Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Redistribution Reinserted.

The provision for joint congress
sional commits sion on the reclassfica-
ton of salaries of the government
employees. stricken out in the House
on point of order. was replaced in
the bin by the Senate committee. The
0pprCpt'.a ton foi' this commission,
however. was fixed by the commission,
at $25, 900, instead of $4,000. as in
the House committee provision.
Aaother amendment added by the
Senate committee provides for a
public buildings commission for the
allotment Of space in government
owned and leased buildings in the
District Of Columbus.
Supporters of the proposal that the
BONUS TO the government employees
shall he $500 instead of s240 Will
carry their fight for il to the floor of
he Senate. IL was said today.
Committees Amendment.
The Senate committee amendment to
the House provision for the bonus. so
as to include the war risk insurance
bureau, after setting forth those en-
ployes not included in the list receiv-
ing the bonus, was. as follows: EN-
cept that employees of the bureau OF
war risk insurance shall receive in
creased compensation at one-half the
rate allowed by this section for other
employees; provided. that employees of
the bureau who are compensated at
rates below $500 per annum shall re-
ceive additional compensation at the
rate of 50 per cent of the annual
rates of CONDENSATION received by
such employees"
The provision for a joint congress
sional committee to reclassify salaries
of government employees is couched in
the following language:
THAT a joint commission is created
n he L a
on Redistribution of salaries which
shall consist of three senators, who
will be members of the Sixty sixth
Congress. to be appointed by the Presi-
dent of the Senate, and three repre-
sentatives, who will be members of
the Sixty-sixth Congress, to be ap-
pointed by the Speaker. Vacancies
occurring in the membership Of the
commission shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointments.
TT shall be the duty of the commits
sion to investigate the rates of COM
pensation paid to civilian employees
by the municipal government and the
various executive departments and
other governmental Establishments in
the District of Columbia, except the
navy yard and the postal service, and
report by bill or otherwise. as sool
as practicable, what Redistribution
and readjustment Of compensation
should be made SO as to provide uni
form and equitable pay for the same
character of employment throughout
the District of Columbia in the serv-
ices enumerated.
Authorized Sittings.
1.-The commission is authorized to sit
during the sessions or recess of Con-
gress. to send for persons and papers,
to administer oaths. to summon and
compel the attendance Of witnesses
and to employ such personal services
and incur such expenses as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes
of this section.
1.-THE heads of the various govern
mental services and the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia shall
furnish office space and equipment, de-
tail officers and employees, furnish
data and information and make in
vestigations whenever requested by
the commission in connection with the
purposes of this section.
For payment of the expenses au-
thorized to be incurred there is APP
propriated $25,000"
Providing for the public buildings
commission, the committee inserted
the following:
with view to the control and al
lotment of space in owned or leased
government buildings in the District
of Columbia. public buildings COM
mission is hereby created to be COM
posed of the chairman of the COM
nifttee on appropriations of the Senate
and two other members of said COM
mittee, to be appointed by said chair
man; the chairman of the committee
on public buildings and grounds of
the Senate and two other members of
said committee, to be appointed by
said chairman; the chairman of the
committee of appropriations of the
House of Representatives and two
other members of said committee, to
be appointed by said chairman; the
chairman of the committee on public
buildings and grounds of the House
of Representatives and two other mem
bers of said committee, to be appointed
by said chairman, all Of whom shall
serve thereon only SO long as they
are members of Congress- and the
superintendent of the Capitol build
ing and grounds. the officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds, and
the supervising architect or the act
ing supervising architect Of the
Treasury during any vacancy in said
office.
THE commission shall elect one of
it's members as chairman of the COM
mission and is authorized to employ
such expert clerical or other services
as il may deem necessary
ANY vacancies in said commission
shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointments were made
Said commission shall have the alb
solute control of and the allotment
of all space in the several public
buildings owned or buildings leased
by the United States in the District
of Columbia. with the exception of
the Executive Mansion apd o1gice of
the President, Capitol building. the
Senate and House Office buildings,
the Capitol power plant and the Con
gressional Library building, and shall
from time TO time assign and allot, for
the use of the several activities of the
government, all such space"
For expenses of the Commission
$4,000 is appropriated