Evening star., 1934-03-27
Would Permit Promotions.

The amendment by Senator OMa.
honey, Democrat. Of wyoming, allow
ing administrative promotions to be
made in any department where funds
for the purpose have been saved. so
that additional appropriations would
not be required. aHI-S 80 >+--
An amendment allowing adjust
ments to be made in the amounts for
quarters, subsistence and laundry for
certain Government employees, This
cannot be. done at present because
such adjustments have been regarded
as administrative promotions, which
are forbidden.
The only part Of the Government
pay and veterans program in the bill
that was recommended by the Budget
Bureau at the opening Of Congress
was a per cent pay restoration be-
ginning July !, which was estimated
to cost about $63,000,000.
1t was estimated at the Capitol
yesterday that the amendments In
final form. covering pay, other modi-
fications Of the economy law and vet
erans' benefits, represented about
1928 900 600 above the budget esti-
mate. This figure included the esti-
mated cost Of the veterans provisions
for the remaining three months OF
this fiscal year as well as for the next
fiscal year, and the 5 per cent pay
restoration from February to June
80 as we'll as for all Of next fiscal
year.
Signed After Recess.
In their desire to get the bill to
the White House in time to be acted
on one way or the other by the Presi-
dent before he leaves for Florida
House and Senate leaders both ar
ranged yesterday afternoon to allow
Speaker Rainey and Vice President
Garner to place their signatures on
the measure after the recess Of Con-
gress for the day. Otherwise the
bill could not have gone to the White
House until after noon today.
The veterans program In the bill as
It went to the White House, sought
to accomplish the following:
Restore the old basis of compensa-
ton, prior to the economy act, for
ervice-connected World War disabil-
ity cases. These cases are on the
compensation rolls at present, but
held down to IS per cent by a previ-
GUS act of Congress.
Restore at rs per cent of their
former compensation, World War pre-
sumptive cases, subject to certain re-
strictions, which were dropped from
the rolls by the economy act.
Restore Spanish American War
cases at rs per cent, but leaving out
about $4,000 who enlisted after Au.
gust IL, 1898.
S10,000,000 for Presumptives.
One of the chief differences between
administration forces in Congress and
those who favored the foregoing pro-
gram was in regard to the World war
presumptive cases. The administra-
ton group wanted these cases re-
stored only subject to review Of the
individual cases.
In this connection, Senator Steiwer
Republican of Oregon, said today that,
at the outside, the amount Of money
involved for presumptives would be
only SO. 0.000, 900 q year II all Of them
were put back on the rolls. He said,
however, that all Of them would not
be entitled to restoration under the
bill as sent to the White House, and
he estimated the amount involved in
the presumptive section would not
have exceeded $1,000, 900 or $4,000, ,000
and might have been lower.
In its final form the bill did not
contain the amendment by Senator
Borah, Republican Of Idaho, which
would have continued Is per cent
pay cut on all Government salaries In
excess Of $4,000 a year, except judges
This was in the Senate bill, but was
eliminated when the Senate concurred
in the House amendments.