Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22


that major '''''''
Iity Of the Mr.. founs.
Members of the House favor a
pay raise" Thomas G. Walters,
operations director of the AL
Government Employees Council,
declared.
Indicates Classified Action.
And this augurs well for a
classified pay raise as well. Mr..
Walters declared. The strategy
among Federal pay raise spon-
sors all along has been to have
House and Senate action first on
postal pay, then follow it with
classified pay.
Other employee leaders declared
the House leadership could not
afford to block the postal pay
raise measure any longer in
view of the clear mandate from
House members in favor OF the
legislation. They feel that the
least the rules group can dc
is approve the compromise B
per cent measure voted by the
House Civil Service Committee.
While House rules would pre-
vent bringing up the discharged
postal pay raise bill until Au-
gust 9-Congress may have ad-
journed by then-it will bring
intense pressure on the Rules
Committee to give the legisla-
ton clearance for House action
Amendment May Serve.
2. Even should a rule not be
granted, indications are that the
Senate Civil Service Committee
will amend a minor House-passed
civil service bill by lacking on
the S per cent postal pay raise
bill. This would send the legis-
E1ation to House-Senate confer
ence and assure a House vote
on the bill.
3. Virtually all House members
Yesterday voiced their support
of a postal pay raise measure
even though I'll of them voted
against the combined bill.
The measure was brought up
under a suspension of the rules
and needed two-thirds major
ity. The vote was 228 for and
I'll against, but this was far
short Of the necessary two-thirds
approval. The voting was almost
strictly along party lines. with
the Democrats voting against
the legislation because of the
proposed postal rate increase.
The Democrats charged the
Republican leadership with try
ing to ram the rate increase
legislation through the House
without adequate debate and by
banning amendments. Under the
rules suspension procedure. de-
bate is limited to 20 minutes,
and the bill cannot be amended
Another Opportunity Forecast
The House Minority Leader
Rayburn declared that the
House, within the next week or
so, will have another opportunity
to vote on Federal pay legis-
lation.
He declared the Republican
leadership would not have the
courage to deny the House
vote on the postal pay raise
bill"
The administration had in
sisted that a postal pay raise
could be brought up only If &C
complained by postal rate in
crease bill. Until now, the House
leadership has blocked any at
tempt to bring the postal pay
measure up for House vote by
itself.
Carlson Predicts Raise.
4. The Senate Civil Service
Committee yesterday wound up
its hearings on Federal pay raise
legislation with Chairman Carl
son telling employee witnesses
"You will get a pay raise this
year"
The Senate group will meet
in closed session tomorrow to
begin drafting its pay legisla-
ton. Indications are that the
group will approve increase.
similar to those voted by the
House Civil Service Committee
The House unit voted an ap-
proximate per cent raise fol-
classified employees. with a $50
minimum. and a S per cent pos
tai pay increase with a $20(
minimum.
House Majority Leader Hal
leck, in urging the House yester'
| day to approve a combine pay
and rate bill, Significant.
enough. did not rule out thu
possibility of further action or
pay legislation. Mr.. Halleck
however, did stress Republican
plans to adjourn by the end o.
next week.
Halleck Cites Deficit.
The Indiana Republican sait
a postal pay raise should be &C
companied by a rate increase tt
hold down the huge postal op'
Grating deficit.
The rejected bill would hav'
provided for an increase of frs
class mail from 3 to cents ant
| an increase in air mail rate
from 6 to Z cents. Also, second
class mailing rates for maya
zines and other periodical
would have been increased, alon'
with third-class rates.
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