Evening star., 1932-04-29
VOCATION TRAINING
FUND IS APPROVED
McDuffie and Advocates of
Pay Cut Seek Record
Economy Vote.
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gress to $500 a year was overwhelm-
ingly defeated after Representative La
Guardia of New York, Republican in
dependent, and a leader in the fight
against the wage reductions, made an
appeal to the House.
He said members of Congress needed
all of $4,000 to maintain homes in
their districts and their residences in
Washington.
Scale Reduction Defeated.
The House defeated without a rec
ord vote the amendment of Represent
ative McReynolds, Democrat, of Ten
nessee to reduce salaries on a graduated
scale, beginning with IL per cent on
those from $2,500 to $4,000, and rang
ing up to Is per cent on those in ex-
cess Of $500.
1t also defeated an amendment by
Representative Browning, Democrat, of
Tennessee, to strike out the provision
reducing salaries of Federal judges to
$4,000.
An amendment by Chairman Mead
of the Post Office Committee to ex-
empt from the IL per cent wage cut
reduced because of decreased postal
revenues was defeated, 118 to Al.
During the day the House approved
the Economy Committees proposals to
reduce permanently to $4,000 each
the annual salaries of members of the
Shipping Board, the Federal Reserve
Board, Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, Tariff Commission, Farm Board
and Board of Mediation.
1t also accepted proposal to per-
NIT President Hoover, the cabinet Off
~ "a ~
Court. whose salaries are fixed by the
Constitution, to return any portion of
their compensation to the Federal
Treasury.
FurIough Plan Explained.
A provision to cut salaries of all Fed
eral judges to $4,000, unless fixed by
the Constitution, was approved.
Salaries of members of the Interna-
tional Joint Commission Omitted States
and Canada, were reduced to $1,000
each from $4,000.
After Representative Ramseyer had
explained the provisions Of the Hoover
furlough plan, Chairman McDuffie turn
ed to the House and said:
Yesterday you stampeded and cut
out $55,000,000. Today you come and
take 100000 more. What are you
going to do with this program? Kick
it out and do nothing in the way of
economy?
"I agree with the Presidents princi-
pie Of saving Government funds, but
he goes at it the wrong way
Representative Bachnan of West
Virginia, Republican whip, demanded
of McDuffie whether he intended to
keep the House in continuous session or
recess for dinner.
The Alabama Democrat replied that
no recess would be granted and the
House would stay in session until 10:30
pm.
Recess Is Taken.
Dozens of members leaped to their
feet in protest. Representative Siro-
vich Oemocrat) of New York, a ply
sician, said:
There are many members here who
are sick and tired and need rest, at
least recess"
Spurred by La Guardia and a tu-
multuous House, Sirovich made a mo-
ton to adjourn until noon Friday but
1t was defeated by teller vote of 157
to 118.
A recess until 7:30 pm was approved.
BY an overwhelming viva voce vote,
the House rejected an amendment by
Representative Cochran to strike from
the bill extra pay to Federal employees
for overtime work at night, Sundays
and holidays. 1t Is estimated to save
$5,600,0 900 in 1898.
Before its adoption, an amendment
by Representative Dickstein, Democrat,
OF New York, to prevent the section
from applying to Government-owned
steamship and railroad lines was
approved.
An arnepdp,er% hu D.~rs.s..4. A..
White, Republican, of Ohio, to prevent
the filling Of vacancies in the Coast
Guard was defeated
Representative Crosser, Democrat, OF
Ohio. proposed to strike out the section
providing that no persons in the employ
OF the Government who have reached
retirement age may be kept on the Job
after July /. He termed that provision
cold-blooded and deliberate attempt
70 throw out into the cold postmasters
who have worked for the Government
IS and 40 years"
Many Amendments Defeated.
His amendment was defeated.
Representative Mouser, Republican,
OF Ohio, offered an amendment to pre-
vent members of Congress from paying
any OF their allowances for clerk hire
to any relative, but lost, 88 to 40.
BY vote OF 80 to SO, the House then
defeated an amendment by Repre-
sentative Condor, Democrat, of Rhode
Island, to require the retention of vet
Grams in preference to others in order
ing retirements.
After Representative Kvale, Farm
Labor, OF Minnesota, had lost an effort
to reduce by so per cent the mileage
allowance of members of the House and
Senate, the House also voted down, 81
to "a, an amendment by Representative
Connery, to let the allowances remain
as at present. The bill proposes to re-
duce the allowances IS per cent.