Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27
BONUS LEGISLATION.
BELIEVED CERTAIN
Leaders in Congress Say
Government Employees
Will Be Cared For.

Government employees and their
friends by the thousands are con-
cerned whether the government em-
ployes will receive during the fiscal
year beginning July I next the $240
bonus, which they have been receiv-
ing for several years back to equal
ize the increasing cost Of living. The
ruling Of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior in the case Of patent office en-
ployes has focused general attention
upon the bonus question.
Every assurance is given by leaders
in Congress that the government en-
ployes will not lose the bonus. Chair
man Madden Of the House appropria-
says that as soon as
I'll The appropriation bills are dis
posed of. including the $17,000.00o
new hospital bill for former service
men. which will be reported out next
week, q separate bill providing Tor
continuing the bonus for government
employees will be introduced II the
reclassihcation bill, now awaiting ac-
tion in the Senate. is not passed
Employes Considered.
House Leader Mondell said today;
1--WE certainly will take care Of the
government employees il further legis.
lation is necessary. I am leaving the
method entirely in the hands of the
appropriations committee, and the
government employees may rest as
sured they will not lose the bonus"
Every effort is being made to hurry
the passage of the reclassif1cation
bill, which would establish new
statutory salary schedule for all en-
ployes. Chairman Madden Of the
House appropriations committee said
he had received assurances from SEN
ator Sterling, who has charge of this
measure in the Senate. that he be-
lieves the reclassifcation bill viii
Senate.
If the reclassifcation bill goe:
through. it becomes operative July 1
and establishes permanent salary
schedule for all government en-
ployes. absorbing the $240 bonus.
Those who had charge Of the legis.
lation establishing new statutory
salary schedule for the patent Office
are afraid that the patent Office en-
ployes will lose the bonus. 1t /.
nointed out by leaders that this work!
an Injustice, because the committee
in framing that legislation, expected
the patent office employees up to 81. sol
to receive the bonus. Chairman Lam
merit of the House committee on pat.
ents says this was the design Of hi
committee. -.
Patent Forces Increased.
In view of the fact that the paten
office employees have received theil
increase ahead OF other government
establishments under the reclassif
cation bills. it Is not thought likel,
that any effort now to secure tn,
bonus for patent office employs
would avail. This opinion was ex
pressed by John I. Nolan of Cali
fornia, former chairman of the. paten
committee, who has labored for year,
IN, mt through legislation reorganiz
ing the patent office.
The salaries of District schoo
teachers are not included in the re
ciassifica ton bill, because they wer,
snacificallyi excluded on the promise
tkat they would be taken care Of IL
separate legislation.
The bill to increase the salaries O.
D,strict school teachers and put then
m q new schedule. founded on sub
etantiye law, has been ordered favor
ahiu renorted from the House Distric
oon1mittee, Chairman Focht viii
make this report to the House as sooi
a. he returns, probably tomorrow.