Evening star., 1947-03-06
Senator's Assistants
Fund Gives $4,000 |,
Many Ex-5ecretaries

Provision OF several hundred thou.
sand dollars to allow Senators tx
hire administrative assistants" ha.
resulted, in many cases, in merel,
permitting an increase to $10, 900 II
the pay of Senators secretaries.
This increase has almost dou-
bled secretarial salaries. They drew
q base pay Of 5000 last year, plus
some additional compensation. The
salary of administrative assistants Is
generally $4,000.
In one case the wife of Senator
was the Senator's secretary and nov
Is his administrative assistant, but
at no salary increase. In four cases
Senators sons served as secretaries
and now draw the higher pay OF
administrative assistant.
Senator Balls Wife on Old Salary.
In not all cases do the admins
trative assistants draw the full
ST, 900.
Senator Ball, Republican, OF Min
nesota Is the Senator whose wife
served as secretary and now as ad-
ministrative assistant. Mrs. Ball
said today she still is receiving the
$5,040 she received last year.
Senator Murray, Democrat, Of
Montana, has promoted his sor
from secretary to administrative
assistant. The son, Charles A. Muir.
ray, became his fathers secretary
in 1896, following his graduation
from the University of Minnesota
Hatch's Son Now Assistant.
Stewart Hatch, 32-year sor
Of Senator Hatch, Democrat, o1
New Mexico, was his fathers Sec
retary In the 1945-46 session. From
last March he received the 5000
base pay. Now he is his fathers
administrative assistant. The young
er Mr.. Hatch formerly was q re-
porter for the Houston Chronicle
Heard F. George, son of Senator
George, Democrat, Of Georgia is his
fathers administrative assistant. He
formerly was a captain In the Air
Forces.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican
OF Michigan also named his son
Arthur H. vandenberg, jr., as his
administrative assistant. The son
was his fathers secretary for six
years before he went into the Army
in February, 1912.
Senator Cooper, Republican, elect
ed last November from Kentucky
has named his brother, Don e
Cooper, to the administrative assist
ant job. Don Cooper, a Yale grad
uate, was one Of the managers Of the
Senators campaign.
81 Are Named Assistants.
In all, 81 secretaries Of last year
are now administrative assistants.
Nine of these new assistant Sena-
tors" are women who were formerly
secretaries to the Senator fer whom
they work.
Appropriations for the new Jobs
were made available during the
closing days Of the last Congress
The proposal was first advanced as
q part Of the legislative reoraniza-
ton bill, but was stricken from this
measure when the House decided
it did not want such assistance for
members of that body.
Later the provision was incorpo-
rated in a deficiency appropriation
bill, finally approved by the Presi-
dent August 8, 1916.
The measure provided for COM
pensation Of an administrative as
sistant to each Senator to be ap-
pointed by him, at base salary of
not to exceed 5000 per year to as
sist him in carrying out his de-
partmental business and other
duties " ="
This provision, while giving Sena-
tors such assistance at a maximum
Of 5000 q year, actually permits in
creases up to $4,000 annually be-
cause Of general pay increases au-
thorised by Congress for legislative
employees.