American Legislators Facing a Salary Cut

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6839, 21 April 1932, Page 6

American Legislators Facing a Salary Cut

REUOMMENDAI ON BY ECONOMY COMMITTEE San Francisco Press Broadcast WASHINGTON, April in. Members of Congress began trying their own budgets to-day when it became known the' House Economy Committee had decided to sponsor a slash in their pay as an important item in the retrenchment Bill to be submitted later in the week. The decision was made to cut the 10,000 dollar annual salaries of the Senators and Representatives ten per cent, in the event the committee’s original proposal of an 11 per cent cut, after exempting the first 1000 dollars, was not accepted by by the House. The plan was agreed upon as a part of tho House iivc-day work week and furlough without leave proposition when it was found tho President’s proposal could not be adapted to the legislative branch, which includes :-e Capitol’s establis’ nents.