Evening star., 1932-06-23
SENATE CONTINUES
| TO BALK FURL0UGH.
Again Delays Economy Bill in
Order to Dispose of Job|ess
Relief Measure.

The Senate delayed action again to-
day on the conference report on the
badly battered general economy bill
carrying the compulsory payless fur
Tough for Government employees. This
was done because Of anxiety to dispose
of the pending Democratic unemploy-
ment relief bill.
Senator Jones of Washington. chair
man of the Senate economy conference,
had planned to call up the report as
soon as the Senate met, but agreed
10 further delay in an effort to permit
the Senate to act on the relief measure.
Delays Report Awhile"
Immediately after the Senate con-
vened at noon Senator Jones announced
that since a 5-minute limitation had
been adopted for debate on the relief
bill, early action on this measure is
likely and he would withhold his re-
port on the economy bill for awhile" ;"
Senator Jones, however, hopes to pre-
sent the report to the Senate later
in the day.
He was frustrated in this attempt
late yesterday when he called 1t up
during a lull in the Senate proceedings
Before the reading of the report could
be completed, Minority Leader ROBIN
son and Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Tennessee, urged him to withdraw 1t.
The longer action is delayed IN the
Senate, critics of the bill point out,
the more opportunity Senators Will
have to study some of the features OF
the furlough plan and other provisions
in the conference report which, they
claim, are unjust and discriminatory.
These items ma lead to warm discus
sions, but a majority on both sides OIL
the chamber, it is believed, are anxious
to put the bill through as speedily as
possible and prevent any changes in 1t
which would send it back again to the
House for reconsideration.
Jones said there are a number OF
questions involved in the bill, particu-
larly those relating to annual leave,
which undoubtedly would have to be
decided by the controller general.
Mai. Daniel j. Donovan, District
auditor, announced yesterday that po-
licemen and firemen would not be de-
priyed of their annual leave and at
the same time be subjected to an 8Hs
per cent cut in pay. Although classed
with school teachers as indispensable
workers, Donovan pointed to clause
in the bill by which their leave status
is unchanged.
Senator Jones said however. that this
Is one of the matters Controller Gen
eral McCarl undoubtedly would have
to pass on.
Plan Lengthy Discussion.
Senator La Toilette, Republican. of
Wisconsin, and others, however, intend
to discuss at length some of the points
in the bill. 1t is their opinion they
may work injustices on certain OF the
Government workers as well as handi-
cap the efficient conduct of Govern
ment business. Some Of these injus-
tices, they believe, could be remedied
later in administration of the formula
laid down in the bill.
Protest also is expected to be made
against the action of the House IN
changing the impounding clause in the
bill turning money saved by operation
of the furlough or pay reduction back
into the Federal Treasury. Under the
impounding clause, before it was re-
lough plan would be used, in part, to
retain workers in the service or hire
substitutes. This change, it was be-
lieved, might result in many dismissals
and additional payless furloughs on top
Of the general furlough in view of the
drastic reductions being made in ap-
preparations.
Married couples in the Government
service have been promised hearing
in the Senate by La Toilette, who said
he has had many complaints against
the provision in the bill affecting them.
Whenever it is necessary to reduce the
personnel in the various departments,
the bill provides for the dismissal of
either man or his wife when both are
in the Government service. No con-
sideration Is given, it is claimed, to
the individual records or length of
service.