Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-21
CLERKS RETIREMENT BILL
A New Measure introduced in the House
by Representative Tawney.
Three Per Cent of All Salaries to Be
Withheld After July
Next.

Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota has introduced
a new BIN for the optional and compulsory
retirement of government employees. 1t
provides that beginning on the LIST day of
July. 1895. there shall be withheld each
month from the salaries of all employees in
the service of the government. except re-
tired officers and enlisted men of the army
or navy, who are excluded from the pro-
visions of this act, 3 per centum or so
much thereof as the Secretary of the
Treasury may on the LIST day of July of
each year determine to be necessary for
the purposes herein specified: said sum so
withheld to be deposited in the treasury of
the United States to the credit of the
''civil service retirement fund as special
deposit to be expended for the benefit of
the employees who shall be retired upon the
plan and under the provisions of this act:
Provided. That on all moneys so withheld
from the salaries of such employees the gov
eminent all pSy interest at the rate of 1
per centum per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, which interest shall be deposited to
the credit of the said civil service retire
ment fund.- and be expended in the same
manner and for the same purpose as here
In specified for the expenditure OF other
moneys in said fund
That on and after the first day of July
1900. employees in the government service
who are subject to- the provisions of this
act shall be retired from such service and
paid an annuity equal to Go per centum of
the average annual salary they have re-
ceived while In such service, payable
monthly. provided that no retired employee
shall receive more than 81 800 per annum.
Such retirement shall be made under and
subject to the following conditions:
Conditions of Retirement.
First All such employees who have
reached the age of fifty years and who
have been employed in the government
service for a period of twenty years, and
who disabled for the performance of
their ordinary duties because of any dis
ability not the result of their own vicious
habits. may be retired upon their own re-
quest and shall be paid the annuity author
lied by this act.
Second. That those who have reached the
age of sixty years and who have been en-
ployed in the government service for a pc
Rod of thirty years, may. upon their own
request. be retired, and shall be paid the
annuity authorized by this act.
Third All those who have reached the
age of ffty-fve years and who have been
employed in the government service for a
period of twenty-five years, and are dis
abled for the performance of their ordinary
duties because of any disability not the re-
suit or their own vicious habits, shall be
compulsorily retired. and shall be paid the
annuity authorized by this act.
Fourth. All those who have reached the
age OF seventy years and who have been
employed in the government service for a
period of thirty years shall be compul-
Sorny retired and shall be paid the annuity
authorized by this act: Provided That in
all cases where employees have heretofore
voluntarily LETT the government service or
where they may hereafter leave such SER
vice for any time and withdraw from the
civil service retirement fund, the amount
to which they are entitled under the pro-
visions of this act and thereafter re-entered
or re-enter said service they shall not be
entitled to the benefit of the time they may
have served prior to the time Of leaving
such service: And provided further. That
any employee who may have been may
hereafter be removed from the service
through no delinquency or misconduct on
his part, and who was or shall be REIN
stated one year after the date Of such re-
mUval. shall be deemed TO have been in
continuous service, provided he has not
withdrawn from said civil service retire
ment fund the amount to which he was
entitled at the date of such removal
Regulations in detail are provided to
carry out the general features outlined
above.