Evening star., 1932-06-05
Flat Rate Adopted by SO to
27 After Efforts to Get
Graduated Scale and Hiuh-
er Exemptions Fail.
TWO COURSES ARE OPEN
FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES
Presidents Furlough Plan Will Be
Considered This Week-AnotLer
Opportunity May Be Presented
in Conference Because of House
Stand for $4,000 Minimum.

A fiat 10 per cent pay cut for
all Federal and District employees
receiving $1,000 a year or more
was adopted by the Senate late
yesterday, 38 to 27, after repeated
efforts to obtain a graduated scale
or to have the reductions start at
a higher figure had failed.
AS the bill came from the Ap-
preparations Committee it applied
the 10 per cent slash to all en-
ployes, and the only change that
mustered a majority was the
clause inserted on motion of Sena-
tor Tydings, Democrat of Mary
land, saving from any reduction
those workers who now get less
than $1,000 a year. The Tydings
amendment, as construed in the
debate preceding its adoption,
would not mean an exemption of
$1,000 on all salaries, but simply
that those whose salary is under
$1,000 a year would not be cut.
Two chances still remain for a
possible change in the fiat 10 per
cent cut edict before the economy
bill is finally enacted.
Furlough Plan to Be Considered.
The first is the proposal of Senator
Moses, Republican, of New Hampshire,
to substitute the furlough plan, as rec
commended by the President, which will
be put to a vote in the Senate late
Monday or Tuesday. If this should be
defeated the economy measure in all
probability will pass the Senate with
the pay cut section as 1t stood last
night.
The second remaining chance to OBJ
tain more liberal salary provision then
would come in conference. The House,
in passing the bill month ago. al
lowed an exemption of 50 500 on all
salaries. with an II per cent cut ap-
plying to the portion of a salary above
that figure. If the Senate passes the
measure with 10 per cent cut on all
salaries of $1,000 or more. the conferees
could consider compromises between the
terms of the House and Senate pro-
visions. In both the Senate and House
the pay cuts are intended to last only
for the coming fiscal year.
AS to the outcome of the furlough
substitute vote early this week. leaders
said last night no poll has been taken.
Some said there was a good deal OF
support for it, while others were in
clined to believe yesterdays decision
would stand. What the conferees
might do in that event is mere mat
ter of conjecture at this time.
Estimate on Savings.
The fat 10 per cent cut on all SAL
aries. as it came from committee, was
estimated to save the Government
S121 .050,000. In presenting his amend
ment to exclude from the cut those re-
ceiving less than $1,000 a year, Senator
Tyoings estimated that it would cut
S2000,000 from the total contemplated
by the committee. Some others CAL
culated last night it might amount to
as much as S4,000,000.
There are 124,678 employees In the
group receiving less than 1000. They
include charwomen, employees in the
Indian field service, and civilians in the
Engineer and Quartermaster Corps
field services. The Senate committee
excluded enlisted personnel of the
Army. Navy and Marine Corps from the
10 per cent cut provision.
The furlough plan has been estimated
to amount to between S80,000,000 and
S90000,000. The Senate committee. in
reporting the economy bill. figured that
the House plan of allowing a s2,50o
exemption on all salaries and applying
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