The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-25
BILL
READY TO FACE
FIGHT ON FLOOR
House Committee Is Split
on 'SteamroIIer' Plan to
Pass Measure.
FIERCE BATTLE SEEN
Virtually Every Provision
for Cutting S200,000,000
Opposed by Factions.

w 40 I114NG1 YIN, LII ~.
Dissension in the ranks of the
house economy committee
came into the open today
when Chairman McDuffie ap-
peared before the rules COM
mittee seeking legislative
right-of-way for the national
economy program bill, esti-
mated to save upward of
S200,000,000.
McDuf1e asked the committee to
port out a special resolution which
would give "as much restriction as
possible"
He presented a rule to the COM
mittee, however, which would per-
NIT almost unlimited debate and
opportunity for amendment.
Representative Wood rep, Ind
demanded that a special resolu-
ton permitting consideration of
the economy bill be placed before
the house which would handicap
opponents of various sections of
the economy bill.
"SteamrOller" Is Hinted
eff I had the responsibility I
would make an ironclad arrange
ment that the whole bill must
stand or fall together" he said.
We want real econom and you
can't fool the people"
Other members of the economy
committee, including Representative
Cochran, (Dem., Mo-, and Repre-
sentative Ramseyer, CRep., Ia, also
clashed with McDuffie's views on
the manner in which the program
should be considered.
Indications were that the rules
committee might report out
"steamroller resolution" on the
economy bill, severely limiting de-
bate.
While the rules committee was
debating the manner in which the
bill is to be considered, Speaker
Garner announced at his regular
press conference that he hoped the
measure would be safely through
the house by Saturday.
A 66-page national economy bill
to reduce the cost of government by
5000, 100000 or more was ready to
be reported to the house Nearly
every provision in the measure is
disputed by one faction or another.
Fight Over Tariff Clauses
A fight in the senate over tariff
provisions in the new 81 100000 900
revenuee bill was promised today
after the senate finance committee
defeated an effort to write a lum-
Der tariff into the measure.
The committee, meeting in secret
session fater two weeks of hearing
witnesses on various phases of the
$l,000000, 900 house tax bill defeated
a motion to eliminate all tariff
provisions.
The committee defeated an eff
fort to have a lumber tariff in
cluded, but supported the tariffs on
coal, oil and copper. Proponents
OF the lumber tariff said they would
continue their battle on the floor.
Necessity for enacting these drastic
bills doubly was emphasized as the
treasury deficit mounted to $2,213,-
948,164. 1t gives every indication of
exceeding the treasury estimate of
$500 900 900 before the fiscal wear
ends June 30.
Months of WrangIing
The economy bill was completed
by the house economy committee
after two months of alternate CO.
operation and wrangling between
the two parties, between the COM
mittee and President Hoover. and
among the committeeman them
selves.
It's most controversial provision
would reduce the federal paw roll
by from S6O,000,0OO to $50, 900 900.
A powerful element of the house is
determined to resist the pay roll
reduction. 1t argues that to lower
the income of the 100000 govern
ment employees would be a virtual
invitation to private industry to do
likewise
Advocates Of the pay roll reduc-
ton themselves are sharply divided.
One camp favors a direct cut of IL
per cent in all wages and salaries.
above an initial exemption of
$1,000.
Fight Pay Roll Cut
The other backs President Hoo
ver's plan which would, in effect,
place the federal worker on a five
day week, with five days pay in
stead of six.
A leading argument for this plan
is that it would create thousands
Of additional part-time jobs for the
unemployed.
The committee bill carries the IL
per cent cut. But the Hoover plan
will be offered as an amendment.
and the issue will be settled on the
floor of the house.
The economy measure is TO be
considered wednesday, as a rider"
on the legislative appropriation bill
"a device to assure senate consid-
Grafton later.
Consolidation of the army and
navy under single national defense
department is another disputed
item The administration opposes
it. The army and navy blocs are
fighting it like they would a dose of
poison. Sponsors Of the merger claim
it would save between $4,000, 900
and 100000.