Evening star., 1932-07-12
FUND RESTORATION
MOVE IS DOOMED
Copeland Plan to Aid Five
Departments Employees
Appears Failure.

The Copeland resolution seeking to
avoid indefinite furlough or dismissal
Of some employees in five government
departments for which appropriations
were heavily cut appears to have vir-
tually no chance for consideration in
the closing days Of this session.
The purpose of the resolution was to
restore to the State, Justice, Commerce
and Labor and the Interior Depart
ment appropriation acts funds elimi-
mated by the Senate under the 10 per
cent rule after the House had already
made some reductions.
Chairman Jones of the Senate Ap-
propriations Committee pointed out to-
day that there has always been con-
tention that appropriation measures
should originate in the House. While
not necessarily granting this conten-
ton, Senator Jones said he does not
believe the Senate would open up dis
cussion of that subject this near the
end Of the session.
Copeland to Confer.
At the same time. Senator Shipstead
to seek Senate action on his resolution
to enable employees of the Government
Printing Once to take during the cur
rent fiscal year leave with pay which
they earned during the last fiscal year.
Before the general economy bill was
whipped into shape, the Senate began
operating on a policy of cutting 10 per
cent from the House totals o. appro-
priation bills. 1t followed this rule on
the two bills for the State, Justice,
Commerce and Labor and for the In
terror Deartments
Senator Copeland said the deep cuts
in those departments would lead to in
justice to the personnel as compared
with other branches of the Government
service.
The budget recommendation for the
State. Justice, Commerce and Labor bill
was approximately S130000,000. The
House made some reductions, after
which the Senate applied 10 per cent
cut. AS finally passed, the bill carried
only slightly more than SIP 900 600
The Interior bill was reduced from a
budget estimate of about $1,000, 900 to
s45, 100000.
Senator Copeland has a resolution
which would restore to these depart
ments the amounts the Senate slashed
from the House figures.
Dismissals Threatened.
Retaining the 10 per cent cut on top
OF House reductions in these five de-
partments means those branches will
have to apply indefinite furloughs or
dismissaS to some employees. Senator
Copeland takes the view that, since the
Senate did not follow the 10 per cent
rule on all the supply bills, some steps
should be taken to avoid dealing in
equitably with employees in those de-
partments.
With the first pay day Of the new
fiscal year only few days of. one of
the big appropriation bills-for the
War Departments still tied up in
conference between House and Senate.
1t is possible this bill may be passed
by Friday or a continuing resolution
could be passed.
Members of Congress, whose salaries
were cut 10 per cent, will have their
first reduced pay day on August 8,
since their fiscal year ends July 8.
Employees at the Capitol are on the
same fiscal year basis as other Federal
workers. and those who are paid twice
month will feel their 8Es per cent
cut July IS. Legislative employees who
are paid once a month will receive the
first cut August /.