Evening star., 1932-07-05
RULING TO D|SPEL
FURLOUGH DOUBTS
IS EXPECTED SOON
McCarI Believed Prepared to
Issue Decision by End
OF Week.
DEPARTMENT HEADS HOLD
ACTION ON PAY SLASHES
Views Differ on Whether Employees
Must Work Payless Days Before
Taking Vacations.

The uncertainty in Government es-
tablishments over administration of the
furlough plan was in a fair way today
toward being dissolved, as it was under
stood Controller General McCarl would
issue regulations soon to serve as a
guide.
The Federal agencies, in general, have
been in the dark as to just what steps
would be required. ever since the econ
omy bill was passed. They have hesi-
tated to take independent action be-
cause of the possibility conflict would
arise later, it having been conceded
that there were certain angles of the
legislation upon which some word from
the controller would be necessary in
order to provide uniformity.
Expected This Week.
McCarl's decision, it is expected. will
cover the furlough plan in its entirety,
both as regards the mandatory 24-day
-without-pay and furloughS re-
quired in lieu of dismiSsalS, to keep
before the end of this week. and Is
expected to inform department heads
as to the way in which pay roll deduc-
tions are to be made. This point, it is
believed by those who have studied the
matter, will determine, among other
things, whether Government workers
will be able to take extended leave, and
spread the pay deduction through the
year, or whether they must lose it in
lump.
In this connection, the opinion was
expressed that under the law 1t would
become necessary for the employe act
uaIly to earn such time of by work.
ing for corresponding number Of pay
l.oF1 loex TtAI Iace
he took lump deduction, as he other
wise would be receiving pay for time
Off
President Hoover is understood to
have solicited the views of some Of
cials on the general subject of the fur
Tough plan, but this could not be con-
firmed at the White House today. In
some quarters, it was indicated, the
fiVe-day week was favored.
President Given Power.
The President can fix conditions for
applying the furlough where it is in
voked to save dismissals.
Meanwhile it became certain that
some departments will have their own
individual problems to meet in the econ
omy bill, when it became known at the
Treasury that officials there were pre-
pairing to get opinions from the con-
troller general on several questions.
Among these is one involving the
exemption Of certain employees from
operation of the fllrlough. Under the
economy bill, Section 104 it is pro-
vided that among those exempted from
the furlough are persons whose COM
pensation is derived from assessments
on banks and "cr is not paid from the
Federal Treasury"
This raises an interesting question
for employees of the National Bank
Redemption Agency, of the Office of
Treasurer of the United States. These
money counters are paid by money
from the Treasury, but the Treasury is
reimbursed by the national banks. The
question therefore arises: Shall these
money counters be forced to take the
furlough or not?"
Similar Issue Raised.
A similar question arises for employees
of the Federal Farm Loan Bureau, whose
money likewise comes finally from the
Farm Lean banks.
1t was believed that national bank
examiners, who are paid direct by the
banks and not by the Treasury. prob
ably would be exempt from the furlough.
Bureau chiefs of the Treasury have
all been asked to survey the situation
and raise any questions they think may
need an answer.
President Hoover has issued two
executive orders covering phases Of the
economy bill
One Of these cuts travel allowance by
81 a day and bars tips The new maxi
mum is IS in the United States and sc
outside. This compares with the old
rate Of s6 when itemized account was
rendered for travel in the United States
and 81 outside Where no itemized ac-
count was rendered before, the rate
was S.
The other continues in effect sick
leave regulations until new uniform
regulations are promulgated.