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where they left off when the economy
law passed.
The amounts that it is estimated
will be required to take care of these
automatic promotions in the next fls-
cal year are: Commerce Department,
S4O,659; Justice, $4,000; Labor, sl27,-
26O; Navy, S2,673,333 Marine Corps,
S299,l3O; Post Office. 81 ,028, ,565; State,
S46 $50; Treasury, s5l8,886; War, s4,-
4,835, and District government,
$288420.
As the bill passed the House, it re-
stored only to partial extent auto
matte advances in pay in a limited
number of these services.
The delay in reporting the bill
rose out of the fact that the full
Senate committee yesterday decided
by a vote of IL to 10 that veterans
amendments are in order. The sub
committee previously had taken the
position by a 5-to-4 vote that these
amendments were not in order. This
opened the door to general dis
cuSsion Of various changes in exist
ing limitations on veterans allow
ances. and when the committee met
this morning it was decided to let
the subcommittee go over the merits
of these proposals first
The veterans discussion is revolving
principally around the four-polnt
program advocated by the American
Legion. Two Of the points, relating
to increased monthly allowances for
service connected disabilities and hos
pital treatment for veterans unable
to pay were covered by executive
order issued recently by the Presi-
dent. The other two points deal with
restoration of allowances in presump-
time disability cases and the pay
ment of monthly pension to widows
and children of World War veterans.
1t has been indicated that admins
tration supporters in the Senate
would not object to writing into law
the notifications already provided
for by the presidential changes in
regulation. but it appears likely that
efforts will be made in the subcom-
mittee to go further than that in the
pending bill Changes are also being
proposed in the restrictions on Span
ish War veterans.
Is Per Cent Fight Expected.
When the independent Offices bill
gets in the Senate it is expected that
further efforts will be made to go
further than the committee in regard
to Government salaries, by seeking to
provide for full restoration of the Is
per cent cut after July l. This move
ment will receive general report from
the Republican side and will gather
in some Democratic votes. but most of
the Democrats are expected to sup
port the committee recommendation
on salaries, since it has been indi-
Gated that the administration will go
along with the salary program as
recommended by the committee.
Assurance was given again today
by House Leader Byrns, Chairman
Buchanan of the House Appropria-
tions Committee and Chairman
Woodrum of the subcommittee in
charge of the independent Offices ap-
preparation bill that when the SEN
ate has acted on the Government
pay cut question. the House men,
bership will be given an opportunity
to vote on the Senate amendment
before the bill is sent to conference.
Would Remove Gag.
This assurance was made as re-
suit of earnest protests by large
number of House members who are
demanding an opportunity to register
their votes in favor of the liberalized
provision for restoration of part of
the pay cut Immediately which have
been approved by the Senate COM
mittee.
The House members declare that
this will be the first opportunity that
they have had to vote 'ungagged" on
the question of salary restoration.
They want record vote taken which
will show their constituents that they
individually voted for the pay resto-
ration when released from the gag
rule under which the vote was taken
on the salary question in the House
More than a score of prominent
Democrats are prepared to object to
any motion to send the pay cut
economy bill to conference until the
House membership has had this op-
portunity for record vote.