Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-26

mony, following his unexpected and
dramatic statement that the board
which he heads ought TO be abolished,
intimated that he does not believe
the work should be turned over to the
Civil Service Commission on account
of its triple head.
Not Salary Increasing Act.
I'm my time have seen the Civil
Service Commission in violent dis
agreement" Mt. Bailey said. When
asked his general opinion as TO the
merits of Redistribution, Mr.. Bailey
replied that employees in the District
look to the classification act to in
crease their SALARIES, whereas in his
opinion the bill cannot be interpreted
to be fundamentally salary increas-
ing act.
The general effect OF proper CLASH
fication, Mr.. Bailey concluded, mo
matter who does it, or how badly,
wiz be of great benefit to the govern
ment mad its employees"
Mr.. Bailey declared that the pro-
gram of the bureau OF efficiency, In
relation to making ALLEGATIONS to
salary grades without first making
complete class specifications, Is. in his
to some measure. In preparing the
dCl. IL iioIh4Ho 3ASh
is done than has been DONE"
He declared. however, that the
classification, IL there Is done what
the board proposes TO DO, VIII De N
conformity to the law by July J., ana
intimated that work was being done,
to some meausre, in preparing. the
classifcations asked for by the class
ification act.
Admits Shortcomings
The witness told the committee
that the class specifications turned
over to the departments were pretty
poor class specifications" being far
from complete, and said that II the
plan had not been changed, my hon.
est opinion is that the Civil Service
Commission would now be on the de-
fensive."
Mr.. Bailey reiterated today his
statement of yesterday, when the
hearings opened, that the class speci-
fication "is the vital thing in CLASH
fication."
The classification of federal en-
pIoyes in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Bailey said, is not as perfect AS
it ought to be, but he said by July
it will be in acc cord W, with hs the
Thought" which calls for class specifi-
cations before ALLEGATION of employees.
us the board doing q single thing
to build these class specifications"
asked Representative Lehlbach, who
Is presiding.
YES. sir replied Mr.. Bailey. A
review of ALLEGATIONS is actual.
going on, he declared. and said that
while the old Wood Smoot system
of classification. not adopted by Con
ing out of classification so far. i
will scarcely be possible to say thai
July /. What has been done in reia-
ton to employees in the District. ht
said. is in entire conformity to the
classification act, provided that Ger.
tain things are done.
Defends Efficiency Bureau.
IF the work were stopped now
Mr.. Bailey admitted, at would make
for classification not in conformity
with the act" But he added that ii
there IS done what the board pro-
posed to do, the classification will be
in conformity.
Mr.. Bailey said he held no brief fol
the bureau of efficiency. but be.
lieved in their getting square dea!
but 1t doesn't appear they are getting
a square deal" He said that the Civil
Service Commission has 'capitalized
a natural discomfort that a man ought
to be In a higher grade than he is.
Mr.. Bailey said that classification
should rest ultimately on class specl-
fications, but did not agree with the
proposition that classification was to
rest Immediately on such specihca-
lions. He held to his proposition
stated yesterday, that the time ele-
ment is the essence Of the classified
ton contract.
Today's session was adjourned al
1890 o'clock until Friday morning
at 10 o'clock, when Mr.. Graves will
complete his statement.