Evening star., 1932-06-10
HOUSE WILL NAME
/. MORE CONFEREES
ON ECONOMY BILL
First Meeting on Federal
Savings Is Scheduled
This Afternoon.
HOOVER GETS ASSURANCE
OF FURLOUGH SUPPORT
Hopeful Sign for U. S. Workers
Seen in Two Bills Approval
Without 10 Per Cent Cut.

With the first meeting of conferees
on the Federal economy bill scheduled
for o'clock this afternoon, Speaker
Garner announced today additional con-
ferees would be appointed by the House.
probably including several members Of
the Special Economy Committee. headed
by Representative McDuffie, Democrat,
of Alabama.
This change in plans by the House
leadership was due, it was said to the
TACT the Senate yesterday appointed
seven conferees on the legislative appro-
prlatlon measure. to which the economy
provisions are attached Among these
were several members Of the Senate's
Special Economy Subcommittee.
The Senate desires to keep the legis-
latlVe appropriation bill intact. includ-
ing the economy provisions, while House
leaders are seeking to get separate ac-
ton on the regular appropriation items
for the legislative establishment and
then to have the economy provisions
considered separately by new group of
conferees.
Legislative Section First.
The meeting of the conferees will be
held in the Senate Appropriations Com
mittec room. The legislative section Of
the bill will be considered first and
there is believed to be little likelihood
that the pay cut section will be reached
soon unless the group remains in ses-
sion until late tonight.
Meanwhile President Hoover was as
sured today by Representative Smell of
New York, minority leader of the House.
that the Republicans of that body will
back up the conferees for a fve-day
week and furlough- Without-pay plan
Smell told the President the Republicans
are desirous of effecting genuine econ
omy and at the same time keeping up
the proper standard of Wags, and for
that reason they favor the furlough
plan and the five-day week
Another hopeful sign for Govern
ment workers was seen in the action
of the Senate in abandoning their 10
per cent supply bill policy in the agri-
culture bill and the Army bills. Fol-
lowing on tie heels Of approval of the
Army bill yesterday without the 10 per
cent cut the Senate today passed the
conference report on the agriculture
bill, to which it had added s2,O0O,000.
Appointments Due Soon.
The conferees appointed yesterday by
the House are Representatives Sandlin.
Louisiana, and Ludlow, Indiana, Demo-
Gratis, and Hardy, Colorado. Republican
The Senate conferees are Chairman
Jones Of the Appropriations Committee
Senators Bratton,. Democrat, of New
Mexico, BrousSard, Democrat, of Lou.
isiana: Hale. Republican, of Maine
and Smoot, Republican, of Utah.
Speaker Garner said the additional
House conferees would be appointed
soon.
1t is hoped that by keeping the bill
intact as it is, much wrangling will be
eliminated which would result if con-
ferees brought the economy proposals
back into the House for approval
There seemed to be a growing senti-
ment in the House in favor of accept
ing the Presidents furlough plan as
approved by the Senate. However, Nc
Dufie, who was the original sponsor
of the fiat 10 per cent cut. may en-
deavor to get consideration of that
alternative in the conference. There is
strong sentiment among House lead
ers for an exemption Of at least 81 500
before the application of a fat cut in
salaries.
Group Fights Any Cut.
A small but determined group also is
waging a fight against any reduction in
salaries, but their only influence prob
ably will be toward getting a compro-
mise on the question of exemption.
One objection among House members
to the furlough plan is that rumor
has been spread that there is likeli-
hood, if the furlough system is adopt
ed, of superimposing upon that a fiat
salary cut in addition.
Since the action by the Senate on the
wage cut proposals. the pressure on
House members to seek higher exemp-
tions and to diminish the amount OF
salary reductions has been intensified.
Not only are members receiving count
less letters and kilograms from their
home district, but delegations repre-
senting the National Federation OF
Federal Employees and other groups of
Federal workers including the big four
organizations of postal service employees
and the American Federation of Labor
are again canvassing all members of the
House.