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Show AID BILL SIGHED i BY ROOSEVELT " WASHINGTON. Teh. (UP) "President Roosevelt today signed 4he ms.000.000 deficiency relief bill providing 1790,000,000 to continue the government's work relist and flood hahUltatloujrograrn until June SO. e The president signed tho measure .art thin 14 hours after It waa received .from congress, where both houses .approved the bill after compromising compromis-ing an argument over use of government gov-ernment employe by congressional .Investigating committees. Completion of action on the measure meas-ure eliminated tha possibility that the works progress administration jnirht be forced to curtail employment employ-ment projects. The 11,425,000,000 appropriated ap-propriated for work relief at the last session of congress was almost "completely exhausted. " Controversy between house and Senate over use of government em-"ploye em-"ploye by congressional investigating investigat-ing committees delayed passage of the biU carrying $700,000,000 to fl-nance fl-nance relief from February 1 to dune 10, end of the fiscal year. The measure, as finally approved, provided that 10 day after snact. ment investigating committees no longer can use rebel workers. The restriction, similar to tho original house proposal, will affect two aen-ats aen-ats inquiries railroad flnanos and civil liberties. |