The Washington times., 1920-01-01
ASK TIME TO
FIX j. S. PAY.
Two Months More Is Sought BY
Salary Reconsideration
Body.

ar economic Governmental working
organization, unless IL grants an eA
tension of time in which to complete
Z this Work, according TO opinions OF
officials. "
II Is generally understood that
the reluctance OF the senate 10 pass
on the resolution of Senator Jones'
of New Mexico, and the open an
IA ssonism of certs 4 Senators toward
the reclassificatiou commission, can
be traced to political prejudice. IL is
declared that such an attitude mas
handicapped the task of the commis-
sion and forecasts the opposition with
which the report OF the commission
will be received when 1t Is submitted
to Congress.
senate Action Held Up.
In his resolution, Senator Jones,
Who is chairman of the reclasSinca-
tion commission asked that thc
working time OF the commission DC
extended from January l2 to March
~. The House passed favorabiy on
this resolution. However, the senate
ignored it before the holiday recess
and can take no action untii IL
convcpcs on January D, eNactiy one
week before the expiration of the
time when the commission must re-
mort TO Congress under the act cre-
ating it.
While the Senate may yet give us
consent to the Jones resolution, It's
rpparently intentional delay thus
far it is charged, has resulted In the
commission hurriedly closing JUS
work with January II as DEAD
line"
Finishing Touches ON Draft.
The commission could not work
on the assumption that IT would De
given an additional two months. III
n would have awaited the action or
the Senate next week without clos
ing its work, and the Jones resoiu-
tion would have been defeated. the
commission would have found itseif
in the position OF writing report In
two or three days.
s.sss The rsfore, the commission Ia put-
ting the finishing touches on its fnal
draft to Congress. But IL this report
must be submitted because of the re-
fusal of further time, 1t will be in
complete in SO far as the fun value
Of Investigations into Government
employment conditions is concerned.
Statistics CurtniIed.
The statistical work has been
greatly curtailed. Salary facts are
being presented only as to numbers
In the various classes and salary aV-
eragcs, instead of highly illuminating
tables which had been planned and
II completed would have been of in
cstimable value in readjusting pres
ent conditions in the Federal service
The analysis Of the mass of other
facts must also necessarily be hur-
ricd without the consideration which
should be given them, so that the
report in every respect will not meas
uve up to the exhaustive work con-
Quoted by the commission up to this
time.
1t was declared by a Government
official today that the impression has
gone out that the work of the re-
classification commission is salaries
and nothing but salaries.
Such an impression is erroneous, 1t
is emphasized, and is believed to be
one which has influenced opposition
in Congress.
II this salary prejudice, and the
Idea that recomme ndations will be
made by the commission which will
mean an increase of millions in sal
airy appropriations, were laid aside
and the work of the commission con-
sidered in its true light. it is believed
that every bit of criticism would i'm
mediately be erased.
Is Fighting Waste.
III Congress will only sanely |on-
slider specifications of positions whcih
have been effectively laid out by the
commission, and snslyze other ind-
ings, 1t would agree that the commits
sion has done the greatest job for a
more efficient Government institution
that ever has been performed" stated
an official this morning.
The commission has found many
places OF waste in Government en-
ployment through incompetency and
mismanag ement. and Is prepared to
make recommendations which Will To
doubt bo readily accepted by Congress
when once before IT. Such recon =
mendations will be made for the good
Of the Government service, rather
than to burden the Government with
heavier expenditures, IL is declared.
- Instances of miserably paid GOV
eminent employees and. an alarming
number of designations because o,
low salaries were impressed upon the
commission yesterday afternoon BY
employees in the accountancy service
the last group to be given a hearing
Alexander Wylie, chief examiner
Interstate Commerce Commission, tes'
tined that 80 OF the 225 accountants
in the Bureau of Valuation have re
signed within short period to &C
cept positions In outside employment
which were more remunerative.
7. g. G. snmrte- Up.
John ]. Remey. chief clerk OF q
section OF the income tax unit. and T.
r. Colvin and Mr.. Kimbrel. chiefs OF
sub-sections, asked for substantial In
crcases In salary for that service in
order that the Government might pre-
vent Its competent employees from re-
signing.
Conditions in the accounting depart
ment OF the Federal Trade Commits
sion were pictured as even worse by
oountant
D. c. COURTS CLOSED IAN. 2
The Municipal Courts Of the Die
trict OF Columbia viii adjourn Jan