Evening star., 1933-05-07
TO MODIFY
JOB CUTSBY QUOTA
Deficiency Subcommittee De-
cides to Change Plan Be-
cause of Inequalities.

Modification Of the provision written
into the independent offices appropria-
ton bill that discharge of Federal en-
ployes In the departmental service In
Washington be on the State-quota basis,
was agreed upon yesterday by the de-
flciency subcommittee called into q
surprise executive meeting to consider
this matter General opposition to this
proposal had been experienced in both
House and Senate.
The clerk Of the Appropriations Com
mittee was instructed yesterday to have
the new language drafted for submission
to a meeting Of the full Appropriations
Committee Tuesday morning
Representative Thurston. Republican,
of Iowa, who sponsored the provision,
admitted at the meeting that he was
mistaken as to its effect. The provision
would apply only to the departmental
employees in Washington and in no way
affect the field service. 1t would not
make possible the transfer Of employees
dismissed in the field to place in the
District to complete the States quota.
As a matter of fact, Thurston's home
State Is one of the States that have
employees here in excess of their quota.
Iowa. under the quota system, Is en-
titled to 668 appointments and has re-
ceived TAI. Other Western members
were misled regarding the effect of the
provision and followed Thurston's lead
There are 33,733 positions in Washing
ton under the State-quota system.
Two Oppose Provision.
1t was brought out at the executive
session yesterday that the Civil Service
Commission has consistently opposed
dismissals under the State-quota sys-
tenn. Chairman Buchanan of the Ap-
preparations Committee and Chairman
Woodrum Of the Subcommittee on Inde-
pendent Ofhces both are opposed to the
ported to the House.
The Independent offices measure
comes up for consideration in the House
this week under a special rule making
In order as riders on the appropriation
bill this and other important legislative
provisions essential to President Roose-
velt's economy and reorganization pro-
gram. These include authority for the
President to make selective retirement
with annuity Of workers who have been
in the Federal service for 80 years or
more, in advance of their regular re-
tirement age.
e. C. Babcock, secretary of the Civil
Service Commission, and C. E. Custer,
accountant, were witnesses before the
committee yesterday. They had been
called to furnish data regarding the
number of employees who would have
been affected by the State-quota pro-
vision and statistical information con-
cerning the number Of appointments
under civil service to which each State
or Territory is entitled and the number
actually made.
The District would suffer most Sc
verely 1t was shown, in the statistical
information. The District and four
States are in excess Of their quotas,
while only one State, New Hampshire,
has its exact quota. The District Is
entitled to 1872 positions, and 10,714 ap-
pointments have been made, but 1t has
been pointed out that many of these
appointees are Washingtonians by
adoption, having originally come here
from the States, taken their examina-
ton and remained in Government en-
ploy-the city's only large industry.
Maryland Is entitled to AL, and 2,094
appointments have been made. Virginia
vnia Is entitled to 655, and 2.254 have
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