Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1924, Page 3

NEW RULING IS ASKED ON LEAVE ALLOWANCE President Informed of Hiteh in “One-Day-Off” Proviso for Police and Firemen. DENIED BY THE CONTROLLER Privilege Excepted When Deficien- cy Bill Was Considered. Effort to procure for the District Dolice and firemen the one day off in seven, as provided for in the act approved May 27, to become effective July 1, was started today in an ap- peal to President Coolidge, the Dis- trict Commissioners and Controller General McCarl. In his ruling, which found that the new salaries could be paid to police and firemen and public school teach- ers, even though the defislency ap- propriations which Congress intend- ed to make for paying the difference between the old salaries and new salaries were not actually made owing to a one-man filibuster on the defi- ciency appropriation bill, Controller General McCarl gave his opinion that the increase in the forces of the police and fire departments so that each member might have one day off in seven could not be allowed at this time. Mr. Blanton’s Letter. Representative Thomas I s L. Blanton, Deniocrat of Texas, the ranking minority member of the House Dis- trict committtee which handled the Dolice and firemen's new salary sched- Prealdegislation. today wrote the Vineldent, the Commissioners and the ooerolier general. pointing out that Ll provision of the law is mandatory neinat the objection of the controller Reheral is not well founded. His letter \f\"”\- President is as follows < ”[ desire to call your attention to .v;‘lmn 3 of the act. public No. 148 avproved May 27, 1924, which pro- vides: “That is lieu of Sunday, there sh; s S v, all bhTanted to the metropolitan police ."m fin €ach officer and member of s re department of the District of (Plumbia one day off out of each week of seven days, which shall be in addition to his annual leave and sic ’)ea\'e now allowed by law.' etc. conmne Proviso, relative to emergeney conditions, has no application what. atmr “Il}: rpshs:rl. to the present situ- ation. What Congress had in mind en adding the proviso, was un- usual - conditions threatening the safety of the city: but there are no Such u'lv\lsmil conditions now ¢xisting as _would constitute any'emergency. ,.The above provision fs nnt part of an annual appropriation bill, and has pothing to do iwith appropriations, ';\1[, as you will note, it is a part of ' ;‘{\:{xhstan"\'fl law of the land, and 1 feel sure that You will agree with ph\'nm:rr;: [L( ;mxndatnr\- upon the S eiimentd m‘z:mt this day off, pro- no 1 would take suc SteDs as are necessary tn exeente thin law, so that our worthy policemen and firemen may get their one day off €ach week. which they need more in the hot {veather than at anv other season of the year. A Season of the year. Al other em- lice and fireme day off each we D. C. Heads Also Advised. Almost identical letters were s to the District Commissioners and to the controller general, which con- cluded: “They have been granted this boon by law.” They are entitled to it. They should get it. And there will be no excuse for denying it The proviso in the law referred to by Representative Blanton in his let- ters is as follows: “That whenever the Commissioners of the District of Columbia declare that an emergency exists of such a character as to require the continu- ous service of all the members of the metropolitan police force and the members of the fire department, the major and superintendent of police and the chief engineer of the fire de- partment shall have authority, and it shall be their duty, to suspend and discontinue the granting of the said one day off in seven during the con- tinuation of such emergency.” Happily Married. From the London Opinien. 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