The Washington times., 1935-07-18
ACTION [. DUE
ON RAMSPECK
BILL TODAY
BY J. EARLE MOsER

Extended leave benefits for Gov
eminent workers, embodied in the
Ramspeck 30-day annual and 10
day sick leave cumulative pro-
visions, are expected to receive
definite action today at a special
meeting of the House Rules Com
mittee.
Headed by Chairman John j..
O'Connor of New York, the group
of IA Representatives is to meet
to decide whether the House will
grant a special rule allowing 40
minutes of debate for friends and
opponents of the beneficial bills,
after which it will be possible for
the House to send them to the
Senate via a majority approval
vote.
Eight of the Rules Committee,
which includes such men as
Adolph j. SABBATH of Illinois, Carl
e. Mapes of Michigan and Fred
erick r. Lehlbach of New Jersey,
must vote favorably at the meet
ing, which will be closed, before
the, special rule can be offered to
Speaker Byrns-at whose table 1t
must rest for "a hours before &C.
ton.
Indications are that the matter
will 60 through. as it is said the
powers that be" have agreed Mr..
Ramspeck's leave improvements
are necessary for Federal person
mel and not actually very ex-
penSive.
william L. Austin. energetic
director of the Census Bureau,
has two projects that will mean
employment of more than 5000
persons in Philadelphia and st.
Louis, providing conference
with the Work Relief allotment
board next Tuesday sees that
group approve his ideas.
In order to furnish desired in
formation to hundreds of firms,
a census of American business is
planned to deal with wholesale
and retail activity of various
types, which probably will be 10.
Gated in Philadelphia because OF
the lack of space in Washington
and also because the Administra-
ton desires to scatter Work Re-
lief employment as much as pos
sible throughout the country.
About $500 will be needed there.
In st. Louis. where there are
number of white collar" folk
idle, it is planned to hire from
1900 to 2,007 for a card indexing
of the 1900 census, to supply ex-
act birth information for people
who apply for old age pensions
under the laws that have been
approved by 80 States thus far.
General Accounting Office has
taken on about 300 from the list
of 10000 applicants recently col
lected, officials saying today that
most Of their time has beenstaken
up by handling the huge list of
names thus far. It was also an
nounced. that two units of file
workers shortly will be trans
terred to the temporary buildings
at Seventh and B SITS. N. W.,
within a short time, because of
the need for space. The units
will be shifted from the building
at 11o D st. N. E.
One Year Ago in Federaldon1-.-
Stores were reporting better bust.
ness because of the second S per
cent pay restoration and banks
said deposits on the last pay day
were heavier. .AFGE was to hold
a moonlight trip and NFFE
planned one July %. Veterans
Administration downed PWA in
the Government League, 10-5;
Center Fielder Heppenstall get.
ting three hits. the National
Labor Relations Board was won
dering whether it should hold a
public hearing on the case of John
Donovan, discharged from NRA by
Gen. Hugh johnson for alleged in.
efficiency but that Donovan's
friends said was actually for too
much union activity. and Dono-
vans colleagues had pledged him
500 monthly until he received re-
1nStatement.
Those restless Hole employees
have organized something else.
August IS they are to have an.
other moonlight excursion, with
gangplank prizes for those who
hold lucky tickets. Another fea.
ture will be the dashboard
Blues Boys" a group of colored
radio entertainers who feature
music via harmonious, dishpans,
bazoo horns and their own melodi.
GUS voices, who are to be placed
in a lifeboat on the hurricane deck
OF the City of Washington, where
all can hear their tunes.
Who Remembers-When many
departments had racks for the