Show Seven Major 1 Points I I In Proposed Program I Ir WASHINGTON Here WASHINGTON r Here are the I President major proposals ls which I Hoover laid before congress Tuesday Tuesday Tues Then I I day for restoring economic equilibrium 1 A A. special manufacturers' manufacturers sales tax to cover practically all alII I manufactures at a uniform rate except necessary ary food and possibly 1 I I ly some grades of clothing 2 Widespread reforms of the I 1 banking system as one of the first requisites for further re re- re- re I covery 3 Sweeping re reorganization of the government with regrouping and consolidating of more than 50 federal departments and agencies 4 A flat 11 per cent pay cut for or federal with a 1000 exemption exemption ex ex- emption in addition to the present present present pres pres- ent S per cent reduction under the furlough system 5 Reductions in appropriations under those for the present fiscal year of offset in part by increases of in uncontrollable items 6 Curtailment of expenditures for public works from to 7 Elimination of certain payments payments payments pay pay- ments to veterans arising from ill considered legislation COMMENTS ll ON l MESSAGE 5 WASHINGTON The WASHiNGTON V The mixed con congressional congressional congressional gressional comment on President I Hoovers Hoover's annual message ranged I from praise to criticism and even indifferent dismissal Some even in Republican ranks made conspicuously noncommittal non non- committal Of these was Senator Watson the p party lead leader r. r He said I II The message deals with the I questions that require solution atthe at ati I i ithe the hands of congress I But a Democrat Senator King I of Utah observed that by and I large it was an admirable document document docu docu- I docu-I ment and stalwart Republican Senator Smoot of Utah said It I was a wonderful messa message Speaker Garner commented that there are quite a number of the presidents president's suggestions I am sure I we are all in agreement with while Democratic Leader Robinson Robin Robin- I son of the senate remarked that the part on the banking reform I was discouragingly general and andI I indefinite I House Democratic Leader Rainey Rain- Rain Rainey Rainey ey said Notable particularly for its its I Norris of Nebraska the Republican Republican Republican lican senator who supported Mr I Roosevelt said tersely What I II I listened to was bunk I La Guardia Republican representative from New York The I president took credit for everything everything everything every every- thing except the Einstein theory Senator Walsh D. D Mass A commendable state document However I wish the president had been a little more specific |