Evening star., 1942-06-10
PoIice-Firemen
Pay Rise 0. K. d
By Senate Unit
House Sends District
Appropriation Bill
To Conference

The Senate District Committee
yesterday afternoon approved the
proposal $300-a-year pay increase
for policemen and firemen, while the
House sent to conference the $685.
s36.981 District appropriation bill.
The conferees will meet tomorrow
10 try to reconcile differences over
the $l99 $40 added to the appropria-
ton bill by the Senate after it had
passed the House.
The House conferees were ad-
monished by Chairman Cochran of
: the Accounts Committee to oppose
particularly the legislative rider Of
fered by Chairman McCarran OF
the Senate District Committee,
which would force Government
agencies being investigated by Con-
gress to pay the cost OF the in
vestigation. He said the McCarran
rider should be considered as a
Joint resolution and not as part Of
the appropriations bill. -
The pay bill, which already has
passed the House, was reported out
OF the Senate group, 7 to 2. AL
though Chairman McCarran took
the lead in obtaining its approval.
he said he was not certain it would
be favorably received in the Senate.
Burton Fears Imitation.
Senator Burton, Republican of
Ohio, who joined Senator Overton,
Democrat, Of Louisiana. in voting
against the bill, told its advocates
he was appreciative of the arduous
work being performed by both de-
partments. He reminded them. how
ever. the bill would run into the
administrat tion's anti-inflation policy
which Is intended to head of an
upward spiral of wages and prices.
Senator Burton also pointed to
bills being considered in other COM
mittees to raise all Government
salaries, directly or through over
time, and took the position that II
the police-fire raise is based on
changes in cost Of living, the whole
picture should be. considered
Those recorded for the bin were:
Senators Holman, Republican. of
Oregon: Clark, Democrat, Of Idaho:
Reynolds, Democrat, Of North
Carolina; Glass, Democrat, Of Vir-
sinia: Capper. Republican. of
Kansas; Bilbo, Democrat. of Missis-
sippi. and Chairman McCarran.
Appropriations Bill Riders. j.,
Two other legislative riders were
added to the appropriations bill by
the Senate. One would permit
District school teachers to hold Fed
eral jobs during the summer vaca-
tion period The other would re-
move the ceiling on public assistance
payments.
The House, in conference. will
urge reinclusion in the bill of pro-
visions which would permit the sale
Of Water OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
cover. an operating deficit and which
would restore the $4,000 slashed by
the Senate from funds for initiating
a comprehensive system Of physical
training in the District schools.
Conferees appointed by the
Speaker are Representatives Ma
hon of Texas, Houston Of Kansas.
Beam of Illinois. Harrington of
Iowa, Thomas of New Jersey, Stefan
Of Nebraska, Case of South Dakota
and Lambertson Of Kansas.
Police-Fire Salaries.
The present entrance salary for
policemen and firemen is $500,
which goes UP 500 a year until the
S2,400 maximum for privates is
reached at the beginning of the
sixth year. The $500 increase in the
Senate committee approved bill
would go to privates who have
reached the maximum and to ofh-
GERS up to and including captain.
The new entrance scale would be
$4,000, increasing at the rate Of s140
a year until the $2.700 maximum is
reached in the sixth year. The cost
of the bill has been estimated at
100000 a year.
The committee approved a sep
arate bill, creating the new grade
OF corporal in the Police Depart
ment and extending the probation
ary period for rookie policemen
from one to three years.
Five Other Bills Approved.
The five other bills reported were:
To exempt from District taxation
outside corporations shipping goods
In, when the transactions are not
completed in the District. 1t has
passed the House.
To authorize the Federal Govern
ment to pay public school custodians
for extra work performed In con-
nection with selective service reg
istrations since October. 1910, which
still awaits House action.
A House-approved bill fixing the