Evening star., 1932-06-01

! Restriction on the revival of Government
Limitation upon attorneys fees IN insLrd
Total Observation-Disclosures.
salaries will apply for the coming fiS
cal year to the reduced basic salary
Of these particular positions.
Salaries Eliminated.
The Senate Committee eliminated
the House provision relating to the
salaries of the International Joint
Commission. 1t also eliminated the
House section pertaining to all judges
except judges whose compensation
may not under the Constitution be
diminished during their continuance III
office. 1t eliminates the House Sec
ton affecting the basic salaries of Of
ficerS and employees of the Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation.
The House had a clause providing
that money saved as the result of salary
reductions could not be used for any
other purpose. The Senate Committee
changed this by providing that such un-
expended balances could not be used
for any purpose other than the pay
ment of salaries.
The House provisions for temporary
reduction in travel allowances of Gov
ernment employees were rewritten by
the Senate Committee to provide that
when civilian officers and employees are
travelling they shall be allowed, in lieu
of their actual expenses for subsistence
and all fees, a per diam allowance to be
fixed by the head of the department
and not to exceed SIS within the limits
of continental United States, and not
TO exceed an average of Sc beyond those
limits.
The fixing of these per diem allow
anceS would be in accordance with
regulations to be standardized as far
as practicable. with the approval OF the
President 1t is further provided that
in the future the transportation OF the
belongings of employees shall not be
construed to include transportation OF
,, an automobile. These Senate changes
dealing with travel allowances are des-
ignated as permanent.
Retirement Pay Hit.
The Senate committee retained the
House provision to prevent retired Army
officers from continuing to draw their
full retirement allowances while holding
civilian Office under the United States
or District Government.
This would apply to several present
officials of the District government who
were formerly in the Army. 1t pro-
vides that while holding civilian posi-
ton no such person shall be entitled
to retirement pay at rate in excess OF
an amount which. when combined with
the civilian salary, makes the total
more than $4,000. And when the re-
tired pay is $4,000 or more, such per-
son may elect to take either the retired
of niy off
The Senate committee struck out the
House section which would have allowed
the Postmaster General during the COM
ing year temporarily to assign clerks to
the duties of carriers or carriers to TIE
| work CT clerks. or in an emergency to
assign any postal employees to the duties
of railway postal clerks.
The section reducing annual leave of
Government employees to Is days and
stipulating that this shall net be con-
strued as limiting sick leave contains
a further clause providing that sick
leave shall be administered under regu-
, lations to be prescribed by the Presi-
dent so as to obtain as far as possible
uniformity in the granting of sick leave
in the various departments and inde
pendent Offices.
Furlough Provision.
The section added by the Senate to
enable a bureau chief to furlough en-
ployes instead of dismissing them when
salary appropriations are low reads as
follows:
In order to keep within the appro-
priations made for the fiscal year 1888,
the heads of the various executive de-
partments and independent establish
ments of the United States Government
and the municipal government of the
District of Columbia are hereby au-
| thorized and directed to furlough, with
| out pay, such employees carried on their
| respective rolls on such time as in their
| Judgment is necessary to carry out said
purpose without discharging such en-
ployes, the higher salaried to be
| furloughed first, whenever possible.
! without injury to the service; provided
that rules and regulations shall be
| promulgated by the President with a
view to securing uniform action by the
| heads of the various executive depart
ments and independent government
establishments in the application of the
| provisions of this section"
The House section authorizing the
President to disband the Philippine
| Scouts at any time or to reduce the
personnel thereof was retained.
| The House limitation of $4,000, 900
on printing and binding for the use of
the Federal and District Governments
was reduced by the Senate committee
to S8000,000 The limitation of 81
100000 for printing and binding for
the legislative branch of the Govern
ment and s225,0OO for farmers bulle-
tins was cut out by the Senate COM
mittee. The House section also was
oh % 10 y>riy, v,O
and binding done for the legislative
branch or to the manufacture of postal
cards and money-orders.
Three Commissioners.
A clause limiting to 100000 the
amount to be spent for paper which the
Government Printing Office furnishes to
! the various departments, was stricken
out.
The Senate Committee recommended
| that in recognizing the Shipping Board
| the number of commissioners be re-
duced to three instead of four as pro-
posed by the House.
A new section was added requiring
each department or independent estab-
lishment to include In its annual report
to Congress statement of receipts from
| fees or charges paid to such depart
ments during the year under this and
all other laws. The Senate Committee
struck out House provisions which would
have authorized transfer of fish cultural
stations and agricultural experiment
stations to the States in which they are
located if the States requested such
| transfer.
At the suggestion of Secretary Of
| Commerce Lamont the committee
recommended repeal of the law au-
| thorizing the Census Bureau to COL
J lect and publish monthly figures con-
cerning hides, skins and leather.
The Senate bill recommended a new
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