Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03
FARLEY WILL DECIDE
SALARY RAISE BILL
Conference Tomorrow Likely
to Grant Increases From
5 to 20 Per Cent.
POSTAL CLERKS INCLUDED

Just what the omnibus salary in
crease bill will carry in the way of ad-
Ilitional compensation for the lower
paid government employees will be de-
cided in conference tomorrow
1t is practically assured that all those
receiving 5000 or less will get 20
per cent increase While there will be
some switches on the grades within
lowed. the probability is that all those
under $4,000 will get at least a per
cent increase. SO that the raises will
run from to 20 per cent.
These adjustments are to be made in
tional Federation of Federal EMPLOYEES
on which hearings have been held
Representative Heating of Colorado
father of the measure, has been WORK
ing for months to get these increases
for the government workers, whose
salaries have been practically cut IN
two by the tremendous advance in the
cost of living.
Chairman Byrns Friendly.
The subcommittee of the House ap-
preparations committee of which Repre-
sentative Joseph W. Byrns of Tennes-
see is chairman is friendly to a gen
eraI increase in salaries and realizes
that substantial increases should be
given. The subcommittee will invite
the chairman and ranking minority
member of each of the salary appro-
priating committees to confer with IL
tomorrow when the omnibus salary in
crease bill will be drafted.
This schedule of graded increases
will be presented to the House Tuesday
as committee amendment to the
legislative appropriation bill. IMAM
imous consent will be asked to at
tach it to the bill. If there is objec-
ton, a special rule will be evoked to
get immediate consideration of the
proposed salary schedule. Sentiment
in the House is decidedly in favor OF
expeditions passage of this measure.
Includes Postal Men.
AS the Moon bill for increases to the
employees in the various branches OF
the postal service-which is COM
bination of the Madden bill for clerks
and carriers, the Van Dyke bill for
railway mail service and the Steiner
son bill for rural carriers-excludes
the postal employees from the pro-
visions of the omnibus bill. there
has been some doubt regarding whether
any Post Office Department employees
would be included.
Chairman Byrns stated yesterday
that the departmental clerks will be
included in the graded salary increase
schedule.
The Moon bill also left out a number
of laborers and low-salaried employees
of the postal service. These also will
be, taken care of in the omnibus bill
being redrafted from the Heating bill.
Forsee Contest in House.
There is prospect of a spirited con-
test on the floor of the House when this
measure comes up. not because there
is objection to allowing the salary in
Ncreases, but because Representative
Borland has given the impression tina,
he proposes to attack the bill by en-
deavoring to get his eight-hour-day
amendment as a rider.
+ If Representative BorIand- attempts
this he will find labor leaders in the
House and leaders in Congress gen.
orally lined up in opposition. The OPP
portunity probably will be taken to
have a complete understanding once
and for all what the disposition of the
House is on this subject.