New-York tribune., 1922-01-31
House Slashes
High Salaries
In Ship Board
Limit Set at $4,000, and
Only Six May Receive
More Than $4,000; 4
Nicc-Prcsidcnts Affected
Attorneys Not Included
Offices Bill Now Carries
&5O3, 1888, 7I3; Veterans
Bureau Gets $25,Ol5, ,942

From The 7rtbunc's Washington Bnrcnu
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3O.-Sharp cuts
in salaries OF officials Of the Shipping
Board and Fleet Corporation were or
dered to-day by the House before that
body passed the independent Offices ap-
preparation bill by vote of 167 to 41.
The bill. which carries total of
s503 ,S33,713. goes to the Senate with
All amendment providing that only six
officers Of the board or fleet corpora
ton may receive more than 10000 a
year. This change was made over the
committee recommendation for higher
salaries to not more than thirteen. in
cluding seven attorneys. The reduction
to six was made by eliminating the
latter.
Under an amendment by Representa-
tive Walsh, Of Massachusetts. no Of
ticcr Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton to. oca can receive a greater salary than
S25,0 900 year. If this amendment is
accepted by the Senate at least four of
the five vice presidents of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation will be af-
fected. These are J. Barstow Smul, in
charge of ALLEGATIONS and charters;
William J. Love, in charge of traffic
and A. }. Frey, in charge Of operations
who now draw $4,000 each, and Harry
5. kimball, vice c-presidcnt in charge of
finance, who is listed at 100000 wear.
The fifth vice president is Edward F.
Farley, in charge Of sales. whose an
nual salary is $4,000.
The bill provides 10000 900 for the
use Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion for the fiscal year 1923, together
with any funds on hand July /, 1922,
and receipts from the operation Uf
ships during the fiscal year 1928, and
continues the authority for the use Of
any uncolected money from the s55.-
100000 sales authorized in the sundry
civil appropriation act. Of the $780,
100000 clear appropriation $4,000 900
rs tor the settlement of claims arising
from construction and requisitionin9.
a limitation provides that no part Of
this shall be paid to attorneys whose
contract Of employment has not been
approved by the Attorney General.
The appropriation for salaries ard
expenses Of the ship board totals $3.50
600. An additional item of $4,000 is
carried for investigation of for
clgn discrimination against Ameri-
can vessels.
IN audltlon to the board the bill pro
v'des funds for nineteen other inde-
pendent Offices of the government, in
Guiding the executive office, Alien
Property Custodian. Board of Mediation
and Cancellation. Bureau of Efficiency.
Civil Service Commission. Commission
of Fine Arts, Employees Compensa-
tion Commission, Federal Power Com
mission, Federal Trade Commission.
general accounting Office, Housing Cor
poration, Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics, Railroad Labor Board,
smithsonian Institution, State, War
and Navy Department buildings. Tariff
Commission. United States Geographic
Board and Veterans Bureau.
The amount provided for the vet
Grams is s25,ol5,942 which is more than
Sl'o0O.o00 less than the amount re-
quested in the budget. An Important
amendment to this part of the bill.
which was accepted by the House. re-
fuses to accept limitation which
would eliminate all of the bureaus
training schools at army camps. with
thc tt, single exception of that at Camp
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