.
He offered to 60 along on any
specific reductions that can be
justified, but warned against
blind, blanket" cuts, reminding
the House that this is still q war
budget.
Will Try for Deeper Cut.
The Republican leadership is
determined, however, to try for
q deeper overall cut of at least
another billion, and they will
have the support Of some Demo-
wats.
Even with the reductions made
BY the committee, the Govern
nent would be more than 81 bill
hon in the red next year, and the
deficit will be larger if recent re-
ports of a decline in March Is
income-tax collections are borne
cut by complete tabulations.
The Government payroll, carry
ing about million names, may
bear the brunt OF the Republican
search for further economies. One
amendment the Republican stra-
tegists are considering would seek
to prevent Federal bureaus from
filling vacancies in Government
Jobs next year, except in emer-
eency cases.
Debate Is Unlimited.
In taking up the bill yesterday,
leaders agreed to unlimited gen.
eral debate before the clerk starts
reading the big measure for
amendments. 1t is virtually Ger
tain the oratory will continue until
the Easter recess begins Thursday
night.
When the House reconvenes on
April 18 the bill will be read for
changes. At that time there will
be at least two hours of specific
debate on each chapter.
The bill covers all of next years
expenses except the foreign aid
budget Of approximately SO billion,
which will be added as soon as
the Senate passes the foreign-aid
enabling bill already passed by the
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