Evening star., 1933-02-05
HOUSE WON'T CUT
ITS OWN SALARIES
Capitol Restaurants Continue
on U. S. Funds-SuppIy
Bill Passed.
Continued From First Page.)

We can 60 into the barber shop every
day and get service for nothing"
Before the measure was passed, the
House, however, reversed itself and
voted, SO to 81, to leave in the bill the
restriction forbidding attendance of
more than two Senators and two Rep
resentatives at the funeral of a de-
ceased member at Government expense.
Earlier the House had adopted an
amendment by Representative O'Connor,
Democrat, of New York, 60 to 60, Strik-
ing out the limitation.
New York, So to 60, striking out the
limitation
Just before the legislative supply bill
was passed by the House, Representative
Schafer sought to have the measure
sent back to the Appropriations Com
mittee with instruoI ions to cut the
total 10 per cent. This was blocked by
Boylan, member Of the committee,
whose motion to send the bill back to
eliminate $4,000 to keep the Library
feated.
Defends Salary Level.
Representative Sandlin, Democrat,
OF Louisiana, in charge of the legislative
bill, told the House that Whittington's
proposal to reduce Congressmen's SAL
aries had been considered by the Ap-
preparations Committee and that it was
concluded that If the pay were further
reduced that only rich men or men
who permitted their campaigns to be
financed by special groups could be
elected to represent the people
At the outset Wilmington proposed q
cut in all Federal pay of II per cent
in addition to the furlough proposal
after exempting 81 900. This was ruled
out OF order by Representative Bull
winkle, Democrat, of North Carolina,
who was presiding when Sandlin pro-
tested that 1t was legislation that was
not germane under House rules to an
appropriation bill
On the Mississippians amendment to
cut the Senator's salaries to $500 the
vote was l72 to 81 and because the
House was in the committee of the
whole no record vote could be de-
manded. Later he renewed his effort
on the Representatives salaries and it
was rejected las to 80. Mitchells pro-
posal to reduce the salaries to $4,000
lost 161 to 2.
NcpOtkSm
Mitchell told newspaper men later
he did not feel the House would adopt
his nepotism proposal now, but that he
would make a drive for it in the next
Congress
Nov is the time to sacrifice" Whit
tington told the House, In reminding his
colleagues that President-elec Roose-
welt had promised Is per cent cut
ND ciy
to make them by cutting appropria-
ton bills this is a good way in which
to start"
Describing himself as "disinterested
observer" because he IS lame duck"
Representative La Guardia said, This
is one of the easiest of grandstand PLAYS
and know something about grand
stand plays.
1T sounds good for the boys back
home" he said, Ito advocate cuts in
Congressmen's salaries.
L don't know anything about the
standard of living of the gentleman
from Mississippi. but I do know that
any man who fulf1lls his legislative du-
Ties has no time to engage in any trade
or profession" La Guardia said Add
ing that with his work, the necessity of
maintaining two residences and of run
ming a campaign every two years lit
is impossible for any member to do his
Job on less than he is getting now."
"A Rich Mans Club"
II am pleading for the American
citizen" La Guardia said. so that he
can go out and choose his Representa-
tive without first getting a financial re-
port on him.
We hear much about an,ho sador;oI
salaries, that only wealthy man can
take such a place. Do you want to
make this rich mans club?
This isn't a job, it's a mission and
there are some here who regard their
work as mission. Those should be
free to devote themselves to this mis-
sion free Of economic worries about the
welfare Of their families"
I simply want to bring message to
this Congress- Mitchell said that we
owe 1t to ourselves and to the taxpay-
ers to share part of the burdens of these
times. I want to say that $4,000 to-
day Is worth what $4,000 was worth
three years ago.
Great and worthy men were in this
Congress when they were receiving only
$1,000 a year."
Il was the wife Of a member of Con-
gress when the salary was S5,000." said
Representative Florence p Kahn. Re-
publican, of California, land I could
write a book on what the wives of
members making $4,000 year had to
put up with, too''
IF the gentleman from Tennessee
believes what he says he believes he
ought to propose to reduce the salary