Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-05
Battle Possible
On New Senate
Office Building
But conferees' O. K.
Of$2 Billion Fund Bill
Is Expected Today
By Robert K. Walsh

81 billion supplementary appro-
priation bill seemed likely today
to agree without great difficulty
on, most present differences.
They might defy custom. how
ever. by fighting over a proposed
Sc million for starting an addi-
tional Senate Office Building.
The Senate yesterday APP
proved the catch-all bill that
provides supplementary funds
for some 10 Federal agencies and
programs for the fiscal year
which began July /. These OUT
lays would be on top of sums
provided in regular depart
mental appropriation bills al
ready enacted for this fiscal
period.
AS approved by. the Senate,
the $2,035, 913,574 total was
about 1852 million less than
President Eisenhower requested.
It was $731, million more than
the 1905, 1886 ,028 voted by the
House on June %. Variations
ordinarily occur, although gen.
orally not so wide, because the
Senate often inserts items
directly related to its work.
Opposition Seen.
The Sc million for an adj
dition Senate Office Building
was an instance of this kind.
Usually the House offers no OBJ
lection to such Senate provisions.
In this case, however, some
members of the House Appro-
priations Committee headed by
Representative Taber of New
York indicated that such an out.
lay at this time would run coun.
ter to their economy drive.
The question may provoke
more than the usual amount of
discussion in conference. The
building, originally authorized in
1948, would eventually cost $40
million.
Another point that may cause
controversy among the Senate
House conferees involves possible
transfer of $50 Federal employees
from Baltimore to Washington.
Before passing the supple-
mental bill yesterday, the Sem
ate knocked out a House pro.
vision that would have banned
transfer of those employees Of
the Old Age and Survivors In
surance Bureau.
This was setback for Sena.
tors Butler and Beall, Republi.
can of Maryland. During earlier
action on the bill last Tuesday
night, those Senators won a fight
to keep the Civil Defense Train
ing Center at Olney. Md. Sena-
tors Ferguson and Potter, Re-
publicans of Michigan, wanted
to have the center moved to
Battle Creek, Mich.
+ Bill Criticized.
Although the big supplemental
supply bill went through the
Senate without major change
from the form reported out by
the Senate Appropriations COM
mittee last Saturday. it encoun-
tered sharp criticism from DEM
ocrats during the floor debate.
1t was attacked by Senator Doug
las, Democrat of Illinois as a 80
billion JOKER" Others charged
it would add greatly to the $40
deficit which the administration
has estimated for the end of the
fiscal year next June 80.
More than half of the supple
mental bill is for military con-
Struction at home and abroad,
and for related items such as
ship building and airport pro-
grams.
The Senate version restored a
$165,000 item recommended by
Gen. Eisenhower to establish a
new division in the Children's
Bureau to deal with juvenile de-
linquency. That item was re-
jected by only four votes in the
House and may be retained by
the conferees.
The Senate followed the rec
concentration of its Appropria-
tons Committee and eliminated
$l75,000 for an increase in the
Capitol Police force and $79,785
for new uniforms and related
expenses. Those amounts were
in the House bill. The Senate
committee explained it cut them
out because Congress has not
yet enacted a separate measure
authorizing reorganization Of
the police force.
Recommendation Doubtful.
The conferees presumably
could recommend the $175,000.
There was some doubt today
that this would be done unless
the authorization Is promptly
enacted.
Other items Of particular In
terest to Washington were kept
in the bill as approved by the
Senate and sent to conference.
These included:
$1,35O,000 for maintenance
and operation at the National
Airport and $685., 900 for several
construction projects including
a baggage room;
1929 coo for additional Secret
Service agents for the White
House and $685. for an addi-
tional Is White House police
men.
$8.403.00C for the Census
Bureau to start a census Of BUSH
ness. manufacturers and min
erals. This was turned down by
the House and will have to be
worked out in conference.
$73.723 for the District govern
ment, including $4,000 for the