Evening star., 1923-02-26
LEADERS IN HOUSE
SET OUT TO BEAT
RECLASS|F|CAT|ON
Object to Rush When Senate
Held Measure Fourteen
Months.
ACTION ON BONUS TO BE
TAKEN, NEVERTHELESS
$240 Will Be Needed to Provide
for Increases Even If Pay
Schedules Pass.

mouse leaders are planning to de-
ieat the reclassification bill. This
acuon was forecast at a meeting OF
the House District committee today.
The S240 bonus bill for government
employees probably will be reported
TO the House tomorrow, Chairman
Campbell of the appropriations COM
mittee said today. The meeting of
the full appropriations committee
which was to have been held today
has been postponed until tomorrow.
when the report on the $240 bonus
will be made.
Bonus Legislation Necessary.
Chairman Madden said today that
this legislation is necessary, even If
the reclassification bill passes, as
some money must be made available
to pay the salary increases provided
in the reclassifcation measure.
The attitude Of the House leaders,
as discussed at the appropriations
committee meeting, is that they
should not allow the Senate, after
having had the reclassification bill
Tor fourteen months, to come in at
the closing hours of the Congress
and entirely upset the measure as II
passed the House, and then expect TO
rush 1t through to enactment.
Amendment to Be Fought.
The amendment offered in the SEN
ate to increase the salaries of clerks
10 Senate committees, which is put
on the third deficiency appropriation
DILL also will be fought by the House
committee.
In the s240 bonus bill to be reported
tomorrow there will be a provision
by unanimous agreement Of the
house committee, providing for ap
polntment Of a committee CONSISTING
OF three senators and three members
of the House, who are mefnbers Of
this Congress and who will be mem
Ders in the next Congress, to study
the question regarding the needs for
increased salaries by employees of
both the Senate and House.
This includes clerks to committees.
secretaries to members of the House
and Senate and all employees of Con-
gress.
Reported FavorabIy.
The compromise reclassiflcation bill
was reported favorably to the Senate
today from the civil service commit
tee by Senator Sterling, chairman OF
that committee.
Senator Sterling gave notice that 1t
was his purpose to call up the bill for
consideration in the Senate at the
earliest opportunity. He said that he
hoped to be able to get the bill up
later today.
1t is possible, Senator Sterling said
today, that amendments will be
adopted increasing somewhat the
rates of pay provided in the compro-
mise bill for some of the employees in
the custodial service. He discussed
such amendments with Senator Smoot
briefly today.
Certain Employees Excluded.
The reclassification bill as reported
does not apply to employees in the
postal service, teachers, librarians,
school attendance officers and employ
es of the community center depart
ment under the board of education of
the District, members of the metro
politan police, the fire department, the
park police and the commissioned
personnel of the coast guard, and the
public health service and the coast
and geodetic survey.
Senator Sterling said that these en-
ployes either had been cared for or
were being cared for under separate
legislation. He insisted that none of
them would receive in any event less
than they are now getting, which
means a basic salary plus the $240
bonus
Senator Curtis. republican whip,
this afternoon asked unanimous con-
sent that at the close of business to-
day the Senate adjourn until IL
o'clock tomorrow morning and that
after the completion of the routine
morning business the reclassification
bill be taken up for consideration
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin OBJ
jected. He expressed a desire to have
action on the so-called filled-milk
bill, and said that there are other bills
on the calendar of Importance which
should be considered.