Evening star., 1920-03-25
COMMITTEE ADDS
S24O CLERK BONUS
IN SENATE REPORT
Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation
Shows Few Changes.
NET INCREASES IN ITEMS
AMOUNT TO S1,281, 200
Removes Provision in Measure to
Abolish Subtreasuries of
United States.

Carrying the $40 bonus for govern
ment employees. the Legislative. execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was
reported to the Senate today by Chair
man Warren of the Senate appropria-
tions committee
Net increases in items recommended
by the Senate amount to s1.2S1.200.
making the total of the bill as laid be-
fore the Senate $1o5.649.S71.i1.
The Senate committee made compara-
lively few changes in the bill as it
passed the House. One of the principal
amendments was s1,50O.000 for tempo
rary employees in the War Department.
1t decreased appropriations for the war
risk insurance bureau by 100000. The
committee struck from the bill the House
provision to abolis., - -ubtreasuries of
the United States
The Senate committee recommends
an increase in the pay of the assist
ant superintendent of the Senate press
gallery from s1.400 to $1,000. Will
liam Collins has been assistant super
intendent for more than a decade.
and his services have been of as
siStance to the correspondents of the
gallery.
Bonus Section.
The bonus section follows:
THAT all civilian employees of the
government of the United States and
the District of Columbia who receive
total of compensation at the rate
of $1,000 per annum or less, except
as otherwise provided in this section.
shall receive during the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1921. additional COM
pensation at the rate of S240 per an
num-"
Provided, That such employees as
receive a total of annual compensa
tion at rate more than $500 and
less than S274O shall receive addi-
tional compensation at such a rate
per annum as may be necessary to
make their salaries. plus their addi-
tional compensation, at the rate of
S2,140 per annum, and no employe
shall receive additional compensation
under this section at rate which
is more than so per centum of the
rate of the total annual compensa-
tion received by such employe: Pro-
vided further, That the increased
compensation at the rate of $240 per
annum for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1920. shall not be computed as
salary in constituting this section.
Provided further. That where an
employe in the service on June 80,
1919, has received during the fiscal
year 1920 'or shall receive during
the fiscal year 1921 an increase Of
salary at a rate in excess of 500
per annum, or where an employe,
whether previously in the service or
not, has entered the service since
June 80, 1919. whether such en-
ploye has received an increase in
salary or not. such employees shall be
granted the increased compensation
provided herein only when and upon
the certiffcation of the person in the
legislative branch or the head of the
department or establishment employ
ing such persons of the ability and
IN
ployes as would justify such in
creased compensation.
Cases Before Wage Boards.
Provided further. That the in
creased compensation provided in this
section to employees whose pay is ad
justed from time to time through
wage boards or similar authority
shall be taken into consideration by
such wage boards or similar authority
in adjusting the pay of such employees.
THE provisions of this section shaE
not apply to the following: Employees
paid from the postal revenues and
sums which may be advanced from the
Treasury to meet deficiencies in the
postal revenues; employees of the Pan
anna canal or the Canal Zone; en-
ployes of the Alaskan engineering
commission in Alaska; officers and
members of the metropolitan police of
the District of Columbia and the Unit
ed States park police who receive the
compensation fixed by the act ap-
proved December 5. 1919: officers and
members of the fire department of the
District of Columbia who receive the
compensation fixed by the act ap-
proved January "a. 1920: employees
paid from lump-sum appropriations in
bureaus. divisions, commissions. or
any other governmental agencies or
employments created by law since
January l. 1916. except employees of
the United States Tariff Commission
who shall be included and except that
employees of the bureau of war risk
insurance shall receive increased COM
penSation at one-half the rate allowed
by this section for other employees"
Provided That employees of said
bureau who are compensated at rates
below $500 per annum shall receive
additional compensation only at the
rate of so per centum of the annual
rates of compensation received by
such employees. The provisions of
this section shall not apply to en-
ployes whose duties require only a
portion of their time. except char
women. who shall be included: en-
ployes whose services are utilized for
brief periods at intervals: persons
employed by or through corporations.
firms Or individuals acting for or on
behalf of or as agents of the United
States or any department or inde-
pendent establishment of the govern
ment of the United States in connec-
ton with construction work or the
operation of plants; employees who
receive a part of their pay from any
outside sources under cooperative
arrangements with the government
of the United States or the District
of Columbia: employees who serve vol
UNFAIRLY or receive only nominal
compensation. and employees who may
be provided with special allowances
because of their Service in foreign
tri1 hQ nf
section shall not apply to employees of
the railroads. express companies. tele
graph, telephone. marine cable or
radio system or systems taken over
by the United States, and nothing
contained herein shall be deemed a
recognition of the employees of such
railroads, express companies. tele-
graph, telephone, marine cable or
radio system or systems as employees
of the United States.
"Section 6 of the Legislative. execu-
tive. and judicial appropriation act.
approved May 10, 1916. as amended by
the naval appropriation act approved
August 90, 1916, shall not operate to
prevent any one from receiving the
additional compensation provided in
this section who otherwise is entitled
to receive the same.
PiecewOrk and Per Diem.
Such employees as are engaged on
piecework, by the hour. or at per diem
rates, if otherwise entitled to receive
the additional compensation. shall re-
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