The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-01
ECONOMY BILL SENT
TO SENATORS WOULD
| Save $23S,605,O00
Provides Government Salary
Cut and Presidential Reor.
ganization of Bureaus
REDUCES VACATION PERIODS
Executive is Given Wide Author
ity to Eliminate, Merge or
Revamp Departments

Washington, June 1.-(R)-Restored
from the ravages inflicted by the
house, the national economy bill came
before the senate Wednesday carry
ing $238, 605,000 of savings in next
years government operation.
The measure, reported Tuesday
night by the appropriations committee
during the final stages of work on the
tax bill, provides a fiat 10 per cent cut
in all government salaries; cut In half
the present vacation allowance Of 80
days: greatly widens the authority
granted the president In the house bill
to reorganize government bureaus and
cuts by some $50, 900 900 various al
lowances to veterans and pensioners.
The salary cut. figured at $l2l, 050,-
600 was the largest individual saving
recommended by the special economy
committee which redrafted the bill.
It replaced a 100000 provision by
which the house cut II per cent Of all
salaries In excess of $500. Only en-
listed personnel of the armed forces
are excepted.
Would Cut Vacations
The reduction of vacation periods,
proposed as permanent measure,
was second item in size, being figured
at $22, 109,166
The recognizing power Of the presi-
dent was left subject to 60-day veto
right of congress, but the committee
extended it by allowing him to abolish
any agency by executive order or
transfer it from one department to
another, instead of merely recon-
mending such action to congress. as
provided by the house, CNrtheI AZ,
thority. not being subject to approval
by congress, was given him for con-
solidating public health activities. ex-
cept veterans hospitals: personnel ad-
ministration; merchant marine: con-
! servation: education and any purchas-
ing activities of the war and navy de-
partments.
The committee struck out entirely
/, the provision for creation Of a public
works administration.
Lowers Interest Rate
It added provision for reducing all
interest on claims payable by the gov
eminent from six to four per cent,
for a $5,250,000 annual saving; and
temporarily reduced fees Of witnesses
and jurors in federal courts to s. ana
$l.50 respectively, from a and 81
for a saving placed at $775,000.
A lengthy section of the bill, replac-
ing the veterans savings rejected by
the house, cut $l3,3l5,O00 off present
benefits by withdrawing these entire
" from all veterans with net income
Of 81 500 If single and $500 II mar
ricd. with exception Of those over 6s
years old or whose disabilities are d.
rect results of service. 1t reduced tc
500 compensations to veterans IN SOL
! diers' homes and hospitals. with pro-
vision that dependents would draw
all now accruing to them above thai
sum: for saving of S, $40, 900. It cut
by S3.386,000 the emergency OFFICERS
retired pay by withdrawing 1t from
some 5000 officers now on the rolls
whose disabilities we're not contracted
! In the line of duty.
An additional $51 100000 SAVING
proposed by the economy committee
lin keeping disability allowances IRON
veterans not more than so per CEN
disabled, except where incurred II
|actual service. was taken out by TIT
lfull appropriations committee:
| The bill was attached to the ap'
propriation for the expenses OF con
gress and it's dependent agencies. It,
self cut to $l8,508,00o from $20.2l4.'
loco approved by the house: Last yea
lit totalled $28,2l7,000 while the esti'
mates for this year were $22,o3l 900.