The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-09
CONFER SATURDAY
IN EFFORT TO CUT
FEDERAL EXPENSES
Results Of Meeting Are Secret
But Near Agreement
is Reported
PAY CUT Is DISCUSSED
Program Of House Group
Matched With That Of
Executive at Farley
PAY CUT IS DISCUSSED

Washington, April 9.-(R-preM-
dent Hoover and the special house
economy committee found at two
hour and a half session Saturday that
their views Of how the government
might save more than $500. 000, 900 q
year were along the same general
lines.
Both programs were held secret for
the time being but it was learned they
involved the same general principles.
Instead Of an IL per cent cut in
federal salaries above $1,000 as some
members Of the committee are known
to favor, the presidents salary saving
scheme proposed to stagger employ
ment and readjust wages through the
personnel classification board.
The president was understood to
have suggested furloughing employees
approximately q month each yea:
without pay, In addition to imposing
q. flat 10 per cent reduction. He also
suggested that the salaries Of the
chief executive and cabinet members
be reduced.
The committee and the president
were described as very close on q plan
to save $25,000000 to $4,000, 900
through revision of the veterans
compensation act.
While the economy committee was
meeting with the president, Speaker
Garner told newspapermen he hoped
it would not be necessary to pass in
dividual bills to carry out the pro-
gram of the committee.
Salary Reduction Planned
He indicated pay cut provision
would be attached to the legislative
offices appropriation bill, which car
rieS funds for the salaries Of men,
bers of the house and senate. Vot-
ing against a cut carried In this bill
would record members as opposing
reductions In their own salaries.
The house expenditures committee
approved resolution by Schafer
(Rep., Wis.,, directing Chairman
Cochran to invite Attorney Genefal
Mitchell and Edgar Hoover, chief of
the justice departments bureau of in
vestigation, to testify on possible du-
plication of federal police agencies
with view to incorporating all po-
lice powers In the justice department.
Il would have prohibition, narcotics.
immigration and all other police pow
ers put together in the justice de-
partment," Schafer said.
About the same time, the senate ap-
preparations committee was unani-
mously agreeing upon details Of. the
10 per cent cut in the appropriation
for the state, justice, commerce and
labor departments, including million
dollar reduction in the fund for pro-
hibiticn enforcement.
Big Slash Ordered
That committee. acting upon orders
of the senate. reduced the total ap-
preparations for these four depart
ments from $l24,2l5, 1892 voted by the
house to Sill 1872, 639.
This sum compared with $l39 ,001, :
704 appropriated last year and $780,
814,136 recommended In the budget
estimates.
Among the reductions also was one
of million dollars for the bureau Of
immigration.
The departments Of justice and
commerce shared the bulk of the 10
per cent cut In the measure. Justice
funds were reduced by $4.943.275 be-
low the house figure and commerce
by $4,545,334.
Throughout the attacks and coun-
terattacks between the white house
and Capitol Hill that eliminated in
this meeting, the president has taken
the position that the limit of execu-
tive authority to bring about econom-
les has about been reached" and
that further substantial saving must
be made through changes In law.
Many congressional leaders, agreeing
some changes in law were necessary.
have contended appropriations could
be further reduced