Evening star., 1932-06-06
Substitute to Flat 10 Per
Cent Slash Is Being
Considered.
SENATE VOTE EXPECTED
BY TODAY OR TOMORROW
Seek to Apply Small Progressive
Percentage Reduction to Salary
Schedules Over $4,000.

As the Senate headed toward a vote
late today or tomorrow on the furlough
plan as a substitute for the nat 10 per
cent pay cut decreed for nearly all
Federal and District employees, some of
the supporters Of the substitute today
were considering amending 1t In the
hope Of gaining additional strength
when the vote comes.
Shortly after the Senate met today,
Senator Logan, Democrat, Of Kentucky,
filed notice Of motion to reconsider
the vote by which the 10 per cent pay
cut was ordered on Saturday. The
Kentucky Senator, who made vigor
GUS speech during the debate last week
in opposition to cutting salaries. par
ticularly In the lower groups, explained
later that he was entering the motion
at this time to comply with the parlia-
mentary requirement, so that 1t would
be possible to urge reconsideration II
that course should be deemed advisable
when the economy bill is taken up again
later this afternoon or tomorrow.
Although the furlough method was
said this morning to have made some
headway over the week end, those who
believe 1t preferable to the fiat pay cut
admittedly have an uphill fight before
them to reverse Saturdays action.
The furlough advocates, however, in
tend to make a strenuous fight to have
that plan adopted. The final result Is
likely to remain in doubt until the roll
Is called, particularly in view Of the
possibility Of changing the details Of
the furlough amendment before it IS
finally voted on.
Graduated Cut Favored.
While Senators who believe the pay
cut should be graduated according to
the size Of the salary were unable Sat-
urday to put through any amendment
containing a graduated scale. they rep
resent considerable number In the
Senate.
1t was said today that some of the
opposition to the furlough plan Is based
on the argument that 1t does not grad
uate the decreases. Proceeding on this
theory, some Of the hackers of the fur
Tough plan were giving serious thought
today to an amendment that would
apply a small progressive percentage
reduction to the salary schedules above
$4,000 before applying the furlough
This suggestion is believed to be based
on the thought that such a change
might win over to the furlough substi-
tute a substantial number Of those who
have been advocating a graduated scale
Of cuts.
The vote taken by the Senate Satur-
day, If finally enacted into law, would
mean a fiat 10 per cent cut on all
salaries of $1,000 or more 1t IS not an
exemption of 81 900 on each salary, but
merely saves from any cut those who
receive less than $1,000 year at pres
ent. Employees receiving $1,000 year
or more would be cut 10 per cent Of
their total salary.
Moses Plan.
The furlough substitute, as offered
by Senator Moses, Republican,, Of New
Hampshire. would apply only to those
receiving more than $1,000 a year and
would amount to taking one month of
leave without pay, scattered through
the year, in lieu Of leave with pay.
Per diem workers would be placed on a
flve-day week, receiving ten-elevenths Of
the pay they now get for five and q
half days.
The 10 per cent pay cut as approved
Saturday would save the Government
approximately s119,000000, assuming
that the elimination of those getting
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