Show if I i Efforts Of f House Leaders Shown in Measure 11 Agricultural Appropriation I Is f Pared 25 Per Cent by t Committee I Editors Editor's Note Economy efforts I commanding more attention in I 1 are congress than any my other business depleted pocketbooks of most The citizens the mountain high government gov gov- deficit the necessity of S sharp federal tax increases have combined to make this the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's most minded economy con con- gress The road to deficits is paved with good intentions intentions- Not meaning mean- mean in in ing to be wasteful congress has hasin in the last few years let govern govern- merit costs actually double prewar expenses Part of this increase was necessary The rest of it grew up UP Now the growth is so tough and tangled that congress can cut its way through only slowly The job has started Some of oC the dif- dif l being encountered obstacles ob- ob stacks of oC which little is heard outside outside out- out 5 side of oC the committee rooms in in I. I Washington are arc described in the following dispatch a- a i By RA RAYMOND CLAPPER Copyright 1932 b by United Press Tress WASHINGTON Jan 19 19 Slashes Slashes in inthe inE E the agricultural appropriation bill in indicate indicate indicate in- in house leaders arc are attempting o o. o carry out their economy prom- prom In this initial measure of or the regular regular regu regu- I lar Jar appropriations budget just recommended rec rec- by the house committee has been from last years year's appropriation of Kt cut That is a cut of or more than 25 per cent It is less Jessi than President Hoover asked Difficulties encountered In Irs doing this his much indicate the amount of determination determination de- de termination necessary to maintain the pace down the entire list of oC a lIons STRIKES AT PAYROLL The committee struck at the swollen len ien en government payroll but it had to p make a flank lank attack So it specified sped sped- lied fied that no vacancies in the department department depart depart- ment could be filled except on written written writ- writ ten en approval of oC the president This is s intended to force a general reduction reduction tion without actually discharging anyon any any- on one The civil service has grown with alarming rapidity In 1913 there were Last year there were This does not include hundreds of new jobs created outside outside outside out out- side the civil service The committee vetoed all increases in the number of oC Then it made exceptions exceptions adding a total of One little incident illustrates how ho the payroll fudges upward right under under un un- un- un der the nose of congress The department department department depart depart- ment of oC agriculture recently moved into a fine new building budding It was built buill partly on the argument that by bringing bringing bring bring- ing various branches from irom scattered I buildings into one central structure maintenance economies could be ef ef- ef But once in its ils new building the economy proposed by the department department depart depart- ment was the dropping of one relief night watchman getting a year earOn ear On the other hand the department had to have eight additional elevator ele men and a fireman MAKES SOIL SURVEY The department is making a county by count county soil survey CY It has been providing 2000 copies to each con con- gressman The pamphlets cost about 61 cents a copy Representative Simmons Sim Sim- mons Republican Nebraska said his 2000 copies were more than enough for or every man woman and child in counties of his district One congressman congressman con con- gressman said he had soil survey pamphlets piled up in sacks in his barn arn being gnawed by rats Nine out of or ten copies he said are wasted The allotments were cut in half Out of such minor items the economy economy economy econ econ- omy results must be built up When a 3 good vigorous swing of oC the ax is attempted it is found that too many political strings tie it down The committee cut from the good lood roads item Senator Brookhart Republican Iowa says last years year's contribution on to state roads should be increased by By resisting such appeals by nibbling here and there cutting off orf 2100 for citrus canker eradication for phony peach disease for Cor or weevil fighting even even- eventually a few million dollars is saved |