The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-07
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HOOver's Cleaver
Cuts Deeply Into
Proposed Budget

rolls. This would be done by limiting
all benefits, except to ex-soldiers with
claims based on active service at over
IS, to persons with a net income, If
single, Of less than 1900 and if mar
ried, of less than $500. Wholesale
Of those now on the
rolls would be followed by removal at
the end Of six months or 90 days. de-
pending on category, Of all not quail
flying under the new terms.
Many specific forms OF benefi.
would be reduced. including compen-
sation to veterans receiving hospital
ization. and stringent administrative
regulation would limit further addi-
tons to the rolls.
To cover his proposals for new tax
and economy legislation the president
in his message departed from custom,
gave a list OF appropriations as rec
commended in the budget itself, and
thanked 1t with his own further re-
duced figures. Without his veterans
and pay cut savings estimated reduc
tons in expenditures totaled $397.-
$4,000. With these included, $751;
923 900 was trimmed below the actual
appropriations for the current fiscal
year.
Food Exempt From Tax
The new tax proposed by the presi-
dent essentially the same manufac-
turers' sales tax advocated in congress
last year but extended to include
everything except food at flat %
rate-was estimated to yield 1855 600.
900. Continuance of the one cent tax
on gasoline-which unless re-enacteo
would end next June-was estimated
to produce $l37 1000, 900. The total OF
S492, 900 900 would cover the estimated
deficit for the year.
The government pay cut proposed
would affect all income above the
first 81 1000 Of annual wage or salary
saving an estimated $55,000OO0. II
would be imposed in addition to the
present 30-day payless furlough which
constitutes an 1f3 per cent salary
reduction.
The pay cut recommendation was
accompanied by draft Of Legislation
to put it into effect. This provided
that all northumberland corpora
tons impose similar cuts on their EN-.
ployes.
Except for a few miscellaneou!
projects. no provision was included
for additional projects in the govern.
ment's huge building program. The
president said the 500, 900. 900 author
lied under the emergency relief act o.
the last congress had taken care Of al
additional public construction nov
needed.
Defense Budget Reduced
The budget provided $3.50. ATT 900 TO-
national defense, as compared with
se32. 400, 900 last year. It carried $685.
388. 100 for rivers and harbors work. 6
reduction Of $20,l61. 871; and $4,000,
900 for the federal aid highway sys
tenn. Hoover said no more than Thu
should be allotted to highway aid un
til the treasury Is in better condition
The president said appropriation
for public works in his budget wer'
less than those for the present year
Speaking generally Of public works
this program Is well in advance, Of tn
country's immediate need by VIRTUE
of the vast appropriations made To-
this purpose as q means Of increasing
employment. The authorization o
large programs Of elf-liquidatint
works to be financed by the recon
struction finance corporation pro-
vides aid to employment upon Al
even larger scale. without burden up
on the taxpayer"