Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04


on rules on the retirement liberaliza-
ton measure which President Coolidge
vetoed on the ground that it put an
additional cost on the Government.
Representative Dallinger contends that
1.-THE Government has not kept faith
with the employees. When retirement
legislation was first enacted" he said,
ut was understood to be O hfty-nfty
proposition, but the Government never
put up its half and allowed the fund
that the fund steadily increased to
more than $80,00o,00o, and the pre-
diction of the actuaries was proved TO
be all wrong. I contend" continued
Mr.. Dallinger, "that If the Government
put in its money regularly from the
first as have the employees and 1t had
drawn interest the fund during those
eight years would have grown enor-
mously. II the Government had done
what it was morally bound to do this
additional liberalizing legislation could
be passed without any additional cost,
but by eight years delay cost has re-
suited for which the employees are IN no
way to blame"
Favors Yielding Of House.
Representative LETTERS, Democrat, Of
Alabama, a conferee, is in favor OF the
House yielding to the Senate on the
Dale bill as q matter Of expedience and
to make legislation ut this session Ger
tain. 1.-THE conferees met one time.
some weeks ago." he said, without do
ferees thought 1t advisable for them to
study the bill that had been passed In
the House because it was an entirely
different proposition from the bill as
passed in the Senate. That was very
natural wish on their part. Since that
time have had no word from either
the chairman of the Senate conferees
or the chairman of the House conferees
as to any other meeting of the con-
ferees In view of the fact that both
branches of Congress understand the
Senate SO much better than the men,
bers of both branches understand the
bill as passed by the House, 1t seems to
me that the most logical thing to do to
secure action before the close OF this
session, which may be approaching
faster than we realize, to take the bill
which passed the Senate this Congress
and passed both branches last Congress
and with which all are familiar-and to
pass that instead of trying TO get
through something in the shape OF
either branch of Congress very long
and has never been before the Senate.
cit seems to me that this is the
smoothest possible channel along which
to secure a beneficial amendment to
the retirement law. Then later a fur
Their study on the part of those In
charge of legislation Of this character
in both the Senate and House should
lead members of both branches to the
Ndt PAffrQ-
ment legislation should be adopted,
there will be plenty Of time in future
Congresses for any new policy such as
Is included In the Lehlbach bill, to De
studied and analysed thoughtfully and
members given q chance TO act intel
ligently on such departure"
Places Blame on Republicans.
Representative John w. Mccormack.
Democrat, OF Massachusetts,, member
Of the House civil service committee,
suggests that q compromise simpler
than either the Dale bill or the Lehl-
bach bill has the best chances of enact
nent at this session. When the Dill
was In committee and 1t was apparent
that the Lehlbach bill was not going
to be reported" said Representative
Mccormick, president Hoover lssueo
u StAUGulCIlb W Vic CA1CGb uiAdo AS
veto any other bill presented to him.
AS q result of this unusual statement
by a President as to what he would 40
If certain legislation was passed by
Congress-the most glazing example OF
executive committeeman as result
of pressure brought to bear on mem
bers Of the civil service committee the
Lehlbach bill with some amendments
was reported.
"At that time I stated on the moor
that had serious doubts II any legisla.
ton would pass, becaue the bill as 1T
passed the House was entirely q new
measure and the Senate conferees
might not agree to recommend to the
Senate that the House bill be accepted
THE responsibility for such Q prop
osition and such O situation as now re-
suits rests on the Republican party. The
Democrats on the committee have
shown themselves willing to vote for any
measure that shows liberalization Of
| the civil service retirement law.
1.-THE full membership of the Senate
and House, SO far as I can observe, are