Evening star., 1932-03-27
McDuffie Denies Agreement
to Make 1t Rider on Leqis-
lative Supply Measure.
REVENUE DIFFICULTIES
GET FIRST ATTENTION
Other Measures Dealing With
Economies May Come Out of
Committee First.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY,

Prospects are that the bill providing
for reduction in salary of Government
employees will not be reported by the
Special Economy Committee of the
House during the coming week, and
possibly not for two weeks. This was
admitted last night by Chairman Byrns
OF the full committee and by Chair
man McDufhe of the subcommittee to
which was delegated the task of draft
ing the pay-cut measure.
Representative McDuffie denied that
any agreement has been reached to
abandon the plan Of making the salary
slashing bill a rider on the legislative
appropriation bill when that measure
Is called up for action in the House.
one reason for attempting to place the
paylcut bill as an amendment on the
legislative appropriation bill is that it
would apply to the salaries of mem
bers OF Congress, and act as a threat
TO members of the Senate that unless
they agreed to the salary reduction pro-
visions their own salaries would not be
approved. Representative McDuffie ex-
pIalned that If the pay-cut bill is not
placed as rider on the legislative ap-
preparation bill, it might be applied Just
as Well on the independent Offices ap-
preparation bill.
he pointed out last night, as did
chairman Byrns, that the revenue bin
still is occupying the attention of the
House and that there Is no real urgency
LOT nurrylng out of committee either
the legislative appropriation bill or the
pay-cut bill. Mr.. McDuffie called atten-
ton to the fact that following the ac-
tlon on the revenue bill, the Kuntz-
Granada contested election case. the
Muscle Shoals bill, Philippine independ-
ence and the independent offices appro-
priation bill are deferred business before
the House.
Early Report Possibilities.
at might be-" said Representative
McDuffie, that one or more other bills
dealing with economies to have money
Tor the Federal Treasury in an effort to
nelp balance the budget may be reported
out OF the Economy Committee ahead of
the salary reduction bill We are about
ready" he continued, Ito report out
several bills, all of which will be privi-
legged to receive immediate attention by
the House. We will have several bills
covering Implications of bureaus and
commissions. We do not want to throw
any more out of employment, but We
think we have found way to save the
Government considerable money for the
fiscal year 1888"
If it is the intention Of the Economy
Committee to offer the pay-cut bill as
an amendment on the legislative ap-
preparation bill, Representative John j.
Cochran, Democrat, Of Missouri, chair
man of the House Committee on Expen-
ditures in Executive Departments, and
who is leading a lone fight in the
Economy Committee against any re-
duction in any salaries on the Govern
ment pay roll, is prepared to offer his
bill as substitute. The Cochran bill
would Immediately retire all those ELI
gible, would cut annual leave in half,
would prohibit any promotions, would
make the Personnel Classification Board
imperative for one year, and would give
preference for retention in the service,
where any curtailment of force was
found necessary to those who do not
have a husband or wife also on Uncle
Sans pay roll. This latter provision,
Mr.. Cochran explained, was in order to
have any reduction in force effected
with the least hardship. He claims
that the legislative representatives of
the postal employees have assured him
that they would be willing to support
his substitute.
If the committee decides to push the
salary reduction bill as an independent
measure, then Mr.. Cochran will intro
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