Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-11
H00vER'S
PROGRAM
OUTLINED
President Calls Bi-Parti-
san Conference On Pro-
posed Economy Moves.
RESULTS UNCERTAIN
Leaders NOn-COmmital In
ANSWERS Relative To
Plans Adopted.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Presi-
dent Hoover called the members of
the Senate's new bipartisan econ
omy committee to the White House
today and at breakfast confer
ence outlined a general program for
saving some $300000,000 in govern
ment costs during 1888.
The President, and the secretary
of the treasury, Ogden L. Mills,
went over economic measures
"along the lines which have been
followed on the economy program
in recent months in the House, as
Mills expressed it.
Mills acted as spokesman for the
group at conclusion of the confer
ence. Chairman Jones of the SEN
ate economy committee and other
members of the bipartisan group
returned to the Capitol for another
meeting of their committee there.
I'VE discussed economy along the
lines of an economy program in an
omnibus bill", Secretary Mills said.
The hope is for reduction in ap-
preparations and for authority to
make combinations in government
posts to save something like $780,
100000 or more below the estimates
set by the budget
I'VE did not go into any details,
but stuck to the general outline of
the plan-you can't settle very
much in an hour at the beginning
OF such move.
Mills, in response to questions,
said that the discussion over the
coffee cups had been along the
general lines of the House econ
omy bill'. Further than that, how
ever, he said he did not care to go.
In response to questions as to
whether the three Democratic mem
bers of the committee would sup
port the President, Mills responded:
Il think we may say to that that
1t was very harmonious meeting"
Asked whether there would be
speedy action in the senate on eccn-
omies, Mills in a serious demearor,
said, Il hope so"
Budget Director Roop a,so attenc..
ed the breakfast conference. Mills
said Roop would stand by to give
the senate economy committee any
details on budget matters they de-
sired"
Walter Newton, the Presidents
political secretary also was present
He said that "in general way the
economy omnibus bill stands befc;c
the senate much in the position that
it did originally before the house
economy committee"
Administration spokesmen wsre
more hopeful, however, that the
bipartisan senate group would be
able to draft a new economy omni-
bus bill which would marc up the
savings desired by the President
but eliminated in the house. Mean-
while the senate's original plan for
10 per cent general reduction in all
appropriations was being held ur
pending action on the omnibus
economy measure.
Mills also said that the Presi-
dents conference had discussed
his proposal for a five-day week
and payless furloughs for govern
ment workers.
I'VE went into all of those
things" Mills said, "in general
way"
The senator's went directly from
the White House to the capitol and
met in the appropriations COM
mittee room with members of the
house, including Representatives
Douglas CDem) Arizona; Cichran
Dem) Missouri; McDuffie (Dem)
Mississippi, and Ramseyer (Rep)
Iowa.
Senator Mcclellan (Dem.) Ten
nessee, expressed confidence be-
fore the committee met that 1t
would adopt his 10 per cent re-
duction policy with respect to fed
eral appropriations. He estimated
that would save from s250,000, 900
to $280,000, 900.
Asked whether the 10 per cent
reduction would apply to the vet
Grams appropriation OF almost
$1,000, 100000, Mcclellan replied he
could not comment on individual
items in the appropriation bills.