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grams so that we can take care
Of the needs of the people.
II think it should be borne in
mind that about so per cent of
the people of the neighboring
counties earn their living at
work in the District"
Senator Hill, Democrat, of
Alabama, a veteran member of
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee and former chairman of
it's subcommittee on District
budgets. said:
II think it would be most un-
fortunate to scrap the land pur-
chase program of the National
Capital Planning Commission
and 60 back to any kind of hap
hazard, hit or miss system of
buying sites for parks and play
grounds"
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia said he is interested
because his State was involved
but he withheld comment until
he could see just what was being
proposed. AS to the legislative
changes, he commented that at
present they were Speculative" {"
Senator Ferguson, with refer
ence to the Budget Bureau elimi-
nation of the Truman adminis-
tration request for the 1854 out
lay of $1,250,O00 for land pur-
chase, said:
"The same thing is happening
here as it is elsewhere all over
the country. Everybody wants
more out of the Federal Treas
ury. Anybody who wants to cut
down on spending gets the kicks"
Representative Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Texas, a veteran men,
ber of the Independent Offices
Appropriations Subcommittee,
said he would not be in favor of
killing the Capper-Cramton Act.
Congress in the past has some
times held in allegiance funds
for purchase of land here under
the law. Some appropriations
have been rejected by the House
for this purpose. But" he en-
phasized," that is entirely diff
ferent from killing the law al
together"
Sees Benefits to Area.
Operation of the system for
land acquisition has been Of
benefit to the District and espe-
cially to nearby areas. he pointed
out.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Arlington, Va, said
that to eliminate Federal partici-
patton in the parkway program
would be a blow to the present
effort to relieve traffic congestion
in the Metropolitan Area.
II hope they will not cut it out
at least until we get our traffic
problem here solved. We are
facing our greatest need right
now"
Mr.. Broyhill called attention
to several moves under way in
Congress designed to improve
transportation here. His own
bill to set up a 12-member COM
mission for a sweeping study of
public and private transporta-
tion, highways and bridges is
slated for public hearing Tues
day morning, he emphasized.
Factor in Parkway.
Land for pushing forward the
George Washington Memorial
parkway on both sides of the
Potomac River from Mount Ver-
non to Great Falls has been
purchased by the planning COM
mission under the authority of
the Capper- -Cramton Act.
Chairman Phillips Of the
House Appropriations subcom-
mittee handling the Capper-
Cramton funds, said there was
no money in the new budget for
park, parkway and playground
purchase next fiscal year.
But he added. it is his under
standing that this is not a final
decision. The action taken in
removing $1.250.000 for this
purpose from the so-called Tru-
man budget. he indicated, was
to give the Bureau of the Budget
more time to investigate the
subject further.
Many Of the requests taken
from the budget. including the
park money, may be subject to
further study by the Budget Bu-
reau, Mr.. Phillips suggested.
The appropriation bill carry
ing funds for the Independent
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