The Washington herald., 1907-12-04
MOREPAY FORCLERKS
Bill Affecting Federal En-
plOyes introduced.
GIVES 20 PER CENT INCREASE
Helm, of Alabama, Has "JIm Crow"
Measure Which Provides Separate
Measure VIII Prove Popular with
the COIOred Population.

a bill providing for q 20 per cent. in
crease in the pay Of all government EN-
ployes, both in the classified service and
out of it, was introduced yesterday by
Repres' ltatlve Loudenslager. of New Jer-
sey.
The bin IS so framed as TO provide for
the increase during the year 1909 and be-
cause of its blanket provision that every
employe of the government be benefited
! there seems 10 be some question if Con-
gress will permit it to go to passage
| without some objection, such as was
raised last year az the proposition TO
make general increase Of 10 per cent
Whether there is some other motive
behind the bill than to give the employees
what they consider is their just dues is
another question that was raised yester-
day.
May Affect Another Bill.
| On the opening day. Representative
Brownlow. of Tennessee. introduced bill
providing for the pensioning OF civil en-
ployes by creating a fund from money
held back from their pay, a plan that
/ has heretofore been before Congress, and
which met with some objection because Of
! the declaration that such a scheme would
so cut the pay Of the employees that they
could not live properly with per cent
| extracted each month from their salaries
| Mr.. Loudenslager declares that his bill
! IS brought forth because he believes the
employees are underpaid.
/ He denied that this would head of any
/ pension list bill. and said he did not know
what effect his measure would have on
such proposition.
Has "Jim Crow" Biz.
Among the bills introduced yesterday
affecting the District was a Jim Crow
bill. so-called, turned in by Representa-
tive Hefiin. OF Alabama. who declares
there is sentiment enough now in the
House to put such a measure through if
IL can be done without record vote.
The bill provides that the street car
companies must provide separate cars for
white and colored passengers. and fine
of SloG for each offense of letting a negro
ride in a car reserved for whites. or for
permitting a white man 10 ride in a car
reserved for colored persons.
AS a matter Of fact" said Mr.. Hefin.
discussing his bill, there is no place
in the country where there is less dis
elimination than in Washington Colored
persons viii be Just as anxious as whites
TO have the bin so 10 passage. so far as
/ can learn. because it Will permit them
to have space % their own"
Sims Also Has Bill.
Another bin OF interest to the District
was chat introduced BY Representative
Sims. minority member of the House
Committee on District Affairs. providing
for temporary overhead trolley street car
tracks from the New Union Station to
North Capitol and c streets. Senator
Gsl!inger. of the Senate District Commit
tee, is said 10 incline 10 the belief that
the provisions should be made in Il bill
for permanent tracks, and VIII introduce
such a bin to-day In the Senate If so
the Sims bill. Il is believed viii go by
the board
MI Helm viii to-morroY introduce the
same bill presented last season TO prevent
work II the District on Sundays. so far
as Il applies 10 the construction OF build
ings or railroads but he IS not oversan-
guine OF its passage