Evening star., 1933-05-02
Proposal SAVES
Jobs FOR HUNDREDS
Plan to Stagger Federal
Work Put in Independent
Offices Bill.
Continued From First Paee)

No new investigations shall be up-
dertaken by the Federal Trade Com
mission as a result OF legislative resolu-
tions unless approved by both Senate
and House.
Minimum allotments to States in
1884 frcm vocational rehabilitation
funds fixed at S8,840.
Highest salaries for the Federal Farm
Board fixed at $4,000 for chairman
and not over eight others at $500.
Repeals the one-year sea pay for An
napolis graduates not receiving naval
commissions.
Cuts Retired Judges Pay.
Reduces retired pay for Federal
judges is per cent during the hscal
year.
Extends the Is per cent pay reduc-
ton to officers and employees of insular
possessions and to pensions not hereto
fore reduced
Prohibits use Of funds to pay any sal
ary increases resulting from higher
claSsihcationS.
The contracts powers for the PreSi-
dent were vigorously sSsailed by three
Republicans on the appropriations SUBJ
committee, which drafted the bill, Rep
reSentltiVes Taber and Bacon Of New
YolA and ThurstOn OF Iowa.
Representative WOOdrum OF Virginia,
in reporting the measure. called spe-
ciflc attention to some OF the Items
which necesSitate an absolute discharge
or furloush of large blocks Of employees.
and explains its relation to the general
economic legislation as follows:
The President. i'll transmitting the
estimates OF appropriation for this Dill
submitted also for inclusion NUMBER
of paragraphs of general legislation to
enable him more fully to conduct the
affairs of the executive branch with the
utmost economy While some OF these
matters are recommended in revised
form, there has been no substantial
variance by the revision in the ultima te
savings to be effected. Generally, these
several paragraphs of legislation confer
upon the President authority TO take
appropriate action to bring about econ
omy 1t is not possible ~ this time 10
estimate the amount that may be saved
annually in each particular instance as
the result of executive action, but the
aggregate will extend into the millions.
The balancing Of the budget Tor
the next fiscal year is tremendous
problem. Toward this end authority
has been granted to the President to
ojuSt veterans benefits and he has
already exercised that authority. reflect
Ing in this bill d reduction in the vet
Grams appropriations under those III
the bill that failed in the Seventy
second Congress OF $460 600 900. Other
substantial economies must and will
be made This general legislation will
assist i'll accomplishing Il part Of the
economy program and the Appropria-
tionS Committee is Of the opinion that
the request for it's inclusion in the bill
should b complied with to help to-
ward this end
Illustrative of separations from the
Government service, pointing to the
General Accounting Off1ce, Representa-
tive Woodrum says approximately IS
per cent of the cost of this Office con-
sists OF personal services and that the
bill will require the dismissal Or fur
Tough OF $50 to ITS OF the present total
force Of 800
How the Civil Service Commission Is
affected, Mr.. Woodrum explained thus
The new appropriations will involve
drastic cuts in the activities of the
commission, including separation from
the service Of approximately $50 Of its
6l8 employees
The Federal Radio Commission will
have a total reduction Of $4,000, which
will be accomplished partly through the
non-f1lling of existing vacancies and the
dismissal OF number of employees. and
partly through the closing Of certain
field Offices and the reduction of forces
i'll the Others
Posi- tiOns Eliminated
In the Once of Public Buildings and
Dbl Do RI, ie
provided through the elimination Of l40
or $50 positions. Under the Interstate
Commerce Commission, extensive cuts
are TO be made. In one item alone,
for valuation OF property of carriers,
testimony during the hearing showed
that this would mean the discharge
Of approximately 600 persons.
Representative Woodrum said that
this would neceSsitate "a drastic reor-
ganiZation Of the work"
Summarizing the reductions in ap-
propriations for the Interstate Com
merce Commission, Representative
Woodrum said the major portion OF
the reduction will require administra- =
tive furloughs, dismiSsals and q general
curtailment of ell activities"
The Tariff Commissions cut involved
the separation from the service of Is
to so Of its employees.
The Arlington Memorial Bridge Com
mission is allowed $l98O00, which is
s84.675 less than the amount carried
in the bill that failed
The item of 100000 carried in the
original bill for renovating that por-
tion Of the Mall being vacated by the
Botanic Gardens has been eliminated
The appropriation for the Mount
Vernon Highway police, heretofore car
ried as separate item, is merged in
the present bill with the general salary
paragraph.
Douglas Draft Changed.
The legislation on retirement Of 80
year employees as carried in the bill re-
ported today has materially changed
the recommendations of Budget Drec-
tor Dougles, and this change is said
to have the approval OF President
Roosevelt. 1t Is as follows:
whenever at any time. hereafter
prior TO July l, 1885, any empIoye Of
the United States or the District of
Columbia to whom the civil service
retirement act applies who has an
aggregate period Of service Of at least
80 years computed as prescribed under
section OF the retirement act is in
voluntarily separated from the service
for reasons other than his misconduct,
such employe shall be entitled to an
annuity computed as provided in sec
ton Of the retirement act, payable
from the civil service retirement and
disability fund less a sum equal to 312
per cent of such annuity.
Provided. that when an annuitant
hereunder attains the age which would
have been the retirement age prescribed
for automatic separation from the
service, applicable to such annuitant
had he continued in the service to such
retirement age. such deduction from the
annuity shall cease. If and when any
such annuitant shall be re-employed in
the service of the District of Columbia
or the United States Gncluding any
corporation the majority of the stock
of which is owned by the United States J.,
the right to the annuity provided by
this section shall cease and the suhse-
Quent annuity right of such person
shall be determined in accordance with