Evening star., 1932-06-05
TOPPER CENTPAYCUT
IS VOTED IN SENATE.
y. S. Employees Receiving
~ $1,000 and Under Are
Exempted.
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! an II per cent cut to the portions
above that point, would save only So
00G .ooC. The Senate's action yesterday,
therefore, takes over sl00.000,000 more
from Government salaries than the
House bill.
Tax Bill Up Tomorrow.
When the Senate meets at noon to-
morrow the economy bill will be lad
aside temporarily to clear the legislative
track for the conference report on the
tax bill. which was approved by the
House yesterday and needs only the
ratification of the Senate to send 1t to
the White House for signature. AS soon
as this Is done consideration of the
economy bill will be resumed, but
whether this will be late tomorrow or
Tuesday depends entirely on how much
discussion takes place on the tax bill
conference report.
The Moses furloueh substitute would
place per diem workers, who receive
more than $1,000 a year, on a five e-0ay
week. and their compensation would be
ten-elevenths of what they now receive
for week of five-and-a- half days.
Furlough Plan.
Employees on an annual pay basis who
receive more than $1,000 a year. would
be furloughed for cne month without
pay scattered through the year, and the
present leave with pay would be sus-
pended for the coming year. For the
annual employees it would be equivalent
to taking a month of leave without pay,
although not necessarily at one time.
The Moses amendment also provides
for 10 per cent reduction in the sal
aries of the Vice President. Speaker Of
the House. Senators, Representatives,
Delegates and Resident Commissioners.
Employees of Congress receiving more
than $1,000 a year would be cut 8.3
per cent. The substitute contains sew
eral other sections defining procedure
to be followed in carrying out the fur
Tough plan.
Before Senator Tydings finally sue
ceeded in excluding the workers under
$1,000, various other Senators had been
defeated in attempts to exempt large
group of low-paid employees above
$1,000 and 10 apply various sliding
scales according to the size of the
salary instead Of fat 10 per cent cut.
Vote on Exemptions.
The first vote was on the motion Of
Senator Johnson. Republican,, Of Cali
fornia, who proposed to exempt all
salaries Of $4,000 year or less. This
was beaten. 81 to 25.
Senator Norris, Republican, Of Ne
braska, then proposed an exemption Of
$500 with a graduated scale of re-
ductions in salaries above that figure
This was defeated, 81 to 20.
The neYt vote came on an amend
ment worked out by Senators Walsh Of
Massachusetts, and Copeland Of New
York providing a graduated scale Of
cuts ranging from 3 to Is per cent,
applying only to salaries above $1,000.
This was beaten, SO to 20.
Other Proposal.
Another graduated scale proposed an
exemption of $1,000 and ranged from
q cut of 5 per cent on that part of
the salary between $1,000 and $4,000
10 per cent between $4,000 and $1,000,
IS per cent between $4,000 and 5000
20 per cent between $4,000 and $4,000
and 25 per cent above $4,000. This
was beaten. 40 to %.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of Texas
then offered an amendment which car
ried no exemption, but graduated the
percentage of reduction, starting at 10
per cent below $4,000 and increasing
the percentage by steps from that point
up to a maximum Of 25 per cent on the
highest salaries. This was defeated, So
to IA.
Modification Beaten.
Senator Norris made another effort
to tighten the burden of reduction on
the lower paid employees by proposing
that the cut be modified to per cent
under $4,000. This was beaten, Al
to %.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, Of
Michigan, suggested that the fat 10 per
cent cut be modified with proviso
exempting salaries below $1,000. 1t was
estimated this would take about S8,000,-
600 from the committees estimate OF
total savings. This was beaten without
a roll call.
Another suggested change which did
not 60 through was a proposal Of Sena-
tor Neely Of West Virginia to make
IS per cent reduction on all salaries
above $4,000.
Exemptions Attempted.
The next development was the effort
of Senator Copeland to exempt the
salaries of District police and flremen
from the salary cut The opposition to
this was led by Senator Byrnes of South
Carolina. a member of the Economy
Subcommittee. who said he could see
no Justification for the exemption
Senator Jones of Washington. in charge
of the economy bill, supported Byrnes,
pointing out that members of the Police
and Fire Departments ARE just like any
other Government employe." Senator
Shortridge of California. joined Cope
land in urging the exemption, but i,
was rejected without roll call.
Turning from the controversial sec
ton dealing with the fat 10 per cent
cut for the coming year. the Senate
went to other sections relating to sal
aries of members of certain boards anc
commissions.
On motion of Senator Glass Of Vir-
ginia, the Senate voted to exempt Brig
Gen Frank T. Hines, administrator oi
Veterans Affairs. from a section that
would have reduced his basic salary
from $4,000 to $4,000 before applying
the 10 per cent cut. BY this action, he
retains his present basic pay, but viii
be subject to the 10 per cent cut ap.
piled to all.
Set Basic Salary.
The section from which he was ex.
empted would make $4,000 the basic
salary of members of number of com.
missions and boards. Senator GlaS
declared when he drafted his amend.
ment several days ago that he regarded
the head of the Veterans Administra-
ton as one that should not be classec
with these other boards being reduced
in basic salary.
Before the voting began yesterday
Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis
consin, continued his attack on the
cutting of low-paid Government work.
ers, contending the budget has beer
unbalanced by unwise expenditures tt
which the Government has committed
itself in other directions.
AS the voting progressed other Sen.
etors, including Neely and Copeland
renewed appeals to the Senate against
cutting salaries, particularly among the
lower paid groups.
Veterans Fight Due.