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Greoter Job Distribution

The provisionsfor reapportionment
of non-civil service positions in an
appropriation bill now before the
House is not intended TO prevent
District, Maryland and Virginia ap-
plicants from getting jobs, Repre-
sentative Malcolm G. Tarver Of
Georgia, in charge Of the bill, de-
clared yesterday.
"The principal purpose of the
committee" aAid Mr.. Tarver, twas
to prevent two or three States from
securing the lions share Of nom
civil service positions included under
the six titles Of this bill. New York
and Massachusetts particularly have
got much more than their propor-
tionate share OF these positions. New
York State has approximately 70
per cent Of all non-civil service Jobs
under the appropriations In this
bill, whereas under the civil service
apportionment they would be en-
titled to only slightly In excess Of
10 per cent"
Opponents Disagree.
Opponents, however, declared that
actually the provision would most
adversely affect residents in the
District, Maryland and Virginia who
are employed in a large proportion
of minor unclassified Jobs.
Marylanders, in particular. would
lose several positions with the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board. Vir-
ginians would be entitled to one or
two more Jobs with N. L. r. B., but
the opponents asserted that they
would probably lose many more in
other departments.
The controversial provision in the
bill is as follows:
mo funds appropriated in this act
shall be available for the appoint
ment Of persons to non-civil service
positions in the departmental service
in the District of Columbia unless
such appointment is not in excess
Of the quota Of apportionment estab-
lished in the manner provided by
the civil service law for appointment
in the classified civil service, for
positions compensated by the funds
in the respective title of this act)
Of non-civil service character"
Proponents of the provision say
its intent is to set up a separate
apportionment law for non-civil
service people alone and under each
of the titles in the bill under con-
sideration.
In other words, they say the non-
civil service positions under each
title are to be taken care of as a
separate agency. Title one covers
the Department of Labor; title two,
the Federal Security Agency; title
three. the Employees Compensation
Commission tVhich will not be az
fected by the provision); title four,
National Labor Relations Board;
title five, National Mediation Board.
and title six, Railroad Retirement
Board.
Under the National Labor Rela-
tions Board title. as an example, 1t
is shown that there are 428 persons
not subject to civil service law.
These would come under separate
setup for the National Labor Re-
lations Board without regard to any
other agency. 1t would set up a sep
arate system Of apportionment for
future employees coming into the
non civil service positions in this
board based upon the apportion-
ment Of non-civil service positions
already in the board. That means
that If one State Is over obligated
as far as that one unit is concerned,
1t must wait for further appoint
ments until other States, have
caught up with their respective
quotas.