Evening star., 1928-04-29
sMOOT BILL TO ASK
S1S,0)O,OlO RAISE
RUS. WORKERS
Measure to BE introduced
Tomorrow, Senator
Announces.
CHANCE FOR LEGISLATION
AT THIS SESSION BOOSTED
Utah Lawmaker Will Seek Adjust
ment in Pay of Scientific and
Professional Men.

The prospect for legislation at this
session Of Congress to increase salaries
in the Government service. was bright
ened yssterday afternoon when Senator
Smoot. Republican, of Utah, announced
he would introduce in the Senate to-.
morrow a bill calling for increases
amounting to s18000.000
The Smoot bill will differ in some
respects from the WEIGH bill acted upon
by a House committee the past week,
which would provide for increases total
ing s16.000.000. Senator Smoot said
his bill would apply to the various
groups of employees as follows:
In the professional group, $4,000 600;
in the professional. group. $500, 900;
in the clerical, administrative and fiscal,
So. 500 900; custodial service. s5.400, 900,
and clerical and mechanical, $500, 900.
These aggregate s18.l00OO0. or approxi-
mately 100000 more than the House
measure.
First Move in Senate.
Ever since the hearings on the Welch
bill several weeks ago the question OK
relief for underpaid Government work.
ers has been under discussion at the
House end of the Capitol, but the intro
duction of the Snoot bill tomorrow VIII
be the first step in that direction taken
in the Senate.
The measure will be referred TO the
civil service committee, and Senator
Smoot win 60 before that committee
and explain the details Of the meas
ure and wherein 1t differs from other
bills that have been proposed In the
House at this session.
The bill which Senator Smoot Is
ready to introduce has been gone over
with the Budget Bureau. and the Sena-
tor indicated last night that he be-
lieveS the measure can be enacted into
Law at this time If passed IN this form.
The bill will make some adjustments
in the groups that include professional
and scientific men in the Government
service. II was explained that in grade
OF the professional service IL VIII
provide for new steps Of $500 and
ST. 400 and a similar change in the
clerical. administrative and fiscal serv-
ice.
Brackets to Be Changed.
Certain brackets in the custodial
service also will be changed. Under the
heading of Clerical and mechanical
where pay is calculated on an hourly
basis, the rates of IS and so cents VIII
be changed to so and 55 cents and
the rates Of SIS and 90 cents an hour
will be changed to so and IS.
Senator Smoot has heen giving con-
siderable study 70 the subject and has
prepared himself with detailed data for
consideration Of the bill.
Following conferences with Luther
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Federation of Federal Employees, other
workers. and with many Of his coli
leagues. Representative Weleh OF Cali
fornia. whose oil. amended. the House
civil service committee has reported. ex-
pressed renewed confidence that ad-
IuStmentS will be made so that this
legislation will be passed at this session
Of Congress.
To Restore Portions.
The civil service committee is ex-
pected To meet early this week and 70
restore 70 the bill some provision for
taking care OF the higher officials IN
the administrative and scientific Serv-
ices who. through oversight on the part
OF the committee, were slated for re-
dCctionS In salary and loss of promo
Gion when TWO grades ia each service
were SlaShed from the bill in commit
tee MIR Welch and House leaders ex-
pressed confidence that way viii BE
found, probably BY such provisions as
Senator Smoot has made in his new
oill which is understood 20 have the
support of the administration. for 0ddinS
a new salary grade Of more than S, 600
70 induce specialists 90 remain In the
service