Evening star., 1921-02-14
Action Is Taken by
6O=12 Vote on
Amendment.
HOUSE EXPECTED
TO BACK CHANGE
Police and Firemen
Also Include d in
Amended Measure.

The s240 bonus for employees OF the
federal government and of the DIS
trict of Columbia was voted into the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill by the Senate today
This action was taken after the
Senate. by vote of 60 to IL, had
agreed to suspend the rules to make
the amendment in order.
Senator Calder of New York offered
his amendment-the same as that OF
fered by Senator Walsh of Massachu-
setts on Saturday-to extend the
bonus provision to employees or the
navy yard and the arsenal, whose
wages are from time to time fixed by
wage boards. The Senate adopted the
amendment by vote of AZ to 29.
Stricken Out in House
When the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill was before
the House, the provision for the bonus
for government employees was strlck-
en- out on a point of order. when
the bill goes back to the House from
the Senate. it is expected that the
House will agree to the provision, for
a large majority of the House. it is
understood, was in favor of the bonus
originally.
The bonus provision adopted today
by the Senate grants the $240 bonus
to the police and firemen of the Dis
trict as well as to other government
employees.
The vote in the Senate on Senator
Lodges motion to suspend the rules
tc make the bonus amendment in or
der follows:
Ayes. 6O-Senators Ashurst. Ari-
zona: Ball, Delaware; Beckham. Ken
lucky; Borah, Idaho; Brandegee. Con-
necticut; Calder, New York; Capper,
Kansas: Colt Rhode Island: Culber-
son, Texas; Dial. South Carolina; Dill
ingham. Vermont; Edge. New Jersey;
Fernald, Maine: Fletcher. Florida:
New Jersey; Gay. Louisiana: Gerry.
Rhode Island: Gooding. Idaho: Gore.
oklahoma: Hale, Maine; Harris.
Georgia.: Harrison. Mississippi; Hef-
lin. Alabama: Hitchcock. Nebraska:
johnson. California; Jones, New Mexi-
nesota: Keyes. New hampshire. Kerby.
Arkansas; LaFollette, Wisconsin; Isens
root. Wisconsin: Lodge, Massachusetts;
Keller, Mississippi; Moses. New Hamp-
shire. Nelson. Minnesota; New. In
diana; Phelan. California; Pitman.
Nevada; Pomerene. Ohio. Ramsdeil.
Louisiana: Reed. Missouri: Sheppard.
Texas; Shields, Tennessee; Simmons.
North Carolina; Smith. Georgia; Smith.
Maryland; Smith. South Carolina;
H.,
ley. Kentucky; Southerland. West Vir-
ginia; Swanson. Virginia; Campbell.
Florida: Underwood Alabama; Walsh.
Massachusetts; Walsh Montana: Willis,
Ohio and Walcott. Delaware.
Noes. 12-Senators Curtis. Kansas;
Grcnna. North Dakota; Kenyon. Iowa:
McCumber. North Dakota; Overman,
North Carolina: Phipps. Colorado:
Poindexter. Washington; Smoot.
Utah; Sterling, North Dakota; Thomas,
-aAc nd
Warren. Wyoming.
The report on the Great Falls wa
ter-power development and increased
water supply for the District. made
by Maj. Tyler. L. s. A, to the Fed
eral Power Commission. would be
printed as a public document under
a resolution introduced today by
Senator Norris of Nebraska and re-
ferred to the committee on printing
Lodge Motion Taken Up.
Immediately after the Senate met to-
day Chairman Warren of the appropria-
tons committee asked to have Senator
Lodges motion to suspend the rules SO
as to make the bonus amendment in
order considered by the Senate without
further delay. This was done
Senator Smoot Of Utah. member of
the appropriations committee and strong
ly opposed to the proposals that the
bonus provision be extended SO as to
cover employees of the navy yard and
time to time adjusted by wage boards
SO that the men shall receive payment
similar to that given for similar work by
outside concerns. urged that the motion
to suspend the rules be defeated.
The Senate appropriations COM
mittee." said Senator Smoot. put a
bonus provision in this bill which was
the same as the bonus provision Of
stricken out in the House on a point
of order. Now the question is whAth-
er the provision shall be extended to
cover employees of the navy yard.
The assistant secretary of the Navy.
appearing before the appropriations
committee. says that these employees
are receiving as high or higher wages
than wages paid outside. and that the
wages are s240 higher than the wages
allowed by the board, owing to the
fact that they receive the bonus this
year. The bonus was allowed these
employees last year to make up to
them what they had lost in the pre-
Nious year or two. bug it was under
stood to be for one year only"
Senator Hale of Maine asked If the
wage boards in the future found il
was unfair 10 take away the bonus
they could not meet and increase the
wages.
"of course. the boards could. they
could meet any time" said Senator
Smoot
Senator Calder of New York. who is
supporting the proposal to grant the
bonus 10 the navy yard employees.
suggested that the wage boards could
meet just as well and reduce the
wages of these employees if il was
necessary.
Yes" replied Senator Smoot. but
that would not be satisfactory to the
employees.
Senator Snoot directed attention 10
the fact %Aat the employees of the
navy yard receive thirty days annual
leave with pay, fifteen days sick
,eave. legal holidays and half holi-
days on Saturday with pay, which
employees outside the yard do not get
he motion 10 suspend the rules were
defeated would il be possible in any
way TO get the bonus for the general
run Of the government employed
adopted.
senator Sm0oi replied that il would
that the committee amendment could
be offered when the bill went into the
Senate from committee of the whole
or that il could be put on another ap-
preparation bill.
Senator Underwood of Alabama
democratic leader said that the state,
lneut OF Senator Smoot camoufiaget
the situation and pointed out that tn.
amendment 10 give the navy yard EN-,
J.'yes IA bonus would again be il
oder and could be adopted by 4 ma.
iprjty of the Senate if theI genera
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