Evening star., 1933-06-01
|OFF|CE BILL DELAY
IS SEEN IN SENATE
Amendments for Veterans
Expected to Prevent Vote
Before Tomorrow.

! until tomorrow. The bill has taken
longer than was anticipated because
Of growing movement In the Senete
to liberalize some Of the restrictions
] placed on expenditures for veterans as
result Of the economy act.
Inc bill was not scheduled to come
before the Senate until after 3 pm.
today, the early part of the day being
devoted to debate on the nomination
OF Guy T Helvering to be Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue.
Another factor which may slow up
the appropriation bill later in the day
is the conference report on the bill
dealing with the continuation of the
rederal gas tax, the electrical energy
tax. and change in certain postal
rates Senator Harrison, Democrat, of
Mississippi, has this conference report
ready for Senate action
Amendments Read.
All Of the remaining amendments on
the independent Offices bill relate to
veterans allowances. The Senate yes
terday disposed of all of the sections
affecting the status of Government
employees, but the final result of these
Government personnel matters will have
to De determined in conference because
OF changes made in the House bill.
Of outstanding local interest is the
rule to be applied to dismissals in the
Government service. The House voted
to nave dismissals considered on the
OASIS OF State quo as under the appor-
tionment law, which would have worked
hardship on employees from the Dis
trlct OF Columbic. and q number of
other States that happen to. be above
their quotas The Senate, however,
modified this to require consideration
OF efficiency Of employees as well as the
question Of State quotas.
| Another question that will go to
conference is the Serate amendment
| allowing employees with 80 years of serv-
| ice to retire voluntarily.
/ Numerous protests at the curtailment
OF benefits by the national economy act
brought Democratic leaders to the de-
fense of the President yesterday with
an appeal to opponents to aid him in
correcting injusticeS in regulations.
Hospital Fund Increased.
One hberalizing amendment was ap-
proved yesterd2y-that Of Senator
Black, Democrat, Of Alabama. boosting
the hospital fund by 81 ,000,GO for
treatment of disabled former service
men who cannot trace their injuries
to service.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat, Of South
Carolina, In charge of the bill, reitersted
that the President ha dordered re-
visions upward in the combat wounded
compensations and was selecting COM
Inittee to visit hospitals and report any
injustices.
He said there was chance for
adopting amendments by Senator Cut
ting, Republican, of New Mexico. limit
ing cuts for service-connectedi. injuries
to IS per cent, and by Senator Dill,
Democrat, Of Washington. making the
same limit on reductions in pensions of
Spanish War veterans over 81, but said
that under the procedure a two-thirds
vote would be required.
Rising to vigorous defense of the
President late in the day, Senator Rob-
inson Of Arkansas. the Democratic
leader, assailed Senator Dickinson, Re-
publican, Of Iowa. for calling Mr..
Roosevelt responsible for the "injus-
tices" complained of, and Senator Rob-
inson, Republican, of Indiana, for as
serting the economy bill was sent to
Congress by the President with false
label-to maintain the credit of the
Government"
appeals for Support.
Before changes have gone into ef-
feet" the ArkanSan said, Senators
find peculiar qualification in denounc-
ing the President for fearless dis
charge OF his duty, or an attempt to
perform the functions Of his Office con-
Sistently with the laws enacted by the
Congress
The President Is working now, doing
his best sincerely and conscientiously
to give effect to the will of the Con-
gress. and instead Of wasting time in
denouncing him, we who did not have
the courage to perform the legislative
/ functions necessary to bring the ex-
penses of the Government within the
revenues ought to stand by and give
the President support. and assist him
in working out the defects in the rules
and regulations which have been
adopted"
] The majority leader added that when
the economy bill was sent up the credit
OF the Government was seriously
threatened" and Congress was con-
tinuing to- pile up additional ex-.
Robinson of Indiana replied that
Congress never began to think CT piling
up obligations for the Governnent anvs
where near the extent the President
mas plled them up during the past three
months he has been in office and God
knows how much he will pile up in
another three years and nine months
senator Borah Republican, of Idaho.
suggested Congress recall the authority
! granted the President to makeAthe cuts
Dut Byrnes and Lewis of Illinois the
Democratic whip, said this would not
nr1ng results and that most, If not Ali
the mJustices could be remedied by ad-
ministrative regulation.
Johnson Wants Changes.
Smiling as he informed Senators who
nao voted for the economy act that
tney resempleo mournerS at q revival
meeting, Borah said:
IL seems to me that we authorized
mat tnoSe Things be done. We were
told there would be savings of $500
100000 and we ought to have known
severity would be necessary. .
III we are not willing to recall this
power, after We have seen it working
1t Is second confession we do NOT
{ want to take responsibility.
senator johnson, Republican of Cali
1ornla: made plea for liberalizing
amendments to the independent Offices
Dill, declaring Congress should act
quickly before the approaching adjourn
ment to right a wrong" and do a
"tardy justice" to those men who had
been shot to pieces
johnson placed clippings in the Rec
ord OF happenings in San Francisco
and other cities following rerating of
veterans cases and said he had never
IN MS life heard Of their equal for
cruelty. ~ :
"These conditions must and will be
corrected" he asserted @ aaS
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