Evening star., 1949-06-30
D. Pay Raise
Covering $1,000
Awaits Signing
Temporary Teoehe,
To Get Boost Only II
Trumon Acts Todoy
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rt,s>2e.st Truman hAa h~fws
+ "a :>saas !ea has SIGNATURE tsss
$3.50 pAy vA-&r t.w u 0aa asa~
( as>.rasa lasst:sts gc,sgoEasat
atsrErFe
The mras4:e sppgvs ed >vsSsF.
aa> u laakFx> ~ makes ttsr sn-
cgva~ retroactive 70 Last t4sy
io: puasCvoae1 hfsnaea teachers
ana ~ esru ~osk krss
I7'e o4a ~Aa ltsAs>ea ihssssah
both SENATE and ho>.st yesfss-
d#s IS AT cti2eret Hs, ~ THAI
$50 trmpo, ss> teaches ~ollo ne
rlss bic
:! it4e Fses1asrt Asf, shr hall
:niaN A. psstsst. ofFag sAla hope.
t3ae>e Temporary teas nrfs wgll set
the lnCfvASc bat 4 hr ,anaaa
delay appfevAl unIA icsno:go~.
The. would taa ,a soee4sv II The
measure sIsp4lates t-aat onIY ltaose
rnp!oNes on thr aAt,o3l ~ live
date a enactment ali hr COW
cred and temporary teachers con-
tracts expire today
White Hsass >etifaea
District leAdsgs IA Congress,
sho sgscd the measure to rnAl
enactment Yesterday ~rJt re-
ported Ia have HoIHed Waite
HoQse authorities ~ TIE nerd fer
quick presidential approval They
also hope The osA Il. et Alsn~d
today
Meanwhile legislation to sise
similar $3.50 retroactive pay
raise 10 about 500 eiAAsliIed city
workers Is pending on CapItoi
Hlll bat undoubtedly NlIl hs De-.
iayed until Ailes tAe Fourin ot
July holiday.
A HouSr passed blil foG this put.
pose has been sent 10 the senate
and Is before tho senate C1sii
Service Committee. which may
meet next Tuesday 10 act on H.
A similar provision 10 raise The
pay o! city classified workers also
Is pending IN the so-eaiied hiEh-
level pay fslse hill fos Federal
executives. which yesterday vas
sent 10 the HOUSE fioor by ths
Rules Committee This measure.
however. with It's controversial
features relating 10 salaries for
Cabinet officers ana oths, high
Federal administrators Is likely In
encounter debate. when Il comes
up on The f1oof.
General Debate Limited.
The HOUSE Rules Committee
gave the measure a rule provId-
Ing one-hour Of general debate.
after which The bill would be op~n
10 amendment When II viii ns
called up depends on HOUSE
leadership and the Forthcoming
program
A similar hish-evei bill. also
the $3.50 pay raise for
District classified employees has
been on the Senate calendar for
months hu, has been blocked
every time IL came up by Senator
i.aneer. Republican o! North
Dakota he claims II Ia not fair
10 most of the little people In
the Government.
No pay raises can bc placed tn
envelopes OF city workers nsK, pay
day. tomorrow because the pay.
roll already has been prepared.
city officials explained
In any event. funds for the
retroactive pay must be appTo-
priated by Congress before II will
be available. City offleiA have
been planning 10 submit an esti-
mate 10 Congress 10 cover both
classified and uncianAified work
era. The total cos, OF this 10
placed At about ~ 900 600
Decision Awaited.
But no decision has be~n
reached yet as 10 whether 10 walt
for enactment OF the pay raiss
bills for classified workers 20 ths
entire ~ 900 600 can be asked In
one lump sum. OF whether 10 ask
first for an appropriation 70 cover
the II 900 unelasaified workers
covered by the bill nov before tbs
II /. estimated the rnie fos the
II 900 unclaESifled workers viii
cost about 81 400 900. and that for
the 300 classified workers about
81 800 900
District nssbe ials feel nOw II viii
not be necessary 10 A1k for an
appropriation 10 carry the $3.50
pay raise fof the fiscal year start
Ing tonngrov. becauhe of antsci-
pated revenue under the nsw city
tsx law, but such AT appropriation
may BE- necessary Ia q later DE-
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