Evening star., 1925-02-28
RETIREMENT 0. X.
. BY COOLIDGE SEEN
Expected to Sign Postal Pay
Measure AIso-Hopes for
Farm Relief.

1t is believed President Coolidge
will sign the bill liberaliZing the FED
eral retirement law now pending in
the House. after passage by the SEN
ate. if it is adopted by the House.
1t was with this feeling that Sena-
tors Stanfield of Oregon, chairman or
the civil service committee. and Ster-
ling of South Dakota, who assisted IN
getting the measure through the SEN
ate, who conferred with the Presl-
dent today, left the White House. Al
though they did not represent the
l.x eCutive as giving any definite an
swcr relative TO what action he may
take, they voiced the belief that II
the measure comes to him there is no
question about its becoming law.
The Senators said that they eX-
plained the more important details OF
the measure to Mr.. Coolidge, making
II clear that the measure viii not run
counter to the administrations econo-
my program They pointed out that
the legislation will, to the contrary.
he the means of saving money to the
Government, inasmuch as II Will pro-
Vide for promotion of greater eff1-
.,cicnCy in the Governments personnel,
vanced age could be retired and re-
placed by younger and more active
clerks. They quoted him figures,
which have been furnished by Gov
ernment actuaries, in proof.
Senators Stanfield and Sterling said
that if this bill is allowed to get to a
vote, there is no doubt about the out
come in the House.
Two Questions Up
With the passage of the postal pay
rate bill, the President now has two
matters about which there Is much
speculation as to his action. The other
is the Legislative appropriation bill,
which provides increased salaries for
Senators and members of the House
and members OF the cabinet. The
postal bill has not reached the Presi-
dent, but those close to him are of
the opinion that he will sign 1t. mas
much rs it is approved by Postmaster
General New. However, this feeling
is not held by those close to the
President regarding the legislative
appropriation bill.
President Coolidge is keenly disap-
pointed at the failure Of Congress TO
act on the administration recon-
mendations for agricultural relief, ac-
Cording to those who talked with him
today. Aside from his firm conviction
that there is urgent need for legis-
lation that will improve the farm
situation, the President is Understood
to have been led to believe that the
recommendation made by the agri-
cultural conference, which had his
unqualified Endorsement. would result
in satisfactory lie gislation.
Although the President has been
defeated thus far in his efforts to
get Congress to provide the kind of
relief he believes to be the best for
the farmer, he has not entirely
abandoned hope. He has been led to
feel that some form of relief may be
put through during the few remain
ing days of Congress.
Friends OF the President who have
discussed farm legislation with him
say he blames those who handle the
farme product as being responsible
for the defeat OF the administration S
Dill. He is represented as feeling
that the farmers have been deceived
into allowing themselves to be used
in fighting against their own inter
ests. However, the, President is un-
derstood to feel that the Senate may
pass the Capper- Haugen bill in which
case there is a slight chance that the
House may accept II favorably