May 11, 1945, will go down in history as the day the Senate Civil Service Committee greenlit a whopping 158% pay raise for government employees, sparking outrage and whispers of corruption. At the center of the storm is Senator Allen J. Ellender’s committee, which hastily pushed through the bill despite last-minute concessions.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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