Evening star., 1917-12-04
cONGRE&FAV)RS [
CLERKS Increase
Representatives and Senator's
Expected to o. K. Boost for
U. S. Workers. y
THE PROVISION oMITTEE

Government clerks need not worry
about the twenty-nve-millfon
increase they have been ex1
pecting under the and 10 per CENT
graded increases provision. even though
estimates for such advance In salaries
were omitted in the budget OF estiS
mates for the fiscal year 1919. as am
nounced yesterday. They stand a good
show of getting the increase. notwith-
standing the statement made in q
morning newspaper on the authority
Of H. N. McIarin. national president
of the Federal Employees Union
Provision for such Increase at the
pear in the estimates because the govs
ernment departments did not dgure oue
such increases and submit them. with
the exception Of the District Commiss
sioners.
No Provision Made.
Neither did the last Congress receive
a provision for these increases In the
estimates. The provision was put In by
Congress. with Representative Joseph
w. Byrns of Tennessee. a member OF
the appropriations committee. leading
the legislative activity.
Representative Byrns II still OF the
same mind regarding the graded fIl-
crease in salaries to the government
employees, and will conduct whatever
sion. but he anticipates little opposi-
ton. He believes that Congress will
recognize the and 10 per cent increase
as a precedent well established and
that the t25.ooo. 900 or thereabouts VIA
The increases which started July Il
1917, gave 10 per can't advances % ouDS
ployes receiving 81, 200 . year or 1eoes
and per cent increases to euaplcyeA
between $1,000 and $500 grade.
Z Senate Favors Increases
sentiment. for allowing the hortsontal
increases in salary Of the clerks. which
are carried in the present law. Senator
Smoot Of Utah. o member of the sp-
propriations committee. who was par
pected to support It. The cost Of living
is even higher now than Il was at the
time the horisohtai Increases werS
authorised. and members OF the Senate
are convinced sonething must be done
The provisions for continuing tAs In
creases for the District employees, a.,
submitted by the District Commissions
"a - a. - 40AaoWDs
At 10 Per Cent Rata.
THAT to provide, during the flscAt
year 1919, for increased compensation
at the rate Of 10 per cant per annum
to employees who receive salaries aS
. rate per anum less than t1.1oc,
and for increased compensation at the
rate OF per cent per snnum to em-
ployes who receive salaries at q rate
mot higher than 800 per annw, ana
not less than $1.3o0 per, annun, %
much As may be necessary q hereby
appropriated.
Provided. that this section shan cuiy
apply TO the employees whe arc appro-
priated for In this act specidcally ana
under lump gum4 and whose employ.
mept Is authorised herein. and that the
1ncreased compensation Of teachers of
the public schools be computed on thAiY
basic salaries. and ON the salaries -oz
the employees Of the police depaxsmeux b,
low the Grade OF sergeant. Provided eUrs
ther. that detailed reports b Guboait1o6 =
Cohgress on the drst day Of the mart -.
sion showing the number Of persona a.
grade. the character Of positions, Sh0
original rate Of compensation and eho
increased rate Of compensation pro.
vided for herein"