Evening star., 1952-04-10
House Takes; Holiday
After Voting Big Slash
In Military Spending
By the Associated Press

Many House members headed
home today for a 12-day Easter
recess, eager to tell constituents
how they cut more than Sc billion
from President Truman's appro-
|priation requests.
Immediately after slashing $4,-
713,845,218 from the $500 billion
military bill and cutting defense
spending next year by a total OF
|$6.5 billion. the House late yes
terday voted to take an Easter
holiday.
After today's no-business ses-
sion, the House will have no more
business meetings until April %
The Senate has no definite holi-
day plans. but there's an under
standing that no business will be
transacted until next Wednesday
The cut imposed in the De-
tense Departments money bill
for the fiscal year starting next
July l was by far the biggest
of the year.
Warns on Ceilings.
It brought a warning from
Chairman Mahon of the military
appropriations subcommittee tha
the seeds of World War III
were being sown. He voiced thu
hope that the Senate would elimi'
nate the spending ceiling.
The Defense Department hat
planned to spend $525 billion mex
year. a lot of it coming from :
$50 billion carryover of funds al
ready appropriated and obligated
but not spent.
A coalition of Republicans ant
many Southern Democrats pu
into the appropriation bill al
amendment by Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia for
bidding the military from spend
ling more than $40 billion mex
year. The amendment didn'
affect new appropriations as sucl
except to limit the amount tina
may be spent. Much of the nev
money would be carried over int
1854, anyhow. to be paid out a
equipment and supplies on orde
are delivered.
Sees Deliveries Cut.
One effect Of the spendinl
ceiling, Mr.. Mahon charged, will
be to cut down, or at least delay
the delivery of about Sc billiol
worth of military equipment
mostly planes, scheduled for de
livery in 1858.
Backers of the spending limi
didn't claim it would result in an
Immediate saving. But they in
sisted that the only way to ge
a balanced Federal budget is fo
Congress to limit spending to esti
mated Federal tax income. Even
tually, they hope, Congress will b
able to recapture some of the I'm
spent billions appropriated TO
national defense.
The limitation was not aime
at any particular agency of tn
Defense Department. It would b
Iup to the department to decid
how much Army, Navy and Al
Force spending must be pared
come within the ceiling.
Reductions Detailed.
But reductions in actual appro
priations were detailed.
}. The Army's funds were Gu
from $14.2 billion to $12.244, 400
. 600; the Navy's from 1892, ,3O2
. 600 to $12,815,152,142; the Al
Force from $22, ,378,770 to $40
l742,412,912.
The overall cut in appropria
Itions was 90 per cent from whs
1.-THE President wanted.
The House backed the Appro
Ipriations Committees refusal t
|approve $210 million to build
new 60,000-ton aircraft carrier {
the f1ush-deck "Forrestal" typ
now under construction.
An amendment by Representa-
tive Taber, Republican, of Me-
York to end the paying of travt
expenses of military personnel o
temporary duty and civilians trav
cling on official business also wa
approved by voice vote. Their
was no debate or explanation {
its introduction.
Other funds voted in the bill
National Security Council =
$150,000. a cut of $4,000.
National Security Resource
Board-$500,000, a cut of $1,280
900.
National Security Trainin
Commission-Nothing, a cut {
Sill. 900.
Office of the Secretary of De
; fense-$394. .562. 500, a cut of ST.
702,500