The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-05-08
QUO IA APPEAL
ON SUPPLY
BILL. FAILS
Only One Change Is Made BY
House Group in Indepen-
dent Office Measure

Only one change is to be made
in the independent offices supply
bill when it comes up in the
House, possibly late today, it was
decided shortly after noon by the
House Appropriations Committee.
This will be made in Section 4,
a part of the legislative rider
which, as reported to the House,
specifies that no part of the ap-
preparation contained in the act
shall be used to pay any increases
in salary Of officers or employees
of the Government by reason of
reallocation Of positions since
June 80, 1882.
Strengthening Seen
Despite the request of a group
of Federal employees, the commit
tee decided to retain the section,
but added on these words:
"And salaries shall be paid
accordingly"
This wording, to be offered as
an amendment by the committee,
which under special rule alone
can propose changes, was said to
strengthen the provision of the
section.
The committee also gave
lengthy consideration to requests
that it strike out this section:
"In making reductions of
personnel, due regard shall be
given to the apportiOnment of
appointments as provided in
the Civil Service act"
This section will have particu-
lar reference to residents of the
District, Maryland, and Virginia,
who are in the Federal service,
since the District and the two
neighboring States are over their
civil service quota.
Change Voted Down
An effort to amend this section
so that regard also should be given
to deficiency alone" was voted
down. Several other substitutes
were offered, but these were not
approved and the section will re-
main as reported unless the COM
mittee decides to make a change
later.
Consideration of the supply bill
was held up temporarily when the
House decided to take up the con-
ference report on the farm relief
bill.
Under the "gag" rule, which
Democratic leaders have found
effective in preserving the COM
pletion of measures as they leave
committees, the measure will be
debated. No vote, however, is ex'
pected until tomorrow.
Debate Limit Hours
Immediately after the HouSe
convenes, Representative Edward
w. Pou, Democratic chairman OF
the House rules committee, is
scheduled to call up for considera-
ton a special rule limiting debate
to five hours on the bill and
barring all amendments not
sponsored by the House APP
preparations Committee.
Brief debate is expected on the
rule before it's passage. Members
of the appropriations committee
sought the rule because under
ordinary House procedure legisla-
ton on an appropriation bill Is
subject to a joint of order.
Carries Retirement Clause
After the rule is out Of the
way, general debate will begin.
Representative Clifton A. Wood
rum CD of Virginia, chairman
of the appropriations subcom-
mittee on independent offices IN
the last Congress, will be IN
charge of the measure.
Woodrum's subcommittee han
died the first 1884 Independent
Offics supply bill, carrying more
than $1,000, 900, 900, which former
President Hoover pocket vetoed.
Under rule adopted last
week, the House will vote on the
legislative rider as whole and
not in sections.
This means that no provisions
of the rider can be eliminated
unless all are. The rider carries
a 3O-year retirement clause and
also permits furloughing of Fed
eral employees for maximum
periods of 80 days without COM
pliance with Civil Service pro-
cedure.
LEGION SHAD BAKE