The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-08
new CIVIL SERVICE
BILL is PASSED
nill Provides fer Revised Pay SEIZED
ole and Decentralization % Employ.
ses.

The new rehabilitation bill which
was introduced IN congress last Mon
day by Representative Frederick a.
Lehback 81 New Jersey. included re-
vised gay scedule providing Tor appli-
cation ~ this schedule and reclassifi-
cation. to the civil service al over the
United States. and the removing ~
existing legal restrictions or interior
departmental transfers. according TO
information received bv secretary q
Federal Employees Union, No. 2f4. by
Representative Lehbach
n order 90 study the final draft ~
the ban and put the wheels ~ mo-
tton 90 work desired congressionni ao-
ilum. the national legislative commit :
tee o. the National Federation - Fcd-
eral Employees was called 20 meet Ia
Washington SUNDAY. December 5. The
committee a. composed Of President
Luther g steward chairman first
vice president. John Fitzicrald ~ New
York second vice president. Charles
T. WteNand 81 baltimore third vice
president. Gertrude NJ. McNally. %
Washington. sixth vice president. s..
Tyson Kinse. ~ Philadelphia Jcre-
miah Connolly. chairman iegislatis .
ccfmittee local No 2. II Washington.
and 'Aiiss Ethel smith. secretary
Tho Lshhach bin a. designed 60 take
the place of the BIN introduced 81 the
last session % congress as the recon-
mendntion 81 the joint congressional
committee on rehabilitation Of civil
service salaries. whose work was re-
strieted 10 the District u Columbia.
Besides providing for the extension ~
ths decentralization 10 the field service
the new bin differs from the reclassi-
fieation commission BIN also Ia that
h has simpilfied the salary schedules
ard 10 other respects stripped for
short race" as q were. being drawn
o. cover only the salary questions and
leaving other features of employment
policy % b. dealt with in subsequent
measures This simplircation. 90 90
believed - friends % the bin. will in-
crease it. chance or early enactment
into law. IN anticipation 81 the pas
sage 81 the budget ban. which viii give
the budget making power 20 the Sec
Rotary 81 the treasury or the presi-
dent the Lehback bin viii provide
that the Reconsideration Of salaries
shall be administered by the secretary
~ the treasury. the civil service com
mission % retain It's present function
% determining eligibility for appoint
ment and promotion
The proposed Reconsideration of the
elvil service viii affect the salaries %
dreds ~ thousands Of government
workers. scattered through every
state; outside of Washington. where
about 5000 men and women are now
working IN the executive department.
the services affected viii be the Gus
toms internal revenue. coast guard
coast survey, ilghthouse( including
Eighth lighthouse district. West Flor
taal, steamboat. inspection. custodian
furre IN public buildings. immigration
engineering. reclamation. forestry.
fisheries. courts penitentiaries. hospi-
tails. animal industry and numerous
others. all IA fact. except tho postal
service
The above applies 60 federal EN-
pluyees of Ft. Piekens. It. MCRae. IT.
Barrancas and the Naval Air station.
All % which this territory are inter-
eated In.