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Widening al Capitol
Again Urged on Hill
Widening Of Independence ave-
nae along the Capitol Grounds
to eliminate the bottleneck there
for both streetcars and automo-
biles has been proposed again fol-
congressional consideration.
The plan discussed for years
and recommended by such agencies
as the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, came ur
during House Appropriations
subcommittee hearing on the bud
get bill for Congress. The tran
script was made public today.
Representative Busbey. Repub-
lican of Illinois. raised the issue
wanting to know what is being
done about it.
No legislation is pending, David
Lynn, Architect of the Capitol
explained. but he said the plan
ming commission already has q
plan for the widening. Many ole
trees would be destroyed on the
Capitol Grounds, however, he said
Traffic Problem Cited.
Mr.. Busbey said he disliked te
see the trees destroyed, but he sale
the present situation creates 8
"very bad traffic problem" Wher
the grounds were laid out. he said
'they did not have the automobile
traffic we have today"
Representative Busbey also
brought up before the subcom.
mittee. headed by Representative
McGrath, Democrat. of New York
the controversy that arose nearly
a year ago over congressional
employees who received their pay
from the House folding room but
worked elsewhere in the Capitol
The ,lawmaker questioned, al
length. House Doorkeeper William
M. Miller, the official in charge
One employe. Margaret Green.
well. the testimony developed, hac
promised to reimburse the Govern.
ment for 1914 days during a two.
year period. when she drew hel
salary at the Capitol from fold.
ing room funds but worked at 6
downtown beauty shop.
Other Employees Involved.
Several other employees, Mr.
Miller testified in response to ques.
tions. had been paid from fold.
ing room funds but served a:
pages. doorkeepers, janitors anc
other posts in the Capitol.
Mr.. Miller said there are 81
employees in the folding room, AZ
|of whom hold patronage jobs. He
reported three of these employees
now are working as doorkeepers fol
the House.
One woman formerly was paic
out Of folding room funds, but
worked in the Office of a member
|of the House. Mr.. Miller testified
but the member was not identified
in the transcript of the hearings
Doorkeeper Miller insisted he
has the right by law to transfer
workers to serve Congress. Mr.
BuSbey quoted from law to con-
tend no official has a right te
sign any papers showing en-
ployes worked elsewhere than the
place where they are paid.
Quizzed on Supplies.
Mr.. Busbey also quizzed tn,
doorkeeper about a disappearance,
of agricultural yearbooks in tn,
folding room disclosed last year
valued at about 100000. TIL,
House passed a resolution author.
izing funds to replace the docu.
MIR. Miller testified that a closel
check on bookkeeping now was II
progress. and would be improved
MIR. Busbey insisted those il
charge Of the folding room sup.
plies should be bonded. He saie
he intended to recommend to tn,
full House Appropriations Com
mittee Monday. when it meets t,
act on the legislative supply bill
that the FBI seek to learn furthe
facts about how the shortage oc
Cured.
The doorkeeper testified tn,
shortage probably was due t,
faulty bookkeeping" Some book
had been lost in a fire, and rat
had chewed some, he said.
The subcommittee discusses
many facilities at the Capitol
Representative Horan, Republican
of Washington. asked If the Capi
tol terrace would accommodate
itself to "the solarium type o
restaurant" Mr.. Lynn said h
did not think so, although year
ago the proposal had been ad
vanced by former House Speake
Thomas Bracket Reed to have
summer restaurant on the Capitc
roof.
Subway Plan Revived.
A cafeteria in the Old Hous
Office Building, as proposed in
bill now pending, would be self
sustaining, William A. Browckwel
manager of House restaurant.
told the committee.
The perennial problem Of pro
lviding subway transportation be
tween the House Office building
land the Capitol was raised agai
lby Chairman McGrath of the sub
COMMITTEE. He pointed out som
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