Evening star., 1928-05-18
PRESIDENT OPPOSES
PAy-RA|SE BILL AS
CHANGED IN SENATE
Not Opposed to House Meas
ure, HoWever-Agreement
of Conferees Sought.
LEHLBACH WILL URGE
SENATORS TO RECEDE
Committee Chairman to Seek Rule
to Make Proposal Special
Order of Business.

Chairman Lehlbach of the House
civil service committee said today that
the President is opposed to the Welch
bill as amended in the Senate and will
veto it if the House concurs in the SEN
ate amendment.
The President is not opposed to the
WEIGH bin as it passed the House, and
if the Senate recedes in conference on
its amendments, there is every prospect
that the WEIGH bill viii become a law
before the close Of the present session,
Mr. Lehlbach said.
II those who are really interested in
securing relief for the Iow-paid Gov
eminent employees want definite legis-
lative action instead OF making idle
gestures for campaign use they viii
agree upon the Welch bill as il passed
the House, Mr.. Lehlbach declared.
Committee to Meet.
The meeting Of the civil service CON-
mittee arranged for tomorrow morning
in the absence Of Chairman Lehlbach
from the city VIII be held, and Mr. Lehl-
bach viii move to take the Government
employees pay bill from the Speakers
desk until after that meeting. He him.
self is outSponkenly opposed 70 the bill
as it passed the Senate, and entertains
no though OF moving to concur in the
Senate amendments. His motion VIII
be to ask for conference with the
Senate.
The suggestion that some other men,
ber of the civil service committee or
some friend of the Government en-
ployeS might make the motion to con-
cur was summarily disposed Of by
Chairman Lehlbach.
He stated that the procedure is to
ask unanimous consent to take the
bill from the Speakers desk and either
send 1t to conference or concur. He
let it be understood that he himself
would register opposition to a unani-
nous consent to concur in the Senate
amendments.
At the same time Mr. Lehlbach ex-
pressed confidence that the Senate
would yield and that the measure would
be approved by the President before
Congress adiournS.
win Ask Special Rule.
Chairman LehIbach expects 70 be
granted a hearing before the House
rules committee within q week ON his
resolution for a special rule 20 make
the hberaltzed civil service retirement
bil IN order for consideration in the
House.
Mr. Lehlbach today called attention
that he had accompanied his report
on this bin with this resolution for q
special rule. He said that he has re-
peatedly seen Chairman Smell and
other members of the rules committee,
urging such aeon 10 give the retire
ment bill preferential consideration.
He expressed confidence today that
definite action viii be taken next week
by the rules committee.
After conference with President
Coolidge this morning, during which
the amended bill was discussed. Luther
Steward. president Of the National Fed
Grafton OF Federal Employees. said that
he was Stiu very optomiStic that Gov
ernment employees would receive their
salary increases AZ this session Of Con-
greSS.
Il had very satisfactory talk with
the President" said Mr.. Steward. who
would not indicate exactly what the
President said TO him with respect TO
the amended bill. but gave the impress
sion that he believed the bin would be
signed by the President in the form il
comes from Congress.
Brookhart Reiteratcs Cost.
Senator Brcokhart. Republican. Of
Iowa, reiterated today that the cost OF
the bill TO raise the pay OF Government
employees would be about S20 i01. .0S0.
with the Senate amendments 10 the
measure. % make mandatory an IN
crease to $4,000 employees, The SEN
ator pointed ous that there is really
little difference between the weich bill.
as passed by the House, and as amended
by the Senate. The Senate amend
mentS. IN the opinion of the Senator,
who was in charge of the bill ON the
Senate floor, in the absence OF Chair
man Dale of the Senate civil service
committee, who is attending the Re-
publican State convention at BsIrlsng-
ton, W. VIII add about $l.44s. .34S 70
the actual cost Of the welch bill.
The Senate amendment made these
changes in the Welch measure: IN tire
professional and scientific service,
grade l. added $2,S00 and s., 600; grade
:. added $S,lo0 and $S,200s grade ;.
added $500 and $500: grade 4.
$4,000, and grade 5, SIS, 400
In the suoprofeSStonal services In
grade l. $3.50: grade ,. Sl.620, grade
5. $l,S0o; grade I. $3.50: grade 5.
$s,l00 and $s,l6o: grade 6. $s,s00 and
$4,000; grade I, $s,S0o and S2.s00:
grade 4, SS.l00 and SS.20o.
AZ |le C1cEfCeu. auniMll$tfANlT@ and
fiscal service; Grade !, $l.62os grade .,
$500; grade 5, $3.50; grade l. s.. s.aoOs
grade 5, Sa,500 and So sss: grade s.
$2,Soo and $4,000 grade Z, SS.le0 ana
$4,000, grade 8, $S,4O0 and $S.sO0;
grade 2, SSl0o and $500: grade 10,
$4,000 and $4,l00s grade II. $4,000
grade -. SS,400,
In the eslStodial services Grade 4
Si,6S0, grade 5, $i.sSe, grade q. $2.O4e:
grade 7. $aS00; grade &, $ssSa and
$4,000: grade .. $S.S00 and 81, 800. grade
10. $500 and $S.s0e.
Chagwonien working part time wcQiS
be paid at the rate OF SO cents an nCgr