Evening star., 1932-12-10
Treasury-P. o. Measure Con-
tains FurIough Provision
of 1888 Act.
AS FIRST TEST
OF H0OVER'S PROPOSAL
Appropriation Committee Takes
Stand Against Plan for 14.S
Per Cent Reduction.

President Hoover's recommendation
for further cut of IL per cent In Fed
eral salaries above and exemption Of
$1,000 which would bring the total SAL
ary reduction to 148 per cent is not
contained In the Treasury-Post once
bill reported to the House today. The
committee continues the furlough Sec
tion of the economy act of 1888.
The bill recommends appropriations
for the fiscal year 1894 of $244, 1886, ,2ls
for the Treasury Department. which is
a decrease of s1o5 1924 ,sSs on the cur
rent and decrease of $25,817,52 under
the budget estimate, and for the Post
Office Department, $717,033,378, a de-
crease of 88,906, ,297, and a decrease
OF S7,094, ,789 under the budget estimate.
This makes a total for the two depart
ments in the bill reported Of 1851, ,416,-
SGT, a decrease of $194, ,831 1856 under
current appropriations and a decrease
of S32,9l2, ,304 under budget estimates
for both departments.
Chairman Byrns had previously stated
the policy to be followed In all Of
the appropriation bills providing sal.
aries for Government employees would
follow the principle in the Treasury
Post Office bill. The measure reported
today is therefore the first test as
to whether the Presidents recommends
ton for further slashing would be fol-
lowed, and the decision of the Appro-
priation Committee is against Mr..
HooVer'S recommendation.
$sS,s13,32S Aggregate Saving.
The report of Chairman Byrns to
the House shows that operation of sec
tions of the economy act, passed by the
last session, on which the salary pro
posals and all other appropriations are
based, will result in an aggregate saw
ing of 1923 for the departmental
service, and to this is to be added ap-
proximately 81 ,968, 900 In appropriations
for the legislative branch, making Q
total of 500, ,781 ,228 savings under the
continuance Of the economy act pro-
vision.
The biggest decrease was IN the ai-
lowance for public buildings. The COM
n1ittee's report showed $23f, 884 900 was
appropriated for that purpose this year
and recommended only $81 ,919,025 for
next. The budget estimate was $92,-
859, 900.
This s14s, 900, 900 slash, the commit
tee said, was made possible by non-re-
curing appropriations, such as the
500, ,000, 900 in the emergency relief and
construction act. For the regular con-
struction program, the committee rec
commended $50,000,000 instead Of the
S6O, 600, 900 asked by the budget. the
money to be used ''to meet obligations
for sites and construction"
Besides these annual allotments, the bill
also carries 81, ,278, ,731, 1873 as permanent
Treasury appropriations required by
law, principally because OF the increas-
ing public debt. The allowance for the
sinking fund against the debt rises from
$426, 489, 900 this year to S439, $50, 600
for the next year. Interest on the pub
lie debt increases from $640. 0.000, 900 In
the 1888 fiscal year to $725, 100000 for
1884.
Money for Other Projects.
Money was provided for several prof.
ects not included in either the relief or
regular programs - namely, Sl,3OO,OO0
for continued construction Of the mar
cotic farm at Lexington, KY; 5000, 900
for continuation of the extension OF the
Washington, D. c., Post once, ana
s4OO, 900 for the National Institute OF
Health Building, also in the Capital.
The Federal Farm Loan Bureau aiso
would be reduced from the $950.oO0 II
got this year and the $685., 600 the BUD
get Bureau asked to an even 100000.
Some of the other allowances recon-
mended:
Customs Service, $4,000, 900. against
s22, 100000 this year; Internal Revenue
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