The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-24

= ilitldI results OF supplementary
IRE climaxed a bitter battle that
hich the solons debated the amount
OF percentages of increase and
period for which the pay boost
should be effective.
Members of the Remember con-
ference committee said the report
assured higher pay to persons in
lower salary brackets than those
recommended by the initial con-
ferees' report that the house re-
jected last week after the senate
gave its approval.
The report of the ~conferees. sign
ed unanimously, differs from the
first conference committee report
in the method of payment. Where
as emergency salaries" was
specified in the original bill, the
report today terms the extra pay
for state employees and teachers
IAN emergency bonus" for services
rendered and to be performed.
The bonus is to be payable to all
state employees and teachers ret
roactive to Nov. /, 1916, with one
half of the total bonus to be given
with the issuance of regular salary
checks during the month of
February. The remainder of the
bonus "shall be pro-rated accord
ing to the number of regular
monthly salary checks issued to
such teachers and state employees
for the remainder of the period
ending June 30, 1947 lend of the
fiscal year of this biennium)."
Range Of the bonus is from $144,
for persons making 81, 200 and less
per year to $270 for persons making
S2,701 to $4,000 per year.
Adoption of the report came
speedily in the house as a damned
gallery of school officials and state
employees anxiously awaited action.
Rep. Reg L. Harris of Person,
chairman of the conference com
mittee, read the report, and then
moved for its adoption.
Rep. Oscar G.. Barker of Dur
ham, who pumped for an amend
ment to an administration-sup-
ported bill and a leader in the
fight for the rejection of the first
conference committee report, rose
to his feet. The house suddenly
quoted in anticipation of more
opposition.
KermOn Seconds
"Mr. Speaker. the committee has
done a good job. It has reported
increases which do not in any way
commit this body to any future
pattern for consideration of the
next biennium salaries. I move
the adoption of the report"
Before a buzz of approval sub
sided, Rep. r. M. Kermon Of New
Hanover rose and seconded the
motion, and the motion was a
ried by an oral unanimous vote.
The house then adjourned and
some members moved into the lob
by of the senate to observe its
action.
There was no opposition in this
body either. Sen. Wade Barber
of Chatham, appropriations COM
mittee chairman, read the report,
and then moved its adoption. The
motion was seconded by Sens.
George Penny of Guilford and
Rivers Johnson of Duplin.
R. G. Deyton, assistant director
of the budget, said tonight that he
had not been able to determine
Immediately the cost of the bonus,
but that he thought it would be
in the neighborhood of SO, 250, 000-
this would be 81, $50, 900 more than
recommended by Governor Cherry
in his biennial message to the
legislature.
The administration-supported bill
for supplementary pay raises would
have cost the state Sc, 900, 900, but
an amendment by Rep. Barker
proposed increases from % to 30
percent which would have cost the
state about $500, 900 Dayton said.
The first conference committees
report advocated increases which
would have amounted to about 49,
O5O, 900.
Schedule of bonus payments, &c
cording to salary bracketes:
fCoutinued On Page 3, Col. ~