The Washington times., 1937-01-18


toriaI room by 5:1S p. M, or phone DI.
1000, branch 30.
More than 35 bills for the general
benefit of Government employees
of all types are awaiting action in
the senate and House.
The documents, drafted oy
numerous legislators who are
friendly to the clerical cause,
range from automatic promotions
and classification for everybody,
through the various phases of re-
tirement liberalization and down
to items for bettering conditions
for certain specified types of per
sonnel-Such as charwomen and
Veterans Administration Hospital
attendants.
A partial list Of aims by Con-
greSsmen at various committees
is appended, and should prove
valuable for filing and. following
by those who are interested:
SENATE
McCarran (NeVads): Automatic pro-
motions of $3.50 yearly. minimum Of
$500 yearly salary, and extension OF
classification.
Copeland IN. ": Civil Service status
for judiciary workers on recommends
tAon Of presiding justice or judge Such
workers as marshals, bajliffs, ETC.
Logan (Kentucky): All positions not
now in the classified Civil service 10 he
placed under Civil Service Act and Rules.
Moore IN. ~; Elimination OF maxi
ia Tiyil
0tions.
White (Mains): Retirement annuities
for certain former employees Of Panama
Canal and banana Railroad Co.
Nesly wv. Va: Lower age limits for
retirement. extension of period within
which medical examination is 10 show
recovery.
connery CMass): Automatic increases
for charwomen to 5000 for SO-hour week,
head charwomen to get 81 600 for same.
Increases within grades for Postal Ssrv-
ice.
Ramspeck Georgia.: Extension of
classification by executive order. incum-
bentO to acquire ste tus by competitive
test. Positions now excepted, paid by
wage boards. to be paid according TO
prevailing local industrial rates.
Ramspeck (GeorRia): Reclassificaton
of custodial workers in Post Office and
Treasury with a $500 minimum, advanc-
ing yearly to next higher rate within
GRADE upon sa tisfactory service. Ten per
gent extra pay per hour for night work
defined between a.. m. and p. m. Ont. |
Ramspeck has several other bills, not
recorded here to be introduced.)
Haines (Pa.): Annual and sick leave to
Postal substitutes.
Randolph CIV. va: Three member b- |
partisan Civil Service board of appeals,
one member a woman.
Sweeney (Ohio): Forty-hour week for
Postal watchmen and messengers, pre-
viously excluded
White 0daho): Changes in Civil Serv-
ice requirements Of positions as medical
officers in the Indian Service.
Millard IN. ": Repeal of Section 213, |
the Marriage Clause"
. Mccormack (Mass): Customs Field
Service promotions.
'Griswold UndD: Optional "osL" for
Veterans Administration employees under
$4,000. Relief from all charges for serv-
ices and commodities which are higher
than cost to the Government.
Guyer CKansas); Retirement for EN-
ployes of the clerk of D. c. Court Of
Appeals and D. c. Supreme Court.
Lamneck (Ohio): Restoration of GER |
tain travel expenses reduced by Economy |
Act.
Griswold QndO: Optional osL for Vet
Grams Administration.
Jenckes Gnd.): Civil Service Board of
Appeals. three members to be selected
from Civil Service Commission. en-
p1oyes, and departmental heads for each
question arising.
Mead IN. y: Postmaster merit sys-
TEN extended fully. Civil Service for
emergency workers. and establishment
of = Federal Personnel Council.
Dunn Penn) Minimum salary for
Federal and D. C. personnel of $4,000.
Celler IN. ": Two bills. covering
custodial employees.
'Celler IN. ": Annuity privilege to
Federal widows
CelIer IN. YD: Non-competitive tests
Hrw D..
todial employees (Two bills. covering sew
ersl classes)
Mccormack (Mass): Promotion of un-
classified laborers after 5 years salts
laborer. through non-competitive test.
Mccormack CMass.): Five day week for
all Federal workers.
Celler IN y: Repeal Of law pro-
AibitinG filling of vacancies.
Celler IN, ": Annuities for widows Of
retired employees.
Eaton IN. J.): Retirement for Civil
Service workers with 20 years service in
voluntarily separated.
Eaton IN. j.: Sick leave extension of
civilian workers in navy yards and sta
tions, arsenals. Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. Government Printing Office and
Post Office Mail Equipment Shop.
Ferguson COkla.): AnnuitieS for
widows of employees and retired en-
ployes.
Mitchell m): elimination Of photo
graphs from applicants for Civil serv.
ice tests
Curiey IN. ": Post office custodiaI
force salary reclassification.
Ramspeck fGa.): Salary recIassifica-
tiop for custodial force of Treasury and
Post Office.
Lucille Shinker, one of the
prettiest employees of the AAA,
Saturday christened the Spas
Senger Bellanca plane Of Ed Brice,
well known traveller. at the Wash
ington Airport. Brice then took
off for Providence. R. l., from
which he is to fly to Mexico City.
Miss Shinker'S equally attractive
sister, Elizabeth of HOLC, accom-
panies the flier.
In the mail:
I'VE know it isn't very tactfuI
to refer to 3 lecture on Govern
ment dismissal policy and reduc-
tiOnS Of force as 'timely'-but
the subject Is one Of especial In
terest right now in view of the
statement Of the BrOwT.Ow Com
nnittee on Federal ReOrganiza-
tiOn that one out of every 100
Government workers will lose
his job If present plans 20
through. Department of Labor
Lodge IL, A. r. G. E., invites you
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