Evening star., 1932-11-17
|PAY CUT AND LEAVE
ban BACKED FOR '33
Bureau of Budget Plans to
Keep All Provisions of
Economy Act.
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the chairmen of the various subcommit-
tees at the earliest possible date to
determine the general policy for all
appropriation measures so that there
may be uniformity. This conference
has not yet been held owing to the
fact that several Of the chairmen have
not yet returned to washington. but
1t will be called early next week.
Bill to Fix Policy.
Whatever policy regarding continua-
ton of the furlough system for Gov
ernment workers is followed in making
up the Treasury-Post Office appropria-
ton bill will be followed in making up
all the appropriation bills. So what
ever fight is made to prevent contin-
uation of the pay cut for Government
workers will be cerltered on whatever
provision is inserted in that bill.
Chairman Cannon of the subcommit-
tee on District of Columbia Appropri-
ations said today that In writing the
District bill he intends to follow the
policy set down in the conference OF
chairmen and carried in the first ap-
preparation bill to be reported to the
House.
Mr.. Cannon said also that the District
subcommittee will be ready to give SYM
pathetic attention TO recommendations
by District officials regarding the need
for relief funds to take care OF the un-
employment situation. What action the
subcommittee may take, he said, will
depend upon the facts" that the Dis
trict officials present. Because members
Of this subcommittee are to be busy on
other appropriation bills during the
next few weeks, consideration of the
District budget will not be started by
the Cannon subcommittee until after
the Christmas holidays, Mr.. Cannon
said.
Chairman Byrns predicted that the
Treasury and Post once Department
funds will be under the $l,056000, 900
allowed last year. He said at the same
time. however, that he doubted there
could be any general reorganization
of the Government at the coming ses-
sion," at which the appropriation bills
are taken up.
President elect Roosevelt In his cam
, paign promised to cut Government costs
25 per cent The same pledge was in
the Democratic platform.
House Democratic spokesmen now ir
Washington. including Representative
Rainey OF Illinois, the Democratic lead
er, think that saving cannot be made
without recognizing the myriad de-
partments and bureaus.
at wouldn't do lis any good to start
trying to reorgani1e this session. "
Rainey told newspaper men.
President Hoover may have some
suggestions to make, but apparently It
will be better to wait to act on many
Of them until we have Democratic
President and Democratic cabinet mem
bers"
Following his session with the sub
committee yesterday, Postmaster Gen
eral Brown today went to the White
House and spent more than an hour
with President Hoover going over the
fiscal problem of his department Postal
revenues, despite the increased rates,
are only about the ssrne level as last
year due to decreasing volume. More
over, it is explained while business at
this time is no greater than 1t was dur
| ing peak years 10 years ago, the per-
sonnel Of the department has increased
greatly
Will Protect Personnel.
While the Postmaster General did not
commit himself regarding the subject
after his talk with the President, he
| inferred that the problem of meeting
this situation was discussed during his
| talk with the President and that some
| decrease in the personnel will neces-
sarily follow If the Post once Depart
! ment is to make its budget fit with the
| general program of the administration
He indicated, however. that the aim will
! be TO make reductions in every way
possible before reducing the personnel
Others with whom the President con-
| ferred on the budget today were Secre-
tary of War Hurley UnderSecretary OF
State Castle and Assistant Secretary oi
, the Navy Jahncke.
| In peSsing the economy act, it wa
| provided that annual leave should bt
done away with this year, and thai
| thereafter 1t should be held to Is days
The economy act was designed only fol
wear. and its re-enactment would SCI
up to July /, 1884, the time on which the
ban on leave would be held in effect.
Hurley to Cut Estimates.
! Secretary Hurley said the War De-
partment budget was in very satisfac-
tory shape"
"The President, OF course" he said
is insisting that we cut every dime
possible from our estimates"
Hurley said he was opposed TO slash.
ing military pay or personnel and hac
made no recommendations that woule
tend toward "a vacation for the ma
tional defense"
He indicated, however, that many
millions Of dollars would be cut from
the budget estimates submitted las
/ year. pointing to sac, 100000 housing
program appropriated for then ant
. sll3000,0O0 for rivers and harbor
work.