The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-03
SALARY SLASH
PLANS UNDER
SENATE'S FIRE
Exemptions Will Be Made
for Workers Receiving
Small Salaries.
THREE DRAFTS OFFERED
Norris Would Cut 5 Per
Cent From Low Pay, rs
From Highest.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times Stah Writer

BY RUTH FINNEY
Times Stan Writer
WASHINGTON, June 3.-senate
opponents Of the 10 per cent fed
eral pay cut continued their often
sive today as debate was resumed
on the $3.50. sos, 600 economy bill.
The bipartisan committee which
drafted the bill hopes to save SILL
600 900 through the horizontal. 10
per cent cut. with no exemptions al
lowed. but widespread protest IN
the chamber has strengthened the
possibility Of q compromise WIN
exemptions on a graduated scale.
Senator Broussard Dem, LoJ an
nounced he would vote against any
cuts whatever.
Senator Oddie Rep. New urged
the senate to encourage the coun-
try 10 turn from the course Of de-
spair and take that Of optimism.
Opposes Pay Cut
Il am as anxious as any man IN
the senate TO reduce government
expenses to the very limit, ne SAID
But can not be in agreement Win
cuts for employees.
Three different plans for tighten
ing the burden on small salaries are
before the senate, and considerable
debate probably will precede any
decision as to which one snail De
written into the bill.
Senator George W Norris Rep.
Neb). proposes a graduated scale
taking 5 per cent from the smallest
salaries and Is per cent from the
largest.
Several Alternative Plans
He calculates 3 cut Of this sort
would Weld some s23-0OO,OOO' put
points out that, while this is SCI
600 600 less than the pay cut pro-
posal of the committee would save
il is considerably more than the
savings under the plan adopted by
the house.
Senator Elmer Thomas Dem,
Okla) has an alternative graduated
scale. ranging from to 20 per cent.
Senator Hiram Johnson rep,
CALI has proposed that all salaries
of $500 and less be exempt from
any cut and that all over that
amount be cut 10 per cent.
On salaries Of $4,000, the amount
received by congressman, the house
pay cut plan provided reductions OF
ss25. The senate committee plan
would reduce them $1,000, and so
would the Johnson plan. The
Thomas plan would cut them Sl,44o,
and the Norris plan sl,450.
Hoover Plan Ignored
Apparently no serious attempt TO
substitute President Hoover's fur
Tough plan will be made on the floor
Of the senate.
Republican members of the senate
economy committee, including Sem
ator L. j. Dickinson CRep. Ia, who
is to be keynoter at the convention
which will renominate Hoover,
claSsed it as unavoidable, and even
more Objectionable than the 10 per
cent cut plan"
Members OF the economy commit
tee attempted TO sweep the senate
into immediate approval of drastic
pay cuts at the beginning of the
debate.
Senator Sam G. Bratton Dem.
N. M told the senate that the COM
mittee had decided on a general 10
per cent cut, because it felt that az
forded equal treatment to every gov
eminent employee. Senator Johnson
took sharp issue with him.
Takes Food and Shelter
When you take 10 per cent from
the man getting $1,000 and $500
a year what do you take?" said
Johnson. You take from him food.
clothing. shelter. light. the right to
bring up children in the way
American children are entitled TO
be brought up.
When you take 10 per cent from
the men in higher brackets. you
only take from them the luxuries
to which they have become sccus-
toned.
The right to have children. to
have light and heat and health and
sunshine is involved.
AsSails Wage Cuts
L hope this senate, will have
nerve enough, in the teeth OF the
foods OF propaganda being directed
against us. to stand here and pro-
tect those who have no power to
protect themselves"
Senator Burton K. Wheeler
Dem. Mont.) served notice that
he would vote for no wage cuts so
long as congress refuses to tax beer,
and continues 10 build battleshipS
and other instruments Of war.
"A beer tax would raise $3.50, 000,-
COO and end our troubles" said
Wheeler. You would be taking the
money from racketeers and putting
an end 70 them. But you're afraid
Of the Anu-Saloon League"