Evening star., 1936-11-29
HEARINGS LIKELY i.
. ON EXTENSION Of
| CIVIL SERv|CELAW
BuloW Hints Prospect After
Return to Washington
for Congress.
LOGAN TO REINTRODUCE
MEASURE THIS SESSION
Discussions of Other Problems Of
Personnel Are Indicated for
New Assembly.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY,

New hearings probably will be held
by the Senate Civil Service Committee.
this Winter before acting on the ques-
tion of wider application of the civil
service law to positions in Government
bureaus.
This was indicated by Senator
Bulow, Democrat of South Dakota,
chairman, yesterday, shortly after his
return to the Capitol Senator Logan,
Democrat, of Kentucky, who sponsored
bill on the subject in the last Con-
gress, made known two weeks ago he
would reintroduce a measure along
the same general lines.
Chairman Bulow said the proposal
would be given careful consideration,
and that he thought hearings would
be advisable. In the last Congress the
Logan measure TO extend the civil
service to agencies not now covered by
the law reached the Senate calendar,
but was not acted on, which means it
must be reintroduced and considered
over again in committee.
Other Discussions Likely.
kAS lIIC l1lllC 1OI doSClIlDllLlk IIlC IleW
Congress draws near, there are indi-
cations the session will be marked by
discussion Of a variety of other prob
lens of interest to Government per-
sonnel, including notifications IN the
civil service retirement law, and the
question of what allowance should be
made for overtime work performed
by Government employees.
In passing the present annual leave
law at the last session, Congress Qi-
rected the Civil Service Commission
to keep a record Of all overtime work
performed by Government employees
during the six months commencing
last July /. This data, gathered by
the commission from all departments,
will be reported to Congress in Jan.
uary, for its guidance in determining
the extent Of overtime and whether
1t should be compensated for through
time on.
During the last session a Senate
subcommittee held hearings on the
proposal to allow Government work.
ers the option Of retiring after 80
years of service, with some age linita-
tions. but the question was not dis
posed of and Is likely to come in for
further study this Winter.
Favors Competition.
Senator Bulow was not ready yes
terday to express his present views
regarding the scope of proposed legis-
lation to apply the civil service to
agencies outside of that status, until
his committee goes into the subject.
He indicated, however, that he Is in
clined to favor the competitive type Of
examination for incumbents.
Discussing the same subject yester-
day. Senator King Democrat, of Utah
said he would be opposed to blanket
ing agencies into the civil service"
He also advocated competitive exam
nations for any positions that are
brought under civil service
The civil service extension measure
which reached the Senate calendar in
the last Congress provided for .
non-competitive examination for in
cumbents if their positions were
brought within the civil service law.
| It also gave the President discretion
ary power to exempt groups of en-
ployes from the civil service exten-
sion program.
In addition to these personnel ques-
tions likely to arise in the Civil Serv-
ice Committee, both branches of Con-
gress will have before them reports
from the special committees that have
been working during the recess on
proposals for Government reorganiza-
ton.