Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-17
SENATOR STERLING
INTRODUCES CIVIL
SERVICE MEASURES
CLASSIFICATION or Civn. SER.
VICE TO ASSURE ABE.
,.. QuATE SALARY.

WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator
sterling Of South Dakota. chairman Of
the Senate Committee On Civll serylr.
announced today that he would lntro
auce IN the Senate probably not later
Than the second day Of the specml
session u Congress. bill Tor the re-
clhhsification ~ the Federal ciyll scr
wee on the same nneral plan ns tina,
provided In N" Lehlhach reclasslflra
Ton bill last session. which Will be re-.
Introduced In the House next week by
Representative Frederick H. Lehllack.
~ New Jersey. chairman of the House
committc" on Reform In the Clvll Ser.
'ylcc.
y After studying all the bills hitherto
propofod, together With thu report ~
The Congressional Joint Commission on
Decentralization. and after conferences
with Representative I."hlhch senator
sterling states that he IL Ia essential
agreement with the chairman NJ the
House Civll Service Cummltteo ~ a.
the provisions ~ the lnitor's hill. and
would h. In favor IT Joint hearings ON
the bill before IN" Scnat. II0use com.
mltiscs on Ciyii Service.
what We want a. ACCOMPLISH said
Senator Sterling today. 'and what must
BE- accomplished u the United States
civil service II 10 become Modern and
efficient institution. N buslncsElikc
policy ~ employment. ANA u standard
iz"d salary scale. Tho hills a. he IN.
ir0dured by Congressman Iohlharh ana
myself will hc substantially the same
M Mr. Lehllach's Till Of the last sea.
sion " congress. with some Inodlfiri.
lions II w much simpler IN form than
the original hlll presented by the Con.
grcssional Joint Commission on Re.
classification. but provides f0r scIsn.
iific classification az all civilian posi-.
lions IN the United States Ciyil ser.
vice. bath IN the District uf Column.
bla and the field. The rates of pay
will h. fixed IN accordance with the
work required. and with du. considcrn.
ticn to the present cost 81 living We
shall provide for promotion ON an az.
iual merit basis. with opportunity open
clear 10 the top ~ the service. We shall
do away with the unsatisfactory bonus
plan. including the $40 bonus In the
base pay. and substitute for the present
Heterogeneous list u titles and salary
rates revised schedule with some ~
or % salary ranges for a scientifically
classified grouping ~ positions under
seven service headings. We hops by
this bill 10 insure AN actual merit Eys.
tenn In the ciyil service. with remedy
for various existing evils"
The i.ehlhach hill as introduced In the
last session 81 Congress was based un
the findings IL the Congressional Joint
Commission on Reconsideration 81 the
civil service. II is simpler In form thnn
the original hill presented by the Com.
mission. however. and provides for re.
classification ~ the field service as well
~ the District ~ Columbia The es.
scntial points Of the hill are as fol.
lows:
l. Reconsideration OF the entire L.
y. Civil Service.
:? 4 salary scale which fixes nay
by the skill and training required for
the work. with minimum rate 81
si0s0 year. and the tsiO bonus" ali.
sorbed into the base pay.
3. Appointments and promotions on
proved qualification. determined and
regulated by tho United States Civil
Service Commission.
I. Removal 81 inefficient employees
IN accordance with standards ~ eff.
cheney controlled by the Ciyil Service
Commission.
.. Opportunity for advancement ~
nay within a grade. according to eff.
cheney.
G. Equal compensation and equal op.
rortunlty Tor promotion Irrespective Of
sex
:. uniform efficiency rating sys.
tenn. IN h. established by the civil Ser.
vice Commission. with records acccssi
be 10 employees aud provision for an
PEAL to the Civil Service Commission.
\. Transfers between departments M
higher rates ~ pay.
.. Administration of the salary pro
visions by the budget.makinE bureau
which can keep the classifications up 10
date.