Evening star., 1940-12-13
Hoffman Plans
New wMovesin
Leave Issue
Seeks House Demand
For Dutu on Workers
Tokinq Other Jobs

Following up his announced in
tention to investigate reports that
some District and Federal employees
are using annual leave to earn extra
money as temporary construction
workers at Fort Meade, Md. and in
other outside jobs, Representative
Hoffman, Republican, of Michigan,
said today he will introduce reso-
luton Monday calling on all chiefs
Of Government agencies to furnish
data on any of their employees who
might be engaging in the practice.
Meanwhile, at the District Build
ing, in compliance with letter re-
ceived from Mr.. Hoffman yester-
day, the Commissioners directed all
department heads to furnish them
by noon tomorrow with names, ad-
dresses, salaries and kind of leave
of all District employees on leave
as Of December 10. This infOrma-
ton will be transmitted to Mr..
Hoffman Monday, it was said.
In addressing the House yester-
day, Mr.. Hoffman said he had in
formation that two District en-
ployes now on leave had been en-
ployed at Fort Meade.
Resolution Presented.
Presenting his resolution today,
Mr. Hoffman said he had heard
that many Government employees
were driving taxicabs aside from
their regular work and that others
had taken temporary outside jobs
during the Christmas holiday rush.
He added that the Government has
given annual and sick leave gener-
ously to keep its employees in good
physical condition so they can
devote their energies to Government
work. He argued that if they are
engaged in outside employment they
will come to their Government jobs
tired and cannot give efflcient
service.
For this reason. Mr.. Hoffman con-
tinued, if his resolution is passed
by the House, he will later press
another resolution that would bar
all Government employees from all
outside employment while they are
on the Federal pay roll.
The text of the letter Representa-
tive Hoffman wrote Commissioner
Hazen follows:
information has come to me that
employees of the District, paid in part
out of Federal funds. while on leave
some with pay, some without-are
working for private contractors on
Government defense jobs or are
otherwise privately employed.
Section So of title S of the code
prohibits the payment of Federal
money on two or more jobs where
the combined payments exceed
$4,000.
Seeks Specific Information.
"Will you kindly furnish me in
formation as to the number, If any,
of employees of the District. who
are paid in part out OF Federal
funds, who are now on leave, with or
without pay, and who are working
on jobs, a part of the cost of which
is paid by the Federal Government.
IF you cannot furnish the above
informa ton, will you kindly give me
a list of the District employees paid
in part by money appropriated by
the Federal Government, who are
now on leave. giving the name,
the address and the occupation of
each.
This information is sought so
that it may be learned whether
District employees, with regular jobs,
paid in part by Federal funds. are,
during their vacation or sick leave
peirod, coming in competition with
others who have no jobs
Refuses to Give Names.
Mr.. Hoffman flatly refused to give
newspapermen the names OF the two
District employees he said he had
learned had taken leave to work at
Fort Meade. Il have the names, !"
he declared, "but am not going to
make them public
During his speech in the House
Mr.. Hoffman said:
Il am not giving the names OF
those men, for I have no desire to
cause any of them embarrassment,
but in justice to other men who are
out of work, it does seem proper to
call attention to section So of title 5
Of the u. S. Code"