Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-18
BILL
CUT BY COMMITTEE
TO SIZE, 43,0OO
House Group Lops S10,799,-
900 From Sum Recon-
mended by President.
SALARY REDUCTIONS
IGNORED IN REPORT
Big Item in Measure Provides
$100,o00,000 for Federal
Highway Aid.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The keen blade of Democratic econ
omy was exhibited today as the House
received from its Appropriations Com
mittee a closely pruned Agriculture De-
partment supply bill
Carrying out the policy laid down by
Chairman ByrnS, the committee cut the
first big departmental money bill to
SITS ,443, 900 for the coming fiscal year
This is $50 ,220, 900 less than appropria-
tons for the current year and is
$40, 799, 900 below the budget estimates OF
$186,243, 900 recommended by President
Hoover.
Not one budget item was increased by
the committee and no single expendi-
ture was added. In addition, the COM
mittee did not go into the question OF
reducing salaries of Government en-
ployes, passing that back to the House.
1t is expected to be debated on the
floor, since the Expenditures Committee
had tabled all proposals to cut salaries.
Sl0O,O00,UO0 Tor ROADS.
The big item in the measure is $780,
100000 for Federal highway aid 1t is
$25,179,000 less than appropriated for
this year and 100000 short of the
amount requested by Thomas H, Mac
Donald, chief of the Bureau of Public
Roads. The committee also Topped off
$3.50 from the appropriation for
forest roads and trails, leaving $685.
600 which is $3,595, 900 less than the
current years appropriation.
A restriction was incorporated to pre-
vent the department from filling any
vacant Jobs during the remainder OF
the current year except upon the writ
ten approval of the President. Other
than the cut in Federal highway aid
the reductions were effected by slashes
of $469,500 on supplies and equipment
for various bureaus and curtailed mis-
cellaneous expenses for the entire de-
partment amounting to the remainder
of 81 100000. Increases in salaries dur
ing the year were specifically barred.
In its report the committee said that
by administrative action saving OF
S3,44l 900 already had been effected
this year through economies and not
allowing salary increases.
Important Items Cut.
Among the important items in the
bill was $13,o76,OOO for the office OF
Secretary Hyde, which is $4,000 less
than this year and 500 ,346 less than the
budget estimate; $4,136,000 for the
Weather Bureau, 1851, 900 less than
this year and $4,000 below the budget;
sl2,282,000 for the Animal Industry
Bureau, $4,000 less than this year and
S36, 900 below the budget.
The Forest Service received Sl2,-
$4,000, or $4,64l 900 less than for 1882
and $4,000 below the budget. The
Entomology Bureau was allowed ST.
$4,000, reduction of $4,000 under
this year; the Biological Survey
S1.756,000, or $472,000 less than for
1882, and the Bureau of Chemistry and
Soils, $1,840,000, or 100000 less than
for this year. Food and Drug Ad-
ministration received $4,000 less than
for this year, or $l,716,000.
Another Big Saving.
One Of the big savings was 500
100000 Topped of for agricultural
credits and rehabilitation and $4,000 ,00C
for loans to farmers in storm and
drought areas.
The $45,000000 voted last year by
Congress for loans was not then in
cluded in the regular Agriculture De-
partment appropriation bill
Out of total of SGT 100000 appro-
priated for farm relief purposes last
year, the department told the COM
mittee $53,743,000 had been loaned.