The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-02
Committee Makes
Appropriation Cuts
Veteran OUTLAWS Nearly HaIved
in Measure Reported to
Lower House
OTHER CHANGES PROVIDED
President Given Board Powers
to Revise and Curtail Gov
eminent Operations

washington, May Z.-N)-A nail
billion dollar supply bill. nearly halv-
ing this years huge veteran OUTLAWS
and giving President Roosevelt sweep
ing new powers to pare government
costs was reported to the house Tues
day by its appropriations committee.
It provided total Of $685., 568, 1888, or
Just $5,053 more than the budget bu-
reau recommended for operating the
governments independent executive
agencies in the 1894 fiscal year. OF
the aggregate, $506. 1895, 900 was allotted
the veterans administration.
This sum in the bill compared with
current appropriations for the same
offices Of $lO24, 286, O41, Of which $948,-
1879 900 went to the veterans admins
tration.
The independent offices bill Of the
Hast congress-vetoed by President
Hoover-carried 81 ,OO3 .314.98l.
In addition to operating expenses
the bill would appropriate also $79,-
SOL O43 for permanent fixed allotments
which compares with $81 ,070.850 this
year.
Grants Broad Authority
But besides providing funds, the bill
contains broad legislative powers to be
exercised by the president. They In
clude authority:
To modify or cancel any govern
ment transportation contract.
To retire any civil service employe
having 80 years service. There are
q 900 employees in this class.
To furlough up to 80 days any ex'
cess government employees. Thls
provision was written into the bill by
the full committee as a last minute
change.
To increase existing charges FOL
government services or articles.
To furlough on half pay at his dis
cretion any officers Of the army, ma
rine corps, public health service, coast
guard or coast and geodetic survey.
TO suspend or reduce the extra
flight paw in the military services with
a proviso that no flight pay shall ex-
coed 81 .440 annually.
To transfer 100000 OF merchant
fleet corporation funds to the post Of
flee department for meeting foreign
mail contract costs.
These powers were requested by the
president.
Three important notifications were
made nv the committee:
The power over contracts was limit
ed to transportations contracts.
The retirement Of 30-year civil serv'
ice employees was made permlsslve IN
stead of automatic.
The maximum flight pay was fixed
at $1.44O annually. It now IS 50 pei
cent Of base pay.
Changes Existing Law
The committee also made severa
changes in existing law Most lmpor'
tant:
No new Investigations shall be un'
dertaken by the federal trade commits
sion as a result Of legislative resolu
tions unless approved by both senate
and house. -
MlOlU1uIu dllVVIIACAACS w os-o~ -
1884 from vocational rehapllltatlor
funds fixed at $8,840.
Highest salaries for the federa
farm board fixed at $4,000 for chair
man and not over eight others al
50, 500.
Repeats the one-year sea pay loi
Annapolis graduates not receiving
naval commissions.
Reduces retired pay for federa
Judges Is per cent during the fisca
year.
Extends the 15-per-cent pay reduc'
ton to officers and employees OF IN.
sular possessions and to pensions no.
heretofore reduced.
prohibits use Of funds to pay any
salary increases resulting from higher
classifications.
The contract powers for the presl-
dent were vigorously assailed by three
Republicans on the appropriations
subcommittee which drafted the bill
Representatives Taber and Bacon OF
New York and Thurston Of Iowa.