The Washington times., 1936-02-07
VACATION BILL
COMPROMISE
PROBABLE
BY J. EARLE MOSER

Federal leave bills in the Senate
developed today in the revelation
that Senator Kenneth McKellar,
who has blocked their passage
since last August, has been con.
ferTing with Luther c. Steward
over his proposed redrafting OF
the documents.
Mr.. Steward president Of the
National Federation of Federal
Employees, is mot committed to
support" the restrictions that Sen
ator McKellar has demanded, his
office said today, but was merely
asked for comment and sugges !
tions. And it was indicated that
he is as much against the propoS.
ed inclusion of Sundays and hoh
days and limitation Of cumulative
annual leave to so days as other
enploye leaders.
Gertrude M. McNally, N. F. F.
e. secretary.treasurer, said today:
"Within a short time we ex-
pect to see a leave bill put out
that will be generally satisfacr
tory"
However, the compromise will
go through, it is believed. Backers
Of the leave bills are expected to
patch up a truce with the lone
wolf Senator who thus far has
successfully prevented Government
personnel from receiving benefits
that are regarded by experts as
absolutely necessary.
Bitter opponents of Senator Nc
Kellar today charged that his re-
Etrictive amendments are solely
for the purpose of so changing
the leave bills that they will be
known, after enactment, as the
'McKellar' bills. They said he
"backed down" and proposed the
compromise because his opposi
ton fight had become "stymied,"
and if carried further would have
seen the documents passed in
their original form.
Inclusion Of Sundays and holi.
days in annual leave will hurt
field employees, including Senator
McKellar's own Tennessee con.
stituents, far more than washing.
tonianS, one ohjector pointed out.
A trip to Tennessee, he added, Is
pretty sure to include Sunday.
Also another protest Is based on
the allegation that leave including
Sundays, etc., is little better than
the present IS days, a CLERK doping
it as three days and six hours
more annual leave under the NC.
Kellar limitation.
Nevertheless, it is feared the
Senator's demands will be needed
No Soap
e. Claude Babcock, A. r. G. E.
proxy, is also expected to confer
with the Tennessee legislator
shortly. However, his stand to
day was this:
"YOu may quote me as being
absolutely against the emascu-
latiOn of the annual leave bill"
RunarOund
Representatives of more than
1000 New Deal unionistS claim
they got the runaround from
Aubrey Williams, assistant to
WPA Administrator Harry Hop
kins, late yesterday. and today
were to camp on his office door
step for an audience. They are
demanding three benefits for dis
charged New Deal workers which
q recent mass meeting adopted.
The benefits are:
/. Teeth" for the WPA trans
fer agency, which now has plenty
Of names on it's rolls but no jobs
for them. When jobs are avail.
able, the hiring agencies ignore it,
it is claimed.
2. Closed competitive eXamina.
tions for discharged emergency
workers, giving them priority over
the Civil Service eligible list but
NOT over the Civil Service reem-
ployment register.
8. Before the above is done, Gre
alton Of useful PWA projects for
short time employment of New
Dealers until they can find other.
Qeru1dQ6QG, 6LuQ1OyUlGI1G.
Led by John Donovan, of the
A. F. G. E. NRA lodge, a delega,
ton went to Mr.. Williams office
yesterday at S p. m. for a confer.
ence. Neither he nor his secretary,
however, was on hand. Dis
gruntled, the delegation an
nounced plans to flight it out if
It takes all winter"
Odds and Ends
DR.. Walter Bauer will lead the
Agriculture Orchestra Wednesday
when it presents its next concert
at the department auditorium. ..
DR.. Raymond Leibsohn will be the
feature, rendering a violin solo,
and has chosen to play the ''Medi-
tation". "a new "QSL" bill has
been introduced by Representative
Glenn Griswold, of Indiana, his
second on the subject and the
third altogether that has been
presented. The other is by Rep
reSentative Hampton Fulmer, Of
South Carolina Mr.. GriSwold's
bill would let Veteran Administra.
ton workers who receive less than
$4,000 yearly have the option Of
receiving their salary entirely in
cash, rather than a part in cash
and part in quarters, subSist-
ence and laundry AT present
they must rent quarters in hos