The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-16
ACTION LOOMS
ON RAMSPECk
LEAVE BILLS
BY J. EARLE MOSER

From Capitol Hill comes an in.
dication that there may lie some
action on the Ramspeck leave bills
despite prediction from some quar-.
tiers that they would be held over
until the session of Congress be-
ginning in January.
Chairman John J. O'Connor
CD, of New York, of the House
Rules Committee, has granted a
hearing Of his group Thursday
morning to discuss the issuance Of
a special rule to allow action on
the greatly desired legislation.
Credit in considerable degree
must be granted Elwyn c. Bah
cock, A. F. G. E. leader, who spent
most Of yesterday closeted with
House leaders in an effort to bring
about the consideration.
The leave measures written by
Robert w. RamSpeck, Georgia
Democrat and chairman of the
House Civil Service Committee,
would provide 80 days of cumu-
lative annual leave and Is days
cumulative sick leave, effective
July /.
Examinations for two Govern
ment jobs were announced today
by the Civil Service Commission,
the closing date being August S.
A test will be given for agents,
to enforce the anti-narcotic act,
on the staff of Treasury's Bureau
of Narcotics, the annual stipend
being $4,000 to begin. Also an
examination will be given for
senior, assistant and Junior poul.
try aides at the Bureau of Animal
Industry, Agriculture, payin 6
$4,000, $1,620 and $1,440 re-
spectively.
The tests will be assembled and
full information is available at
the commission, Seventh and F
Streets N. w.
One Year Ago in Federaldom-
Rental troubles were beginning
to arise for workers, who COM
planned they were forced to pay
for unused space in apartments
| that was said to amount to as
much as Is per cent of available
quarters. Mary Bishop, Patent
office, Issue Division, had re-
turned from a vacation that in.
cluded trips to various resorts
nearby. Ella wSon, Core
Spondence unit, Commerce, was
back at her desk after several
days illness.
General Accounting Offices
Audit Division, numbering about
1900 workers, is expected to take
over the Moses Building, Eleventh
and F N. W., about July 80, Off
Gals said today. Lunch facilities
and shopping availability will be
better than that enjoyed by most
workers, but personnel at G. A. O.
are worrying about what they'll do
with their cars between 9 and 4:3O.
A. A. Turner, employe of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, Agri'
culture, who is stationed in Bal
timore, today owns a Spick and
span, brand.new, Plymouth au-
tomobile, that cost him nothing.
He won the machine in the
"voicing contest, similar to a raj
file. conducted this week by the
Maryland State Federation Of
Federal Employees.
Who Reconsideration Veter-
ans Administrators site was one
big pit, extending more than 100
feet in depth, and work on the
building was held up because they
couldn't keep water from seeping
through the foundations? ut was
the War Risk Building them
Jack Fenwick, Portsmouth, N.
H.. John Carol, of Boston, and
william Rebel, Norfolk, comprise
the group of aditors now review
ing the books of the NFFE in
preparation for the report to be
presented at the annual conven-
ton during September in Yellow
stone National Park. All are &C.
countants and work respectively
for Navy Yard, Customs Service
and Lighthouse Service.
George E. Feiker. Home Office
Audit Division, Hole, has re-
turned from visit to Boston, his
home, where he disposed of the
ancestral homestead and brought
his family with him back to
Washington.