Evening star., 1932-04-25


Partly in tert a partly summarized,
the follotDtng is Complete resume OF
the omnibus econly bill reported to
the House today bhe House Economy
Committee:
Title 1-Compenion reduction oi
Federal mployes.
Section l01-Deitions.
SCHEDULE OF EMPoRARY RE-
DUCDNS.
Section 102 (A)Ouring the fiscal
year ending June 30he compensation
| for each civilian and1n-civilian Office,
! position, employment enlisted in any
branch of the servi of the United
States Government oshe government
of the District Of Conbia is hereby
reduced as follows: mpensation at
an annual rate of SD or less shall
be exempt from reducti and compen-
sation at an annual Is in excess o
81 900 shall be reduced IL per CEN
tum Of the amount theT in excess of
81 1000
! "(Bl-For the purposeof determin-
ing the percentage of rtction under
this section applicable to Office, po-
sition, employment or estment, the
compensation for which calculated
on a piecework, hourly per diem
basis, the annual rate of npensation
shall be held to be the hi amount
which would be payable fohe regular
working hours and on the sis of BOT
working days, or the numbef working
days on the basis of whichlch COM
pensation is calculated, w.hever is
the greater"
Section 103-Exemptions fr reduc-
tions-This section eXemptS ON the
previous section compensate fixed
either by international agreent, or
by terms of fixed contract, ,by the
Constitution, or by standardsf pre-
vailing local wage rates. Wag1oards,
however, are instructed immedely to
reduce local pay If such adjusent is
indicated by private wage rat In o
community.
Section 104-Government CORA
tions-This section applies the per
cent pay reduction TO all corpoions
in which the United States ow the
majority Of stock, such as the Meant
Fleet and Grain Sterilization CORA
tions.
Section 105-Suspension of Satday
half holidays-This section ends Sur
day half-holidays during the next cal
year.
Section 106-Limitation of juric-
ton on courts-ThiS prohibits Feeal
courts taking Jurisdiction in suits IS
ing out Of this title unless the Coi-
tuition is involved.
'REMITTANCES FROM CONSTu-
TIONAL OFFICES.
Section 107-In any case in win
the application of the provisions of s
title to any person would result ii
diminution of compensation prohibh
by the Constitution, the Secretary
the Treasury is authorized to acct
from such person, and cover into I'll
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, ri
mittances of such part of the compei
sation of such person as would not
paid to him if such diminution of CON
pensation were not prohibited"
RED UCTIONS INAPPLICABI
WHEN COMMODITY PRICE LEVE
RISES.
OCAbAOi1 AOo-Al dI any IlIIle DTl(
to June 80, 1888, the President fine
that for a period of 100 days the az
erage wholesale commodity price lev,
is within 10 points as high as tn
average wholesale commodity price lev,
OF the year 1925, indicated by the fig
ure 100 in the revised index of tn
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the De
partment of Labor, he shall issue
to that effect, and upo
the issuance of such proclamation tn
cease to be in effect"
Section 109-Permanent salary re
section decreases tn
pay Of American members of the In
Joint Commission fror
$500 to $4,000.
Section 110-This section reduce
,he pay of members of the Shippin
Board, Federal Farm Board and Boar
of Mediation from $4,000 to $4,000.
Section 111-Appropriations impound
I'd. This section authorizes the Treas
lry to impound all savings made b
wage cuts.
Section 112-This permanently cut
he salaries beginning July /, 1888, O
members of the Federal Reserve Boarc
Interstate Commerce Commission an
Tariff Commission from $4,000 t
10000. The salaries of judges no
by the Constitution are +
'e cut at the same time down +
10000 uniformly.
Title H-Provisi0n affecting per
onnel, suspension of promotions an,
illing of vacancies.
Section 201-This suspends durinI
he next fiscal year all automatic in
reases in pay.