Evening star., 1921-04-12
BILL REC[ASS|FIES
ALL j. S. WORKERS.
Senator Sterling Introduces
Measure in Part Duplicat-
ing LehIbach Plan.

Complete reclassifcation Of the gov
ernment employees is proposed in a
bill introduced today by Senator
sterling Of South Dakota. chairman OF
the civil servicA committee of the
the Senate The Sterling bill is much
shorter and more simple in form than
the Lehlbach bill introduced In the
House at the last session of Congress.
Senator Sterling has discussed the
matter with Mr.. Lehlbach. and while
no definite arrangement has been
made, it is his hope that Mr.. Lehl-
bach, who is chairman of the civil
service committee of the House, will
introduce a simila- bill in that body.
In the main the Stering Dill iol.
lows the Lehlbach bill in the rates of
compensation to be paid the govern
ment employees. There are fewer
classifications, however, than in the old
Lehlbach measure.
Contest Over Jurisdiction.
When Senator Sterling introduced
his bill he asked that it go to the
civil service committee.
Senator Smoot of Utah. member OF
the appropriations committee. an
nounced that he had prepared re-
classification bill which he proposed
TO introduce tomorrow. He said that
he thought both bills should go to
that reason he asked that the Sterling
bill lie over until tomorrow without
reference.
The contest over the jurisdiction of
the two committees so far as reclassi-
fication bills are concerned probably
will come to a head tomorrow.
In the professional and scientific
services, according to the Sterling bill,
there are six grades. with different
salaries for each grade. and in each
maximum rates Of pay. In the clerical
and administrative services, there are
seven grades, with different salaries
for each grade, and with minimum.
intermediate and maximum salaries
The ranges" Of salaries in each grade
provided under the Lehlbach bill have
been eliminated.
Duty Of classifying Agencies.
The classifying and allocating
agencies will be the Civil Service
Commission and the heads Of the va
business Of the classifying agencies
to record the duties of the positions
in the classified service. and also to
establish additional classes from
time to time. The agencies shall also
nave the power 10 ADOllSA cldSSCS.
The department heads are to report
to the classifying agency the duties
and responsibilities Of the new posi-
tions created by law. and the classi-
flying agency. after consultation with
the department heads. shall allocate
the new positions to the various
classes the law provides. and all
similar positions are to be placed in
the same class. !
Subject to the approval Of the Sec
retary of the Treasury. the classify
ing agency. after consultation with
the department heads, shall specify
for each class under which Of the
standard compensation schedules as
contained in section 10. or under which |
portion of such schedule the salaries
of employees holding positions in such
class shall be determined and shall
prescribe for each class a class sched- |
ule Of minimum and maximum and in
termediate rates coming within the
range of the standard schedule thus
specified.
In determining the compensation |
which an employe shall receive the
principle Of equal compensation for
equal work. Irrespective of sex. shall
be followed. |