Evening star., 1932-07-19
ZONES FORECASTS
DEFICIENCY FUNDS
WILL NOT Be VOTED
Appropriations Chairman
Warns Departments to Stay
Within Amounts Allowed.
ATTENTION is CALLED
TO PENALTY CLAUSE
Senator Informed Move Is Planned
to Withhold Action on Fur
Tough Provision.

warning to heads of Government
departments net to hesitate in plan
ming retrenchments on the theory that
Congress will grant deficiency appro-
priations in December was sounded TO-
day by Chairman Jones of the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
Couched in plain terms Senator
Jones statement reminded officials that
they should read with care laws against
incurring deficiencies, especially the
penalty clause connected herewith"
The statement Of the Senator from
Washington, who is also chairman of
the special Senate Economy Subcom-
mlttee, came on the heels of published
reports that some of the departments
tnat were cut the heaviest might delay
inauguration Of the administrative fur
Iough until the last half of the fiscal
year to see what Congress might do in
December in the way of deficiency ap-
preparations. Senator Jones declared:
Congress Attitude Told.
my attention has recently been called
to statements in the press that some
cftlc2ls of the Government were some
Wnat hesltant about effecting the re-
auctions carried in the various apprO-
prlation bills for the fiscal year 1898, IN
the hope that some Of these appropria-
tions would be supplemented by def
clencles to be passed at the next ses-
sion Of Congress.
In so far as I am able to speak. I
desire TO state that these appropria-
tons were made with the view of TAX
functions for the entire year and not
for a part thereof 1t was the desire
OF Congress, in my opinion, to make
substantial reductions in the interest of
the taxpayer. I think it the duty of
every head Of department and Govern
ment establishment to live within these
appropriations and to so administer
their appropriations as to not encourage
deficiencies.
Il earnestly recommend that these
officials read carefully our anti-deti-
cheney laws. especially the penalty
clause connected Herewith. I earnestly
hope and expect its strict enforcement.
For my part, such deficiencies will not
receive my support.
No Meetings Planned.
The splendid reductions of the ses-
sion just closed were carefully consid-
cred and premeditatively made. and
not made in a half-hearted way l
firmly believe that my views coincide
with those of every member of the
Committee on Appropriations of which
I have the honor to be chairman"
Senator Jones said again today he
did not expect to have any meetings
in the near future of the special Econ
omy Subcommittee, which was in
structed to report in December on any
changes that should be made in the
economy law. During the Summer,
however, Kennedy Rea, secretary to the
Appropriations Committee and Everard
H. Smith, his assistant, will gather in
formation for the subcommittee.
Doak Plans Decision.
Secretary of Labor Doak said today
he would make public decision Thurs
day as to whether his department would
go on a five-day week to meet provi-
Sions in the economy bill.
Mr.. Doak is known TO be in favor
of the flve-day week, and it is under
stood authoritatively that his depart
ment will be the only one of the 10
that will adopt this legislative fur
Tough plan.
Leaving a meeting of the cabinet at
the White House early this afternoon,
the Labor official announced that he
would make decision Thursday. He
! refused to intimated what plane he
would adopt.
Furlough Discretionary.
Meanwhile, administrative furloughs
for Federal employees may not be in
voked in any of the departments in the
immediate future, it became known to-
dav, This plan differs from the COM
pulsory 24-day legislative furloughs or
dered in the economy bill. 1t was to
be called in effect at the discretion OF
departmental heads in order to keep
, within the drastically cut approprla-
tions. The latter is mandatory for all
employees draTeag salaries OF more than
81 900.
Five of the 10 departments, Labor.
Commerce, Justice, Interior and state
showed no signs of invoking the admin
| istrative plcn today, although they must
operate between 10 and 80 per cent be-
low last years appropriations.
1t was announced at the Commerce
Department that employees desiring TO
take payless furloughs for indefinite
periods could do so Immediately. This
mandate breaks down an ironclad rule
of the department against leaves with
out pay issued before the Senate took
10 per cent cut out of the depart
, ment's already curtailed supply bill.
The five departments were inclined
today to await the next session OF Con-
gresS to see if an effort could be made
to make up some of their approprla-
ton losses in the first deficiency bill.
This move insureS employees that the
administrative furloughS have been tenn
porarily shelved for the calendar year.
If the appropriations are not restored
the departments will inforce the plan
during the last half of the fiscal year.
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