Speech #800055513

Mr. President. the Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration Senate bill 490. a bill which would extend certain provisions of the Classification Act of 1923 to certain officers and employees of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The members of the committee have discussed the bill. and while they are of the opiflion that its objective is generally meritorious. they believe that since it has the effect of extending the classified service considerably it would be advisable to have the Senate Committee on Civil Service study the bill and make a recommendationas to its merits. Therefore I ask unanimous consent that the following order be entered: Ordered. b unanimous consent. That the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from the further consideration of the bill to provide for the extension and applicatlon of the provisions of the Classification Act of 1923. as amended. to certain officers and employees of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the Department of Justice. and that it be referred to the Committee on Civil Service. with Instructions to mak a study thereof and report to the Senate. and that when reported the said bill shall again be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.