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Show BOOST III RELIEF j TOTALFOUGHT WASHINGTON, Feb. S (UP) Senate leaders sought to block proposals pro-posals to boost the 934,000,0" relief denclencyJiiyoJlL0,000,0Ooday after winning a new deal request for $14,000,000 to complete reeettle-ment reeettle-ment administration horaestesd projects. The senate voted 41 to Se) against an appropriation committee amendment amend-ment that would have cut f 14.000.000 from the bill which the administration administra-tion sought to continue resettlement suburban homestead projects. Senator Jamea I". Byrnes (D, South Carolina, then offered an amendment to cut the $1,000,000 from resettlement administrative expenses in Washington. At the height of debate over resettlement. re-settlement. Senator William H. King. D), Utah, offered a resolution resolu-tion for a senate inquiry into activities activi-ties of tha resettlement administration administra-tion on tha grounds It had been wasteful and extravagant He withdrew with-drew the resolution because of a technicality and said he would Introduce In-troduce It later. ' Byrnes' amendment was approved on a voice vote. |