The Washington herald., 1921-04-19

classification bill marked the show
down yesterday In the controversy
between the Senate Appropriations
and Civil Service Committees.
Senator Sterling, of South Dakota,
who introduced similar measure
last week, prevented the bill which
Senator Smoot, of Utah, offered from
being accepted as, introduced and II
was laid on the table until today.
He then asked to have his bill re-
ferred to the Civil Service Commit
tee, of which he is chairman, and
objection was made by Senator
Warren. chairman of the Appropria-
tions Committee, upon the ground
that reclassification was a subject
for the Appropriations Committee to
consider.
Backs Civil Service stand.
Senator Sterling cited Congress
sional Records to show that such
matters originating in the House
had been referred % the Hous,
Civil Service Committee, and that
they were strictly legislative. ard
had nothing to do with appropria'
tions. He was supported in this
stand by Senator Norris, Of Ne
braska, and others.
He declared that his committee
had been appointed for the very
purposes provided in the bill. The
discussion was checked by Senator
Lodge. Republican leader, wht
called attention to the fact that the
Colombian treaty was the subject
before the Senate.
smoOt Kills $40 Bonus.
The Smoot bill provides eighteer
grades in the Federal and Distric
service with salaries ranging from
$3.50 to those above $500, tht
heads of departments, under direc
| ton of the President, to allocate
employees to their grades and fl'
their pay upon averages to be de
cided by them.
The s240 bonus system is dom
away with. and the bill goes int
effect on the first of the month fol
| lowing its enactment.
| 1t applies to all civilian EN-
| ployes of the government in Wash
| ington. except mechanics. machir
| operators and skilled tradesmen II
\ the Government Printing Office an
4 the Bureau of Engraving and Print
| ing and the commissioned and en-
| listed personnel of the United state
| Coast and Geodetic Survey, tn,
Coast Guard and the Public Healtl
Service.
| CIassiacatiOns.
The grades and salary ranges ar,
as follows:
| Grade rl-Salary range, per annum
$3.50 to $3.50: per hour. not to exceed
! 80 cents. Light janitorial work
| charwomen.
Grade 2-Salary range. $40 t
| S72O. Running errands and doinl
light tasks.
Grade 3-Salary range, 5000 t.
s1,OSo. Supervising light janitoria
work; handling work usually re
quired of unskilled labor.
! Grade +Salary range. 5000 t
$3.50. Nine classes, including mes
senger work, operating elevators
and guarding office and stOrag
buildings.
Grade From s1.14O to $3.50
Twenty-six classes; supervision o
unskilIed Iaborers to work in an en-
craving establishment.
Grade 6-From $1,320 to S1,6S(
From operating a small heat plan
to treating emergency cases of i'll
ness in the departmental relic
room. Ordinary stenographic work
typing from plain copy, etc. also in
cluded.
| Grade From $1,000 to $3.50
Supervision of a large force of un
skilled laborers. engraving on cop
per plates. maps and charts and re
sponsible clerical work.
Grade S-From $3.50 to $2,04(
| Foremen of skilled mechanic:
traHslating work involving a knowl
edge Of two or three foregn Ian
| Guages. supervision of clerks o
time records and pay rolls.
Grade 9-From S1,S60 to s2,40t
Making of verbatim reports of pro
ceedings of non-technicaI meetingi
engraving on copper plates of topo
graphic maps or nautical charts c
intricate design.
Grade 10-s2.16O to s2,700. Twer
Iy-four classes of employment, frol
making verbatim reports of form;
conferences. where the reporter
not privileged to request the repet
tiOn of statement, to the p-epara
tion of instruction for medical ex
animation of claimants for pension
Salary Range s:,46e to $1,000.
Grade 11-s2,46O to $1,000. Supe,
vision dealing with tariff rate ques