Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Only Big Money Bill
Awaiting House Vote
Is For Foreign Aid
By Robert K. Welsh

Only one big money bill-a
foreign military and economic
aid appropriation measure-re-
manned today for House action in
the wake of a $1.3 billion sup
Elemental fund bill passed and
sent to the Senate late yesterday.
The foreign aid bill was sched-
uled to be reported out tomorrow
by the House Appropriations |
Committee but the exact amount
was q carefully guarded secret.
In view Of past performances |
by the committee and more re-
cent hints dropped by its chair
man, Representative Taber, Re-
publican, of New York, the total
will be considerably below the
$3.3 billion ceiling fixed in an
authorization bill approved by
the House on June 80. The Sem
ate has not yet acted on the au-
thorization bill which It's COM
mitteer trimmed to about $3.1
billion.
The House planned to take
up the actual appropriation bill
early next week. Any differences
from subsequent Senate versions
on the authorization or the ap-
preparation bills would be worked
out in Joint conference.
Money for 10 Agencies.
The supplemental bill voted
by the House yesterday allotted
Sl,303, 1896. 028 to some 10 Fed
eral programs and agencies dur
ing the fiscal year which began
July /. These OUTLAWS would be
In addition to amounts provided
in regular departmental appro-
priation bills already enacted
into law.
The final total in the House.
approved bill was still about
s657 million short of the total re-
quested by President Eisenhower.
But it represented something Of
o victory for the White House
and a setback for the House APP
preparations Committee which
had rejected almost $765 million
of the $1.9 billion. sought by
Gen. Eisenhower.
Long Session.
During a session that began
ut 10 am. and continued to 6
pm. the House made these de-
cisions on proposed amendments:
/. Cut from $4,000 to $25 900
the amount asked by Gen. Eisen-
hover and the Interior Depart
ment for a Federal contribution
to the Jamestown-W Williamsburg
Yorktown 350th anniversary cell
ebration in 1857. The amend
ment introduced by Representa-
tive McCulloch, Republican, Of
Ohio, was bitterly attacked by
Virginia members. Chairman
Taber, who generally leads or
supports all economy moves,
voted with the minority against
the $145.000 slash.
2. Rejected an amendment
offered by Representative Hyde,
Republican, of Maryland, aimed
at preventing removal of the
Civil Defense Administration
training center from Olney, Md,
to Battle Creek. Mich.
8. Refused, IA to az, to re-
consider its tentative vote Of last
Tuesday to restore $22 million
which the committee had Topped
from the Federal aid to airports
program recommended by Gen.
Eisenhower. Also refused. 159 to
A, to reconsider its earlier ten
tative vote to restore ST., 500. 900
for ship construction subsidies.
The committee had trimmed the
Eisenhower request from 1925
million to $11 million.
4. Voted down an amendment
proposed by Representative
Rivers. Democrat of South Caro-
lima, to give the full $140 million
asked by Gen. Eisenhower for
Navy public works. The COM
mittee had cut it to $73.5 mil
lion.
5. Adopted an amendment put
In by Representative Friedel,
Democrat, of Maryland, to ban
any possible attempt to move the
Social Security Administration
headquarters from Baltimore.
Republican leaders said they
knew of no such plan.
6. Voted down, go to 81, a
proposal by Representative
Young, Republican, of Nevada, to
include 100000 for a sewage dis
posal plant at Hoover Dam.
z. Unanimously voted to pay
$500 for gold medal that al
ready has been presented by Gen
Eisenhower to Irving Berlin, the
composer.
8. Approved, 80 to Al, an
amendment offered by Repre-
sentative Fogarty. Democrat. OF
Rhode Island. to appropriate
S15.7 million for Federal help to
States for construction of chronic
disease hospital facilities, and
another 100000 for salaries and
other administrative costs of that
program.
Representative Heselton, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,. had
moved to restore the entire $3s
million requested by Gen. Eisen-
hover for that purpose but
stricken out by the committee
Mr.. Fogarty commended that this
was too much at this time be.
cause States and territories woulc
be unable to spend it all dur.
ing the fiscal year. He declared
that the $15.7 million would b.
adequate.
importance Of Reserves
Cited by Gen. Browne