Evening star., 1932-05-06

show $563, sol ,223 had been saved by
reductions in supply bills for 1888 as
compared with 1882. He said the House
had cut Mr. Hoover'S request for Gov
ernment funds by S161, ,455,1 ,10l.
Byrns told the House that, 1ncludlng
the $42 100000 economy bill, more than
$600,000 600 had been saved. This, he
said, was in addition to the savings ef-
fected by the Senate in its 10 per cent
slaShing campaign.
Meanwhile in the Senate, Senator
McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee,
challenged a statement in President
Hoovers message that the Executives
, recommendations for expenditures nave
been 1869 ,Go0, 900 below those OF last
| year.
1t was clear, however, the Democrats
in Congress, and particularly those IN
the Senate, must decide whether they
would go forward with the budget-bal-
ancing program, as demanded by the
President, or would undertake to stall
| it Off
| Some of the Democrats frankly ad-
mitted that, in their opinion, the coun-
| try was in no mood for further delay.
| They said they believed the Democratic
party would lose if its members in the
| Senate and the House, for any reason
whatever, undertook to bring about a
| legislative jam.
Hope to Adjourn in June.
The practical problem which con-
fronts Congressional leaders is to get
through with the tax and economy
legislation and the appropriation bills
before the Republican National Con-
vention opens June IA in Chicago. II
such a program can be concluded an
adjournment of Congress will be pos
sible. Otherwise a recess OF Congress
from June 10 until early in July would
become necessary. Such recess would
permit members Of Congress to attend
the Republican and Democratic Ma
tional Conventions, the latter being set
for June 81.
With only five weeks remaining the
task of completing the necessary leglS-
lation is admittedly difficult. Senator
Fess of Ohio, chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee, said ne
hoped and believed adjournment would
be possible. If a recess becomes neceS-
sary. Congress may be in session most
of the Summer.
Democrats as we'll as Republicans said
today they were anxious to complete
legislation and adjourn Congress, ana
would do all in their power TO prlng
about a completion of the necessary
legislative program.
A comparatively small group OF Pro-
pressives in the Senate is not only IN
different to the demand for an adjourn
ment of Congress in June, but appar-
emily prefers to have Congress remain
in session this Summer. So lar the
Democrats fatty decline to follow the
lead of the Progressives in this matter.
The Senate Finance Committee Is
rewriting the tax bill today and with
that measure ready to be reported TO
the Senate early next week, Chairman
Jones of the Appropriations Committee
will cali together the subcommittee to
consider the omnibus governmental
economy measure which passed the
House as a part of the legislative ap-
preparation bill.
Arriving at the Capitol late yesterday
the Presidents message on the whole
subject of budget balancing, led to i'm
mediate debate.
Wants Further Economies.
Emphasizing that the most expedi-
tious action Is necessary If the desired
end is to be accomplished, the President
advocated prompt enactment of a tax
bill adequate to produce the necessary
revenue and so designed as to distribute
the burdens equitably and not to i'm
pede economic recovery" He coupled
with this a second recommendation for
"a drastic program Of economy which,
including the savings already made in
the executive budget of 1858, ,000, 900, can
be increased to exceed $500, ,000, 900 per
annum.'
In urging further economies beyond
the savings made in the original budget,
however, the President made plea for
1.-The humane treatment of Government
employees
with the reduction proposed in the
original budget, together with the fur
ther reductions here proposed, it will be
necessary to discharge $4,000 to 100000
employees unless we divide the remaining
work of the Government among the
whole Of its employees, just as has been
done in industry. I know of nothing
more inhuman in the present situation
than for the Government to add to the
pool of unemployment and destitution
when it Is entirely unnecessary"
First Campaign Speech"
To Hoover's arraignment of the
House, the Democratic floor leader,
Representative Rainey of Illinois, re-
sponded with the charge that this was
the Presidents first speech in his
campaign for reelection" Senator
Robinson took the floor to say the plight
Congress finds itself in never would
have developed If the administration
had not made unaccountable errors in
presenting its estimates of the revenue
needed, and that not general advice,
but specific suggestions we're required.
Others joined in.
They met with ready and hot replies
Representatives Smell, Republican lead
er, said campaign material or not the
Democrats would have to answer"
fer the present situation. Senator
Reed, Republican, Of Pennsylvania, told
Robinson the definite suggestions had
been presented often enough, but that
congressional courage was lacking.
In the ensuing debate Reed observed
that ''if this country ever needed
Mussolini, it needs it now" immedi-
of q, ,VoOY, hic haaJ Il