The Jersey City news., 1906-06-11
CIVIL SERVICE
RE TIREMENT
Bill Drafted BY Congress
man Fowler Is Received
With Favor
CLERKS ARE PLEASED
SOME OLD MEN MAY BE RE-
TANNED IN oFICE-sTATUs OF
NATURALIZATION BILL.

WASHINGTON, June 8. 1906
Members Of the United States Civil Ser
vice Retirement Association are pleased
with the reception of the Fowler retire
ment bill. The bill was drafted with ex-
treme care and it is the result of FIVE
years labor on the part of the associa-
ton. Government employees throughout
the country are deeply interested in the
fate of the bill, and it hase met with benz
eral APPROVAL The bill is being considered
by subcommittee of the Senate and the
House, and it is hoped there will be a
favorable report if no action at the pres
ent session.
The bill provides that per cent of
the salary or pay of each absolutely ap-
pointed employee of the classified service
shall be withheld and deposited in the
treasury of the United States and consti-
tute a retirement fund. The money so
collected shall be invested in interest
bearing bonds, but the Secretary of the
Treasury may sell such portion as may
be necessary to carry out the provisions
of the BILL
1t is provided that retirements shall be
gin three after the first deduction All
persons holding absolute appointments in
the classified service are to be retired on
the 1st of July or January next after the
seventieth anniversary of their birth, and
they are to receive an annual salary or
one-eightieth of the average annual sal
ary or pay received during the last ten
years previous to such retirement For
example. if the salary of an employee for
the last ten years service be 81, 200 and
he has served thirty years he will receive
one-eightieth of 1900 for the thirty
years, or thirty y-eightieths of 81 200 or
$500 year for the remainder of his life.
If by reason of his expert or technical
knowledge the retirement of an employee
at 20 years would be detrimental to the
service he may be retained FIVE years
when he shall be retired. No person will
be paid more than 81 600 a year. and all
salaries in excess of $1,000 are to be
considered as $1,000 for the purposes of
the act. All persons more than 80 years
of age at the date of the first deduction
from their annual pay an amount equal
from their annual pay an amount equal
to per cent. of such retired pay.
For the purpose of computing the
amount of retirement pay the maximum
length of service is to be considered as
forty-years; that is, if a persons serves
fortytfve years he will receive retirement
pay at the rate of 1880 of his average
annual pay for the last ten years of his
service. Ii after service of the years
an employee shall become mentally or
physically incapable of performing the
ordinary duties required through on fault
of his own or of vicious habits. he NAV
be compulsory retired and paid a retire
ment pay on the same basis as the others.
If an employee be separated from the
service he is to be paid back the amount
that has been deducted from his salary.
and if he should die his legal represen-
tatiye shall be paid the amount. If after
separation and refundIment he reenters
the service. unlss within ninety days. he
returns the amount refunded. in whiNl
event his former service will be com
puted in his total service Applications
for retirement are to be made to the civil
service retirement board by the head of
the department where the individual is
employed.
Now that the naturalization bill has
finally passed the House the committee
on immigration and naturalization win do
its utmost to get the immigration bill out
of the way before the adjournment. The
Senate passed the Dillingham; bill with
the educational test as an amendment.
In many respects it is similar to the bill
favorably reported by Mr.. Howell's COM
mittee. The bill has been on the calen-
dar some weeks, but it seems as though
the Speaker did not wish to recognize
Mr.. Gardner so that it might be brought
up and disposed Of. However. it is ex-
pected that Uncle Joe'' will relent in the
near future and an effort will be made
to get the bill out of the way
The Senate has been working hard for
several days, and ii is looked upon as an
indication that there is disposition to
shane business so that there NAV he an