Evening star., 1934-03-01
Rainey Gives Amended
Measure to Appropriations
Body in Unusual Move.
RADICAL CHANGES HELD
JUSTIFICATION OF COURSE
Democratic Leaders Certain 5 Per
Cent Return at Once Will
Be Approved.

Speaker Rainey today sent the inde-
pendent Offices appropriation bill
which came back to the House from
the Senate with an increase Of some
1854 900 900 in veterans benefits and
Federal pay restoration, to the House
Appropriations Committee for further
consideration.
Chairman Woodrum Of the sub
committee in charge of the bill. made
brief statement that Senate amend
ments included pay of Federal en-
ployes, changed other provisions of
the economy act and gave substan-
tial compensation to Spanish War
veterans and dependents of World
War veterans. Because of the un-
usual situation, he asks that the bill
be sent to the Appropriations Com
mittee under the regular rules Of the
House although that procedure wa'
contrary to custom
Speaker Rainey said that he recog
nized the fact that these important
legislative provisions should be passed
upon by the Appropriations Conlmi'-
tee and that he had already referre
the bill to the committee.
Smell Questions Move.
Minority Leader Smell said that l.
noticed in newspaper reports that III
policy was to hold the bill in com
mittee until near the end of the ses-
sion and possibly put through a con-
tinuing resolution for support of the
independent offices in the event Of the
appropriation bill failing in this way.
II can't be held responsible for press
reports of the administration policy,
answered Representative Woodrum.
Smell continued: Then you in no
way approve of such course and will
have no part in aiding or abetting
it, and thus making the House looh
more incompetent than 1t does?"
Woodrum replied: Il do not reco2-
nize that the House looks incompe-
tent"
Smell then charged that day b.
day the House is abrogating its rightS
and thus acknowledging inability 70
legislate."
Course without Precedent.
Representative Tarver, Democrat,
of Georgia, asked how many years
had passed since this course had
been followed. Woodrum answered:
II do not remember any similar stu
alton"
Representative Taber, Republican,
of New York, ranking minority mem
Der of the Appropriations Commit
tee. said he considered it very de-
sirable for information of member
ship of the House that a statement
be prepared by Woodrum showing
! the additional cost put on the bill b.
the Senate amendments for restora-
ton of Federal salaries and in vet
, erans' benefits. Woodrum stated that
the Appropriations Committee will
/ gather this information and present
it in its report to the House when
returning the independent Offices ap-
propriations bill.
Assurance for Employees.
After a conference with the Presi-
dent at the White House yesterday, as
a result of which the caucus of Demo-
| cratic House members called for last
! night was Cancelled, Mr.. Byrns and
Chairman Woodrum of the subcom-
mittee in charge of the independent
Offices appropriation bill agreed that
the Government employees can at least
expect restoration of salaries of per
cent Immediately and another per
cent the first of July. The Senate,
by a majority of one vote, agreed to
full restoration of the Is per cent
cut, restoring basic salaries, and the
House previously had voted a per
cent restoration on July l.
Both Mr.. Byrns and Chairman
Woodrum emphasized today that
amendments added by the Senate
have added s354,O00,000, which is
more than some of the appropriation
bills carry; that they attack funda-
mental administration policies; that
they play havoc with the economy pro-
gram, and that the major Senate
amendments involve legislation which
cannot be settled by conferees from
the House.
1t is because of these conditions that
the House strategists, guided by q re-
Fiction of the Presidents attitude.
conceived the idea o. refusing unani-
nous consent to send the bill TO con-
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