The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-08
EIGHT MILLIONS
PAY CUT PUT
IN SALARY BILL
SIaSheS Ranging From 5 to
rs Per Cent ARRANGED
on Sliding Scale.
WEEK OF SESSION LEFT
$3.50 Tax Limit, Dry Law
Repeal, and Truck Levy
Measure Remain.
WEEK OF SESSION LEFT

More than $8,7OO,OOO will be cut
from the $50,0OO,0OO public pay roll
IN Indiana if the revamped salary
bill, to be presented today by a spe-
cial state senate committee, proves
acceptable
The bill introduces a new idea in
Indiana laW-making. Instead of
setting out straight salary sched-
ule for various Offices, it presents
mathematical formula upon which
all cuts are to be based.
A 5 per cent reduction for all
public officials and school teachers
forms the base of the formula,
which was worked out by Senator
j. Clyde Hoffman Rep), Indian
apolis.
Under its operation, salary reduc-
ton will range from per cent on
$500 to a maximum of Is per cent
on $4,000. Majority of teachers
salaries average around 81 300, where
an per cent cut would apply,
Senator Hoffman explained.
A 10 per cent reduction becomes
effective at $1,666 Under the for
mula, the $4,000 judges salaries
would be cut 30 per cent, but the
bill provides 25 per cent limit.
Both the upper and lower houses
reconvened this afternoon, begin
ming the last lap of the forty-day
meeting, which must end not later
than midnight next Monday
Paramount problems confronting
the senators as they reconvened in
cluded possible recall of the $1.50
property tax limitation bill, repeal of
the Wright bone dry law, enactment
OF a constitutional salary reduction
measure for the state, accepting or
rejecting the truck tax and legula-
ton bill and consideration of bills
designed to tap new revenue sources.
Tax Limit Bill First Up
The latter include income and in
tangibles tax bills sent over from
the house and the Hoffman sales
tax, which can be voted on again
before it might be defeated.
First business of the senate is to
consider the Chambers motion to
recall the tax limitation measure
from the Office of Governor Harry
c. Leslie.
The motion was pending when
the senate adjourned Saturday.
Today is the last day OH which
the Governor may sign, veto, or let
the bill become law without sigma
ture. Those moving adjournment
Saturday were of the opinion that
the bill must be acted upon by the
chief executive this morning. An
unofficial opinion from the Office
of the attorney general holds Les
lie has until midnight to act, it was
said.
Recall Is Urged
Senator Walter S. Chambers
(Dem), Newcastle, urged the bill
be recalled, to prevent governmental
chaos from failure to provide Sufd
cient revenue to meet budgets.
Action was prevented by Sen
ator Lee J. Hartzell (Rep), Fl.
Wayne, moving to adjourn and
Lieutenant-G Governor Edgar F..
Bush gaveling through the mo-
ticn.
The Weiss bill for Wright law re-
peal is on second reading and SEN
stors backing the measure predicted
action late today.
A favorable committee report also
is expected on the house bill to
legalize pari-mutuel betting ma
chimes. Senator Alonzo H. Lindley
(Rep). Kingman, chairman of the
committee on agriculture, to which
the bill was sent, has secured an
opinion from the attorney general
holding the bill constitutional.
Its passage will be favored be-
cause of its revenue-raising posi-
bilitieS IL was said