The Washington times., 1912-06-28
CLERKS TO WORK
UNTIL SUCH TINE
AS CONGRESS ACTS
Possible Exception Will Be
AT the Navy Yard and
G. P. 0.
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time to tie UP the entire navy and the
various branches. including the various
navy wards and arsenals throughout the
country.
The President conferred with Con-
gresham Fitzgerald over the long dis
lance telephone this morning during the
Cabinet session. and the latter reiter-
ated his promise to speedily put through
redemial legislation Monday.
The President undoubtedly will issue q
formal statement within the next few
hours relieving the anxiety of the
and elsewhere who threatened to be
dropped from the rolls II the expenses
or the Government were not authorized
by midnight Sunday.
AS a matter of fact the draft Of the
resolution which will extend the appro-
prations of the current fiscal year, was
treasury to day, and he holds that the
clerks may work July l.
1t is understood that the various de-
partment chiefs. especially Acting Sec
retary of the Navy Beekman Winthrop,
will issue, tonight or tomorrow, orders
resembling the original orders which
notified all employees not to report for
duty Monday morning.
Are Statutory Employees.
It is stated on high authority that
the majority of Government clerks are
statutory employees, authorized by Con-
gress for years past These employees
have a claim against the Government
for every day they serve without pay
The Comptroller of the Treasury and
various courts of justice have held IN
many instances that the salary of a
clerk follows the office. The salary may
be paid whenever the appropriation bills
are passed.
l nthe Department of Justice. how.
ever, there are hundreds of employees
who are not statutory clerks or officials
For instance, the officials who handle
the trust cases. They are are provided
for by Congress annually by the passa st
of an appropriation of several thousa nc
dollars which is granted to the Attorne,
General In bulk to dispense for ek.
penses and salaries as he sees At.
nj this connection 1t became knowr
today that the agreement arrived a
will fully cover the situation for tn,
non-statutory employees and that non,
or the special agents will lose their sal
cries.
The perplexing situation that has
worried thousands Of Government clerk.
Tor some days past is now cleared snC
sunday will be spent in a joyous man
ner.
Democratic members of the House
who have been criticised for the failur,
ot Congress to pass the appropriation
pllls sooner today were emphatic II
They hold that the fault lies not ir
the House, but in the Senate, wher,
the naval bills, the various deficienc,
pHis' ana other appropriation measure!
nave not yet been acted upon
The House has passed all the appro
priation bills With the exception Of tho
army bill, which was vetoed by the
President and returned to that body fol
passage.
Will Introduce Resolution.
IT will personally see that the
proper resolution is drawn up and in
troduced in the House on Monday
said Congressman Underwood today
There Is no desire on the part of the
House. or any member in 1t, to brine
the departments to standstill. al.
though some people seem to think so
IF there is any blame in the mat.
ter, it rests with the Senate. The
House has passed every appropriation
bill, including the army measure We.
toed by the President We have tried
hard to speed up matters in confer,
ence, but without avail The Senat,
knew of the situation as well as W.
did, and yet 1t adjourned yesterday
by previous agreement with tn,
House, not to meet until Monday
The resolution will undoubtedlS
pass the House without dissent, anC
l look for the same action on the par
of the Senate"
According to promise made in Senate
Werren's office this morning, there will
be no delay in putting Congressman
F1tzgerald's resolution through the Sen
ate. Senator Warren is chairman of tn
Senate Committee on Appropriations.
LAS soon as the Senate receives tn