Evening star., 1955-07-12

bill yesterday and gave every
indication it would approve the
bill The committee plans to
bOle one more day of hearings
tt. give additional Federal en-
ploye groups a chance to indorse
the bill.
Chairman Davis of the sub
committee and the other men,
bers Indicated quite strongly they
felt the bill is a good one and
should be enacted into law. 1t
lis sponsored by Representative
'Lesinski, Democrat of Michigan.
CSC officials said the bill is
not necessary, since the commits
sion is planning administrative"
action along the same lines to
protect employees when their jobs
are downgraded.
However, subcommittee men,
.bers pointedly remarked that the
commission has had many years
Iof opportunity to take such ac-
Ition, without ever doing so. And
employe leaders declared that
only legislation can accomplish
the desired objective of protect
ing employees against salary cuts.
They say they have heard exec
Iutive branch promises before Ct
administrative" action to take
care of inequities without any,
thing ever being done about it.
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PENSION RAISE ASKED -
The AFL Government Employees
Council, representing more than
100000 Federal workers, has
thrown its support behind legiS-
Ilation to increase the pensions
of retired Government employees
this year. The council declared
that retired employees are about
the only group being left out OF
things this year and urged Con-
gress to take action on increas-
ing pension benefits before ad-
journment this year. The coun-
ell is backing legislation to give
retired employees a pension in
crease of $3.50 or 80 per cent,
whichever is the lesser.
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| INEQUITY-Nine Senator's
ieight of them members Of the
Senate Civil Service Committee
have co-Sponsored legislation
ito correct present inequities in
the civil service retirement sys-
tenn concerning children of Fed
eral women employees who die
Senator Morse, Democrat, oi
Oregon, who introduced the bill
for the nine Senators, said the
measure would correct "curi-
Gus inequity" in the law where
by the minor children of male
employees who die receive sur
vivorship benefits but the minor
children of deceased female EN-.
ployes do not receive these bene-
fits if the father is alive.
The bill would give these
benefits to- the children in cases
where the mother dies.
THE very fact that a woman
with children has worked foi
the Government is a strong in.
dication of financial need,' Sen
fator Morse said. UNLESS the
law is changed, the tragedy Of
the death of a mother will con-
tinue to be compounded by
financial distress because of the
loss of her earnings"
Besides Senator Morse, the
bills sponsors include Senators
Johnston of South Carolina
Neuberger of Oregon, Hennings
of Missouri. Monroney of Okla
homa. Nicely of West Virginia
Pastore of Rhode Island. Scott
Iof North Carolina. Democrats
and LANCER, Republican, Of
North Dakota.
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TRAVEL MEASURE - Some
Government employees are ask.
ing whether the $l2-a-day Fed
eral employe maximum travel al
Ilowance bill approved by House
Senate conferees is retroactive
1t is not. 1t will become effec-
tive on date of enactment. Fina
approval by Congress is expect.
ed today or tomorrow. with
President Eisenhower's sigma.
lture of approval due by the
end of the week.
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