Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-23
M'KELLAR SAVING
SCORED BY JONES
Sending Bills Back to Com
mittee for 10 Per Cent Cut
Haphazard, He Says.

The Mcclellan proposal to send each
of the appropriation bills back to COM
mittee as they come along with instruc-
tons to cut the totals 10 per cent below
the amounts allowed by the House wa,
described as a haphazard way of econo.
MIXING in Government expenses BY
Chairman Jones of the Senate Appro
priations Committee Yesterday.
Taking the floor as thu Senate ap-
pr-ccheI another vote on this question
S-n~tcr JCnes sid that if the Senate
wishes TO f"low tlet course it is all
right with him, but before d-ing Sc
h desired to emphasize the fact thai
the particular needs of each branch OF
q the Government are carefully consid-
cred and gone over before the bills are
brought to the Senate.
Sees Danger of Harm.
Senator Jones expressed serious doubt
whether any Roadway will be made to-
ward economy 'in this haphaZard
way" and added that this method OF
curtailment may do more harm than
good.
The Mcclellan motion to recommit is
before the Senate today in connection
with the State, Justice, Commerce and
Labor bill. Senator Mcclellan. Demo-
crat. of Tennessee, inaugurated the
movement last week when he had the
Interior bill recommitted.
When the Senate met today Senator
Dickinson, Republican. of Iowa Sug-
gested that the Mcclellan motion be
broadened by directing the Appropria-
lions Committee now to cut 10 per cent
off the House totals of all appropria-
ton bills yet to come instead of con-
filming 1t to the pending bill. He went
further and moved that any amend
mentS that might be offered on the
Senate floor that would raise the total
above the Mcclellan limitation be made
subject to a point of order. The lat
ter part Of the Dickinson motion was
ruled out of order by the presiding
officer.
Questions Wisdom of Cut
Minority Leader Robinson of Arkansas
then questioned the wisdom Of order
ing 10 per cent cut in the House
total of bills which the House itself
has not yet acted on.
Senator Dickinson then withdrew his
entire proposition, explaining that he
voted against the 10 per cent cut on
the Interior bill. that he intends to
vote against it on the pending bill and
IldG ne mace MS DrOaQ mOCl0n merely
to show the impracticability of pro-
ceeding in that way to economize. He
said the Senate itself should take up
and decide on each item in the appro-
priation bill whether too much has
been allowed.
Robinson for Reductions.
Declaring that this country has a
Government that costs four billions at
a time when revenues are about two
billion, Senator Robinson Democrat, of
Arkansas said that in his opinion Con-
gress will have to cut down on expendi-
lures as well as the raising of taxes,
regardless of what form the tax in
crease taxes, whether a general sales
tax or sales tax on luxuries.
Senator Robinson said the appropria-
tionS for Government departments have
increased substantially during the past
seven years. Referring to the Depart
ment of Commerce, he said that appro-
priationS for it have mounted since
1925. He argued that since this coun-
try's foreign commerce has been dimin-
ishing recently. economy should be
exercised in the appropriations for that
and other departments.