Evening star., 1934-02-22
Leaders Promise to Back
10 Per Cent Action.
Taken by Senate.
PRESIDENTIAL VETO
IS SEEN AS RESULT
Upper House Vote Is Al to 40,
Push Liberalization of Vet
eran Allowances.
BULLETIN.

The House is ready to approve
the Is per cent restoration of full
basic salaries to Government en-
ployes as soon as the bill reaches
the House from the Senate. ac-
cording to House Leader Byrnes
and Representative and Chairman
Woodrum of the subcommittee in
charge Of the bill.
Leaders in the House of both
parties expressed pleasure today at
the action by the Senate yesterday.
Having voted to restore 5 per cent of
the Government pay cut as of Febru-
ary l and the entire Is per cent on
July !, the Senate pushed ahead today
with amendments to liberalize war
veterans allowances, which must be
disposed Of before the independent
offices bill can be put to a final vote
The Senate's action on the pay ques-
ton must be acted on by the House
end receive the signature of the Presi-
there still is the possibility that be-
fore it emergeS from these final stages
1t will be put back to the plan recon-
mended by the Senate Appropriations
Committee of restoring per cent
February l and another per cent
July l. Under this plan the President
would determine on July / whether
price levels at that time justify re-
storing the remaining one-third of
the cut.
In Full Agreement.
There was no controversy In the
Senate over this gradual pay plan
advocated by the committee and early
in the afternoon the committee pro-
posal was agreed to by unanimous
consent, with the understanding, how
ever, that a motion would be made
later TO substitute the McCarran
amendment calling for per cent
February l and all Of the remainder
on July l.
The full restoration motion was
opposed by Senator Byrnes, Democrat.
OF South Carolina, administration
spokesman on economy questions. and
most of the Democrats voted against
the McCarran proposal. The McCar-
ran amendment carried. however, Al
to 40, on a roll call that was in doubt
until the very last moment. As the
roster was being called first one side
and then the other would forge into
the lead
Thirteen Democrats joined with 81
Republicans and Farmer-Labor
member to put over the McCarran
motion. Thirty-nine Democrats and
one Republican voted in the negative.
Final Action in Several Days.
The bill probably will not reach a
final Senate vote for another day or
two in view of the variety of amend
ments waiting to be voted on affecting
the benefits Of war veterans. The
measure will then be carried back to
the House. where motions can be
made either to concur in the Senate
changes or to send the bill to con-
ference
When the House passed the bill
more than a month ago it provided for
no change in the Government pay cut
between now and the end of this
fiscal year, and for the return of only
per cent of the cut on July l.
While Senator Byrnes was urging
his colleagues to adhere to the gradual
pay restoration plan Senators Nc
Carran. Dickinson, Republican, of
Iowa and Shipstead, Farmer-Labor-
ite, were taking the lead in advocat-
ing the more liberal proposal
Senator Borah, Republican, Of
Idaho suggested limiting the McCar-
ran full restoration amendment to
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