Evening star., 1953-06-03
.Firiings Rider
Up for Vote in
Senate Today
Carlson Amendment
Puts $4,000 Jobs
At 6. 0. P. Disposal
By Joseph Young

By Joseph Young
The Senate TO-DAY headed for
q vote on an appropriation rider
designed to give the administra.
ton hiring-and-firing powers
over the $4,000 Government jobs
not covered by civil service.
The rider is being attached to
the State Commerce-Justice 1854
appropriations bill, and its spon-
sorS say it will be offered on other
agency money bills If approved
in its initial test.
Most Democratic Senators have
indicated their opposition to the
rider. and a rather close vote is
expected. Some Democrats ex-
pect to make q point Of order
against the rider on the ground it
is legislative in intent and there
fore illegal.
Sponsored by Carlson.
The Amendment is sponsored
by Chairman Carlson Of the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee and
would give the three departments
the right to fire employees in
excepted jobs without regard to
veterans preference or other Job
procedure safeguards provided
by law.
Republican ofiicials are dis
gruntled over the fact that de-
spite the $4,000 Federal Jobs
excepted from civil service in
Schedule A or B, they still can't
get rid OF many Of the lncum-
bentS.
For one thing, veterans are
entitled to written charges and
to a full appeal to the Civil
Service Commission.
In addition, non-veterans who
obtained permanent status in q
previous Government job, are
also entitled to charges and q
regular dismissal procedure.
Hampers Custer Moves.
Republicans say this has ham,
pered them extremely in trying
to ouSt employees In these po-
SitionS and replace them with
persons Of their own choice.
The Republicans say they ara
not interested in the majority
Of the $4,000 jobs, but there are
many jobs they would like to
get their hands on.
OF the $4,000 jobs, many Of
them are in such agencies as
the FBI. Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, Central Intelligence
Agency and the like. Republican
officials are not interested in
these positions, since
the agencies have merit systems
OF their own. Nor are they in
terested in the many jobs that
are OF a specialist nature, or Of
the low-paying menial type.
What the Republicans are in
terested in are the thousands Of
better-paying positions in ex-
cepted Schedules A and B that
pay good salaries. More than
95, 900. Of the excepted jobs pay
salaries Of more than $4,000 q
year, although many Of these in
clude those in the FBI and other
agencies excepted from civil
service.
10000 Attorney Jobs.
But there are manyeothers not
Under the FBI and the several
other special agencies that the
want to fill. They
estimate there are 10000 attor-
ley jobs in Government not GOV.
red by civil service. In addition.
he Republicans feel they are en-
titled to thousands Of Agricul-
;ural committeeman positions
Ind various other political type
obs.
The declare many Of these
obs were filled on a political
'asiS by the Democrats and that
he Republicans are now entitled
% them.
Civil Service Commission off,
ials privately say they hope tho
get control Of the
positions. In this way,
he "heat" will be taken OF Of
he regular competitive civil
ervice system and its employees,
hey feel.
Rider Stymied.
Meanwhile, the Senate has
'uled out, on a. point of order,
he rider to give the State, Com
nerce and Justice departments
he right to fire employees sum-
narily without charges or q
learing.
After this rider was ruled out
II order. Senator Carlson offered
lis amendment as q substitute.
President Eisenhower recently
ssued an executive order placing
jobs in the political
C" category. However. these
'ositions total only several hun
lred, and administration officials
ay this has done nothing to all
eviate the problem Of how to
ain control of the bulk Of tho
ttractive positions among the
10, 900 excepted jobs.
GUN FACTORY-The Naval
run Factory has issued dismiss
al notices to 40 Of its foundry
mployeS.