Evening star., 1920-03-12
Joint Congressional Commission, After Years
Work, Submits Findings Affecting About
1000 Employees in the District.
EQUAL PAY, EQUAL WORK; 7-HOUR DAY;
INEFFICIENT ARE TO BE DROPPED

Promotion. BY Merit Civil Service Advisory Council Which Will
Set Up Personnel Committee, to Be Established
so Day. Sick Leave Is Granted
report the joint congressional commission reclas
fcation salaries affecting 100000 federal employees the Dis
trict, was presented to Congress today.
The report of the largest Congress- the
of work. contained salary recommendations for
for the bettemen of the service "a text giving findings
and recommendations and bill to Redistribution into
effect.
FIX MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM.
The salary schedules fix the minimum and maximum salaries
for each the than LOO classes employees and the period
efficiency increases. but sweeping minimum salary esab
specifications the first time federal history
titles of classes of positions duties and qualifications of employees
To the Civil Service Commission and the board of educa
ton of the District left the task of fitting the employees of the
federal government and of local school respectively
the recassi6ed positions the determination their
proper places in the graduated salary scales.
SOME PAY RAISED;. SOME CUT.
The great principle of equalization of salaries gdly
adhered by the commission its report today showing that while
materially while perhaps hundreds will have their pay cut
No salary recommendations were made BY the commission
aries beng Civil Service Commissions r.eommsad 70
beleye Is say that the increased appropriations
the bonus and in ali probability viii Be approximately IS
letter of transmittal mgress
the commission at szsoooo annually minus the bonus, OF
$145O 100000 including the bonus.
estimated that the general
employees under reclacaon will be about 80 per
the present basic salaries
Establishment of sound retirement system for federal en-
ployes is urged
WHAT BILL PROVIDES.
The bill introduced part of the report provides:
That all salaries recommended both for federal employees
school teachers SHALL whenever made law Congress-
retroactive to June 3O 1920.
That system of merit promotions be up with efficiency
to rule the promotions
That inefficient employees be dropped from the service
work a1itv
of the be adopted
That thirty days annual leave be legal right for all
federal employees.
That days sick leave be granted each year, retro
privileges which will make possible employe
obtain DAYS sick leave n a calendar year.
That sevenhour working day be maintained certain
provisions.
ESTABLISHES ADVISORY COUNCIL.
That civil service advisory council be established consist
of twelve members four whom Six men,
bers be appointed by the President by manual
employees two by and from clerical employees and
scientific, technical and professional employees.
That the council personnel committees in govern
ment department unit thereof.
That all employees have the right appeal their cas
hcation and salary gradations
The report signed by Senator Andreus Jones of New
Mexico chairman Senator Charles Henderson Nevada vice
chairman Senator Seldom of Missouri Courtney W.
Hamln Henry Allen Cooper and Edward Keating
Acting Speaker Walsh referred committee
reform the civil New Tersev
said that he realizes this important and
will consideration as soon
do SO mteligently.