Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-13
Court Staff Win
House Unit OK
toExpand
Speedy Action
Is Forecast on
Chamber Floor

HhSsssOSt tSS
The House Appropriations
Committee today approved and
sent to the House floor a measure
calling for $40. 900 for additional
personnel for Offices of the U. 8.
District Court for the District
of Columbia.
Carried in the big appropria.
ton bill for the State Depart
ment. Justice Department and
the Federal judiciary. the item
is slightly more than half of the
$77,135 requested to hire "a
persons.
The bill was expected to be
called up for action on the House
floor today in an attempt to
speed another supply bill to the
Senate. Usually the big appro.
priation bills lie over in the
House for a day or more after
being reported by the Appro-
priations Committee.
Requested by Officials
The % persons had been re-
quested by Chief Judge Bolitha
j. Laws and other officials for
assignment to the Office of the
clerk, the Probation Office, the
domestic relations commissioner,
the assignment commissioner
and the administrative assistant
to the chief judge. ~
The supply bill also carries
money in its Justice Department
section for United States attor.
neys and marshals and addi-
tional personnel, including the
office of United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover here.
The exact amount to be allo.
Gated to Mr.. Rover's Office was
not available early today. This
overall national budget request
of $17,480.000 was cut by the
House Appropriations Commit
tee to an even SIT million, which
is $1,850,000 above the funds
available.
The Appropriations subcom-
mittee heard a strong appeal
from Justice Department spokes-
man for additional personnel in
Mr.. Rover's Office here.
Terrific Work Load"
j. H. Lesh, director Of the
Executive Office for United States
Attorneys, told the subcommittee
the District is "a bad spot" COM
pared to other places, because Of
the terrific work load on the
United States attorneys Office
here.
Meanwhile, funds to speed de-
velopment of the Districts urban
renewal program were recon-
mended yesterday by President
Eisenhower for inclusion in the
Districts 1855 budget.
Also proposed to Congress in
his supplemental appropriation
budget message were funds to
hire additional experts in the
assessors Office to accelerate re-
of real estate through
out the city.
Construction of two public
schools in the Southwest section
would be deferred, and seven
temporary demountable school
would be purchased
under another proposal by the
Adds S221,3O0
Total funds requested for
,hese purposes were listed at
1921, 300, to be added to the pend
ng SITS million District budget
or the fiscal year beginning
July l.
Hearings on the budget. with
District officials the first wit
lesses, will begin tomorrow
,efore the House Appropriations
subcommittee, headed by Repre-
entative Rabaut, Democrat, Of
dichigan.
Personnel to help carry for
ward the urban renewal and
lum clearance program would
e hired under the supplemental
An executive staff of top ex-
'ertS to head up the whole urban
program would be hired
nth fund of $3t COG The SIN
+ about $40, 0oJ was recommend
d for assistant assessors and
echnicians to speed up reassess-
1ent of real estate
Would Defer Plans
The construction of new
uildings to replace Randall
unior High, and Amidon-
ireenleaf Elementary School
Tould be deferred because Of
of the exact route
the new Southwest Freeway.
it is proposed to use
unds to add a third floor to q
ew school now under construc-
ion at Sixth street and Riggs
Dad NE, and to buy seven So
allied temporary demountable
,hool buildings.
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