Evening star., 1932-04-19
NEW CUTS ORDERED
I. IN APPROPRIATIONS
Senate NearS Final Action
on State, Justice, Labor,
Commerce Bill.

The Senate may finish consideration
this afternoon Of the items comprising
the 10 per cent cut in the State, Justice,
Commerce and Labor appropriation bill,
which it took up late yesterday after
having voted to instruct the Appropria-
tions Committee to make a similar
slash below the House figures in the
Treasury Post Office supply bill.
In ordering a 10 per cent cut in the
Treasury-Post Office measure, however,
the Senate first adopted the Tydings
amendment to save the public buildings
program from further reduction. AS 1t
came from the House, the Treasury part
of the bill contained $108,000,000 for
going forward with Federal building
projects, Of which not to exceed $l5,-
900, 900 is to be spent in the District OF
Columbia.
The House allowed total of 81 ,05s,-
600 900, for, all purposes in the Treasury
and Post Odice Departments, SO that
the Senate,s 10 per cent cut order d.
rects the committee to take approx
nately $105, 600. 900 out of the bill, the
only restriction being that it shall not
reduce the public building items.
Reconsideration Necessary.
The Senate now has ordered 10 per
cent reductions below House totals on
three appropriation bills, dealing with
seven executive departments Of the
Government. In each case, however,
the Senate must again consider each
bill in order to vote on the specific
changes made by the committee in
carrying out the 10 per cent order.
The 10 per cent cuts in the Interior
bill already have been ratified and
that measure is in conference with the
House. The Senate now is engaged In
passing on the specific cuts in the
State. Justice, Commerce and Labor
bill
During consideration of this bill yes
terday afternoon, the Senate almost
unanimously approved the action of
its committee reducing the fund for
prohibition enforcement from S1l, ,36e,-
500 to $10,250, 900, but the supporters
Of prohibition overwhelmed two mo-
tions to cut this fund still lower.
Added Slash Defeated.
Senator johnson, Republican, of
California stirred up the first prohibi-
ton battle Of the session with q pro-
posal to cut the enforcement fund to
S5125,000 "in the interest of economy"
Dry leaders assailed the drastic cut
and after a brief furry defeated the
motion, AZ to II.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, Of
Maryland) then moved 100000 re-
duction. This was defeated, 43 to 18.
The million-dollar slash then was ap-
proved with two opposing votes-Costi-
gan Democrat, of Colorado, and
Howell Republican. Nebraska).
I'VE must face the reality" johnson
told the Senate, land we all know that
the kind of prohibition enforcement we
get today can be obtained in ample
quantity for S5,O00,000. This cut will
make no difference In character or
quantity"
In applying this 10 per cent rule,
which was originally sponsored by Sen
ator McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee,
the Senate has reduced the lump sum
appropriations from which salaries are
paid in a number Of bureaus Bureau
chiefs are without authority to alter
the salary rates fixed in the claSsifica-
ton law. so that the granting Of less
money for personal services means
either dismissal of some employees or re-
quiring the present stats to take
furloughs.