Evening star., 1932-11-19
First Extraordinary Session
| Since Hoover Has Been in
White House Takes Up Fur
ther Pairing of Expenses.
CONGRESSMEN CONSIDER
WAY TOWARD BALANCING
Uniform Sales Tax, Government
Economy and Legalized Beer
Discussed as Hopes at Next ses-
sion-Bureaus Are Notified of
Additional Contemplated Cuts.

Following an extraordinary
meeting of the cabinet, called by
President Hoover to discuss the
Federal budget, Secretary of the
Treasury Mills told newspapermen
today that the budget figures to
be forwarded to Congress would
be considerably lower" than the
$4,135, 10000 submitted last year.
After comforting for nearly two
hours in the first extraordinary
cabinet session called by Mr.. Hoo
yer since he became President,
members of the official family left
the Executive Offices saying reduc-
tions in their particular eXpendi-
lures could be expected.
Secretary Mills said he had to-
day informed Chairman Byrns of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee that the administration
would submit estimates you will
find it hard to reduce"
Source of Fights.
Presentation of budgetary estimates
by the administration and subsequent
activities by Democratic HouSe COM
mitteeS last year and since have caused
repeated squabbles in the political
arena.
The deficit already this fiscal year
exceeds $700, ,000, ,00e, and that problem
has been getting attention rivaled snly
by the war debGs.
Mills said actual expenditures OF the
Federal Government lor the present
fiscal year would run $50 100000 more
than the 81, ,000, 900 requested of
Congress, which figure was reduced By
the House and Senate in actual appro-
priasions made.
Il want to make clear, Mills said,
THAT this increase in spending above
the figures We submitted has been
caused by failure to make economies
which were requested but not put INTO
effect"
Wilbur Reports Saving.
After the meeting Secretary of In.
terror Wilbur said that already he We:
able to report that a further savinl
of S5,500,000 could be made in h;
department. He added that this say
ing could be scattered throughout the
department and not confined to an
particular activities.
Secretary Mills said there would bt
decided reduction in the Treasu-!
Department He added that much O.
the present deficit is due to failure tt
effect proposed economies.
Postmaster General Brown also spoke
optimistically concerning his depart
ment. Without going into detail. he
said he had previously reported to the
President that he would be able to save
Sal 900 900 in the Post Office Depart
ment, but that at this mornings session
he reported that he will be able to save
S53,0000 900 fnstead.
Two Members Absent.
The only cabinet officers absent from
the special meeting were Secretary oi
State Stimson. who was excused because
he was engaged in working on the wal
debt problem and Secretary of Wal
Hurley. who was represented by Assist
ant Secretary Payne.
This session, the first of its kind
called by the President, although ne has
frequently held special meetings with
individual cabinet officers and groups
was called suddenly by Mr.. Hoover
about O'CLOCK this morning. CoI. j. y
Roop, director of the budget, sat in dur
ing the session.
Preparatory to the session. the Presi-
dent conferred at length with Assistant
Secretary of Commerce Klein, Wnc
brought to the White House with hin
a bundle of statistics. White House
aides at that time said war debts Woulc
not figure in today's discussions.
Budget estimates will be given t
CONGRESS in the Presidents mess&g;
after the opening of the next sessic
With the budget-draftirg task nearl.
complete. it has developed that TIT
actual departmental appropriation
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