Evening star., 1923-10-12
Secretary Melons Depart
ment to Get 3.22 Per Cent
Net Increase Over Present.
SIX PER CENT PLANNED
FOR INTERIOR WORKERS
Veterans Bureau, Faring Well I'm.
der "Lump-Sum" Program,
Down for 1.15 Per Cent.

The Treasury Department, which
has more employees in the District of
Columbia than any other department
or establishment in the entire gov
ernment service, is to get a gross per-
centage of increase in salary over
present base pay amounting to 1857,
or net percentage of 3.22 over. base
pay plus the $40 bonus, under the
reclassification ALLEGATIONS, which are
being used in preparing the federal
budget for the next fiscal year.
The Treasury Department has 1880
employees covered in the reclassifica-
army of government workers in the
National Capital. This does not in
clude skilled labor and tradesmen at
the bureau of engraving and printing
or officers in the coast guard or SINH
lar exceptions provided in the re-
classification act.
"Lump Sum" Aided Increase.
The Treasury Department, which
gets a net 3.22 percentage. of in
crease, when taken in comparison
with the Interior Department, which
gets fiat per cent increase, and the
Veterans Bureau, which gets only a
lis percentage of increase, offers an
excellent illustration of how the ad-
justment of salaries under lump-sum
appropriations has already brought
many in the federal service up to the
reclassification salary rates already.
The Treasury Department Is split up
between those whose salaries have
been. held down by statutory limita-
tions and those in lump-sum bureaus
where 1t was possible to gradually
raise the salary level during the last
six years.
The Interior Department has had
practically no lump-sum appropria-
tions for salaries, and SO reflects
normal net increase, the average net
increase under reclassiflcatfon for all
the $4,000 covered under reclassifica-
tion OF all the services in Washington
being 4.e3 per cent. The Veterans
Bureau, which has been entirely
lump-sum appropriations, shows prac-
tically no increase. -.4.
Figures Are Listed.
The summary of Recommendation
by the personnel classification board
to the budget bureau regarding the
Treasury Department employees for
lows: -, I5a
Present base pay. s24.65e.O4s
Base pay plus the bonus (or what
is now received), s2S,2sT.770.
Appraised pay under. -reclassifica-
tion, $29,22S.767.
Amount of increase over base pay.
$4.576.71S.
Percentage of increase over base
pay. 1857.
Amount OF increase over base pay
plus the bonus. $930.997.
Percentage of net increase, 3.22.
$500 In Interior.
similar summary for the interior
Department. which has $500 en-
ployes in Washington covered by re-
classification, is as follows:
Present base pay, S7,99i,275.
Base pay plus the bonus, se,704.-
Appraised pay under reclassifica-
budget. $10.2S7.590.
Amount of increase over base pay.
$2.296.315.
Percentage of increase over base
pay, 28.74.
Amount of increase over base pay
plus the bonus. s5S3.25S. A.
Percentage of net increase over
base pay plus the bonus. 6.
4,5O0 In Veterans Bureau. -
The Veterans Bureau has $500 en-
ployees, for whom the findings of the
personnel classification board are
summarized as follows:
Present base pay, $6,562,822.
Base pay plus the bonus, $7.35! ,7o2.
Appraised pay under reclassihca-
tion, S7,442.24
Amount of increase over base pay
$879,418.
Percentage of increase over base
pay. 1874.
Amount of increase over base pay
plus the bonus, SS4,358. -s.s
Percentage of net increase over
base pay plus the bonus, LIS.
The Star Gives News.
The Star has today given the find
ings of the personnel classincation
board on 1880 employees of the
Treasury Department. on $500 EN-,
ployes Of the Interior Department ana
on $500 employees of the Veterans ,
Bureau. Yesterday The Star exclu-
siyely published the findings on the
. 200 employees of the District govern
ment. This Is a total of 29,S0O en-
nJoyes. or way over half, of the 54,-
600 in the District covered in the re-
classification schedules. The Star on
wednesday exclusively announced
that the $4,000 employees of the gov
ernment, including 2.200 In the mu-
nicipal service. are to receive gross
increase of 1913 over. the base sal
cent over the base salaries plus the
bonus, or an increase in salaries of
S3,672,723 as result or reclassinca-