Evening star., 1933-02-08
ECONOMY PLANS
CO TO CONF FERENCE
Further Pay Cuts Are Barred
in Bill as Adopted by
Senate Vote.
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with what was left of the committees
original Recommendations. made aggre-
gate new savings of about s165, 900. 900.
The existing economy act, NEST OF
which is continued for another year.
is estimated to be saving this year
something over SlO0,00O,000. How many
OF the new savings will finally become
law, however, still depends on the de-
cisicnS of the conferees.
Reorganization Approved.
After determining yesterday after
noon not to cut Government salaries
any .oHer than they are at present, the
Senate quickly went through the re-
main6er Ct the bill, making the follow
ing decisions at the night session.
Approval Of the reorganization plan
submitted by Senator ByrneS, Demo-
crat. of South Carolina, authorizing the
President to transfer, consolidate or
abolish any Government bureau or
agency, except an entire executive de-
partment Orders Issued by the Pres
ident under this section would take
effect go days after they are reported
to Congress.
OllutI thlSlIiS law. q olA4'JAS ASoOiN
ton passed by one branch OF Congress
is sufficient to step a Reorganization
order. but under the Byrnes plan both
branches would have to pass joint
resolution and this would have to go
to the President for signature. If the
President in such case stood by his
original order and vetoed the resolution
of disapproval, two-thirds vote of both
branches of Congress then would be re-
quired to prevent the reorganization
from taking place. When 1t is consld-
cred that all this would have to be
accomplished within 60 days to pre-
vent O reorganization order from going
into effect. it is the brQad dest power ever
given the executive on this subject.
Limited to Two Years.
An effort by Senator Norris, Re
publican. of Nebraska, to extend it still
further by empowering the President to
consolidate and abolish departments as
well as bureaus was defeated without
a roll call. The Senate, however, ac-
cepted an amendment by Senator
Copeland. Democrat, of New York, de-
claring that this power is being given
because of the existence of "a serious
emergency" making it necessary to re-
duce drastically all Government ex-
penditures. Senator Byrnes accepted
another amendment placing two-year
limit on these presidential powers.
The Senate also rejected without
rcll call vote the recommendation of
the Economy Committee that 10 per
cent be cut from the checks of dis
abled veterans who receive more than
Sl,000 year. The amendment first
was modified to make the proposed cut
8ls per cent, but later it was stricken
cy,firo1v hparl Or1rlQcnd
by Senator Robinson, Republican, Of
Indiana, and Others
Two days ago the Senate voted to
apply 10 per cent cut to enlisted
personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard, but following
rejection of the new cut of 123 per
cent on civilian employees, the Senate
went back and modified the reduction
on enlisted personnel to 81s per cent,
to make it the same as the present re-
duction on civilian workers.
Bingham Motion Fails.
Senator Bingham, Republican, OF
Connecticut, made last-minute effort
last night to strike from the economy
law the married persons clause, which
provides that when reduction in force
is necessary in any office, married per-
sons must be let out first if the hus--
band or wife also Is in Government
service, The motion was voted down,
however. without roll call, and the
Senate then proceeded to pass the vo-
luminous bill.
This bill contains the specific appro-
priations for the Treasury and Post
Office Departments, as well as the gen.
eral economy program applying to the
Government service as whole.
The Treasury and Post Ofhce section
of the measure came from committee
carrying a total for the two depart
ments of $961, AL SGT. More than
S22 100000 Of this sum was eliminated
on the floor The largest cut was the
Ttriking cut of the entire item of S19,-
coo, 900 for the airmail service, pending
a study of airmail contracts, after
which it is expected some provision
will be made. Other cuts were made
in the Customs Bureau and Internal
Revenue Bureau.
Interior Bill Next.
This is the first of the regular an
nual supply bills to get through the
Senate, and will be followed today by
consideration of the Interior Depart
ment bill.
The vote by which the senate yes
terday afternoon rejected the new pay
cut of 1225 per cent on Government SAL
aries was A to 80. The roll call follows:
Yeas-39.
Bailey. Bankhead, Barkley, Bingham,
Borah, Bratton, Byrnes, Clark, Con-
nally, Dickinson, Fess, Fletcher, George,
Glass, Goldsborough, Gore Grammer,
Hale, Harrison Hastings, Hebert, Hull,
Kendrick, Mcclellan, Metcalf, Moses,
Norris, Patterson, Robinson, Arkansas;
Sheppard. Smoot, Steiwer, Thomas,
Idaho Trammell, Tydings, Vanden-
berg, Walcott, Walsh, Montana; Wat
son.
Nays-44.
Ashurst, Austin, Barbour, Black,
Blaine, Brookhart, Bulkley, Bulow,
Capper. Coolidge, Copeland, Costigan,
Couzens, Cutting, Dale, Davis, Dill,
Frazier, Hatfield, Hayden, Johnson,
Keyes La Toilette. Lewis, Logan. Nc
Gill; McNary. Nicely Nye, Oddie, Pitt
man, Reed, Reynolds, Robinson, In
diana; Russell, Schall, Schuyler, Ship
stead, Smith, Townsend, Wagner,
Walsh, Massachusetts,; Wheeler. White.
Adopts Costigan Proposal.
The Senate previously had adopted,
81 to 30 the CoStigan amendment, for