Evening star., 1932-04-13
PRESIDENT OFFERS
80 DAYS WITHOUT
PAY IN CUT FIGHT
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OF furlough could be authorized. This
Is the matter which the President de-
sires to discuss with the committee.
The big fight over proposed Slashing
OF salaries throughout the Federal serv-
ice is scheduled to come up in the
House tomorrow.
Strategists, both for those favoring a
general pay cut and for those opposing
reductions in salaries, are Scheming
today how to get the best advantage
/ for their respective sides under the spe-
clal rule reported from the Rules Com
mittee which gives five opportunities to
try out the sentiment Of the House on
various adaptations Of the salary reduc-
ton suggestion.
This afternoon the Special Economy
Committee is sending its representatives
for another conference at the White
House with President Hoover and his
advisers.
Gauge OF Strength.
The first opportunity to gauge the
strength OF opposition to salary reduc-
! ton comes on the question of adopting
the special rules.
Organized labor, under leadership OF
President Green Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. who has had the lead
every State in the Union canvaSsing
members Of the House the past two
weeks hopes to be able to defeat the
adoption OF the special rule. That
would force the salary reduction ques-
ton to be brought into the House to
take its chance as an independent meas
ure entirely divorced from the appro-
priation bills.
Fight Against Rule.
The fight against the rule on the
floor will be led by Representative
OConnor, Democrat of New York, who
made the fight Yesterday in the execu-
tive session of the Rules Committee
He contendsd that when the Special
Economy Committee was authorized rby
the House 1t was given the broadest
possible powers with privileged status
to bring in emergency legislation. This
action was taken through the Rules
Committee and Representative O'Con-
nor argued that the Economy Commit
tee is not playing fair in coming back
to the Rules Committee to again ask
for special consideration and place its
burdens in the lap of the Rules Com
mittee
The second opportunity is the offer
ing of the IL per cent salary reduction
recommendation of the Economy Com
mlttee as an amendment to the legis-
lative appropriation bill Under pro-
cedure of the House, amendments TO
this amendment will be voted upon
first.
One Amendment Privilege.
Under the special rule, one amend
ment is allowed to be offered to the IL
pei cent cut amendment. Those who
are supporting the original amendment
and are in favor of salary reductions
are figuring on offering some amend |
ment which would shut off the cpposi- |
tion from one of its five opportunities
to break down the salary reduction pro-
posal. If the parliamentary situation is |
such that he alone of those opposing |
salary reductions will be in a position !
as member of the Economy Com |
m1ttee entitled to privileged recogni- |
tion can gain recognition to offer the |
amendment, then Representative !
Cochran, Democrat, Of Missouri, will
do So
Mr.. Cochran is unalterably opposed
to any salary reduction, but if to pre- |
vent sharp practice by those favoring !
reduction, then he is ready to offer |
some sort CT compromise proposal
Secret Conferences.
What the three compromise pro-
posals to be made by those opposed to |
the salary reduction bill shculd be is
being considered ipSsecret conferences
today among those outstanding mem |
bers OF the House who are fighting at |
every step to prevent the salaries of |
Government workers, and particularly
those IN the loWerSalarieS schedules. |
from being reduced. These include Rep
reSentatives Cochran, Chairman Con-
merry of the House Committee on Labor. ,
Representative Cullen, Democrat, of
New York, spokesman for the Tammany
delegation; Representative La Guardia, |
Republican of New York, who led the |
successful fight for the postal employees |
and to defeat the sales tax; Represent |
ative Mccormack. Democrat, Of Massa-
ckusetts, a member of the Ways and |
Means Committee; Representative Fitz- |
patrick CT New York, Representative
Condor of Rhode Island, Represent 4,
ative Granfield of Massachusetts,, Rep |
resentative Boylan of New York and a |
score of others.
Prospect OF Compromise.
There is a good prospect that COM |
promise on salary reduction for Gov
ernment employees can be reached with |
establishment of a flve-day week as |
suggested by President Hoover To-Day, |
but this must be on a compromise basis |
and not entirely on furlough without |
pay basis as the President proposed.
Organized labor will be satisfied with |
a compromise which includes the flve-day |
week provision, and so will many mem
bers of the House who have been Tight |
ing against the reduction OF Govern
ment salaries Many conservative mem
hers of the House who have not taken |
active part in the discussion regarding
pay cuts are convinced that satisIac-
tory compromise can be reached.
You can put it down that the special
rule voted out by the Rules Committee
yesterday will be defeated If 1t Is called !
up in the House tomorrow" said Rep |
resentative La Guardia, who has been
one OF the most outspeken opponents OF |
Government pay reduction. Reports
reached Representative La Guardia to- |
day that the special rule might not be
called up. Checking on this, Chair
man McDuffie of the Economy Commit
tee said today. 1T is our present inten- !
tion to call up the special rule to-
morrow"
Five-Day Week Prospect.
Representative La Guardia expressed |
confidence that A cofnpromise will be |