Evening star., 1952-02-29
First Slash Is Taken
Al Truman Budget
BY House Committee
$7z.6 Million Trimmed
From Treasury and
POst Office Requests

The H6use Appropriations C6tti-
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| Iapht6btiHti6h tbf the FteasHty
IaHH PHst 6ffiee Departments
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REQUESTED,
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GaAt 81 E4nnlne thf TFeAsHFy and
F6st olllHe FHf \ yeaFr
FHRa W9Hla Re Increased
. . MltheAgh Icy theR ths RHaget
Va run thesA two depATtH1ents next
year y RAB2,2 million more than
Congress appF9pFiated last wear
f9F these departments,
The Gnmmlttee palnted out,
hpweyeE, that this GpmpaVlspn Is
misleading because this session
has been asked TO add $2a2 mil
lion 10 last years figure tor pay
increases and other Unforeseen OBJ
legations for the current year, II
these are allowed, the 1858 ap-
preparation VIII he only s89,A NIL
lion more than this year,
This Is not one OF the bills
where big cuts are possible, be-
cause II contains no large con.
struction Items. Likewise, the
committee has no control over
fixed charges, like the interest on
the public debt.
In giving the Narcotics Bureau
e2.7 million, an increase OF $780,
600, the committee praised theI
agency for progress In interna-
tional control Of the drug trafIic
To Shift Crime Personnel.
The committee said II found
that the new Federal taxes onI
gamblers have not created as
heavy a work load as was esti-
mated when the new budget was
being prepared.
Testimony having disclosed
that the racketeering drive had
reached It's peak, 1t is the opinion
OF the committee that persons can
soon be spared from that activity
to engage In the wagering tax
field or other activities"
Appropriations to run the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing
are no longer spelled out in the
bill. because Congress last year
put the bureau on a revolving
fund basis. The committee said
1t found the bureau is making for
ward strides In the adoption Of
more modern and efficient equip
ment. but suggested that more
could be done to increase the
rate Of production per employe.
particularly as there seems to be
disagreement as to whether or
not the printers have voluntarily
set q limit by agreement among
themselves"
The Secret Service was given
1913 million.
Smaller Deficit indicated.
The committees cut of S72.6II
million included S44.5 million
rom the Treasury and only sass
million from the Post once.
The bill indicates another postal
ief1cit Of SOILS million, aftert
Utilizing estimated postal fevefiues
IL Sgt billion. This viii be anil
Improvement over the estimated
iefelt Of ST6S million this year ,
Ind fefieets Increases recently ,
made In postal rates.
The committee expressed h6De /
he postmaster general will Use i
luth6fits he possesses 20 make
more Oh lhe postal operations
eifssllsblllIllfR DISCUSSING fellpths
lass nall the committee said
nat Alth0llRh hlRheg rates were 4
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