The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-24
PAY RAISE,
FOR CLERKS LIKELY
Increase For All Employees Be-
low $1,000 Expected
From Conferees.
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have killed the Smoot amendment
'che motion lost by 81 to 80.
The Smoot amendment increases by
is per cent the pay of employees who
receive $3.50 a year or less and in
creases by 10 per cent those who re-
ceive from $3.50 up to and including
$1,000.
Action Accepted Az Test.
Although a comparatively small
number are affected in the legislative
bill, the action on the Smoot amend
ment is accepted as a test on all the
appropriation bills which provide for
salaries.
According to Senator Shoots own
calculations 1t means. IL applied to all
the employees up to and including the
81 900 grade, that increases aggre-
eating over S13,000,0OO a year will be
allowed. District of Columbia en-
ployes would be included among those
benefited.
senator smoot Gives Analysis.
Senator Smoot. in the course of his
eloquent appeal for the clerks yes
terday. gave this analysis of the sal
airy situation and proposed increases:
The salaries paid by the Govern
ment in the bill under Consideration
to employees receiving $3.50 or less
amount to 1891 ,561. In all other
appropriation bills, as estimated for
by the Treasury Department, the
total is S1O.67s.245. or a total of all
appropriation bills of $11.034.s06.
The amount paid in salaries in thit
appropriation bill, the legislative APP
preparation bill. to all employees draw
Ing salaries between $3.50 and $1,000,
inclusive, is $5,103,3T5; in all of the
other appropriation bills S110. PSI. 800,
or a total OF ;115.ss4.s76.
Between SIyOOI and s1,Iso.
Salaries between s1,oO1 and $1,1s9
carried in the legislative appropria-
ton bill amount to S1,134,s67; in all
other appropriation bills $44-052, O12,
or a total of S45.1s6,s7e.
Salaries of 81 200 in the legislative
APPROPRIATION bill amount to $780,
100: in all other appropriation bills
$IO2, 194,I36, or a total of $10I, 1885, 26.
Salaries beginning with 81 POI and
including 81 500 in the legislative ap-
preparation bill amount to S11.1s5,755;
in all other appropriation bills, $751;
$50. s24: or a total Of $S1,666,5Is.
All salaries in the Government SER
vice above I,s00 carried in the legis-
lative' appropriation bill amount 10
81. SOC 955; in all other appropriation
bills, $26,363, 313; or a total of $751;
97O.26S.
This makes a total of all salaries
in the legislative appropriation bill
of S2S ,e95, 203, a total in all other
appropriation bills of 1870, $50,
and a total in all appropriation bills
of 1898. O40,1 1873.
Mr.. President. the amendment that
I have offered. which provides that
salaries of $3.50 and less shall be in
creased Is per cent. would cost the
1855. go. and an increase
of 10 per cent upon all salaries be-
tween $3.50 and $1,000. inclusive.
would amount to S11,53s.467. or a
total cost to the Government OF
$13:193.697.
The Senate may want to know about
how much the House provision will
cost, IL adopted. The House provision
provides an increase OF 10 per cent
upon all salaries up to and including
$1,000. The amounts paid to the en-
ployes OF the Government receiving
vision, and on which 10 per cent in
crease is proposed. is s171.60s.s6o. Ten
per cent OF that would amount to
81, $3.50. The per cent provided
for in the House provision. on salaries
above $1,000 up to and including
$500. would amount to S1l.371.6SS.
or total in all OF $2s.542.324.
Has Figures On 1oqS Increase.
Mr.. President, l also have here
figures showing what a straight 1Ol
per cent increase upon all salaries up
to and including $1,000 would cost.
There Is no amendment before the
Senate at this time proposing such an
increase; but will state that II there
should be an amendment of that kind
proposed it would cost the Govern
ment $12.641 ,94S.
Objection Based on Revenues.
Democrats who opposed the allow
ance OF any increase to the clerks
based their objections in part on tho
low state Of the revenues of the Gov
eminent. Senators Overman, Thomas,
and Hoke Smith led the opposition.
1t was the expectation OF the |
opponents of the increase that the !
recent economy resolution of the Sen.
ate Democratic caucus would defeat |
the movement for high pay. But ten |
Democratic Senators refused to line |
up with the caucus action They were |
Senators Chamberlain, Husting, Lane, |
Lee of Maryland, Lewis. MARITIME, |
PheIan, Pittman, Pomerene, and |
Vote On smoOt AmendmentI
The following was the Xote where
by the Smoot mendment was sub
stituted for the House provision which |
the committee had stricken:
For the amendment: Senators Bor-
all, Brady, Brandegee, Chamberlain.
Clark. Colt. Curtis. Fernald. Gallinger.
Gronna. Husting. Kenyon. La Toilette. |
Lane. Lee OF Maryland, Lewis. Lippitt.
Lodge. McCumber. Mclean. MARITIME. |
oliver. PheIan, Pittman.
Pomerene, Sherman. Smoot. Sterling. |
Watson. Weeks. Works.
Total, SO.
Against the amendment: Senators |
Ashurst. Bankhead. Beckham, Bryan.
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