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Show Economy Drive Is Gaining Momentum congress repeatedly has had to vote large deficiency hills to continue con-tinue relief in the last several months of each fiscal year. The deficiency bill thig year was for 5789,000,000. The campaign to balance the budget momentarily replaced the supreme court issue as No. 1. Topic To-pic of congressional conversation. Week-end developments: 1. Sen. Harry F. Byrd. D., Va., announced that ha will introduce a bill to consolidate the home , owners loan corporation and the j Federal Housing administration 'for a $24,500,000 annual saving. I I 2. A bi-partisan senate bloc seiz-1 ed the economy drive to renew demands de-mands for a nationwide unemploy- ' ment census and relief survey They asserted such a check is vital to determine exact relief needs. j 3. Advocates or a email army! prepared to use the economy cam-' paign in an attempt to pare the I army appropriations bill, sched-1 uled for house consideration this' week. The measure will carry appropriations ap-propriations expected to total more than $100,000,000. 4. Legislators continued to line up on both sides of the proposals for a general 10 per cent reduction reduc-tion in federal spending and to reduce re-duce the relief bill. Suggestions for reduction of the relief fund range down to $500,-000,000. $500,-000,000. Speaker William E. Bank-head Bank-head has suggested $1,200,000,000 . with an apportionment of $100,- BY LYLK C. WILSOX United Press Mali' Correspondent WASHINGTON, April 26 tr.Ki The congressional economy drive moved forward today under Southern Democratic leadership with a fair chance to compel a reduction re-duction in President Roosevelt's $1,500,000,000 relief bill. That economy victory probably would be temporary. The advocates advo-cates of a reduced relief approp- riation have indicated their willingness wil-lingness to vote additional sums next winter if the fund provided this spring proves inadequate. The experience of recent years suggests that additional money will have to be provided next winter win-ter even though congress votes the entire $1,500,000,000 now. Mr. Roosevelt's recovery and relief requests re-quests almost uniformly have been based on under-cstimates and I 000,000 a month. beRinnlng July ' , 1, to the states for relief. |