anaheim-gazette 1948-07-22

WASHINGTON AS SEEN By Congressman JOHN PHILLIPS Who commits whom, and a few comments: I've been getting letters lately, from people who seem to think that the United States has somehow failed to keep a promise to loan $65,000,000 to the United Nations, to build in New York. "We committed ourselves," they say to me. Who committed whom? I have no doubt we will eventually loan the money, although I still think we might better use the big empty plant at Geneva, in Switzerland, a neutral country. My memory, after 11 years, can still picture the buildings and the meeting rooms, decorated at great cost by the constituent nations, sometimes with irreplaceable national treasures. Maybe we'd better keep close to the trouble spots, anyway. That's debatable. But not the "commitment" idea. That's important in our scheme of government. This is what happened: The UN acquired land in New York City, through the Rockefellers. Who was asked to put up the money to build? Good old Uncle Sam, of course. He has the biggest per capita debt in the world now; what's a little more added to it? national treasures. Maybe we'd better keep close to the trouble spots, anyway. That's debatable. But not the "commitment" idea. That's important in our scheme of government. This is what happened: The UN acquired land in New York City, through the Rockefellers. Who was asked to put up the money to build? Good old Uncle Sam, of course. He has the biggest per capita debt in the world now; what's a little more added to it? So ex-Senator Austin, now U. S. representative to the UN, told UN people we would put up the money. It's a well established custom constitutionally, that the Congress has to approve the spending of the taxpayers' money, and moreover, that all appropriation bills must originate in the House of Representatives. Before money may be appropriated, a legislative authorization must come from the proper legislative committee. Without such authorization, a point of order could lie against the item, unless the rules committee was willing to allow its inclusion. So the Senate put the AUTHORIZATION for $65,000,000 in a bill, and passed it. It went to the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House and was debated there. Towards the end of the session, that committee brought out an "omnibus bill" containing numerous authorizations, one of which was the UN loan item. It did not come up for action on the floor. It is quite possible that it will come up when the Congress reconvenes on December 31, or if we have a special session. But, as of this moment, the Congress has never authorized the loan, and consequently the matter has never been before the Committee on Appropriations. This lack of understanding of the procedures of the Congress, all of which are there for the protection of the people, goes further than the UN loan. It was evident during the discussions over the ECA appropriation. I will write about that next week. Issue Six More Building Permits Six building permits for the construction of dwellings and garages were issued early this week and late last week by Building Inspector Rudolph Nyboe. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Slacke obtained a permit Tuesday to build a six-room home and a garage at 744 North East street, at a total Issue Six More Building Permits Six building permits for the construction of dwellings and garages were issued early this week and late last week by Building Inspector Rudolph Nyboe. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Slacke obtained a permit Tuesday to build a six-room home and a garage at 744 North East street, at a total cost of $11,000. Three permits issued Friday went to Walter Kniggs, a five-room dwelling and garage, 522 North Sabina street, $8,500; J. L. Nobles, a five-room home and garage, 1010 North West street, $7,500, and Vernon Starr, a five-room house and garage, 855 North West street, $9,000. F. I. 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