The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-06

 SALARIES OF
 US. EMPL0YES
BY COL. WINFIELD JONES

WASHINGTON, May 6.-(Special Correspondence) .-Reclassification of government salaries will engage the attention of congress at the special session. A bill by Representative Lehlbach, of New Jersey, will be in- troduced for this purpose early in the special session. The measure will provide for revised pay schedule, and reclassification of the whole gov ernment employees it will be seen how important this bill is, as it will directly or indirectly affect several millions of our population.
 In order to study the final draft of the bill and put the wheels in motion to work for desired congressional ac- tion, the national legislative commit tee of the national federation of fed eral employees has been meeting in Washington. The committee is con- posed of President Luther s. Steward. chairman; first vice president, John Fitzgerald, of New York; second vice president, Charles L. Wiegand, of Baltimore; third vice president, Ger trude M. McNally of Washington. sixth vice president, s. Tyson Kinsen, of Philadelphia; Jeremiah Connolly, chairman legislative committee local No. 2, of Washington and Miss Ethel M. Smith, secretary.
 The Lehlbach bill is planned to take the place of the bill introduced during the Sixty-sixth congress as the recommendation of the joint con- gressional committee on reclassifica. ton ot civil service salaries, whose work was restricted then by con- gross to the District of Columbia. Besides providing for extension of the reconsideration to the field service. the new bill differs from the reclassi- fication commissions bill also in that 1t has simplified the salary schedules, being drawn to cover only the sal ary questions. This simplification, it is believed by friends of the bill, will increase it's chances of early en- actment into law
 In anticipation of the passage of the budget bill, which will give the budget making power to the secre- tary of the treasury or the president. the Lehlbach bill provides that the reclassification of salaries shall be administrated by the secretary of the treasury, the civil service commits sion to retain it's present function of determining eligibility for appoint ment and promotion.
 The proposed reclassification of the civil service will affect the salaries of hundreds of thousands of govern ment workers, scattered through every state. Outside of Washington where about 85,00O men and women are now working in the executive de- partments, the services affected will be the customs, internal revenue, coast guard, coast survey lighthouse
 
 in public buildings, immigration, engi- neer, reclamation, forestry, fisheries courts, penitentiaWes, hospitals, ami nal industry, and numerous others all in fact, except the postal service.
 Along with reclassification legisla- ] tion the Shoot joint congressional committee on reorganization of the government departments will provide for a great reduction in the num- Der of government employees. It is estimated by members of this com mittee that more than 10000 en- ployes can be separated from the gov ernment service at the end of the fis- cal year next July 1, without any detriment to the service. Other big cuts are to be made later in the number of employees.