Evening star., 1921-11-01
RECLASS|F|CAT|0N
SPEED EMPHASIZED
Lehlbach Says Presidents
Order DWeIIS on Need for
Prompt Action.

The Presidents executive order di-
recting the United States bureau of
efficiency to establish a system of eff
fieiency rating for government en-
plOyes in Washington emphasizes the
need for prompt enactment of re-
classification legislation. according to
Chairman Lehlbach of the House
committee on reform in the civil
service
This House committee yesterday
directed favorable report on the
Lehlbach reclassification bill, which
Representative Lehxhach expects to
put in today. Regarding reclassifi-
cation legislation, Chairman Lehlbach
issued the following statement:
ihe Lehlbach reclassif1cation bill,
"hlch was introduced ON October III
1920. and which on that day was
ordered reported by the COMMITTEES
on reform in the civil service OF the
itouse. is the elimination of the effort
to formulate workable bill for the
reclassiticatIon Of the federal civil
service and readjustn,snt Of COM
pensation based thereon
Report Carefully Analysed.
1.-THE act creating joint commits
was approved March 1. 1919. The re-
port of the joint commission was sub
mitted March Il, 1920. This report
was referred to the committee on re-
form in the civil service Of the House
and also number of bills which were
subsequently introduced proposing va
rious schemes for reclassification of
salaries. The committee carefully
analysed the report of the joint COM
mission. examined the various bills in
trodueed and conducted public hear
ings extending over period of from
May II, 1921, TO June Is, 1921.
THE bill chosen as a basis for the
proposed report was closely scrutiniz-
ed. from time to time revised. and
finally accepted by the committee in
its present form.
Briefly stated. the bill provides for
the division of the government serv-
ice into broad services, which are
graded, and an appropriate salary
range for each such grade. 1t places
the duty of allocating the positions
to their respective grades upon the
department heads. subject to the gen.
eral supervision Of the bureau of the
budget. 1t provides for an efficiency
system under the Civil Service Com
mission in accordance with which re-
tenIlOnS, pTOInOtlOnS ana QlSmlSSalS IN
the service are to be made.
Order p;eases Committee.
The committee is gratifled by the
recent executive order anticipating
in a measure what is sought to be
accomplished by this bill. The re-
classification by the efficiency bureau
ought to present no difficulties and
ought speedily to be made. There
are available to this bureau a COM
pIete dictionary of positions in the
federal service and directory OF
with the work they do-both compiled
by the joint commission.
This work should, of course, not be
duplicated, but needs only to be
brought down, to date and will fur
nish the efficiency bureau. with in
formation for its work. The COM
pensation schedules in the reported
bill are based upon these data and will
serve the efficiency bureau as an
authoritative guide. :.
system Already Being Used
"As far as efficiency ratings are
concerned, some Of the departments
have already installed such system.
The Civil Service Commission has
made study of various systems and
has worked out uniform methods Of
efficiency rating for classes Of em-
ployment and will be glad, doubtless.
to place at the disposal OF the bureau
Of efiiciency the fruits Of its labor I
while the executive order is q
step in the direction OF the improve.
rate through this bill, stin without
loOfslaffve authorization q QeneraI az