Speech #750192496

It seems that that sum was set aside before for that purpose. but all of it was not so used. The language on page 103 "of which $50.000 shall be used for increased compensation to persons receiving less than $2.000 per annum" made the matter obligatory. The House report further statesThis sum of $50.000 can be made available for this purpose (1) by reducing the increase requested for emergency help in the field from $13.250 to $7.250. (2) by allocating an increase of only $5.000 for purchase of fuel oil rather than $10.000 as estimatedAnd that was done(3) by the use of $35.000 of the allocation for enforcing the law excluding contract laborers (present expenditures are at a rate of about $56.000 per annum whereas $95.000 was anticipated to be spent In both the current and the succeeding fiscal years). (4) by use of the $5.000 increase over the Budget recommended by the committee. In conformity with the general policy of the committee in separating salary costs from other expenses In making appropriations wherever feasible. the paragraph for the Immigration and Naturalization has been divided along those lines and three separate appropriations appear in substitution for a lump sum previously carried. The Budget estimate of $100.000 for repairs and improvements at immigration stations has been cut by $15.000And so forth. The purpose was to take that much of the entire amount. $7.781.000. and make it obligatory to raise the salaries of the employees receiving less than $2.000. It was stated to the committee that to increase the amount to a greater sum would put these increases out of step with other increases in the Department.