Show CONGRESS FACE F FUND EARLY f WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 15 Ad UP-Ad- UP Administration Ad- Ad ministration requests for extra army and navy appropriations and for an additional relief fund which may run as high as will willbe willbe be the first big money problems before the new congress Funds to operate the W P A until until until un un- un- un til July 1 must be considered early in the session because the current allotment may be exhausted by February February February Feb Feb- 15 The amount needed will depend on the size of relief rolls during the winter and spring but W P A officials already are making pr preliminary estimates Congress also is expected to get getan getan getan an early start on the national defense defense defense de de- de- de program V Well ell informed house members said today that the war department has submitted to the budget bureau an estimate somewhere between and to run the army in hi the next fiscal year This would be between and above the years year's total To Ask Increase President Roosevelt has indicated he would ask for a increase increase increase in in- crease for the navy which got 1 this year Approval of the increases would send the appropriations for the armed services to their highest peacetime level While details were lacking as to how the additional funds would be spent Mr Roosevelt has indicated a substantial part of the increase for the army would go toward the projected expansion of the air corps One house member said the navy intended to concentrate at the coming coming coming com com- ing session on winning approval for additional shore bases for the fleet and its air forces A naval inspection inspection inspection tion boards board's recommendations on the subject has gone to the White WhiteHouse House To Touch Off Controversy Discussion Discussion of the relief appropriation tion is expected to touch off a controversy controversy controversy con con- over the best method of handling andling the W P P- P A. A A number of Republicans and tion Democrats want state instead of federal control Some aids of Administrator Harry Hopkins said that if relief rolls continue above the theW theW theW W P A will need about a month from March to July A figure of for the extra appropriation has been suggested suggested suggested sug sug- by other federal experts who believe improved business conditions conditions conditions con con- will reduce the demands on W P A A. A These men point out that relief rolls dropped from a peak of on November 5 to on December 10 Subcommittees at York Work WorkHouse House subcommittees already have begun work on some of the regular appropriations bills for the coming year President Roosevelt also is getting ready for the session ses session session ses- ses sion w which ich begins January 3 by discussing his program with legislative legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive chieftains Senator Barkley of Kentucky the theD D Democratic floor leader talked with the president for an hour and a ahalt half halt yesterday Asked whether many many new proposals would be offered offered offered of of- Barkley said I doubt it I dont don't know of anything anything anything any any- thing in particular except what might be done with existing laws correcting them and amending them to make them better He did not specify the measures to which he referred but there have been many suggestions for revising the labor relations social security farm and tax laws |