Show HOOVER NOMY I MEET t T T President and House Group to to Study Savings T I Executive Invites Committee to Conference at White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House CHAIRMAN ACCEPTS BID Garner Wants Report on Army Navy Bill Associated By Press W WASHINGTON April 7 President 7 Hoover will confer Saturday with wilh the special house economy committee on possible reductions in governmental expenses Replying today to the demand of the committee that he submit specific recommendations the president invited invited invited in in- the group to come to the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House Saturday morning at 11 o'clock The invitation was promptly accepted accept accept- ed by Representative McDuffie Democrat Democrat Democrat Dem Dem- Alabama chairman of the committee committee com com- Mr Hoover said he understood the committees committee's suggestion carried with it the idea that representatives he might appoint from the executive branch of ot the government would sit in with it McDuffie said the group would be glad to have the presidents president's At about the same time Speaker Speak r Garner indicated the economy committee committee com corn could be expected to rep report rt the Byrns bill to consolidate the war and navy departments VOTES TO TABLE BILL The expenditures committee by 12 to 8 voted only today t to t table ble the bill which had been described by its proponents as opening the way to a saving of annually A little later Chairman Byrns of ot the house appropriations ns committee told the house that President Hoovers Hoover's recent economy message charged that the appropriations committee had perpetrated a fraud on the American people by making deductions in the supply bills which inevitably must be betaken betaken betaken taken up in iii deficiency Declaring that the presidents president's message message mes mes- message sage was a reflection on his committee commit commit- tee Byrns said saidI saidI I want it now clearly understood that if I am chairman of the appropriations appropriations appropriations committee next December the departments wont won't get any deficiency the appropriations the president of ot the United States to the contrary not riot withstanding BLAMES SECRETARY The only deficiency I know of was in the budget estimate itself which failed to make a sufficient estimate The secretary of the treasury is responsible responsible responsible re re- re- re for that thaL Byrns said only one appropriations committee member had played politics poll polio tics and when the concluded concluded con con- Representative Simmons Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican Nebraska said he assumed the reference was to himI himI himI him I have char charged ed and I again charge the appropriations committee is making making mak make ing cuts that will not be reflected ed in saving the taxpayers one cent Simmons Simmons Simmons Sim Sim- mons said The country is is interested not in bookkeeping but actual savings to the taxpayers Simmons reiterated that the Continued d on Pare Pae Two I HOOVER CALLS ECONOMY MEET From Irom Pate 1110 r go One committee reductions would have lave to be appropriated later to carryout carry carryout carryout out authorized government projects In the senate Connolly Connally Democrat Texas advocated reduction of government government government govern govern- ment salaries temporarily to meet the i treasury deficit If the president of the United States will point out to congress what departments can be abolished he said sald I stand ready to vote for abolition aboU tion of those departments The president is probably sincere in wanting to economize but whenever whenever when when- ever er he proposes an economy a cabinet cabs cabi net member rushes over and says ayt Oh woodman spare that tree |