Evening star., 1933-01-28
Supply Sections to Be Dis
posed of Before General
Economy Program.
FIGHT ON PAY SLASH
AND REGROUPING LOOMS
Tydings Awaits Opportunity to Of.
fer Modified Retrenchment
Resolution.

Having abandoned the plan to send
the Treasury-Post Office appropriation
bill back to committee, the Senate will
try this afternoon to finish the section
OF the measure carrying funds for those
two departments and then turn atten-
ton to the general economy program,
which is tackled on to this supply bill
Although the resolution adopted by
the Democrats in conference yesterday,
declaring a general policy of reducing
appropriations to estimated revenues at
the earliest practical time, will not be
considered as part of the pending BILL
efforts will be made on the Democratic
side to make further cuts in Treasury
Post Office funds before this bill passes.
These further cuts will be attempted by
individual amendments.
s5O,OOO,O 900 Cut Sought.
Minority Leader Robinson indicated
yesterday that amendments would be
offered seeking to take S35, 900, 900 to
$50, 900, 900 more from the Treasury
Post Office measure. For example, Sen
ator Mckellar, Democrat, of Tennessee,
will urge that the lump sum of $780,
100000 for continuing the public build
ing program all over the country be
reduced to S25, 100000. The same Sem
ator is ready to urge reduction of the
allowances for ocean and air mail con-
tracts
When these appropriation items have
been disposed of, Senator Oddie. Repub-
lican, of Nevada, in charge of Treasury
Post Office funds, will turn the re-
mainder of the bill over to Senator
Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut,
who will explain the recommendations
of the general economy provisions.
These general economy proposals,
which may be reached late today or
Monday, include: A recommendation
for a further pay cut of 12s per cent
in Government salaries, In addition to
the present 8ls per cent payless fur
lough; granting Of broader authority
to the incoming President to proceed
to reorganize the Government service
by abolishing or consolidating bureaus,
application Of the pay cut provisions
to enlisted personnel Of the military
and naval services, and the imposing Of
10 per cent cut on pension and COM
pensation checks issued by the Vet
erans' Administration wherever the an
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There are a number Of other smaller
economies included m the program.
Pay Cut Fight Looms.
Indications are that there will be
considerable debate over the new pay
cut and also on the broadening Of the
reorganization powers before they are
voted on.
The Senate got down to detailed con-
sideration of the Treasury-Post Office
funds late yesterday after Senator
Tydings, Democrat, Of Maryland, had
been permitted to withdraw his previous
motion to recommit the bill. In with
drawing the motion Tydings announced
that at first opportunity he would call
up the separate resolution drafted in
the Democratic conference seeking to
establish a general policy of retrench-
ment on all appropriations.
It was agreed on both sides Of the
aisle in the Senate yesterday that Con-
gress will have to change number of
| substantive laws which now make nee
essary many of the annual appropri-
ationS before the total expenses of the
Government can be brought down to e5-
| timated revenues.