The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-11
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May IL.
President Herbert Hoover
called the members of the
senate's new bipartisan econ
omy committee to the White
House today and at a break
fast conference outlined a
general program for saving
S300,000,000 in government
costs during 1888.
The President and Treasury Sec
rotary Ogden L. Mills went over
economic measures - along the
lines which have been followed in
the economy program in recent
months in the house." as Mills ex-
pressed it.
Mills acted as spokesman for the
group at conclusion Of the confer
ence.
Hope for Reductions
Chairman Wesley Jones of the
senate economy committee and
other members of the bipartisan
group returned to the Capitol for
another meeting of their committee
there.
I'VE discussed economy along the
lines of an economy program in an
omnibus bill" Secretary Mills said.
The hope is for reduction in ap-
preparations and for authority to
make combinations in government
posts to save something like $780,
100000, or more, below the esti-
mates set by the budget.
I'VE did not go into any details.
but stuck to the general outline of
the plan-you can't settle very
much in an hour at the beginning
of such move"
Budget Director Attends
Mills. in response to questions,
said that the discussion over the
coffee cups had been along the
general lines Of the house economy
bill" Further than that, however,
he said he did not care to go.
In response to questions as to
whether the three Democratic mem
bers of the committee would support
the President, Mills responded:
II think we may say to that that
it was very harmonious meeting"
Asked whether there would be
speedy action in the senate on
economies, Mills, in serious
demeanor, said, Il hope So"
Budget Director Roop also at
tended the breakfast conference.
Shouse Issues Statement
Meantime, a statement issued by
Chairman Jouctt Shouse of the
Democratic national executive COM
mittee indicated that members of
his party still resent President
Hoover's recent statements concern
ing partisanship, in spite Of the
working coalition arrangement that
has been set up in the senate.
Few people will take issue with
President Hoover in his arraign-
ment of congress for its delay in
enacting a comprehensive and ade-
quate tax bill, and in putting
through an economy measure that
will really result in decreasing the
expenditures of the federal govern
ment to the extent required by our
present emergency" said Shouse.
Blame Laid on Hoover
"On the other hand. Mr.. Hoover
stultifleS himself by appealing for
nonpartisan action on the great
fiscal measure, while at the same
time he is holding congressional
conferences in regard to them and
excluding carefully from those con-
ferences Democratic committee
members and even designated Dem
ocratic leaders of the senate and
house.
The present emergency lies at
the Presidents own doorstep. He
has had two years and a half since
the inevitable decrease in govern
ment revenues was foreshadowed.
and during all Of that time he not
only refrained from any move to
reduce the expenditures of the
various departments, but has per-
mitted the heads Of those depart
ments and his own secretary to
lobby in the Capitol against reduc-
tons a house committee wished TO
put into effect"