Evening star., 1921-01-17
CLERKS
|SPR0SPECT NOW
Feeling in Congress Favor
abIe-Hitch in Case OF
Police and Firemen.

There is a strong feeling among
members of Congress today that the
$4,000 government employees III '"e
National Capital will not be deprived
of the $240 bonus in lieu OIL recias
fication of the basic salaries. Assur
ances were given today by House
leaders that if the provision Tor
s24O bonus is restored to the leslsia
tive. executive and judiciary appropri-
alton bill by the Senate tne n0uso
conferees will promptly concur. Ein
phatic assurance also was given tha.
to include the District policemen ana
firemen in the $240 bonus.
Representative Blanton OF Iexas'
whose point of order knocked the
s24O bonus for all government en-
ployes from the Legislative appropria-
ton bill. gave renewed assuaanee me- 10, eU
day that his fight was not to cut OUT
the bonus, but to include the pollce- :
men and firemen of the District
among those who are to receive 1t.
Agreement in Conference Expected.
Representative Champion of Mich
igan. who will be one of the House
conferees. said that there is no doubt
that the. general s24o bonus will be
agreed to in conference if the Senate
restores the item He polnted out J.
adopted last June, if the Senate re-
stores the $240 provision and fnciudes
the police and firemen, it cannot be
accepted by the House conferees until
the House has passed directly upon
whether the police and hrenen are 70
be included.
This viii mean that if the Senate
coyera the policemen and firemen un-
der the $240 bonus. as is expected, tne
matter must go back to the House
and the conferees be specifically in
structed upon this point before IL
can be agreed to in conference.
Efforts for Police and Firemen.
When and if the bonus for police
men and firemen' comes before the
House an organized effort to have it
approved will be made: Prominent
members of -bnthr parties: and from
many states are now trying to per
suade ALI the members of the House
to Join in the determination to extend
the bonus to cover the District police
and firemen. Chairman MapeS OF the
House District committee ana Repre- pre-
sentative Norman J. Gould OF New
York, who framed the special pay bills
which increased the salaries Of the
policemen and fremen. are assuring
their colleagues that the ponce ana
fireman pay schedules were based on
the expectation that they would be in
cluded in the bonus. They are also
emphasizing that the police and ire
fighting force of the District will be
demoralized unless such action is
taken promptly.
Would Redeem Promise.
Chairman Davis of the subcommit-
tee which handled the District appro-
priation bill, and who ranks next to
Chairman Good OF the appropriations
committee, made the promise on the
floor of the House that the policemen
and firemen weer to receive the bonus.
and he is eager to make good his
promise. Chairman Good of the ap-
propriations committee believes that
il the police and firemen's pay were
based on the understanding that they
were to receive the bonus they should
not now be excluded.
Chairman Wood of the subcommit-
tee in charge Of the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation
bill realizes the necessity OF granting
the general $240 bonus and is not ex-
pected to sacrifice the bonus for all
government employees if an issue is
made on the police and firemen, and
Representative Blanton says he is de-
termined to make that issue.