Evening star., 1955-01-18
House Reyises Seiup
OF Subcommiiiees
Handling Fund Bills
BY Robert K. Wolsh

BY Robert K. Walsh
President Eiesenhower,s bud
get for the next fiscal year will
be handled In the House by Ap-
propriations subcommittee
greatly rearranged according TO
function and membership, DEM
ocratic assignments showed to-
day.
Southern Democrats. mainly
because Of seniority. head most
Of the Is regular subcommittee
Of the full committee led BY
Chairman Cannon. Democrat. Of
Missouri.
AS soon as Republicans desig-
nate their members for s1bcorn-
mittees, probably this week. the
numerous budget hearings win
begin. The first Of the depart
mental appropriation bills may
be reported for House action late
In February.
List Differs.
The revised list Of committees
differs from the setup In pre-
vious Congresses mainly because
It no longer contains q single
subcommittee on appropriations
for dozens Of independent agen-
cies. Those offices, commissions
and agencies now are distributed
mostly among subcommittees,
considering major departmental
appropriations and are listed as
related agencies"
A separate subcommittee, es-
tablished to deal with general
governmental matters" win con-
slider appropriations for the
Executive ONCE of the President
Civil Service Commission. Gem
eral Accounting Once, Subver-
sive Activities Control Board, and
q few miscellaneous commissions
or funds.
Appropriations for the Judi
ciary win no longer be left to
the legislative subcommittee
which henceforth will confine It.
self to money for House admin
istration needs. The judiciary
appropriation requests win go to
the subcommittee on the State
and Justice Departments and
related agencies such as United
States Information Agency. Ref
ugee Relief, and Government In
Occupied Areas.
Commerce Appropriations.
Commerce Department appro-
priations. formerly examined by
. subcommittee which also had
the State and Justice Depart
ments. now goes to q subcom-
mittee on Commerce and @rela-
ted agencies" including the Fed
eral Communications Commits
sion. Federal Trade Commission,
Interstate Commerce Coinimis-
sion, Tariff Commission, Small
Business Administration. and q
few others.
Veterans Administration,
housing, civil defense and several
related agencies including the
Securities and Exchange Com |
mission and the Selective Serv-
ice Commission, have subcom-
mittee Of their own.
In place of the former sub |
committee on Army civil furlc- |
tions there Is a renamed |
re-vamped and enlarged sub
committee on Public Works. Be-
sides covering Army civii ftinc- /
tions. the subcommittee win be
In charge Of budget requirements |
for the Atomic Energy Comf1is- |
sion, Tennessee Valley Authority, |
and Bureau Of Reclamation.
Chairmen Listed.
Chairmen designated for the
subcommittee were: Represent
atives Whitten, Mississippi, for
Agriculture and related agencies;
Preston. Georgia. for Commerce
and related agencies; Mahon.
Texas. for Defense Department:
Passman. Louisiana, for foreign
aid; Andrews, Alabama, for gem
eral governmental matters: Kir-
wan. Ohio, for Interior and re-
lated agencies; Fogarty. Rhode
Island, for Labor and Health.
Education and Welfare and re-
lated agencies; Cannon, Missouri.
for Public Works; Rooney, New
York. for State. Justice, Judi
ciary and related agencies: Gray.
Virginia. foI Treasury and Post
Once: Thomas, Texas, for Vet
Grams. Housing. Civil Defense
and other agencies: Norrell. Ar
kansas for Legislative: Rabaut.
Michigan. for District: and Whit
ten, Mississippi, for a special
subcommittee on enforcement Of
the Deficiency Act ana
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