Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-25 | Page 5 | Senate Reports Pay Measure

SENATE REPORTS I. I PAY MEASURE I Compromise Bill Would I Standardize Salaries WASHINGTON Feb 24 A 24 A compromise compromise com com- promise bill to standardize salaries of or go government w was s reported reported- today by the enate appropriations I committee after atter- conferences between President Harding larding and Senators I Smoot Republican Utah and Sterling Sterling Ster Ster- ling Republican South Dakota and was as referred to the senate serVIce service serVice ice committee of or which Senator Sterling Ster Ster- ling hag Is chairman with enactment nt planned before congress adjourns adjourn As reported the bill would affect Immediately Immediately Immediately Im Im- Im- Im mediately only the pay of government In the District of 0 Columbia and provide generally for tor salary In Increases increases in- in increases creases in lieu of or the present war bonus which would be abolished July 1 For federal outside the district the bill would provide a survey sur sur- I Vt VE vey of salaries with a view to future adjustment by a salary classification bo board rd This board would consist of or ofa ora a representative each from the budget et bureau the civil service commission and the bureau of lot efficiency Salary changes changes- for outside the dis district probably would not be affected before July 1 1925 and there would be no change meanwhile In their bonus I payments I I A new principle of ot the bill Is a pub- pub publication i for tor equal pay for tor male and I i female engaged upon the same class of or work I Principal pay increases under the I bill bUl would be received by scientific and professional although the I schedule would apply generally to government from bureau heads down to day laborers If the bill bUl should tan fall of enactment before congress adjourns It Is the Intention intention In in- of or leaders to provide for tor continuing con con- I the present bonus payments' payments I