Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-27

surance you're hoping for. eve
ponds in great degree on these
men.
Fortunately for Federal work.
ers, this group by large Is
friendly toward Government
workers and sympathetic to-
ward their problems.
Who are these key men?
SENATE SIDE-Senator Olin
Johnston, Democrat Of South
Carolina, has been chairman of
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee for the last five years
and seven out Of the past nine
years.
A tall, well-built man, with a
genial smile and a drawing
voice, Senator Johnston is gen.
orally classified as q Southern
liberal. He is extremely liberal
on Federal employe legislation.
Senator Johnston, 81, is es-
sentially a friendly, easy-going
type Of man. But he can get
tough when the going gets
rough. and he Is a skilled in
fighter on Federal employe leg
islation, such as pay raises,
when strong opposition crops
up. The Senator is close to
the Government employe
unions, especially to Bill Do
herty. president Of the National
Association OF Letter Carriers.
and Tom Walters, operations
director Of the AFL-CIO Gov
eminent Employees Council.
Senator Frank Carlson. Re-
publican Of Kansas, is the
committees ranking minority
member and for two years
served as chairman.
Senator Carlson is q political
conservative. When it comes
to Federal employee legislation,
Senator Carlson is fair-minded
and sympathetic and usually
supports additional benefits for
Government workers, even
though ct times his views are
not exactly In accord with the
White House.
Senator Carlson has served
effectively in the role Of effect
ing satisfactory compromise"
legislation on q number Of en-
ploye bills. reconciling the more
liberal views Of the Democrats
on the committee and the more
conservative approach Of Sen
ate Republicans and the Senate
itself. Senator Carlson is one
of the more popular committee
members-always friendly and
helpful.
Senator Neuberger. Democrat
of Oregon, is a former news
paperman and magazine writer.
He is 46 years old. Scholarly
and serious-minded, Senator
Neuberger is extremely friendly
toward Government workers
and constantly emphasizes the
need of improving civil service
benefits in order to attract and
retain the best possible people
in Government. He is one Of
the most liberal members on
the committee and one Of its
most effective. He devotes
much time and attention I'd
civil service matters.
! Senator Monroney. Democrat
of Oklahoma, is another effec-
tive member on the committee.
However. his varied interests do
not leave him as much time for
civil service matters as he would
like. But when he gets the
time. the tall, rangy Okla
homan is one Of the groups
most effective members. He Is
a liberal, but he also will not
hesitate to oppose Federal en-
ploye union sponsored bills il
he feels they are wrong.
HOUSE GROUP-The House
Civil Service Committee ii
headed by Representative Tom
Murray, Democrat Of Tennes-
see. a white-haired. portly
gentleman in his early COS
Mr.. Murray formerly worked as
a post Office lawyer until he
entered Congress in 1912 and
there's nobody who knows more
about the postal service and
civil service than Mr.. Murray.
Mr.. Murray is a political
conservative and as such hi;
relationship with Federal EN-.