Evening star., 1932-04-30
NEW PUBLIC WORKS
BUREAU APPROVED
NECONOMY BILL
Building and Other Activities
Would Be Put Under One
Administrator.
EFFORT TO CHANGE PAY
CUT PROVISION FL4NNED
Third Attempt to Be Made in
House When Measure Is Report
ed by Committee of Whole.

The administration sponsored propo-
sal TO create an Administration of Pub
lie Works was approved today by the
Eouse as a part of the economy bill.
Under the plan, all Government pub
nc building and public works activities
except rivers and harbors and military
and naval construction would be super
y1sed by one administrator paid $4,000
a year
Proponents contended this would
eliminate many duplicate activities OF
various departments.
Amendments Voted Down.
More than a score of amendments
were voted down before the House ap-
proved the proposal. Only one slight
change was made. This was offered py
Representative Cochran of Missouri,
Democratic member of the Economy
Committee, after Representative Con-
merry, Democrat, of Massachusetts had
emphasized that under the language OF
the bill thousands of enlisted men IN
the Engineer Corps could be used in
building post offices throughout tne
country.
The Cochran amendment struck from
the bill language which showed q clear
intent to exempt the Engineer Corps
personnel, except officers, from the
scope of the bill.
There were several sharp exchanges
during debate over this title. Repre-
sentative Blanton, Democrat, OF Texas,
referring to Representative La Guard1a
of New York, said that on many
propositions he Is wise as philosopher,
but when it comes to a question OF the
Government furnishing jobs he is as
crazy as bat and as wild as a March
hare"
One of the amendments rejected was
offered by Representative Jones, Demo-
crat, of Texas, and would have au-
thorized the President to abolish the
Shipping Board and the Federal Trade
Commission.
Third Pay Cut Plan.
The possibility of a third attempt
to amend the pay cut provisions of
the measure when 1t is reported 10 the
House proper next week by the House
sitting in committee of the whole, was
being discussed on Capitol Hill today;
Under present plans, when the Dill
is reported-probably Tuesday-two
attempts will be made to amend the
section containing the IL per cent pay
cut provision, with an exemption OF
S2.5O0 on all Federal salaries.
Under the special rule adopted
several days ago, two motions to re-
commit are permitted, these prov1dlng
for the returning Of the bill to the
special Economy Committee, with In
struction to make certain changes.
FurIough to Be Sought.
One cf these motions will be by Rep
resentatives Ramseyer and Williamson,
Republicans, to substitute for the pay
cut President Hoover's proposal for a
staggered compulsory furlough OF one
month without pay after 81 500 eX-
emption. The other motion will be by
Chairman McDufie Of the Economy
Committee to restore the language OF
his original pay cut proposal-11 per
cent reduction, with 81 900 exemption.
As both these motions will ccme from
members of the Economy Committee,
who have privileged status for recogni-
ton, there is considerable feeling in
the House that at least one motion
should be allowed by a member not
on the Economy Committee. Some
parliamentarians figure there should be
an opportunity for that third motion to
recommit. They say the special rule
allows two motions to recommit and
the rules might easily be construed as
allowing the third motion under the
general rules of the House.
House Meets Early.
Meanwhile. the House met an hour
earlier today for a hard drive on the
economy bill.
Only about 100 members were on the
floor when Speaker Garner called the
House to order. The galleries, packed
by spectators in the first three days
of the struggle over the controversial
legislation. were less than half filled.
However, the members were as noisy
as usual Many were holding i'm
promptu conferences in small groups
Representative Warren, Democrat, North
Carolina, who was presiding, raped
often for order.
Despite the manner in which many
of the economy proposals have been
stricken out President Hoovers biggest
hope for reducing expenditures in the
Government has Weathered the worst
OF the congressional opposition.
Alone of the important provisions in
the e-impressive bill, the section
granting the President power to reor-
ganize branches of the unwieldy Fed
ersl machine was passed by the House
late yesterday.
S67,0OO,0O0 Thrown Out.
The insurgent coalition group re-
manned firmly in the saddle, however,
riddling the bill with so many amend
ments that reductions totaling $67,-
900, 600 had been thrown out when the
House adjourned last evening. and only
SAP 900 900 of economies had been ap-
proved.
This accounted for about half of the
items in the entire bill and the revolt
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