Evening star., 1952-02-28


Commission officials indicated the
with the committee In getting the
Whitten rider modified.
Instead, the commission officials
said they would try TO work with
Representative Whitten. Demo-
crat, Of Mississippi. sponsor Of the
current rider. In an effort to mod
lily the current provisions.
They gave several reasons for
their move. First Of all they said
that even II the Senate should
approve O bill modifying the curb
on promotions, Chairman Murray
OF the House Civil Service Com
inittee would never hold hearings
on the legislation. Mr.. Murray,
they say, favors most Of the Whit.
ten provisions. %
Secondly, they feel that since
the present cufbs are the result
OF d rider 10 1859 appropriation
bills and Mr.. Whitteh Ii d member
Of the House Appropriations CON.
ifilttee, the only way TO change
the rider for 1888 II 10 work
through him and the Appr0priA.
ti6hs Committee
This reasoning has atiaered
members 6f The Senate civil BerVl
lte Committee, who declare The
G6lillhlsslbti shows 4 iaek Of slhl
eerltv IN tlylhH 10 yet The br0ih0u
tl0h restrictions eABedI
"fhe commission has been epvH
lhH Tor 4 year that the WhltteH
amendment ID Wreeklhg 60VephS
Ineht personnel operation and InlI
posing lHIHStleeS Oh emDleEeSII :
one member bRldI nfet when VII
wy 10 help theMr theV went CO..
operate Win w."
Fhe member said the Senate
committee WeHla 40 ahead Fegapdz
less 9f the eemmlsSien's attitude
He pelHtea out that II was the
commuters Aetlen last year that
made tho Whlten rider a little lass
severe than " would have been
had not tho Senate gFeHp inteP-
yened at the last moment, And
no said the committee would try
to ease the rider even more this
year, even II 1t meant working
through the Senate Appropria-
tiOnS Committee,
1T we wait for the commission
to act, nothing will be DONE" he
said, IAN the commission seems
able to do is wiring Its hands about
how terrible the situation is. But
1t won't do anything to help out"
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AGE LIMIT WAIVED-The Sen
ate has approved and sent to the
House a bill waving the minimum
and maximum age requirements
in connection with hiring for Gov
ernment jobs. The only limita-
ton in the bill is that persons
past 10 may be hired only with
presidential approval. r.
:
RETIREMENT-There are so
many persons who want to testify
on the legislation to increase civil
service retirement anntities that
the Senate Civil Service Commit
tee will use the large Senate DEM
ocratic caucus room for its hear
ings on March 4. 5 and 6. ~,
incidentally, a number of re-
tired employees will testify as to
their individual plights TO high
light the need for increased
annuities.
NFFE-The National Federation
Of Federal Employees stresses the
necessity for creating a stronger
Federal service that will be
worthy of America and which
America, in turn, will point to with
understanding and with PRIDE"
In an editorial In the March
issue Of Its national publication,
the NFFE said that. not only the
spoils system In Government must
go, but that incentives In the
Federal service must be improved
through better management and
supervision.
Many employees enter the Gov
eftlifieht with 4 high sense Of
public service, the NtrFt1 declared,
''t'oo often, however, they lose
To-" 10 went Oh. "0r rather, they
have u knocked out Of them,
"To0 often their supervisors and
administrators Are either cynical
ana lhept, or both, foo often
established standards are eompres
missed and proven procedures, de-
vel0ped IN the public Interest,