Evening star., 1932-07-17
SENATE COMMITTEE
TO STUDY ECONOMY
BILLS S0PERAT|0N
Inquiry Will Determine Need
for Changes at Next
Session.
M'KELLAR RESOLUTION
PROVIDES FOR PROBE
Special Subcommittee to Continue
to Obtain Information on In
equalities in Law.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

A thorough study to determine
whether any changes should be made
in December in recently enacted gov
ernmental economy provisions. will go
forward during the recess OF Congress,
as the result of a resolution adopted by
the Senate just before the session was
brought to a close last night.
The Senate without debate adopted
resolution presented by Senator Nc
Kellar Democrat, of Tennessee, au-
thorizing the special Economy Subcom-
mittee to continue during the recess
and to make recommendations, either
as to possible notifications in the much
discussed economy law, or as to any
further measures of economy that may
be deemed advisable either by reducing
appropriations or through reorganlza-
ton.
THAT the furlough plan for Govern
ment employees in the economy act Will
come within the scope of the subcom-
mittees future deliberations was in
dicated by Senator McKellar when, in
an interview last night, he said:
MANY Inequalities
THE furlou5h plan has worked so
manv INEQUALITIES it was thought TINS
committee should study it thoroughly
during the recess and report back to
Congress"
The Tennessean indicated the sub
committee also would be able to con-
Ider question, raised recently by other
Senators, but which could not be acted
on by the Senate in the closing hours OF
the session. These include: The pro-
posal of Senator Shipstead, Farmer
Laborite of Minnesota, to reimburse
employees of the Government Printing
Office for unused leave which they
earned during the last fiscal year; the
proposal of Senator Bingham. Repub-
lican. of COnnecticus, to reSclnd the
provision in the economy act relatmg
to dismissal of married persons when
husband and wife are both in the Gov
ernment service.
Senator Jones, Republican, of Wash
tngton, chairman Of the Appropriations
Committee. and also chairman OF the
economy subcommittee, said last night
he did not expect any meetings In the
immediate future, but that Kennedy
Rea, clerk to the Appropriations Com
mittee. would gather material during
the Summer for use of the economy
group when it assemblies in the Fail.
Economy Groups Renamed.
The same members who constituted
the special economy group during the
session Just ended were named In the
McKellar resolution to continue the
studies that are to be carried on for the
information of the next session. They
are Senators Jones, Republican, OF
Washington: Bingham, Republican, OF
Connecticut: Dickinson, Republican, OF
Iowa: McKellar. Democrat, OF TenneS-
see, and Bratton, Democrat, OF Ne"
Mexico.
Vice President Curtis also appointed
late Yesterday the Senate members OF
Joint congressional committee caIleo
FOR bv the economy law to conduct an
INQUIRY during the recess into the oper-
alton of laws and regulations deahng
with the relief of war veterans ana
their dependents. He named the fol-
lowing: .x
Senators Robinson, Republican, OF
indiana; Brookhart, Republican. OF
Iowa; Hatfield, Republican, OF west
Virginia; Walsh, Democrat, OF Massa-
rhusetts. and George. Democrat. OF
Georgia. The House, earlier In the Gay
had named the following as It's mem
oers of this joint committee: repre-
EentdtlVeS MCDulue VI hldOhHio, -.
of Indiana, Taber of New York, MILL
Ran of Missouri and Chiperfleld OF ILL
nois.
When the economy bill was being
drafted originally it contained num-
ber of proposed changes in exlstlng
laws relating to veterans allowances
and compensation, but these were elm
mated, leaving such questions to be
studied further by the proposed JOINT
committee.
Will Study REORGANIZATION
It was believed likely last night that
the special Senate Economy Subcom-
naittee would devote considerable atten-
ton to the subject of consolidation and
reorganization of governmental bureaus
and agencies.
Early yesterday Senator Reed, Repuo-
Ncan, of Pennsylvania had a resolution
adopted in the Senate to take care OF
the graduation leave of the cadets who
completed their studies at West Point
Military Academy this year. He point,
ed out that the controller general had
ruled that this was annual leave un-
der the economy law. He said this is
leave which they get only once in
lifetime. and that the cadets are now
scattered all over the world, those VINO
expect duty in distant posts having al
ready left the United States, and others
having gone to their homes.
While the resolution was being con-
sidered Senator McKellar criticized tne