Evening star., 1928-05-03
as, 900 Employees Here in Line
to Benefit From Bill Re-
ported Today.
COMMITTEE RESTORES
FOUR HIGHER GRADES
Safeguards Against ANY Cuts or
Promotion Changes Put Into
Amended House Proposal.

Carrying increases in salary Of ap-
proxinately s18.0O0.0O0 for 135. 900 Gov
ernment employees, $4,000 Of whom arr
in the District and 10000 in the fell
service, the WEIGH bill as amended bg
the Budget Bureau bill and By tie
Smoot bill and by other committss
amendments and provisos was ordered
favorably reported to the House today
by the House civil service committee.
The committee restored to the DILL
which was reported week ago, grades
8 and in the professional and scien-
tific service and grades IS and 16 in
the administrative service, which mad
been stricken out previously by the
House committee.
1t included also increases particularly
in the custodial service as suggested
in the Smoot bill.
Agrees on Other Amendments.
The committee agreed also upon
other amendments inSuring that en-
ployes Of the Government Printing
Office should not be included IN the
provisions OF this measure and also pro-
viding that employees in the mechanical
fixed by wage boards or similar author
ity are also exempt
Other amendments specifically pro-
vide that employees shall continue TO
hold their same relative positions In
salary ranges, thus assuring promotions
all along the line and preventing dis
elimination against any man who has
to be reallocated
Another specific safeguard is that no
person now in the Government employ
shall suffer any decrease in salary
through this bill. The grades that are
restored provide as follows: Grade 8
in the professional and scientific serv-
Ice, salary ranges from $4,000 to 50 600
and grade 9 for salaries in excess of
$4,000. The grades Is and IS in the
administrative service. which have been
restored to the bill. provide for salary
ranges in grade Is from $4,000 to $4,000
and IN grade is for salaries In excess
Of $4,000.
Grade s Is Increased.
The changes effected In the hll
through adopting provisions Of the
Smoot bin increase the salary range in
grade of the professional and scien-
tific service. which is the principal pro-
feSslonsl grade, including all classes Of
pOS161U41S Tie OQt16S o. WHICH, AsE q ARE
as assistant head of q major profess
Sional or scientific organisation or %
act as administrative head of a major
subdivision Of such an organization or
to act as head of small professional
or scientific organization or to serve as
consulting specialist. or independently
10 plan or devise and conduct investiga-
tons in original research or develop
ment work IN q professional scientific
or technical field. In the bill reported
last week the salary range was IN S20c
steps from 5,4O0 to $1,000 inclusive
The bill reported today fixes This salary
range IN $500 steps from $500 "a
S6,400 inclusive
Other increases were made IN the
cuStodial service in accordance with
provisions OF the Smoot bin IS fol-
lows: In grade ; the annual rate %
compensation in the bill reported last
week was in 500 steps from $l.0So K
$3.50. The bill reported today has al
additional step up 70 $3.50.
In grade of the caStodial Ssrvtcl
the bin reported last week carried pro.
visions for $50 Step-upS in Salaxy
range from 81 200 To $I.44Q. The BIZ
reported today carries an additional
step-up 10 $500
Similarly. in grades 1. 5. 6 and OF
the cuStodial service an additional step
up of 500 was added IN each grade
making the maximum for grade
Si,62o. for grade 5. $500; for graGe
8, $3.50, and for grade Z. $4,000.