Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27

or give the elevation a permanent place
on the statute books
1.-The scale of increase provided in my
bill would, l believe, adjust itself auto
matically. Let me illustrate. For instance,
a government employe, whose present salary
is $40 year, would under the minimum
clause of my bill receive an increase of
500 for 1907, making his salary $34O, an
advance for the year of Al % per cent.
The employee receiving $500 would likewise
receive an additional $1OO. an increase of
80 1-3 per cent; the employee receiving $3.50
would be increased 500, which in this case
would be % per cent advance. The $4OO
employe would receive 500. or % per cent,
and the $3.50 employee 500, or 20 5-12 per
cent.
For employees receiving from $500 to
81 600" continued Mr.. Davis, the increase
would be 20 per cent each. The $500 en-
ployes would receive 500, the $40 en-
poyc, Sos; the $500 employee, S120; the 500
empoye, s140 the s720 employe, $l44; the
$3.50 man, sl56; the $500 man, $3.50; the
$40 man, $16S; the 5000 man, $3.50, and the
$1,000 employe, 5000. the maximum allowed.
From 81 300 to s., 500 the maximum limit
would affect the increase and result in a
gradually defending percentage scale The
81 100 employee would receive a 500 in
crease, making his salary for the year,
81 400, an advance of 16 80 per cent. The
employees receiving s1,4OO, $1,000, 81, 800,
5000, 81 go and 81 800 would under this
maximum limit provision. likewise receive
500 increase each, or 1927 per cent, IL IL
per cent, IL per cent, 10 per cent 8 per-
cent and per cent, respectively" 80 !
What Constituents May Think.
Mr.. Davis represents an agricultural COM
munty, which, in common with pretty
nearly every other community of its kind
in the country has views which are based
on lack of knowledge, rather than a
knowledge of the true condition But Mr.,
Davis believes most thoroughly in the in
telligence and sound common sense Of his
constituents, and he thinks that when they
have had chance to think over the propoS
sftion which he has put forward, that they
will stand behind him and indorse his move
Particularly will this be true he believes
| merely for increases of the lower grades
of salaries, and 1t Is his opinion that his
constituents will not be alone in their in
dorsement of this sort Of a proposition
The general prosperity Of the country, the
unexampled good times and the fact that
government clerks, by reason of their SAL
aired positions, constitute the only class
adversely affected by these same good
| times-through the higher prices Of the
necessities and the Injuries Of life-will
operate to bring about a general sentiment
in Congress and out of Ii, he believes in
| favor of his proposition or some other
similar plan of relief.
II am unequivocally of the opinion"
| said Mr.. Davis, that existing conditions
| and exact justice to certain classes of the
| civil employees of the government war
| rant and even demand the passage of this
| legislation. I am given to understand that
not since 1853 has any general reclassifi-
cation or general increase Of COMPENSATION
been given the various classes of en-
ployes which would be affected by the
measure have introduced And 1t seems