Evening star., 1920-07-09
DECLINES TO RULE
ON RETIREMENT ACT
Pension Bureau Chief Holds
He Is Not Required to Set
tie Moot Points.
The pension bureau definitely an

| The pension bureau definitely an
| nounced today that it will not for
mulate rules and regulations for
| other branches of the government in
| relation to the retirement act, and
will not decide who, under the act,
are mechanics, letter carriers, etc.
| Questions from other branches of
| the government have been so many
| upon moot points in connection with
| the retirement law enforcement that
| exact Determinations AS to who is re-
| sponsible for carrying out certain
! features of the law were outlined In
| regulations governing the pension
| bureau under the retirement act, made
| public by Commi SSioner SaltZgaber
| today.
The commissioner of pensions holds
| that the provision in section OF the
! act that he is authorized to make
such rules and regulations as may De
! necessary for the purpose of carry
| ing the provisions of the act into
| force, will not be held to require
the formulation of rules and regula-
| tions for each branch of the govern
| ment service.
Not Duty of Commissioner.
| The commissioner is not to decide
! whether any particular class of en-
ployes is entitled to preference in or
der of consideration under the provi-
| sions of the act. "Ordlnarily such
! questions will be referred to the
| Civil Service Commission, and its de-
| examinations will guide our dellbera-
, tions." it is stated in the orders hand
ed down today should there not be
an established rule this bureau. act
| ing for the department., reserves 1or
! itself liberty of action"
| The pension bureau will concern
itself only with the questions left to
its determination by the act. 1t is an
,nounced-viz., adjudication and pay
ment of annuities. refunds and allow
anceS.
| Furnish 10 the pension bureau such in
| formation in the form of reports con-
| cerning individual service as may be
deemed essential to proper determl-
Inat;on of the rights of the claimants
under the act.
When Inquiry May Be Needed.
| Under the provisions in said law
and the comfy between departments
given to said reports" 1T is an
| nounced. However. should 1t come
to the knowledge of the bureau or
pensions that facts are probably
| otherwise than as stated in SAID re-
ports investigation may De maoe anu
the truth ascertained.
| "The question who, under the act,
| are mechanics, city and rural letter
| carriers and post office clerks eiislole
for retirement at sixty-hVe years OF
age, and railway postal clerks ellgiole
| for retirement at sixty-two years OF
| aps in a particular case, shall be de-
| termined by the Civil Service Com
! mission. ~,
'The Civil Service Commission Will
likewise determine who are included
within the provisions of said act ana
| who are excluded
| The pension bureau announces en-
phatically that it is only concerned in
determining the facts necessary upon
| which to base it's actions In obtaining
! a result.
Hypothetical questions or cases
| will not receive consideration" the
| regulations announce. The Civil Serv-
ice Commission, it is stated. will keep
a record showing all information
| with reference to any employe requlr-
ed in the administration OF the act.