Evening star., 1932-04-24
FEDERAL ECONOMY
MEASURE IS READY
Battle Scheduled Wednesday
on Legislation Drafted to
Balance Budget.
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ployes, limit of pay to retired military
and naval officers who hold appointive
positions, SUSPENSIONS for one year of
all automatic and administrative pro-
motions, filling of all vacancies, except
necessary subStitutions and key posi-
tions, increases in travelling and sub
six years and extra pay for overtime
and night service.
Salaries of Farm Board, Shipping
Board and Board of Mediation members
were cut from 1000 each to $4,000
annually and those for the International
Joint Commission Omitted States and
Canada) and the International Bound
ary Commission Omitted States, Alaska
and Canada, from $4,000 to $4,000
annually.
Cut Ship Board Members.
four members of the Shipping Board,
leaving it bipartisan and one to each
the Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes and
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bureaus and curtailment of funds within
the board, a saving of 81, 500 900 is ex-
pected.
Although appropriations amounting to
So, 8,5G0,000 for vocational education are
undisturbed by the bill, it establishes a
policy of gradual withdrawal of Federal
contributions beginning in 1884.
Elimination of Army. Navy and
Panama transport services is proposed,
with a provision that private ship line
operators contract to carry Government
personnel and supplies at reduced rates.
Authority to transfer the $5000,000
cost of maintaining the Philippine
Scouts to the island government is car
ried along with a provision that Presi-
dent Hoover learn whether the organ
ization should be diSbanded.
Miscellaneous provisions include re-
duction of printing and papers allow
ances by $5000,000; 25 per cent in
crease in sale price of Government
documents; transfer of Federal fish
hatcheries to States that want s$em
and the establishment of fees for serv-
ices Of the Patent Office, Bureaus of
Mines and Standards to make them
self-sustaining.
National Drive Planned.
While House factions set themselves
for the impending conflict, plans of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States to launch a national drive to
marshal public sentiment for reduced
public expenditures in Federal, State
and local governments were made
known. The campaign will be inaugu-
rated by American business leaders at
the twentieth annual meeting of the
National Chamber of Commerce at San
Francisco May 1920.
A statement issued through national
headquarters here said:
Faced with a staggering national
tax bill, estimated at $4,000, 900, 900 an
nually, delegates to the approaching
annual meeting of the chamber will
consider specific means by which busi-
ness organizations in all parts of the
country can present united front in
support of less wasteful public spend
ing.
The San Francisco meeting will
have before it a report by the cham
ber's committee on Government ex-
penditureS, which sets as a goal the re-
duction of Federal expenditures by at
least 100000, ,00C. Likewise, there will
be submitted to the meeting the con-
census of business opinion on Federal
tax program as expressed recently in
referendum vote of the chambers
membership"
Patman Accuses Lamont.
A development in the administra-
tion's protest against the Senate's pro-
gram to cut annual departmental sup
ply bills 10 per cent came on the House
side with the charge by Representative
Patman, Democrat, Texas, that Secre-
tary Lamont is encouraging protests 10
Congress against reductions in Com
merce Department appropriations.
The Texan made public telegram
he said Lamont sent to Tracy Locke
Dawson, Inc, Of Dallas on April 13,
which read:
Greatly appreciate your telegram
protesting against proposed reduction
in funds Of foreign and domestic COM
merce for next year. Present outlook
is that Senate will very probably vote
on the reductions this week.
1T would have very serious effect on
service of bureau, both domestic and
abroad. Suggest you communicate your
interest to your Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress"