Evening star., 1936-04-30
OUTSIDE lob BAN
+. ON D. c, EMPLOYEES
TO Be SUPPORTED
House Conferees Expected
to Urge Retention of
Present Provision.
CAYT0N AND WEST
GIVE PAY FIGURES
Judge Told of Receiving $500
for Law School Work,
Blanton Says.
BY JAMES E. CHM.

BY JAMES E. CHINN.
Representative Blanton, Democrat
Of Texas, indicated today that House
conferees on the 1887 District appro-
priation bill, will make a determined
| fight in conference to prevent elimi-
nation Of legislative provision for.
bidding municipal employees whose
salary amounts to s2,400 a year or
more, from holding outside" jobs for
pay.
The provision. inserted by the House,
Is aimed chiefly at doctors on the
Health Department pay roll who are
engaged in private practice, as well as
the legal staff in the corporation coun-
sells Offices and judges Of the various
District courts.
Blanton, who served as chairman of
the House Subcommittee on Appro-
priations which framed the 1887 Dis
trict supply bill. disclosed the plans
of the House conferees, of which he
is one, after hurriedly called secret
meeting of his subcommittee.
Judge Cayton GrilIed.
Judge Nathan Cayton of Municipal
Court, and Vernon e. West, acting
corporation counsel. were the only wit
nesses. Blanton said Judge Cayton
was called before the subcommittee be-
cause he had declined to answer q
QUESTIONABLE sent him regarding his
compensation from outside" sources.
Similar questionnaires were sent to
all District Court judges. Blanton
said Judge Cayton was the only one
who did not reply.
Representative Otter, Republican
Of Pennsylvania, who was graduated
in law at Temple University. con-
Quoted the examination Of Judge Cay
ton.
"You should have seen how Otter
got the information out Of Judge Cay
ton" said Blanton, smilingly. 1T was
funny the way he held back and how
Otter pulled it out Of him."
Meanwhile, debate cropped up at the
District Building as to whether pro-
hibition of outside" work would re-
move city employees from the National
Guard and other Reserve units. The
point was raised by Peoples Counsel
william A. Roberts, who expressed
fear that the proposed legislation
would decimate the ranks of the
Guard.
A fairly large number Of District
employees belong to the Guard and
each year many Of them spend two
weeks in camp, drawing Regular Army
pay for their rank during that period.
Col. John w. Oehmann, District
building inspector, who serves as COM
manding officer of the Guard, re-
ceives up to $500 for two weeks. He
argued that the National Guardsmen
| really are in Government service"
and not engaged in private employ
ment.
Auditor Daniel J. Donovan said the
| question probably would be submitted
to the controller general for ruling If
the rider is retained in the appropria-
ton act.
Reports 1880 Extra.
Discussing the questioning Of Judge
Cayton and West, Blanton said the
former, who is paid $4,000 year by
the District, revealed he received in
addition $500 a year from Columbus
University School for conducting a
moot court, and $500 year each from
National University Law School and
Howard University for conducting moot
courts.
"Just think of it," declared Blan-
ton, "a municipal court judge-the
lowest ranking Judge in the District,
who tries cases involving sums rang
ing from 81 to 1000, receiving SAL
ary of $1,000 a year, and earning much
more on the outside. Why, in my
State the Supreme Court justices are
paid only $1,000, and the Circuit
Court judges, who have to determine
whether a man may live or die, are
paid half that amount. It's an out
rageous salary"
| Blanton said the Interrogation Of
West brought out that in addition to
his salary of $1,000 year from the
District, he lectured at the National
University Law School and split fees
with members of the bar who pass on
| the examinations of candidates for
| the District bar examination.
Reports $3.50 Figure.
$50 far this year." Blanton said,
'West admitted he had received more
than $3.50 in fees, and he expects an
other cut from the final bar examina-
ton of the year. In addition, he will
receive a fee for acting in receiver
ship case involving $4,500. I believe
| the fee amounts to per cent"
Blanton said the subcommittee had
| gathered considerable data concern
| ing the outside" employment of other
members of the District legal staff as
well as physicians on the health de-
partment pay roll, which 1t proposed
to use during the conference on the
appropriation bill.
The conference is not expected to
be held until next week because some
of the House conferees will be unable
to take part until that time. Repre-
sentative Cannon, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, who had charge Of the District
appropriation bill at the last session
of Congress, is chairman of the House