Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-07
Households $4,000
To Fund for Inferior,
Sends Bill 10 Senate
BY Robert K. Welsh

The economy tide on budget
bills in Congress ebbed some
what today as the House MAIN
tanned its one-a-week record by
sending to the Senate a 1884,
337.989 Interior Department
supply measure.
Republican members took the
lead in adding 1897 900 more
than the House Appropriations
Committee recommended.
Nevertheless, as passed late
yesterday on an almost unani-
nous voice vote, the bill was
still $57 million under the total
requested by the Eisenhower adj
miniStration. It was about $40
million below the departments
spending for the present fiscal
year.
Since late February the Sen
ate has received four other reg
ular departmental appropriation
bills for the fiscal year starting
July /. It also has received
two HouSe-approved supplement
tai appropriation bills for the
remainder of the current fiscal
period. None of them has yet
reached the Senate floor.
District Items UnOppOsed.
Although the Interior Depart
ment fund bill came in for attack
by many House Democrats and
Republicans, two provisions of
particular interest to the District
aroused no discussion or opposi-
ton.
A $4,000 item for improve
mentS and visitor shelters for
Roosevelt Island went through
unchanged. The National Park
Service plans to improve facil-
tiles at the island in time for the
centennial observance Of the
birth of President Theodore
Roosevelt in 1858. The other
provision allots a maximum Of
$4,000 for plans and specif1ca-
tons for q Geological Survey
building here.
In the face of a demand by
Democratic Leader Rayburn, the
Republican leadership moved to
increase the Southwestern Power
Administrations allowance from
$275 900 to $685. 900.
Republicans from New Eng
land, joined by Democrats as
well as many other Republicans
from Atlantic and Pacific coastal
States, put through an amend
ment adding 1927, 900 to the ap-
preparation for studies OF con-
servation and protection OF fish
resources.
Others Voted Down.
Numerous other amendment
proposals that would have
tackled on q total Of several mil
lion dollars were voted down.
Representative Bow, Republic
can, of Iowa sought to have the
House write in Buy Amerl-
can" provision at the end OF the
bill. His proposed amendment
would have prevented the de-
partment from using any 'of its
money to buy materials outside
of the United States when I'M
EMPLOYMENT in this country ex-
ceeded 2 million. This was voted
down a. to 38 on test vote,
Mr.. Bow did not ask for a roll
call when the bill came up for
final action.
Cuts Protested.
Several Democrats as well as
Republicans from Western States
protested that cuts made by the
Appropriations Committee were
especially unwarranted in the
case of the Reclamation Service.
the Bureau of Mines, and the
national parks. Representative
D'Ewart, Republican, of Montana
said he has been "given hope"
that the Senate will restore some
of the funds he declared are eS-
sential to maintain the national
parks.
Representative Bailey, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia, joined by
Democrats and several Republic
cans from Pennsylvania and
other coal-producing States,
urged unSuccessfully that the
House reject the Appropriations
Committee recommendation that
the Bureau of Mines get only
$850,O00 for administrative ex-
penses. The Eisenhower budget
suggested $1,250,000.