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ne favOrS q pay raise Tor &c
employees that will be fair and
that can be swiftly enacted int
The Tennessee Democrat. W
pay raises. said he wants TO Nv,
that would tend to delay final
enactment Of salary increases
this year.
While Mr.. Murray did not
say how much OF q pay raise
he favors. indications are that
he is supporting the admins
tration's 8 per cent pay raise
proposal.
The conservative Tennessean
said he hopes his committee
next Thursday can schedule
pay raise hearings. wind them
up quickly and act promptly
|On salary legislation.
He said he wanted q bill that
would be fair TO CLASSIFIED and
postal workers as well as TO
the country at large. The
Governments fiscal situation
as well as the needs OF Federal
employees must be taken into
account. Mr.. Murray said.
Mr.. MuTray's new outlook on
Federal salary legislation and
his desire to expedite action as
rapidly as possible. Is an en-
couraging development for
Government employees. While
the amount he appears to sup
port isn't as high as Federal
employe leaders would like. the
very fact that he now favors
pay raises leaves the door open
for q satisfactory compromise.
Meanwhile, another top
member Of the committee,
Representative Corbett. Re-
publican Of Pennsylvania, ex-
pressed hope that the group
can come UP with q realistic"
bill shat can be approved into
law"
A liberal Republican and
second-ranking minority men,
Der Of the committee. Mr.. Cor
bett. who always. has been a
strong champion OF Federal
workers. said II would be use
less for the committee to APP
prove q large Government pay
raise.
IAN politics should be re-
moved from the pay raise
ISSUE" Mr.. corhett said. I'VE
should try to pass Q bill that
viii be signed by the Presi-
dent"
The indications are that the
administration will 90 a. high
as rs per cent in pay raises
for classified and postal work
ers, but no higher.
II now appears the Senate
win delay action on Federal
pay raise legislation at least
until It finds out what kind OF
pay raise legislation win be ap-
proved by the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee. This may take
several weeks.
The national executive COM
mittee Of the National Fedora
ton OF Post one Clerks. meet
ing here this week, called on
Senate Majority Leader John
son and Minority Leader Know
land to schedule an early vote
on pay legislation. There Is a
growing uneasiness" among
Federal employees -that there
may have been Q change In the
Senate's timetable which only
two weeks ago seemed predi-
Gated on an immediate vote"
Roy c. Hallbeck. the unions
legislative representative. de-
ANNUITY INCREASE -
Meanwhile. Chairman Murray
Is reported TO have promised
Representative Oracle Pfost.
Democrat Of Idaho. that he will
ask for q rule to bring UP the
retired Federal employe annuity
increase legislation for House
action. Mrs. Pfost was chair
man Of the House Civil Service
Subcommittee which approved
the measure last year. and 1t
later was okayed by the full
committee.
A rule is now needed from
the House Rules Committee TO
clear the measure for House ac-
ton. And even though Mr..
Murray opposes the legislation.
he has agreed 10 ask for a rule.
The Tennessean. however. said
he would fight the bill when it
came UP for House action.
However. Mr.. Murray's ac-
ton in agreeing to seek a rule