Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
McDuffie Equally Confident
Pay Cut Will Win in Battle
Tomorrow.
SHIFT IN SENTIMENT
RECENTLY is REPORTED
Republicans Base Hope on Fact
That Last Vote Approved Slash
by Slim Margin.

A bitter partisan battle is expected
tomorrow in the House, where another
attempt will be made to break the pro-
longed deadlock over the Government
furlough-pay cut controversy.
The way was cleared for a vote by
submission of the conference report late
yesterday the conferees having agreed
to all amendments except the conflict
ing pay cut plan. In holding out stead
tasty against the furlough plan. the
House conferees receded on majority
OF the other points in dispute.
House Republicans are reported to be
lining up almost solidly to support Presi-
dent Hocver's furlcugh plan. Democrats
are expected to Join Representative Nc
Dufie OF Alabama, chairman Of the
economy conferees, in insisting on fat
10 per cent salary slash on incomes in
excess of $1,000, situation which FORE
casts an inevitable party fight.
Republican leaders claim from IS to
80 per cent Of the Republican vote for
the furlough and predict enough Dem
ocratic assistance to assure the adoption
Of this plan. McDuffe, however. Is
equally as confident the House will not
reverse its previous stand in favor Of
pay cut.
Marked Change in Sentiment.
The confidence of the Republicans
is based primarily on the fact that
the House approved the pay reduction
by slight margin CT II votes. Since
the House vote there is said to have
been a marked change in sentiment,
chiefly among the Republicans, who
voted for the pay cut. resulting from
for adoption of his furlcugh plan and
its recent Endorsement by William
Green, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Majority Leader Rainey, on the other
hand, contends that If the administra-
ton really wants to save money the
pay cut plan Is far superior to the
furlough. The proposed 10 per cent
cut on salaries In excess Of $1,000 Is
estimated to save s113,o0,ooo, while the
Through, according to its proponents,
imately s80000,00o.
Smell Expected to Lead Fight.
Adoption by the House Of the fur
Tough plan could bring an end to the
long struggle. On the other hand. II
the House insists en- upholding its pay
cut plan, the controversy will again be
thrust directly on the Senate.
Representative Smell of New York.
Republican leader, IS expected to lead
the administration fight for the fur
Tough. AS chairman of the Republican
National Committee, Smell. it is pointed
fight in view Of the plank in the Re-
publican platform upholding the prin-
ciple Of shorter working week.
Despite the confident predictions Of
the opposing factions, there is some
fear in the House that Representative
La Guardia, Independent Republican,
Of New York, will start fight against
any pay cut at all. La Guardia takes
the extreme view that the Republican
plank on the principle of high wages
would be repudiated by any votes for
a pay reduction.
Exclusive Of the amount Of savings
that would result from the pay cut
plan ultimately adopted. the amend
ments agreed to in conference are
roughly estimated to bring about S40,-
100000 in economies. With the fur
Tough the savings would amount to ap-
proximately 2OO00,0o0, whereas the
proposed 10 per cent cut on salaries
over $1,000 would raise the total to
S153,000,000.
Outstanding Recommendation.
Outstanding among the recommended
tons of the confereeS were adoption Of
the Senate amendment limiting annual
loo ~ y1elIy 70
Sundays ard holidays, and the House
provision which stipulateS that in the
event of the necessity Of dismissals en-
ployes whose husbands or wives are
working in the Federal service, one or
the other shall be the first to be re-
leased.
The House conferees also recommend
ed agreement with the Senate elimina-
ton of the proposed public works adj
ministration, comprising the consolida-
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