Evening star., 1934-01-25
RETROACTIVE PAY
BOOST CONSIDERED
Subcommittee Studies Plan
for 5 Per Cent Now and 10
Per Cent After July |.

Government employees would get back
5 per cent of the present pay cut
as of January l and the remaining 10
per cent after July l. if program
now being considered at the Senate
end of the Capitol is finally adopted
it was learned authoritatively today.
The economy section of the inde-
pendent Offices appropriation bill. as
it passed the House about two weeks
ago, contained no change in pay for
the rest of the present fiscal year and
provided for restoration of only 5 per
cent during the fiscal year beginning
JULY l.
If the Is per cent pay cut is not en-
tirely restored for the fiscal year begin
ming July l the percentage of reduc-
ton after that date is not expected to
be more than 5 per cent. This was
the personal view expressed today BY
Senat tor McCarran. Democrat. of Neva-
da, one Of the advocates Of restoration
of the entire Is per cent.
Decision Likely Soon.
A formal decision is expected to be
reached by the Senate subcommittee
in charge of the bill and by the entire
Appropriations Committee within a few
DAYS Although there always is pos
sibility of last minute changes before
formal committee action is obtained
all indications today were that the
salary plan outlined will be recon-
mended.
The subcommittee did not finish
hearings today on the veterans pro,
visions Of the economy program anc
will continue tomorrow morning to TAKE
testimony of spokesmen for variou!
veterans organizations This mean!
the subcommittee will not be able u
act on changes in the bill before lat,
| tomorrow or Saturday.
! The subcommittee may 60 into execu
tive session late today or tomorrow
morning to decide on the exact change
/ to be made in the House bill AS sool
as this is done. the action of the sub
committee will be laid before the entir
| Appropriations Committee for decision
! Senator Glass. Democrat, of Virginia
is chairman of the Appropriations Com
mittee and also Of the subcommittee.
/ There is believed to be ample supper
in the Senate to approve a salar.
restoration program along the lines nov
being considered. and there have beel
definite indications in the past few day
that the House would be ready to agre
if the Senate liberalizes the pay Gu
provisions of the bill.
Sentiment Improves.
Sentiment in favor of immediat
restoration Of part Of the Is per cen
cut. with all or part of the remainde
to be given back on July l, has becom
stronger in both branches of Congress
in the past 10 days.
The Senate subcommittee last wee
granted a hearing to spokesmen 70
the American Federation of Labor. tn
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes, the American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees and other group
representing Federal workers, VIII
united in plea for restoration of tn
IS per cent cut as soon as possible
They emphasized the aim of the re
covery program of the adminiStratlo
is to raise commodity prices and i'm
prove the wages and working hour
, IN private industry and that the &C
, complishment of these objective
, throughout the country would be great
ly encouraged if the Government 81
the example by restoring basic salar
schedules.
If the Appropriations Committee ca
. get the independent Offices bill out
the next two or three days. 1t will
taken up in the Senate early ne'
week.
Leaders of the American Federatio
of Labor. in session here. late yestel
day adopted a resolution vigorous
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