Evening star., 1947-01-11
Senate Unit Due
To Indorse u. 5.
Survey
Civil Service Group
Also to Report on
Cafeteria Methods

Also 10 NePOTt OF
Cafeteria Methods
The Senate Civil Service Commit
tee is expected to report favorably
to the Senate next week the LANCER
resolution calling Tor a survey OF
the employe requirements of all
Government agencies.
The Committee, at the same Time,
will make q favorable report, it is
understood, on another LANCER reso-
luton, seeking to determine the best
method Of operating cafeterias in
Government buildings.
Senator LANCER, Republican, Of
North Dakota, the new chairman,
made no announcement of any
action taken after the Committee
held a one-hour executive session
late yesterday. From reliable
sources 1t was learned, however,
Doth resolutions were approved with
out opposition.
Resolution ON Personnel.
The resolution relating to Fed
eral personnel directed the Commit
tee to ascertain the number of
employees in>each department or in
dependent establishment; whether
the number on the rolls is adequate
to enable the agency to perform
its functions efficiently, or whether
it's force could be reduced without
impairing It's ability to function.
The other resolution directs the
Committee to make complete in
vestigation to determine whether
the present methods of operating
the cafeterias are "in the best inter-
ests of the Government and its en-
ployes or whether such interests
would be better served by direct
Government operation Of such cafe
terias."
Committee members said there
was no discussion of the current
cafeteria strike.
The resolutions must be acted on
by the Senate before the two inqui-
ries get under way. Chairman
LANCER said his committee will meet
again Tuesday morning, which has
been designated as the regular
weekly Civil Service meeting day.
Rees Files Two House Bills.
In the House, Representative Rees
introduced two bills affecting Fed
eral employees. Both went to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil
Service of which M. Rees is slated
to be chairman.
One would provide protection of
war veterans and employees with per-
manent civil service status when re-
ductions in force are being made.
Agencies would be required to give
weight to: Military preference, ten
ure of employment, length of total
Federal service and efficiency
ratings.
The first to be released or denoted
would be those holding temporary
appointments, next those holding
war-service appointments; then
permanent employees who have been
transferred or promoted under war
service regulations; next, employees
with probational- indefinite appoint
ments. and last, probational and
permanent employees. -
Veterans Preference.
preference employes
would be retained in any Federal
agency over all other employees. The
length Of time spent in active serv-
Ice in the armed forces would be
credited in computing total length
of Federal service.
Mr.. Rees' other bill would exempt
annuity payments Of Federal en-
ployes under the Civil Service Re-
tirement Act from taxation, or gar
nishment up to $1,440 year.
Meanwhile, the Civil Service
Commission disclosed more than
100000 workers were shipped of
Federal payrolls in November, re-
ducing Government employment in
continental United States to nearly
/ 100000 below its wartime peak.
The Commissions monthly review
revealed the 101 ,625 decline was the
sharpest for any month since Oc-
tober, 1945, when 103,454 persons
were dismissed.
224,110 at Work in Area.
In the scaling off from wartime
employment, Washington lost 632
employees during November, bring
ing the total working in the area to
224, ,110. A decrease in full-timc en-
ployment was somewhat cushioned
by an increase in part-time and
intermittent groups.
Reporting sizable decreases IN the
War, Agriculture, Labor, Post Office
and Navy Departments, the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. and Office
of Price Administration, the COM
mission gave the total employment
for the United States as 2,017,358.
OF 305, ,449 employees serving outside
the States, 104,705 were serving in
territories and possessions and 200,-
744 in foreign countries.
A national drop OF 22,731 in the
Labor Department was attributed
largely to transfer of the United
States Employment Service to the
States.
The 632 decrease ir the Washing
ton area was the smallest of any
month reported last year, EXCEPT
July when 351 were dismissed. In
October, 1,120 were cut of the. rolls.
Throughout the Nation, 34,801 per-
sons were discharged during October
Missing $1,000 Violin