Evening star., 1932-12-11
Treasury-Post Office Bill,
Carrying Provision, Is Re-
ported Out.
CONSIDERATION is DUE
FOR MEASURE TOMORROW
Byrns Confident Salary Section to
Be Observation-Disclosures Group
Studies Economy Law.

The House is expected to approve the
continuation of the furlough plan of
pay cut for Government employees as
carried in the Treasury-Post ONCE ap-
preparation bill reported to the House
yesterday. The bill comes up for con-
sideration in the House tomorrow. It
does not include the additional fiat II
per cent salary cut recommended by the
President.
Chairman Byrns of the Appropriations
Committee is confident that the salary
part of the bill will not be disturbed.
1t is based on the economy act of the
last session, as substantive law and or,
the budget estimates under the mandate
of that law.
Chairman Byrns and other House
leaders said that to impose the IL per
cent additional cut would require special
legislation. In order to offer the heavier
sash as an amendment special rule
would have to be invoked, and it is un-
likely that this would be granted, except
on request Of the Appropriations Com
mittee. That committee thrashed the
question out in a heated session yes
terday before the bill was reported, and
the full committee sustained and sup
ported the subcommittee for following
the substantive law.
House Support Ready.
There are number of the ablest
debaters and parliamentarians In the
House ready to support the Appropria-
tions Committee in opposition to any
further pay cuts.
Chairman Byrns said last night he
expects the bill TO be sent to the Senate
In its present form regarding salary
schedules. and that the Senate might
see fit to make changes. There has
been some discussion of making a fiat
cut In salaries in substitution for the
furlough plan. Such a change, how
ever, would cause complete overhaul
ing Of the salary terms, as they are all
now figured on the furlough scale.
Chairman Byrns and Senator Bing-
ham, chairman Of the Senate Appro-
priations Committee and of the special
Economy Committee Of the Senate, had
a brief conference after the bill was
reported.
Senator Oddie, Republican, of Ne
vada, chairman of the Appropriations
subcommittee, which will handle the
bill in the Senate, expressed satisfac-
ton when he learned that the bill was
reported without fiat pay cut in ad-
dition to the furlough.
Reiterates Opposition.
The Nevadian reiterated his intention
OF vigorously opposing any effort to re-
duce Government salaries beyond the
point to which they have been cut this
year by the furlough plan, amounting
to 8 Ia per cent.
Meanwhile, the Senate has its
Special Economy subcommittee, COM
posed Of six members Of the Appropria-
tions Committee, studying the existing
economy law as whole, to determine
whether it should be modified In any
respect and whether any further econo-
mics should be recommended. This sub
committee has been gathering testi.
mony as to how the furlough plan and
other phases of the economy law have
worked during the current year, but has
not yet begun conferences to decide
what course It will recommend for the
coming year.
Senator Bingham expressed doubt
last night whether 1t will be possible for
the Senate Committee to bring up econ
omy changes through the medium Of
e1AC 4ACoouA y Oo6 OLlCC Ulll, Tic IlISt
OF the regular annual appropriation
measures, in view of the form in which
1t has been presented in the other
branch Of Congress. 1t was indicated
that further economy proposals might
be out OF order as Senate amendments
to this bill. In that event new economy
proposals would have to be presented to
the Senate as separate legislation.
Consider Quitting Furloughs.
Some members of the Senate Economy
Committee, while not favoring a fat
pay cut on top Of the existing furlough
reduction, have indicated they would
consider abandoning the furlough
method OF saving on salaries and substi-
tute some percentage Of fiat reduction.
Until the Senate economy group COM
pletes its work, however, its course Of
action will not take definite shape.
Senator Bingham has called the econ
omy group to confer tomorrow morning
with Secretary of the Treasury Mills,
Budget Director Roop, Controller Gen.
eral McCarl and Gen. Frank T. Hines.
director of the Veterans Administration.
This conference, however, is to 20 over
bill which Senator King, Democrat. of
Utah, has drafted to consolidate and
reduce the number of Federal disbursing
offices scattered throughout the country.