The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-10
Bipartisan Committee Is
Named by Senate to
Devise Program.
HOUSE AID OFFERED
Struggle Over SIaShing OF
Military Funds Is
BEGUN.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times stan Writer

WASHINGTON, May TO-
Cooperation not only be-
tween the two parties, but
also between the two houses
of congress in effecting fed
eral accompany seemed as
sured today.
The senate appropriations COM
mittee today created a bipartisan
economy committee TO consider the
economy program.
Chairman Jones of the committee
appointed himself and Senator's
Bingham CRep.. Conn.,, Dickinson
Rep. Ia. Mcclellan Dem. Tenn,
Bratton Dem, n. M and Byrnes
Dem, S. c.
Creation of the committee fol-
lowed agreement on the senate floor
Monday between Ma jority Leader
Watson and Majority Leader Rob-
inson that the parties should share
equally in responsibility for devising
an economy program.
In addition. the economy commit
tee OF the house. made up of four
Democrats and three Republicans,
has offered its services to the SEN
ate committee which will study its
100000 900 economy bill, and, if de-
sired. will put at the disposal of
the senate all the information IL
collected In its unsuccessful attempt
TO secure approval OF other meas
ures in the house.
Meantime. in consideration of
the war department appropriations
bill on the floor OF the house to-
day. there is less prospect for CO.
operation.
War Over Army Cuts
The appropriations committee has
recommended cutting the war de-
partment s24,7lO,75o under the
amount recommended by the bud
get, and Republican Floor Leader
Bertrand H. Smell has announced
he will oppose this reduction.
Smell submitted TO the house a
statement from General Douglas
Macarthur. chief of staff. viewing
with utmost concern" plans 10
drop 1000 officers from the regular
army. and charging that further
reduction would bring us, close to
prostration."
Washington has been flooded with
protests against all the economies
in the war department bill by the
Reserve Officer Training Corps AS
ISOLATION.
The house economy committee is
meeting again today following its
resumption of activity Monday, and
while Chairman John McDuffie
would not outline what it plans TO
do he admitted that it may offer
new economy legislation. and even
that it may offer some OF the pro-
posals rejected by the house, in
somewhat different form. He OPP
poses any new omnibus bills, how
ever.
Seek 10 Know Hoover Attitude
The senate's bipartisan committee
is to contain six members of the ap-
preparations committee, three from
each party. 1t may be selected when
the appropriations committee meets
today TO consider the independent
offices appropriation bill and two
resolutions sent il Monday after a
sharp economy skirmish on the sem
ate floor.
One Of the resolutions. offered by
Senator Tasker Oddie rep, New
calls for abandonment of the addi-
tional 10 per cent cut policy as far
as treasury and post office bills are
concerned.
When Oddie called the resolution
up for vote Monday, Immediately
following his economy visit to the
White House with other Republican
senators, he was beseiged with uues-
tons from Democrats as to wheth-
er his opposition TO this savings
plan was approved by the President.
Oddie insisted that he did not
know, although ne said the Presi-
dent thinks il a wicked thing 10
discharge thousands Of federal en-
ployes."
There was no Republican response
TO general Democratic challenge
TO disclose how Hoover stands on
this proposal for saving s70.5OO. 900
in the two bills under consideration.
and s29o000oO0 in the general 10
per cent program.
Fear Another scoIdinE
we want 10 know whether We
would be cooperating with the
President II We abandoned this
economy measure which his cabinet
members oppose. or whether We
would be charged by him with
blocking economy" said Senator
James r Byrnes Dem. s. c.
We should not be asked TO vote
on this without knowing whether
We would be calling dowr on our
heads another scolding"
Republican Floor Leader Charles
McNary hastily moved TO end the
discussion by sending the resolution
TO committee. where 1t probably will
slumber.