Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-14
Senate Receives
Separate Pay
Bill! for District
Speed Promised;
Roises Approved
For ; Top Executives
By Harold B. Rogers

Pay raises for the President,
Vice President and Speaker of
the House will be brought up for
action in the House Monday
after Senate approval yesterday.
At the same time, the proposal
to raise salaries of District en-
Iployes by $3.50 has been post
poned for future consideration
by Congress.
The Senate approved increases
for the Nations three top leaders
last night, after long wrangle over
the high-level pay raise bill
Almost Immediately after final
| action on the Senate floor, Senator
Lucas, Democrat, of Illinois, Major
| ity leader-elect, re-introduced all
of the big pay raise bill that had
been sliced off. 1t went to the Civil
Service Committee.
The new bill includes the $3.50
annual increase for District en-
ployes and for members of the
Foreign Service, and bigger salaries
for 223 high officials including
Cabinet officers.
Early Consideration Promised.
Chairman Johnston of the Senate
Civil Service Committee promised
early consideration of the new bill,
with prospects that some new posi-
tons might be included and others
cut out.
The House plans to take up the
Senate-passed bill Monday under
suspension of the rules. This is con-
sidered necessary because assign
ment of House committees has not
yet been completed.
If the President, Vice President
and Speaker are to receive the high
er salaries. the legislation must be
enacted before Thursday-Inaugura-
ton Day. The Constitution forbids
any changes in the pay of the Pres
ident and Vice President during
their terms of Office.
The Senate-paSsed bill would give
the President an increase from SIS
600 to 100000 in his salary, and
would provide him with another
$4,000 for expenses, in addition to
the $4,000 he already gets.
$4,000 for Vice President.
Salaries of the Vice President and
Speaker would be raised from $40 900
to $4,000. Each also would get a
$4,000 expense allowance.
The proposed $3.50 pay raise for
Hictriot yf-NVlyprc InlounI hy- Nh -
Senate, may receive consideration
: by both Senate and House Civil
Service Committees. Pending in the
unorganized House group is a meas
, ure identical to the big Senate bill
which was cut in two yesterday.
Much concern for the District
workers has been voiced by mem
bers of both House and Senate.
There have even been indications
that attempts may be made Mon
day on the House floor to tack the
District pay raise on to the Senate
passed measure for the three top
leaders.
legislators are faced not only with
the problem of authorizing the pay
raise, but of providing the District
with means of raising the money.
A sales tax and a big increase in
the Federal payment towards Dis
trict costs have been mentioned as
possible sources.
Amendment Move Defeated.
Senator Flanders, Republican, Of
Vermont. made an unsuccessful at
tempt yesterday to add the $3.50 for
city workers and the foreign service
to the raises for the President, Vice
President and Speaker. His amend
ment was defeated by voice vote
He was challenged by Senator
Cain. Republican, of Washington.
where's the money coming
from?" Senator Cain repeatedly
asked the Vermont Senator.
Senator Flanders emphasized that
there is an obligation to provide the
city workers with the $3.50 raise de-
MED to them last year. when other
classified workers in the Federal
Government were granted such an
increase.
| Pressed by Senator Cain to con-
slider the city sales tax, Senator
tSee PAY, Page A-6D