The Washington times., 1919-11-18
VOTES
POLICE RAISE
Bill Which Boosts Salaries But
Forbids AffiIiation With A. r.
of L. Soon Up to President.

The police pay increase bill is ex-
pected to go to President Wilson for
his signature before the end of this
week.
without debate and without a rec
ord vote, the House last night adopt
ed the conference report on the bill
as brought in by Congressman Mapes,
Gould, and Woods of Virginia. Action
on the report is expected in the Sen
ate tomorrow or Thursday.
The report agreed on by the con-
ferees leaves the bill practically the
same as 1t was when first passed by
the House in so far as salaries are
concerned.
The bill creates new United
States Park Police" to include watch
men and guards on duty in squares
and reservations in the District of
Columbia. Their annual salaries will
be: Lieutenant, $1,000; first serg-
cant, s1,7oo; sergeants, $3.50; pri-
Yates, S1.360.
Here is the clause of the bill, final
ly agreed on, which forbids police
ment affiliating with a union:
"No member of the Metropolitan
police Of the District of Columbia
shall be or become a member OF any
affiliated with another organization,
which itself, or any subordinate, COM
ponent, or affiliated organization of
which hold, claims, or uses the strike
to enforce it's demands. Upon suf-
icient proof to the Commissioners
OF the District of Columbia that any
member of the Metropolitan Police
of the District of Columbia has vio-
lated the provisions Of this section,
it shall be the duty OF the Commits
sioners OF the District of Columbia to
Immediately discharge such members
from the service.
Conspiracy Forbidden.
ANY member of the Metropolitan
police who enters into a conspiracy,
or agreement with the purpose of SUBJ
stantially interfering with or OBJ
tructing the efficient conduct or oper-
alton of the police force in the District
of Columbia by strike or other dis
turbance shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a hne Of not
more than $500. or by Imprisonment
of not more than six months, or by
both"
Salaries agreed on by the conferees
and adopted by the House last night
are as follows:
That the annual basic salaries of
the officers and members of the Met
ropolitan police of the District of
Columbia shall be as follows: Major
and Superintendent, $4,000: assistant
superintendents. $1,000 each; inspec-
tors, S2.4O0 each: police surgeons,
81 600 each; captains, 81, 400 each;
lieutenants, $1,000 each; sergeants.
81 500 each: privates of class 8, 81 $50
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privates of class i, s1,46o each.
Members of said police force who
may be mounted on horses. furnished
and maintained by themselves, shall
each receive an extra compensation
| of S540 per annum, and members of
/ the said force who may be mounted
on motor vehicles. furnished and
maintained by themselves, shall each
receive an extra compensation of $3.50
per annum, and members of the said
force who may be mounted on bi-
cycles shall each receive an extra COM
| pensation of $40 per annum: Pro
vided, that patrol drivers of the Met
tropolitan police are hereby declared
to be members of the Metropolitan PO-
| lice of the District of Columbia, but
shall not be rated above class pri-
Yates, and those patrol drivers who
have been appointed since April g.
| 1917, shall be required to pass the
usual physical and other tests re-
quired for members OF the regular
force: Provided further, that every
officer or member of the Metropolitan
police at the time this act becomes
| law. shall. in addition to the salary
received by him for his period Of
service, between August l, 1919, and
the time this act becomes law, re-
ceive for such period the difference
between such salary and the salary
payable to him under the provisions
OF this act for a period OF equal du-
ration"