Evening star., 1932-05-04
10 PER CENT CUT
RULE IS ASSA|LED.
Bingham Asks Senate to Ex-
empt Treasury-Post Office
Appropriation.
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Senate exempted that from the reduc-
, ton order, which meant the cutting
had to be done in other features OF the
Treasury-Post Office bill.
Senator Johnson. Republican. OF Cali
fornia, who fought last week against
What he thought would be serious re-
suits from a 10 per cent cut on the
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor
bill, suggested the Senate ought to re-
consider the bills to which it has al
ready applied the 10 per cent rule.
Senator Smoot Disagrees.
This prompted Senator Smoot, Re
publican, Of Utah, to observe that the
10 per cent cut will prove more serious
on the bills to which it has already been
applied than in the pending bill. Sen
ator Smoot had charge of the Interior
bill, which also was cut 10 per cent,
and has been accepted by the House
and signed by the President
Senator McKellar asked Bingham II
he thought there was a desire on the
part Of any one to disrupt the Govern
ment services under discussion.
Senator Bingham said he did not
believe there was any such desire, but
felt the Senate had acted hastily in
ordering the cut on this bill.
Senator McKellar said he did not be-
lieve the carrying out of the reduction
order would disrupt the services, and
urged that the Appropriations Sub
committee be called together by Chair
man Oddie to decide where the reduc-
tionS should be made, and let the Sen
ate pass on these cuts when the bill
is brought back.
Economy Bill Slashed.
This morning the House sent to the
Senate its recommendation, confirmed
by nine roll calls, that the economy drive
should not hit Government salaries
under $4,000, should not slash $48,-
717,000 from veterans relief, should not
cut off the Saturday half holiday for
Government workers and should not
consolidate the Army and Navy.
e With his omnibus economy bill, her
aided to save upward of 200,000000,
reduced to a mere estimated saving of
S42, 2,314 900, Chairman McDuff1e made
a final desperate effort last night to
put in a new 10 per cent pay cut
with provision for a $4,000 exemption,
which was rejected, 231 to 167. Presi-
dent Hoover's furlough plan was re-
jected by roll call vote of $50 to 146
So disguised was Chairman McDuffle
over the fate of his bill that he voted
against lCS passage.
Bill Goes to Conference.
The Democratic House leadership
decided today to send the State. Jus
tice, Commerce and Labor supply bill
to conference for the deletion of Sen
ate amendments other than the fiat 10
per cent reduction in the total.
Chairman ByrnS of the Appropria-
tions Committee said that while there
apparently was no objection to saw
ings effected by the Senate, the meas
ure contained several amendments in
serted by the other branch for which
there was no budget recommendation.
The item most strenuously objected
to by the Democratic leaders, he said,
was one appropriating $4,000 for the
establishment of an airmail line from
Minneapolis and st. Paul to Seattle.
The Senate cut the $124,000,000
supply bill to $112,000,000. Byrns said
it would probably be late in the week
before the bill is sent to conference.
The House accepted without change
the Senate amendments cutting the In
terror Department supply bill from $50
100000 to S45, 100000, but Speaker
Garner served notice this week the
House would not approve any more
tions of the Government departments.
Galleries Well Filled.
In anticipation of a late night ses-
sion the galleries were well filled when
the curtain was rung down on the
economy bill, the coalition against the
bill having been in complete control
throughout the entire consideration of
this 71-page amendment Cthe longest
On record to the legislative appro-
prlation bill.
Here are the anticipated economies
after $165,714,OO0 estimates has been
stripped from the McDuffe bill:
Eleven per cent salary cuts,
Automatic pay increase suspen-
sion .;..........,-.... 2,Ioo,ooO
employees ..................... 5000. 900
Abolition OF overtime pay ...... 100000
Reduced travelling and subsist-
ence allowances -. -. 100000
transfers -. s,ses.ooo
Board .;..; -. :.:,'.'''.. 2.5oo.ooo
Reduced Government printing 900 O0
Ell Initiating min west Potomac heat Oooo
1ncres ere Sed-'i sed fees for Government YO'O0O
allowances .......-....... 56500
iNser SERVICES Sice'e .'....'4-i.'. ~ 'e'' 400 900
Bureau Of Navigation-Steam
boat inspection merger ...-... 100000
ASS5rriGh commisson on'e' i@ '-''.4i .. e $4,000
uartment radio division with
Federal Radio Commission. =. 100000
Transfer of Personnel Clsssih
cation Board to the Civil SeTv- n.
ice Commission .............. oOoOO
Government bureaus - Unestimated
actiyities ....'..o.,..,.,.,, Unestimated
Transfer of agricultural expert
eries TO States ,..~.--......... Unestimated
Preventing double paw TO retired
So 600 .'... ...-o'..., -, Unestimsted
DiscHSpge Of husband or wifr
Gayernment tt service '''...... Unestimated