Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-02
ALL Jobs SAFE,
7. JOHNSON ASSURES
Declares Nc One Will Suffer
Under Legislative Bill
Now Before House.
REDUCTION ONE PLACE
CARED FOR IN ANOTHER
Chairman of Subcommittee, in Open
ing Debate on Measure. Says
Places Are Safe.

In opening the general debate on the
legislative, judicial and executive bill to-
day. Representative Johnson of South
Carolina, chairman of the subcommittee
which handles the bill, declared that
there is not a word of truth in the state
ment that any one will lose his job in
this bill In the speech to the House
he said that The reduction in one de-
partment could be taken care of in an
other.
The bill under discussion provides for
40 fewer salaries than were appropri-
ated for this year and So less than We're
specifically called for in the estimate.
In explanation of how those whose jobs
will not be appropriated for, including the
ten principal examiners at S2,C0O each in
the pension office. the forty-five clerks
at $1,20 and the forty-tve special eX-
aminers at 81 800 each, Mr. johnson spoke
as follows:
IF l were not so familiar with the
bill l would be suspicious of it after
reading an account of it in the paper,
but ] can assure you that it is good
clean bill.
Only Two Salary Cuts.
There are only two salaries reduced
by the bill. both of which are in the
reduced $1,000 to $4,000 and the other
is reduced from $500 to s2.750. These
reductions were made at the request of
the Postmaster General.
The places are filled by men who
were notified when they accepted the
positions that the salaries would be re-
duced to conform with like positions in
other departments. That is the extent
of the cutting in this bill.
iS nrI nf ho
statement that any one will lose jobs
under this bill We inserted pro-
vision in this bill that only one va
cancy out of ever four shall be filled
at the pension office. This provision
has been carried in the bill for many
years.
vacancies as they occur are not to
be filed, in order that 1t may not be
necessary as the work diminishes to
discharge any one from the service. In
the estimates Submitted by the COM
missioner of pensions he asked for
reduction of about 145 places. The
committee, believing that certain work
was being duplicated in the disbursing
Office Of the pension bureau, provided
a reduction there.
I'VE have provided for an additional
force to take care of the new post Office
at the Union station, and to take care of
the old bureau of engraving and print
ing. to which will be moved all the aud
ltOTS OIL Lne treasury WIN Iile exception
of the post office.
Other Places For Them.
The reduction at the census bureau
was made on the recommendation of
Secretary Redfield, who said they would
not need certain employees now on the
pay roll when the census office is
to the new building at 10th street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
THE employees suffering on account
of these reductions will be taken care
of in the new post office or at the old
bureau of engraving and printing or in
other places where We have provided
increase of forces
On page six Of the report the increase
in force of the bureau of engraving and
printing is given as fourteen watchmen,
six day charwomen, twenty-five morning
and evening charwomen. ten laborers, and
the addition to the new Washington post
office force is described as being seventy
seven employees. including assistant en-
gineers, electrician, elevator conductors
watchmen, laborers and charwomen.