Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

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AS evidence grows that &
bottle up the legislation in the
bers who previously had not
are now affixing their sigma
lures.
A total of 100 House men,
bers have now signed, and the
remaining % signatures needed
are expected to be affixed
within the next week.
Another factor in expediting
signatures on the petition is
the promise Of postal pay spon-
sors that the $1,000 postal pay
raise bill will be amended on
the floor to substitute the $546
pay raise approved by the
House Civil Service Commit
tee. The $1,000 figure con-
tanned in the Morrison bill, on
which the discharge petition
was based, worried many House
members because Of the cost
involved.
The House Civil Service
Committee has approved the
$546 postal pay raise bill, but
Chairman Murray shows no in
clination to go before the Rules
Committee to get clearance for
House action. Hence the dis
charge petition now is the only
means left in which to bring
the bill up for a House vote.
Once the 218 signatures are
obtained, overwhelming House
approval Of the $546 postal pay
raise bill is expected. Then, ac-
cording to pay raise strategy
plans. the Senate Civil Service
Committee would tack on to
the House measure apostal rate
increase and probably a CLASH
fled employe pay raise.
The length of the expected
prolonged battle over civil
rights legislation will deter
mine, to an extent. whether the
Senate will act on combined
pay raise-rate increase legisla-
ton before adjournment this
year.
The final = and probably the
most difficult hurdle pay legis-
lation has to overcome - is
President Eisenhower's position
on the measure. A veto would
be certain on the type of bill
approved last week by the
Senate Civil Service pay sub
committee. OF course, a veto
may be forthcoming on any
pay raise bill, but a chance
would remain for a modest per-
centage-type pay raise, coupled
with a postal rate increase.
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ABSORB THE COST-Mean-
while the House Civil Service
Committee today goes into Its
second day of hearings on clas-
sif1ed employe pay raise legisla-
ton.
Representative Johansen, Re-
publican of Michigan, said he
would offer an amendment to
whatever classified pay increase
is approved by the committee
which would require Federal
agencies to absorb part of the
cost of the increase.
The degree of cost absorp-
ton will depend on the amount
of increase approved by the
committee, Mr.. Johansen said.
His proposal seemed to find
favor with a number of his
colleagues. Mr.. Johansen en-
phasized that a reduction in the
number of Federal jobs could
be achieved by not filling some
Of the normal personnel vacan-
cies and that outright f1ringS
need not be resorted to.
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MOVE FROM WASHING
TON-The Air Force Map Serv-
ice plans to move 300 employees
here to new quarters in st.
Louis.
The employees involved are
unhappy about the move, de-
claring it will cause them great
inconvenience and personal
hardships. Also, they contend,
the move will not result in
either increased efficiency or
reduced operational costs. Rep
Tesentative Broyhill, Republican
Of Virginia. has joined the fight
to keep the unit in Washington.
declaring the transfer to st.
Louis would be costly and
wasteful. besides imposing
severe financial and personal
hardships on the employees in
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CAPITAL ROUNDUP
Treasury's Bureau of Accounts
has presented the following
meritorious suggestion awards: