Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-19

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Senator Byrd said he believ
Government which has developed
in the public mind this year
will continue beyond this ses-
sion, and keep Congress in a
budget-cutting mood. He be-
lieves this trend has gained mo-
mentum because the people are
worried over the size Of the
public debt, the level of taxation
and the danger of imitation.
Meanwhile, all eyes will be on
the House Appropriations Com
mittee when 1t meets Tuesday
morning to act on the Presidents
request for q 1862 billion de-
tense budget for the coming
year.
Study Effect Of Plea
The extent to which the COM
mittee cuts this bill, which COW
ers about half Of the entire
budget. will give some indication
of whether President Eisenhower
made any Roadway by taking
his budget plea to the people
by radio and television last
week.
AS Mr.. Eisenhower spoke,
there were reports that a House
subcommittee in charge of de-
Tense had decided tentatively to
chop about $2.5 billion from the
1852 billion for all branches Of
the military.
At his press conference the
next day. the President said the
Defense Department had pointed
out it could absorb a cut of $500
million in new appropriations
because Of changes in lead-time
on deliveries. But he made II
clear he would have to be shown
how Congress could 60 beyond
that and cut another 50 billion.
He said that would be trifiing
with defense.
The subcommittee was still
putting the finishing touches on
the bill yesterday. and those in
charge will not disclose their
final recommendations until the
full committee meets Tuesday.
There was one report yesterday
that the subcommittee in the
past few days has upped its
original figure for aircraft
but subtracted q corresponding
amount from funds for purchase
Of parts.
Another Test Coming
After the defense bill is acted
on there will be one other major
test in the budget battle between
the President and Congress
That will come on foreign aid
The President has voluntarily
scaled his original request down
by $500 million to $3.8 billion
but some influential members Of
both Houses want to go much
lower than that.
The President will 60 on the
air again Tuesday night to dis.
cuSs The Need for Mutua
Security in Waging the Peace.
! Up to now the House has cul
a total Of $l.4 billion from money
bills in which $l9 billion was re.
quested by the administration
This represents an average GU
of Z per cent.
i Thus far the Senate has de-
parted from its traditional prac.
tice q restoring House cuts. i
has sustained most Of the Houst
cuts IN the first three bills passet
last week, and in a few agencies
the Senate made deeper cuts.
Saving Near "a Billion
If the reported slash Of nearl.
$2.5 billion in the Defense bulge
goes through. the economizer
will have their claimed saving
up close to the "a billion mark
without counting what they ma.
take of foreign aid or a militar,
public works program Of abou
$2.2 billion TO be submitted late
in this session.
At the present pace. therefore
this session could take more thai
IS billion from the President
overall request for $73.3 billion
in new appropriations.
But 1t would not follow tina
Government spending would b
cut by that much in the /