Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-19

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filling of Government civil serv
Mr.. Wright's bill would NAL
person to a civil service job VIII
position or received an indorser
Tor any political party.
/ The measure also prohibit
Federal appointment officer
from requiring an applicant K
obtain Endorsements from mem.
bers Of Congress or political par.
ties in filling civil service posi-.
ltions. The bill also would END
presidential appointment anf
Senate confirmation Of post
masters.
/ In sponsoring the bill, Mr..
Wright said civil service reform
Is "long overdue" He said many
Jobs are today being filled Will
|"strictly partisan political ap-
Ipointments." The Willis order
requiring political clearance Of
top civil service jobs was at
tackled by Mr.. Wright as ar
example Of political patronage
in merit jobs.
/ PER DIEM PAY RAISES
chairman Johnston Of the Sen.
late Civil Service Committee hal
sponsored legislation to give
Longevity pay raises to the Gov.
ernment's per diem (blue collar
workers. Senator Johnston TOLD
the Senate that per diem work.
ers are entitled TO the same kind
of longevity pay boosts as are
lenjoyed by classified and postal
workers.
The Johnston bill (S-2928)
would give q 2la per cent pay
increase TO per diem workers
with Is TO Is years Of Fedora
service. q 5 per cent. raise to
those with 16 to 10 years service
and TIA per cent increase te
those with 10 or more years Of
service. The service is the length
|of time an employee has been II
Government and not necessarily
the period they have been under
wage boards.
MORE PERSONNEL FIG.
URES-Here are some additional
Iagency personnel figures show.
ling how they would fare under
President Eisenhower's 1857
budget requests to Congress:
| Housing and Home Finance
agency, Once Of the Admins
traitor. 521 to 608 here and 48:
Ito 626 in field; Federal Housing
Administration. 1898 to 1855
here and 1854 TO 5,l98 field,
Public Housing Administration
1895 to 702 here and 2,0l0 tc
I2,ls4 f1eld.
National Advisory COMMITTEES
lfor Aeronautics, 162 to 1853 herr
land 1912 to 8.089 field: Genera
Accounting once. 1891 to 5.763;
Atomic Energy Commission, l,32.
Ito 1882 here and 5,065 to SGT
lheld; Federal Power Commission
1913 to sos; Federal Trade Com.
mission. 400 to 500; Nationa
Science Foundation, 1873 to 1893
White House office, no change
Budget Bureau. All to 405.
ENCOURAGING - President
EiSenhower's request to Congress.
for a Government contribution oil
I$297 million to the civil service
retirement system in fiscal yeai
1857 was encouraging to Fedora.
employees. Congress this year ap-
Ipropriated $235 million to the
fund after making no contribu-
ition for several years. The $235
million was voted by Congress.
despite the fact that the admin
Iistration last year made no rec
ommendation for q Government
contribution.
President Eisennower's request
this year for 1927 million is in
terpreted as a sign that the Gov
eminent will seek to meet Its
contributions obligation to the
fund each year. Those with Q
vital stake in the civil service
retirement system were begin.
ming to worry about the Govern
ment's failure to make its proper
contributions during the past few
years.
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INJURY PAYMENTS - Presi-
dent Eisenhower also informed
Congress that the administration
will propose legislation to make
the employing agencies bear the
cost Of on-the-job injury bene-
fits for employees instead Of hay
ing the cost paid by the United
States Employees Compensation
Board. The idea behind this is
that agencies win pay more at
ltention to developing accident
prevention programs If they have
to pay the cost Of injuries them
selves.
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JOBLESS BENEFITS - Mr.,
Eisenhower also asked Congress