Evening star., 1933-03-01

ury-Post Once appropriation bill.
which now goes to the Senate.
A complete agreement on the
Treasury-Post Office supply bill,
including the general economy
program, was reached by Senate
and House conferees today. Under
the agreement, the Bratton S per
cent saving plan was killed, but
broad reorganization powers for
President-elect Roosevelt were
approved.
The report of the conferees still
has to be ratified by the House
and Senate, but members of the
conference predicted approval
would be given in time to pass
the bill and send it to the
White House before adjournment
Saturday.
Other highlights of the agreement
are:
The Bureau Of Efficiency would be
abolished, as provided for in the Sem
ate bill.
The airmail item was settled on d
compromise Of $4,000, 900 for the next
fiscal year, the House having allowed
$19,000.000 and the Senate nothing.
Senator Bingham, Republican, Of Com
necticut, said the reduction in this
fund would necessitate the closing down
OF q number Of airmail lines.
Promotions Banned for Year.
Automatic promotion in the Govern
ment service will be prohibited for an
other year. The Senate tried to re-
store automatic promotions. affecting
principally the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, q large group OF
postal employees and police, flremen and
school teachers in the District. The
House insisted on Withholding these pro-
motions for another year.
Enlisted personnel Of the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps viii sustain the
pay cut of 81s per cent, the same as all
other Government workers, the House
having agreed to this Senate amend
ment. For the army Of civilian en-
ployes, this bill continues for another
fiscal year the same furlough reduction
as was in operation this year. During
the current year, however, the enlisted
personnel of the military services were
not affected by the economy pay cut.
The confereeS have been In accord
for more than a week on the reorgani-
zation powers for the President, but q
final agreement was delayed until today
because of differences over the airmail,
the Bratton amendment, the automatic
promotions and several smaller ques-
tions.
The Bratton amendment would have
required all Government departments
and establishments to reduce expendi-
lures during the next fiscal year by
per cent below the amount appropriated
by Congress. Heads of the departments
informed conferees that the CoStigan
provision, added to amendment in the
Senate forbidding pay cuts or furloughS
as a means of saving this 5 per cent,
would have necessitated the dismissal
Of large number Of employees. In con-
ference the House stood out to the end
against the Bratton amendment, and
today the Senate conferees finally con-
sented to abandon 1t.
The reorganization plan would con-
fer on Mr.. Roosevelt the power to
issue orders to transfer the whole or
any part Of an executive agency, or
its functions, to the control Of an
other agency; to consolidate the frnc-
tions Of an agency; abolish the whole
or any part Of any executive agency or
Its functions, except that he could not
abolish an entire executive department
or all Of the functions of department.
His reorganization orders would have
to be submitted to Congress while in
session and would not become effective
for so days, unless Congress should
provide for an earlier date
This means that in order to hold up
the reorganization plans of the incom-
ing President, Congress would have to
pass law within so days disapproving
It, and such a law would need the
signature of the President. If the Pres
ident stood by his reorganization plan
by vetoing congressional disapproval,
q two-thirds vote Of both branches Of
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