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and Woodworking Government
employees from taking the leave,
that is rightfully theirs.
I'm many, instances, agencies
could not spare their employees
for the full vacation time during
the year. This would mean that
employees would lose a lot of their
leave by forfeiture"
Senator Maybank added: Here
we have the situation of Congress
last year reducing the annual
leave benefits of most Federal
workers, but specifically giving
them back their rights to accumu-
late their leave from one year to
the next. Then, this year the very
same Congress turns right around
and is trying to go back on its
promise regarding accumulated
] leave" -'s.s.
The South Carolinian was
asked what he thought the
chances were in House Senate
conference of killing the rider. He
replied that he did not know. 1T
will be a tough fight" he de-
clared. But we will do the best
we can to beat it,
Last tweek Representative
Thomas, Democrat, of Texas,
sponsor Of the rider adopted BY
the House. announced he would
fight tooth and nail" to have the
rider retained.
EFFECT OF RIDERS-During
a recent session of the House Civil
Service Committee. Represent
alive Miller, Democrat, Of Califor-
mia. urged the non-partisan Ma
tional Civil Service League to
make a study Of the harmful eff
fects of the current practice in
Congress Of legislating by rider.
Mr.. Miller, second ranking
member Of the committee, had in
mind such riders as the leave &C.
cumulation ban, restriction on
promotions, limitation on the
numbers of employees engaged in
personnel work, etc.
| Il think. the National Civil
Service League, which is a non
partisan group and has no axes
to grind, would be doing a public
service by studying the effects of
these riders and what they are
doing to the Federal service and
Government employees" Mr.. Mil
Ter declared.
James Watson, executive direc-
tor Of the League, replied that he
thought the idea was a good one.
He said that if the League finds
it has sufficient funds on hand for
such a study, Mr.. Miller's sugges-
ton would be given strong con-
sideration.
Mr.. Miller made it plain. he
considered the practice of legis-
lation by riders on the various
appropriation bills q most harm
full one and one that badly hurts
the cause of good and efficient
operation of Government"
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POSTAL POLITICS-The non
partisan National Civil Service
League has charged that the
present system Of selecting post
masters has played a large role in
the present deterioration Of the
Nations postal service.
i Nicholas Kelley. president of
the league, made the charge be-
fore the Senate Committee on
Government Operations in urging
approval of President Truman
plan to remove postmasters from
Senate confirmation.
i Mr. Kelley, who also is a leading
1 New York lawyer as we'll as vice
| president of the Chrysler Corp,
said present conditions. have
caused poor morale among postal
employees and the resultant de-
cline in postal service. There is
entirely too much politics in the
present system of appointment
postmasters, Mr.. Kelley declared
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CRITICISM-'"The Forty Oner
official publication Of Public
Health Service Lodge No. Al,
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees. has criticized the
Civil Service Commission for con-
ltinuing its annual administrative
!: management intern program. The
program trains Federal workers
for executive jobs in Government. "
The AFGE unit declares the
commission itself acknowledges
!, that a considerable number of
career employees have lost their
administrative Jobs in reduction
in-force programs and are now
j vainly trying to secure new ones.
1 Until all the displaced admin
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