Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-23
Proposed to Carry Out Keep
Commissions Views.
PROBABLE HOUSE ACTION
Gillett Concurrent Resolution Likely
to Be Adopted.
PAY TO CORRESPOND TO PLACE
Movement to Do Justice to the EN-.
ployes-Recent Order OF
the President.

Some time before adjournment this
evening the House will probably pass the
Gllett concurrent resolution directing
heads of government departments 10 SUB
nit estimates Tor the clerical service in
their respective departments for the hscal
year 1910 classified and graded according
To the schedules prepared by the Keep
commission. save as 10 the amounts Oh
such salaries, which are not named In
the Gillett resolution.
Schedule of Grades.
The schedules in the resolution are:
Senior clerks Employees who are assigned
To work largely supervisory. or requiring
the highest order OF clerical ability. In
volvinG much original thought. considera-
ton and invest iGation. Grades a. 3, Z, ID
and T..
Employees who are assigned to
work more or less routine. involving re-
sponsihility. special ability and original
thought consideration and investigation.
Grades A. +. c, u and f.
Junior cicrks-Employes who are as
signed II clerical work of A routine char
acter requiring but little original thought
or consideration. but requiring Judgment.
responsibility and special SKILL Grades
A. Il. G. and T..
Under clerks Employees who are as
n
routine character requiring care. accuracy
ana skill. Grades A, r. c. ID and +.
Employees whose duties are not clerical
or mechanical. but require some special
skill or involve personal responsibility. as
messengers. watchmen. skilled laborers.
sorters and counters. Grades A, B. c
and D.
Employees engaged in rough and un-
lol 1ahn l,,
a and r.
Employees who enter the service at an
early age and are engaged in light work.
as messenger boys. Grades 4. r. and
D.
Employees whose work occupies only a
part of the time each day as charwonen
aani janitors. Grades A. r and c.
Salaries OF employees engaged in pro-
fessional. technical or scientific work shall
conform as far possible 10 the classes
AMI grades of the above schedules
To Compare Schedules
Mr.. Gilett told Star reporter today
that the proposition contained in his reso-
luton was a purely tentative one. The
committee desired the estimates as ap-
peared from the language Of the resolu-
tion based on the regular schedules and
on the new schedules AS well The COM
mittee would consider both sets and take
Its choice. The design of the schedule
is to promote the efficiency of the service
by providing entrance salaries sufficiently
high to attract competent persons and q
graduation of salaries which will assure
frequent promotions as stimulus to eff
fort. In preparing the tables two general
rules have been observed-to give more
adequate compensation to the men who
furnish directive power executive ability
and technical Knowledge. and TO provide
for the administrative and clerical force
scale of pay which will permit all who
enter the civil service to rise. by dill
gence and efficiency to a moderate living
'alary in a reasonable time.
Redistribution Begun.
In anticipation of this action by Con-
gress and under the order of President
Roosevelt. which was issued May 13 and
which has been previously published in
The Star. the heads of the government
departments have begun the work OF
classifying all of Uncle Sans employees
stationed here or detailed from here.
They are also outlining the grades OF
work.
In doing this the departmental heads
will follow the general plan outlined by
the committee on grades and salaries of
the Keep commission.
The officials will aim TO provide first,
increases in salaries averaging about 10
per cent: second, salaries To be multiples
OF twelve with the object of making
lighter the work of dishurSing the month
ly stipends; third. REIMBURSEMENT of the
salaries to the work performed, fourth,
grades of salaries in steps of 500 instead
of 5000 as a present. in the hope it will
result in more frequent promotions
In providing the reimbursement of sala-
ries to the work performed. IL is stated
by persons in charge of the classified ton,
some of the older clerks whose age is
found To interfere with their efficiency.
will receive less pay than now. but the
decreases will be made as light as pos
sible
Mr.. Garield's Instructions.
The Department of the Interior has
ue of the various grades of work. Secre-
tary Garfield has directed the commits
sioners of his depa TO review the
work of their employees. comparing it
carefully with the examples given in the
schedule and 10 determine in each case
to which the work properly belongs. II
il is found that the salary of the en-
poye does not then fall in the class ap-
propriate 10 his work il will he proper TO
recommend that il be adjusted thereto
July l. Mr. Garfield also asked that the
clerks in each class be graded according TO
their efficiency.
In the Post Office Department it was
stated that as the force had been gone
over with extreme care not over a year
ago there would not be SO thorough an
investigation in some of the other de-
partments. The Treasury Department.
where Mr.. Charles Lyman. chief of the
appointment division. has a detailed
gone into the reclassifying TO any great
extent.
1t is the general opinion of government
officials that the recommended ons of TIE
committee on grades and salaries should
be adopted.