Evening star., 1932-06-01


year there could be a Il per cent inter-
changeability of appropriations from
one activity to another within a de-
paltment, With the approval OF The
Budget Bureau
This fleXibility in the handling of
appropriations is regarded as necessary
on account of various reductions maze
in appropriations bills for next year.
The committee recommended that in
transferring u per cent OF any ap-
propriation for any executive depart
ment. independent establishment or the
District government. to any other ap-
preparation under the same department,
no appropriation should be increased
more than Is per cent by such
transfers.
Interest Rate Cut.
Under the heading of vocational edu-
cation activities, the senate COM
m!ttee added several new sections to
the House bill. estimated to result in
savings of S730200 for the fiscal year
1888 Another new section in the Sen
ate bill provides that hereafter the
rate of interest on judgments against
the United States shall be limited to
per cent. and the committee estimated
this would lead to a saving OF S525O,-
900. In this connection the committee
points out that refunds of taxes for
1888 are estimated at $63,000,000 and
that the reduction from 6 to 4 per
cent in the rate of interest on such
refunds would result in saving OF the
above amount.
The Senate committee added several
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construction and rental of buildings.
which may be summarized as follows:
Authorizations heretofore granted for
construction OF public buildings and
public improvements, whether an ap-
preparation has or has not been made,
are hereby reduced 10 per cent of the
limit of cost if contracts have not been
made; hereafter, except where specifl-
cally authorized. the leasing of build
ings of the United States shall be for
a money consideration only without the
inclusion Of any provision for altera-
ton or repair of such buildings as
part of the consideration for rental;
hereafter no appropriation shall be OBJ
ligated for the renting of any building
Tor Government purposes in excess of
an annual rate of Is per cent of the
fair market value of the property at
the date of the lease nor for improve
ments of the rented property in excess
cf 25 per cent of the amount of rent
for the first year.
Another new section makes tempo
rary reduction in fees of witnesses and
Jurors. estimated to save S775.000 The
Juror fee is to be made SO instead of
81 and the per diem witness fee, under
the act of 1926, is to be S1.50 instead
of So
rrl,,o c,o,oto Co,,o,;ttoo rooo,,n,o,.,od
that the consolidation Of the Bureau of
Navigation and Steamboat Inspection
Service take effect not later than Oc-
tober l. instead of July ! as proposed
by the House
Instead of authorizing the President
to transfer the duties and powers of
the Personnel Classification Board to
the Civil Service Commission, the Sen
ate Committee recommended that the
Classification Board be transferred to
that commission.
The special subcommittee had de-
cided to eliminate the House provisions
transferring the radio division of the
Department of Commerce to the Fed
eral Radio Commission, but the Senate
Appropriations Committee reversed this
decision last night by restoring the
House section ordering such transfer.
war veterans, the Senate Committee
killed one paragraph recommended by
the subcommittee which was estimated
to save s51,000000 by curtailing dis
ability allowances. The committee left
in the bill seven other proposals affect
ing veterans amounting to total of
S48O00,C00, but concerning which a
fight is expected in the Senate with
some of the committee members filing
a minority report.
The S51,0OO000 item stricken cut
would have provided that no disability
allowance under the World War veter-
ans act could be paid to a man who
was not SO per cent or more disabled
except where the disability was incur
red in or aggravated by active military
service,
Veterans Items in Bill.
The veterans items left in the bill
and the estimated saving under each
follow:
General adjustment of veterans bene-
fits, Sl3,315,000; veterans in institutions,
S5,370,O00 emergency officers retired
pay, S3,386,000: repeal of per diem
allowances, 100000; limitation of re-
troactive benefits. S13,694 900: transfer
from compensation to pension rolls.
S3,649,000; restriction on the revival of
government insurance, $9,000,000, and
a limitation en- attorney fees in insur-
ance suits. The committee explains that
the last mentioned item will not result
In savings to the Government, but is
recommended in the interest of disabled
veterans and beneficiaries.
The committee added a clause from
the end of the economy program, de-
claring that it shall be construed and
applied as though enacted as a part of
each appropriation act for the coming
hscal year, whether approved prior or
subsequent to enactment of the econ
omy bill.
The bipartisan subcommittee which
drafted the economy program was COM
posed. Of Senators Jones, Republican. of
Washington; Bingham, Republican. of
Connecticut; Dickinson, Republican, of
Iowa; McKellar, Democrat. of Tennes-
see; Bratton, Democrat, of New Mex
leo. and Byrnes, Democrat, of South
Carolina