Evening star., 1932-01-21
Wood Drops Plan to Get
Amendment Put on Agri-
culture BiH.
REQUIRES MORE TIME
TO DECIDE ON COURSE
Pou Declares Some Legislators 0p-
pose Reducing Salaries Under
$4,000 a Year.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY

Inc light over the proposed reduc-
ton in salaries of Government en-
ployes as rider on appropriation bills
will not be made on the agricultural
appropriation bill now under consider
alton in the House, but will probably
come on the legislative appropriation
bill, Chairman Pou of the House Rules
Committee announced today after a
conference with Representative Will r.
Wood, Republican, Indiana, former
chairman of the Appropriations Com
mittee, who is leading the effort to
slash the Government pay roll.
While Representatives Granfield.
Democrat, of Massachusetts,; Blanton,
Democrat, of Texas, and Boylan, Dem
ocrat, of New York, were making
speeches in the House in opposi-
tion to cut in Government salaries,
particularly in the lower grades, Rep
resentative Wood was carrying forward
his drive to get the salary-cut amend
ment made an order by a special rule.
Representative Wood presented to
Chairman Pou of the Rules Committee
resolution he sought to have made an
order covering all salaries in all the ap-
preparation bills under a blanket provi-
sion.
Committee Custom Explained.
Chairman Pou told Mr.. Wood the
tradition and custom of the Rules Com
mlttee was that when an unusual re-
quest like this was made, the committee
making 1t should take some formal &C
ton indicating the sentiment of such
committee. In other words, Mr. Pou
said, the custom is for the committee
to pass a resolution requesting inter-
vention by the Rules Committee and
an appearance before the Rules Com
m1ttee should be either by resolution
adopted by the proper legislative COM
mlttee or by the chairman and rank
ing majority member of such commit
tee appearing in person before the
Rules Committee
Mr.. Wood told Chairman Pou that in
his opinion Chairman Byrns of the Ap-
preparations Committee would cali that
committee together and the committee
would take formal action requesting
that the proposed Wood amendment be
made in order.
A little later Mr.. Wood notified Chair
man Pou that he would not ask that
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the agricultural appropriation bill now
being debated in the House, as he de-
sired more time to consider his course
of action and because all those inter-
ested in this legislation desire more
time for careful consideration. MIR.
Pou said the attempt would probably be
made on the legislative appropriation
bill
Mr.. Pou said he was not speaking
for the Rules Committee and would
not attempt to forecast that commit
tees action, but said his personal at
titude is that I'VE are confronted with
the unpleasant duty of cutting all Gov
ernment salaries down to the point
where such salary is no more than suf-
ficient to cover the necessary living ex-
penseS Of the person receiving it."
Intimates Sliding Scale.
He declined to state what he thought
would constitute a living wage, but in
timated it would be on a sliding scale
for various branches of employment. II
would start at the President and come
down to the point necessary for living
expenses" said Mr.. Pou.
THAT amount would be specifically
mentioned in the resolution If and
when it is reported by the Rules Com
mittee." Mr.. Pou said some members
of Congress are in favor Of not cut
ting any salaries under $4,000 and
others contend no salaries under $2,500
should be reduced.
Woods Resolution.
The resolution presented by Repre-
sentative Wood is as follows
"(a) The annual rate of compensa-
ton of all offices, positions and other
employments under the Federal Gov
ernment the municipal government Of
the District of Columbia, the Panama
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