Evening star., 1934-02-11
PAY RESTORATION
BILL UP IN SENATE.
DURING THIS WEEK.
Money Measure May Go on
Floor Without Veterans
Amendments.
HOPE STILL Is HELD
TO GIVE BACK Is PCT.
Group Is Working for Support
to Return Entire Cut by
July /.

After being delayed in committee
for the past 1c days while a course oi
procedure on war veterans amend
ments was being worked out, the In
dependent offices appropriation bill
involving the question of Government
pay restoration, is expected to reach
the Senate for decision this week.
The Senate Appropriations Commit
tee is scheduled to meet at 2 pm. to-
morrow to act on the recommendation
adopted yesterday in subcommittee to
let the bill go to the Senate without
any veterans amendments attached
but with an understanding that mo-
ton will be made in the Senate to
suspend the rules to make sucn
amendments in order on the floor.
Quick Passage Seen.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of South
Carolina. acting chairman OF the SUBJ
conmmittee handling the measure
said that if the committee approves
his recommendation and orders the
bill reported tomorrow. he is hopeful
of having it passed by the Senate dur
ing the week.
Further developments in the con-
tempt proceedings growing out OF the
sirmail investigation may delay the
taking up of the independent omces
bill for a few days. There Is also the
nossibilitv the Interior Department
annropriation bill. faVorably reported
from committee late yesterday, may pe
taken I'M ahead of the independent
of1ices measure Senator By rnss Is
anxious however, to have the measure
nassed this week, if possible, SO II can
on tn conference with the House.
Approved by Committee.
The Senate Appropriations COM
rittee more than a week ago ap-
proved the plan for restoration OF
nor cent of the Government pay CUT
as of February !, and another per
cent on July /, with power lelt III
the Presidents hands to determine
nm the bcsiS of price levels IN July
whether the remaining per cent
should he restored at that time.
This program, it has been Indicated,
would be acceptable to the admh-
istration.
some members of the approprla-
y tions group intend to renew tnelr
efforts to broaden the bill so as to re-
ouire definite restoration of the entire
IL per cent cut on July l msteao Oh
leaving one-third of the cut SUBJECT
tn changes in the commodity price
level. Among those who are taxing
leading mart in this movement are
Senators McCarran, Democrat, Oh
Nevada, and Dickinson, Republican,
of Iowa. x
They could renew the motion Tor
f,,ll restoration on July l before the
bill is reported from the committee
\ but. while this is not certain, they
have stated such a motion VIII ne
made when the bill is being con-
sidered in the Senate.
Beaten by Narrow Margin.
A previous effort to provide Tor
full restoration in July was mace IN
committee 10 days ago, and beaten
bv the narrow margin of IL to H.
TWO members of the committee
Senators Thomas, Democrat, OF Okla
homa. and NoTbeck. Republican, OF
So,ith Dakota-were absent and not
recorded that day.
Senator McCarran is optimistic IN
the belief there is a good chance for
adoption of the full restoration
Amendment in the Senate. With ad.-
ninistration forces lining up for the
prozran1 of leaving one-third OF the
cut to future determination, however
that plan is likely to have the best
ir1fn
After the Senate passes the bill, 1t
must 20 back to the House ana 70
conference. but it is believed the
membership of the House VIII accept
the salary restoration program rec
commended by the Senate committee.
While there is no chance of getting
the bill through in time to have the
immediate per cent restoration ap-
piled to the next pay day, if the Feb
ruary / date remains in the bill, pro-
vision could be made to take care OF
the additional amount later.
Effect of Action.
The effect of the course OF action
recommended by the subcommittee
Yesterday with regard to veterans al
lowances will be to get the various
amendments on this subject before
the Senate without preliminary
parliamentary battle over a point of
order. Explaining the recommended
ton, Senator Byrnes acting chairman
of the subcommittee, issued the fol-
lowing statement.
Senator Byrnes advised the sub
committee that when the independ-
h; ic
ported he will give notice of mo-
ton to suspend the rule so as to
make in order certain amendments
that he will offer containing leglsla-
ton affecting veterans benefits. He
setated further his purpose would be
to agree that germane amendments
affecting veterans legislation be made
In order.
''Under the rules of the Senate
general legislation cannot be reported
in an appropriations bill. The sub
committee will recommend that the
General Committee report the ap-
preparation bill without veterans leg
islation inasmuch as number of
members of the committee believe
that the veterans proposals consti-
tute legislation and if the bill is re-
ported with such proposals 1t would
involve a contest in the Senate as to
whether the bill should be. received
or sent back to the committee.
"The subcommittee will recon-
mend that the General Committee in
its report state that no specific pro-
posals have been considered and rec
ommend that the motion to suspend
the rules be adopted in order that
veterans legislation be considered as
amendments to the appropriations
BILL
If the bill emerged from commit
tee with some of the veterans amend
ments attached, a point of order
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