Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-01
Speedy House
Acts 10 Provide
Federal Payroll
Emergency Steps
Token as Several
Agencies Lack Gosh

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The House quickly passed an
emergency continuing" resolu-
ton today to provide operating
expenses until July 81 for Gov
eminent agencies which have not
yet received their new appropria-
lions.
Senate leaders will try to COM
plete action this afternoon and
rush the resolution to the White
House, because a number of
agencies are functioning today
without any authority to incur
obligations.
The resolution, reported from
the Appropriations Comittee at
noon by Chairman Cannon, COW
ers the Defense Department,
Agriculture and the foreign aid
program.
Ceiling Put on Foreign Aid
For foreign aid, the resolution
places a 5000 million ceiling on
the amount that may be spent
in July.
For all other agencies the
resolution contains no specific
amount, but will cover payrolls
and other essential day-to-day
expenses.
The Senate begins debate to-
day on the big $34.5 billion de-
Tense money bill and hopes to
pass it by Wednesday. But it may
be several weeks before a foreign
aid appropriation bill goes
through.
The final conference agree
ment on the agriculture money
bill also may be delayed until
next week.
The continuing resolution also
covers necessary spending au.
thority for number of inde-
pendent agencies. including the
Housing and Home Finance
Agency, Export-Import Bank
iva. Atomic Energy Commits.
sion and the Small Business Ad-
ministration.
Final Vote by Wednesday
Senator johnson of Texas, the
Senate Democratic leader, has
programmed final vote on the
Defense budget by Wednesday
when the Senate is to start a
long Fourth of July week end.
Administration forces indi-
Gated they plan a fight to pro-
tect the nearly 81 billion the
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee has restored from House.
voted cash cuts totaling 1922
billion.
They said they had no hope
of inducing the Senate to in
crease the bill any further, and
that they will be satisfied il
they can hold the substantial
victory the administration won
in the committee.
Senator Young, Republican Of
North Dakota, an appropriations
committee member, said the
services would be lucky "if they
don't lose more than a third
Of the $971. $4,000 restored b.
the Senate Committee, once the
measure reaches a Senate-Houst
conference to adjust differences
He said he has been told some
House members plan a vigorou.
fight to prune the Senate total,
when the bill reaches the con.
ference stage.
Sill Billion Trimmed So Far
An analysis showed that Con.
gress so far has trimmed $1,l48..
2l2,667 from nine appropriation.
bills for the new fiscal year. Each
OF these measures was cut below
President Eisenhower's requests
However, this does not NEAR
spending in fiscal 1858 will be GU
by that much. In fact, Congress.
sional staff experts have pre-.
dicted that total spending in thil
new fiscal year actually will ex.
coed the ST. billion forecast BY
Mr.. Eisenhower in January.
Much of the spending in tn,
coming year will be out OF pas
appropriations. and much of tn
money in bills passed this yea
will be spent later on.
Then, toe, some of the ap
preparations which do not affec
spending. Also. some Of the cut
may have to be restored later
These include ALLEGATIONS 70
certain veterans benefits and TO
old-age assistance grants to tn
States.