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Amended Measure, Regarded
as Compromise, viii Be
Pushed to Vote.
WAY FOR LATER CHANGING
LEGISLATION LEFT OPEN
Speedy Action Is Held Assurance
to Employees That Members Want
to Expedite Move.

BY vote Of 10 to 8, the House civil
service committee today agreed to re-
port out the Lehlbach bill, revising the
civil service retirement law, amended
to include the compromise reached in a
conference late yesterday between the
joint conference representing the Gov
ernmnt employees and Chairman Lehl-
bach.
This motion was offered by Repre-
sentative Dallinger, Republican, of Mas
sachusetts, coupled with a provision
that Chairman Lehlbach should use all
of his influence to bring this legisla-
ton to vote in the House as soon as
possible.
The understanding is that this
amended Lehlbach bill will be an
amendment to the Dale bill, which has
already passed the Senate, by striking
out all after the enacting clause.
Way Left Open for Changes.
Several members of the committee
were DESTROYS of reserving rights to
amend certain provisions of the bill
and the opportunity is left open for
amendment when the measure comes
up in the House.
A curious situation exists, which even
members of the committee say they
do not fully understand, although
there were a majority sentiment and
vote that a bill should be reported out
The committee is to hold another
meeting az which this revised measure
will be considered. paragraph by para
graph probably with the thought of
preparing committee amendments,
which will be offered on the floor.
It was explained that the rush action
today in reporting the bill before all
members had been fully satisfied Tas
an assurance to the Government en-
ployes that, rather than intending to de-
lay legislation, the committee desired to
expedite action as much as possible
even though the bill probably will be
materially amended when 1t comes up
in the House.
Explicit Provisions Sought.
The amendments made in committee
today carrying out the compromise
reached between representatives of the
yesterday are that section of the
Lehlbach bill be rewritten so as to make
explicit, If necessary. the proposition
that from annuitants' Accommodations
there should be deducted only the ex-
cess over the basic annuity when COM
putting the balance to his credit, and
that in the event of the death of the
annuitant without having exhausted
such balance, it shall be paid to his
next of kin.
That In the event of death in the
service Of any employe there shall be
returned to his next of kin not only
his contributions and their accumula-
tons standing to his credit in the fund,
but also the 81 month deducted from
the contributions of the employe, with
the interest on such deductions.
Another amendment accepted today
was proposed by Representative McCor-
mack. Democrat, of Massachusetts,, es-
pecially in the interest of navy yard
employees, and who was supported by
Representative Dallinger of Massachu-
sets. They explained that, in the light
of the Disarmament Conference, this is
an especially important provision, af-
fecting large numbers of navy yard
workers.
This amendment provides the same
refund provisions for those i1volun-
tarily separated from the service.
BY strictly party vote of IL to 6, the
committee rejected an amendment of
Tered by Representative Ramspeck of
Georgia that subcommittee composed
OF Representatives Lehlbach, Schneider
and Jetfers draw up new bill provid-
ing Tor minimum annuity Of $3.50
and maximum of 81 500, with no de-
auctions on salaries above $4,000.