Evening star., 1932-04-12
Amendment to Appropria-
tionS Bill Is Approved
by Committee.
FURLOUGH PLAN GAINS
ADDED HOUSE SUPPORT
Presidents Suggestion Likely to
Find Place in Cochran Move
to Shelve Reductions.

After considerable opposition in ex-
ecutive session, led by Representative
O'Connor. Democrat, of New York, the
House Rules Committee today reported
q special rule requested by the Economy
Committee yesterday making in order
on the legislative appropriation bill as
an amendment. the Recommendation of
the Economy Committee for an IL per
cent cut on all salaries in the Federal
service, with an exemption of $1,000.
When the special rule is adopted by
the House and the IL per cent slash
proposal offered as an amendment on
the legislative appropriation bill, which
carries the salaries for members of
Congress and the legislative establish
ments, Representative Cochran, Demo-
crat, of Missouri, who has been leading
the fight in the committee against sal
ary reductions, will offer a substitute
amendment.
Favors Hoover Proposal.
It is probable that Representative
Cochran will offer both his own pro-
posal as a substitute for salary reduc-
ton, which includes cutting annual
leave in half, prohibiting any increases
in salary, promotions or filing vacan-
cies, and also President Hoover's sug.
gestion for compulsory furloughs with
out pay.
There seems to be a considerable
sentiment in the House that the Presi-
dents proposal is preferable to that OF
the Economy Committee in that, while
it Is in fact a reduction in salaries, yet
1t preserves the salary standard as fixed
through the Personnel Classification
Board. In this respect, it should not be
construed by industry throughout the
country as a signal from the Federal
Government in approval of general sal
ary reductions.
The special rule reported by Repre-
sentative Bankhead from the Commit
tee ON Rules Is as follows:
Resolved, That after the adoption of
this resolution it shall be in order in
the consideration of H. r. l1267, the
legislative appropriation bill, for the
chairman of the Economy Committee,
or any member of the Economy Csm-
mittee acting for him by direction OF
that committee, to offer an amendment
to said bill, notwithstanding the pro-
vision Of clause 2. rule 81, or clause z
rule 16. and one motion to amend that
amendment shall be in order, and II
shall also be in order to offer ons
amendment by way of substitute for the
original amendment, to which one
amendment may be offered, and nc
further amendment shall be entertained
by the chair.
The provision of clause Z, rule 16
or clause 2, rule 21, shall not apply tc
said substitute amendment In addi-
tion to the motion to recommit, pro-
vided for in clause 4, rule 16, anc
clause /. rule II. the chairman of the
Economy Committee or any member
of the Economy Committee, acting fol
him. by direction of that committee
may make one motion to recommit saio
bill and such motion shall be in order
any rule of the House to the contrary
notwithstanding"
Own Salaries Debated.
Chairman Connery OF the House
Committee on Labor, Representative La
Guardia of New York and Representa-.
tive Cullen of New York, speaking fol
the Tammany delegation, expressed the
opinion today that it will be possible Il
muster enough votes to defeat the pro.
posed II per cent salary slash.
Special interest centered today on thI
attitude of members of the House re-
garding their own salaries. Many mem.
bers have been fearful of a 20 per cen
cut in their salaries, and will welcome
the II per cent proposal as lesser evil
Many members of the House proteS
that they are willing to suffer a reduc
ton in their own salaries, while some
like Representative La Guardia, insis
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