Evening star., 1928-04-26
Additional Funds viii Be Ask
ed to Take Care of Higher
"a
Expert Classes.
TWO NEW GRADES
PROPOSAL CUT OUT
Consideration in House Monday
Sought Through Special Rule
or Unanimous Consent.

Wnue tne nOrlZOn Dflgntened To-Day
for passage of the amended Welch bill
carrying salary increases for approxi-
mately $4,000 Government employees.
clouds OF misapprehension hovered over
many employees in the higher profss-
sional and Observation-Disclosures.
Conferences held by representatives
Of the employees with Senator Smoot Of
Utah disclosed today that the prospects
for enactment of the bill are exceed
ingly encouraging.
Although the employees in the higher
professional and scientific grades were
disheartened over reductions proposed
for them in the bill reported yesterday.
their hopes we're buoyed today by the
news that Senator Smoot expects TO 60
to the White House and the Budget
Bureau in an effort to add about 81
100000 to the s16.O0O000 in increases
provided in the bill.
Senator Smoot has become intensely
interested in the measure. and il was
due largely to this interest that the
WEIGH bill was put into shape for
reporting out yesterday by the House
committee.
Proposal Cut Out.
The House committee yesterday cut
out OF the bill proposal for two new
grades IN the professional and scien-
tine service. carrying salaries I'D TO and
In excess OF $4,000 a year, through
which 1t is hoped TO retain highly
skilled professional and scientific WORK
ers who are rapidly leaving the Fed
eral service. The President. the Bud
get Bureau. Senator Smoot and other
supporters Of the Welch bill are ex-
ceeufngly anxious to protect the Fed
eral service by making it possible to
retain such specially equipped employees.
Tne only member of the House COM
mfttee raising objections yesterday %
the WEIGH bin as amended was Repre.
sentative Bachman Of West Virginia,
VINO sought TO retain in the measure
these two higher grades as included
IN the pay schedules carrying the ap-
proval OF the Budget Bureau and the
All those interested In enactment of
the WEIGH bill at this session Of Con.
gross to relieve the iow-salariad work.
ers whose condition is now desperate
are hopeful that way will be found 70
provide sufficient funds for these two
nlgner grades without reducing the uro-
posed increase ranging from 800 10
$50 year for the lowest paid Govern
ment employees.
Monday Action Sought.
Efforts are being mad today 10 have
the Welch bill come up for considsrat;o,,
IN the House on Monday Chairmsn
Lehlbach OF the House civil service com
nittee left town with the understandings
tnat the bill would come I'D Monday
through the Speakers recognizing him
under suspension Of the rules. Repre-
sentative Welch. the father OF the nav
increase measure. Is hopeful that this
can be done.
The question has been raised how.
ever. that under the rules OF the Ho,Sa
tne speaker can recognize a member
20 move suspension Of the rules only
On tne nrSt and third Monday OF each
Ilohth- Next Monday is the fifth Mon
day, so that, the parliame0tarian argues
It would be necessary 10 get either
special rule through the rules COMMITTEES
OF unanimous consent in order 70 brIng
up the Welch bill Monday.
An added complication Is that &C.
coroing 70 the calendar already adopt-
ed the fam relief bill is due for cor,-
Sideration on Monday and as this
measure has been Stubbornly fsShtina
Tor an opportunity. il is considered ira-
probable that the farm bloc would be
willing to step aside gracefully to allow
the salary increase measure 20 oe con-
sidered even though individually the
members OF The bloc are also deeply in.
tereSted III the welch bill
a Unanimous Consent Needed.
II was the hope Of Chairman Lshl.
bach of the Civil Service committee
and OF Representative Welch. father Of
the pay increase bill. that this meas
ure, as reported nom the committee
yesterday, could oe brought up In the
House ON Monday under suspension ef
the rules
Parliamentary experts. however. TO-
day showed that II viii bs impossible
Tor the Speaker on Monday 60 rScoS-
niSe MIR, Lehloach or amy other mem
Der 20 move suspension OF the rules.
The rules OF The House provide that the
Speaker may recognize for suspension
ON the tirSt and third Monday ag each
month Next Monday is the nfth
Monday and under the rules Is treated
as any other day NOT previously as
signed
In order 10 set the WEIGH bin un
Monday IL will be necessary either a.
set a special rule through the rules
committee making Il an order or 60
set II up under unanimous Consent.
Embarrassment to 4. :. Feared.
II was declared unofneialy that The
reduced rates proposed fer S0nle Of the
most eNpertly trained
scientists and other ofneegS would
&rcatN emoaFraSS and hamper the Gov
efnmeut IN hcldinS cnto the services pt
THESE employees. and IN securing new ap-
pcinteeS, In making Increases in all the
'ower lAAStttanS the etll bowers the salary
ranges of the higher graGeS, If the
salary schedule as aNnounced Is tlnally
agreed upon, Il was stated, the plan
seems 20 be 81 raise the minima and
OF the loWeE salary groWpS. 70
raise slightly the mmma hnt NOT the
nSNlisaa of the enlployeS IN intermediate
grades and 60 squeeze dawn" both the
miaina and maXlma ~ the advanced
poSIllolS
These decreases affect grades 4. s
and I OF che nrofeSStonal ana scien.
inc service and che eArreSraneinAg
trades II, IL, Is ana IA af the clerical
and fiscal service The
In the ease af professional
ana scientific services are. QtaNs~ 4
>lNSent salary range, SSSOo ~ 5000,
Fange, SS,so0 go $4,ANN, and
!, present salary range. $A.&N0 70
ID, GOO proposed range. 81 500 Go as apO
sgade d present salary range, So zoo
. Sl,s00, ptNpSned range, SS,400 g.
se,OOo ana sreae 2 present salary.
If,No0, proposed range, SS.SN0 o. Sa,aON
y both ehe present law and the nro-