Evening star., 1932-05-08
SENATE PREPARES TO SHAPE
ECONOMY POLICY THIS WEEK
Hose General Program and Supply Meas
ures Due for Consideration-Jones
Studies Omnibus Bill Details.

Rapid strides may be taken by the
Senate this week toward working out
policies to be followed in curtailing
Government expenditures both in the
reduction of appropriation bills and in
the consideration by Senate leaders of
the House general economy program.
which includes reorganiZati ton of gov
ernmental agencies and the important
question of whether there should be
pay cuts or furlough system.
The first SkirmiSh of the week is
likely to occur soon after the Senate
meets tomorrow, when Senator Oddie,
Republican. of Nevada, hopes to get
consideration of his resolution for
repeal Of the order requiring a 10 per
cent cut below the House total Of ST.
59000,000 in the Treasury Post Ofice
appropriation bill.
Omnibus Bill Studied.
Meanwhile Chairman jones of the
cenate Appropriations Committee is
studying the details of the House omni-
Gus economy measure. which started out
with provisions designed to save over
5000, 100000, but finally emerged from
the House with savings of something
over 10000, 900. These general economy
plans we're tackled on TO the legislative
appropriation bill, and Senator Jones
is also chairman Of the subcommittee
>hat will handle that bill
The Senate Subcommittee will be
/ free to consider proposals that were
eliminated, including the reconmenda-
ton Of the President for a five-day
week for per diem workers and one
month of leave without pay for annual
employees, in lieu of salary cuts. The
House rejected this furlough plan and
adopted a salary cut of II per cent
with an exemption of $2,500. This
would mean the taking of II per cent
from that portion of a salary in ex-
cess of S2,500.
Senator Jones said yesterday he still
has an open mind as between the SAL
ary cut and the furlough plan. Now
that the task of redrafting the tax
bill has been finished. Senator Jones
is ready to delve into the questions
presented both by the general economy
program and by the several appropria-
tion bills awaiting action in the SEN
ate Appropriations Committee.
Glass Bill Scheduled.
Under the parliamentary situation
tomorrow, the Glass banking bill, the
unfinished business of the Senate, will
Oddie resolution to rescind the 10 per
cent cut order on TreaSury-Post Ofice
funds will be in order before that hour.
Meanwhile an Appropriations Sub
committee will meet tomorrow morning
to pass on the independent offices ap-
preparation bill, carrying funds for the
several commissions and special agen-
cieS of the Government, including more
than $900,000,000 for the various func-
tions of the veterans administration.
The Senate has not ordered 10 per
cent cut in this bill in advance of COM
mittee consideration, and if this meas
ure comes to the Senate floor without
that much reduction under the House
figures it will afford another oppor-
| tunity for test of sentiment on the
| 10 per cent reduction rule as a general
| policy of retrenchment.
Thus, there are two channels through
which the Senate may express itself
soon as to whether 1t intends to go
through with the 10 per cent rule
Opponents of the 10 per cent rule on
| the TreaSury-Post Office bill say there
has been some change of sentiment in
the Senate since the order was adopted
| Others express doubt the Senate will
/ be disposed to order a 10 per cent cut
! in the funds for tle veterans, which
form a substantial part of the ;nde-
| pend offices bill.
/ Conferees Meet Tuesday.
On Tuesday morning Senate and
! House conferees will meet to work out
a final agreement on the State, Justice,
/ Commerce and Labor supply bill, to
which the Senate applied the 10 per
cent cut. This conference report, when
an agreement is reached. will have to
go back to both Senate and House for
ratification.
Besides the first deficiency bill. which
went through in December. only one
Of the regular annual appropriation
bills has gone to the President and
been signed The Agriculture bill
which passed both houses before the
Senate began advocating 10 per cent
cuts below the House, is still awaiting
ratification of the report of the con-
ferees. The Senate Appropriations
Committee has before it the Treasury
Post Office the independent Offices, the
Navy, the legislative and the District