Evening star., 1924-03-01

tions, not only because they were
made under plan which he believed
to III a wrong one. but also because
he discovered that employees in seem
ingly similar positions had been given
higher grades upon information
which had never been recorded by
any one in connection with claSSitl-
cation. Senator Smoot of Utah un-
eauivocally supported the bureau OF
efficiency plan of classification at a
meeting of government officials with
the board last April, Mr.. Moffett tes-
titled.
Congress Members Present.
He said that at this meeting. be-
sides the members of the board. We're
present Senator Smoot, Representa-
tive Madden. President Deming OF
the Civil Service Commission. Her.
bert D. Brown, chief of the bureau
of efficiency. and Gen. Lord. director
of the budget.
Mr.. Moffett declared that Gen.
Lord al this meeting said that he had
got rumors on Capitol Hill that the
board had made estimates allowing g
for an S per cent increase in appro-
priations for employees in the Dis
trict.
Mr. Moffett told the committee that
no such estimate had ever been made
He said that when this matter had
been disposed of at the April meet
ing the question OF classification pro-
cedure was discussed. Senator Smoot
he said, took the view held by H. y.
Graves. the bureau of efficiency rep
reSentative on the hoard.
Representative Madden, Mr. Moffett
Indicated. did not take any stand on
the matter, but indicated that he
wanted the fair thing done as far as
possible for both employees and the
government. Chairman Lehlbach
presiding, at this point questioned
senator Smoot. unequivocally sup
ported the Graves program?"
Yes, sir" answered Mr.. Moffett.
Four days after this meeting, the
witness continued, the classification
board reached decisions upon -four
the allocations to grades might be
made without first making the class
specifica tions; that the classification
act allowed the bureau of efficiency
schedule to be used; that the range
of compensation for classes could be
the same as grades, and that esti-
mates based on ALLEGATIONS to grades
would conform with the act.
Voting Under Instruction.
Mr.. Moffett said that Judge W. w
warwick. at that time Treasury De
partment representative on the board
indicated at this meeting that he wa:
"yoting under instructions"
From superior officer?" asked
| Representative Lehibach.
Il presume so.' replied Mr.. Moffett
In reply to question from Mr.
Iehlbach whether he knew if any in
structions were given that in makins
ALLEGATIONS the work should be done
with a view to keeping salary in
creases within a given limit Mr.
Moffett said that he did not. excep
that at the Department of justice
certain officials held that 1T had beer
indicated to them that per cent in
crease was the limit.
Mr. Moffett made plain to th'
committee his well known stand II
opposition to the policies finally De
cided by the classification board. III
said that the classification grade hat
no entity except as an aggregation o
classes, and that the board coui'
have used informative material gath
cred by the old reclassification com
mission in making class speciica'
tions as called for by the classiflca
| tion act.
!, Mr.. Moffett declared that Judg
/, Warwick had been non-c commlttal 10
| a long time on the procedure to b
| adopted by the board. As time wen
on | formed the impression that h
had begun tShformulate opinions tn
same as my Fwn." said Mr.. Moffet'