Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-30
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Reorganization Under the Kellogg Bill.
The Changes-What they are to be
How Brought About. Etc.

After the close of business hours in the
Treasury department to-day the force of the
department is to be reorganized under what
is known as the Kellogg bill, which passed
the Senate and House of Representatives in
the expiring hours of the last session of Con-
gress, To become operative upon the close of
the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1875
HISTORY OF THE BILL.
The original bill for this reorganization
was introduced in the House of Representa-
tives by Mr.. Conger, of Michigan, in Janua-
Ty. 1874, and was referred to the Committee
on Reform of the Civil Service. 1t was sub
sequently referred to a sub committee con-
sIStlng OF MeSsrs. Kellogg of Connecticut
WoodfOrd of New York, and Sayler of Ohio
This committee. in the exercise of is duties
personally visited every bureau and division
of the Treasury department, so as to make
the members conversant with the actual
necessities OF each.
THE BILL REPORTED IN THE HOUSE,
On the 14th of April, 1874, the committee
reported the bill back to the House with a
favorable recommendation, and it was made
the special order for April 18th. Notwith-
standing every effort to have action taken on
IL, IT went over at the end of the session as
unfinished business. During the interval
from the end of the first session until the
commencement of the second session of the
43d Congress, Mr.. Kellogg, who had charge
OF the bill, visited Washington several times
and secured the endorsement of Secretary
its provisions. Upon the assembling of the
second session the bill was reintroduced in
the House, and was made the special order
for February 18th, 1875. Meanwhile Mr..
Hooper. member of the Committee on
Ways and Means, died and his funeral being
appointed for the day upon which the bill
was 10 have been considered, ii again met a
check, there being but one hour left after the
funeral services which could be devoted to it.
Even, with this Disadvantage, however the
bill passed the House by yeas us, NAYS 80
and was sent to the Senate, and there re-
ferred to the Committee of Civil Service and
Retrenchment, and was left by il to- Sum Der
in the pigeOn-holes of the clerks desk. Be-
coming assured that the committee did not
contemplate taking any action upon the bill,
Mr.. Kellogg obtained permission of the
House to offer 1t as an amendment to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, and with that
bill 1t was sent to the Senate, and after q
hard struggle adopted in committee of con-
ference about one hour before the Speakers
hammer fell in each house aljOurning them
Stlae die.
SOME FEATURES OF THE BILL.
1t is just twenty-five years since the pre-
vious reorganization of the department. For
at least ten years past Congress has been met
by requests from the head of the Treasury
department. asking it to provide for reorgan-
lZatlOn by law, and at each session, it will
be membered, every secretary has been
berated for having chiefs of divisions anu
large force OF employees not provided for by
law; but who, year after year, were paid by
special appropriation bills.
The salaries OF the auditors were fixed by
law at $4,000 per annum in 1899 and in 1871
the last of them, the Sixth Auditors, more
than fifty years ago. The salaries of those
offices thus fixed at 5000, have stuck there
while others then fixed at 81 500 and -, 900
nave been raised To 81 800, and above that.
PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE FORCE.
On the 31st of December 1873, there were
employed in the Treasury 1915 persons, with
an aggregate annual compensation of &c.
3Gl 1885. Under the kellogg bill the num-
Der of employees is fixed at 2, POI perso with
an aggregate annual compensation of ST.
S5f,153.j0, showing reduction by the bill of
3Si employees and reduction of S50I, GOODS.
CHANGES IN SALARIES.
The main features of the changes in sala-
RE S are as follows: The salary of each of the
al ditors is made ! 900, instead of 50 900 as
at present, and the chief clerks are made
deputy auditors, with a salary of So 500, in
stead of $1,000 as now. The bill also in
creases the compensation of heads of divi-
>ions from 81, zoo To 50. 100, and increases the
>alari es of the chief clerks in the two con-
trollers' offices from 81, 900 to $4,000.
Office Of The SecTetG1y.-The pay of the chief
clerk is increased from 50 200 to SIS 900. The
Office OF principal clerk and assistant clerk
are abolished, and the office of chief of divi-
sion and assistant chief are created and for
the first time are recognized by law.
THE TITLE FEMALE CLERK
is abolished, and instead they are classed as
clerks without any designation as to sex,
with an annual salary of 5000. Three clerks
at $1,000 each are added TO the division of
loans in place OF those at 81 800. The force
in the Secreta RVS Office is the same as by
the appropriation bill of last year, but
largely reduced from what it was at the
time the bill was originally introduced in
Congress. Ten labOrers at 1920 and ten at
1923 per day are abolished, and twenty at
$500 added. The additional pay to the chief
clerk as superintendent OF the Treasury
building Is abolished, SO that the actual in
crease in the salary of this Office is $500.
THE OFF ICES PROVIDED FOR BY THE NEW
LAW.
The force in the Sc cretary's office hereto
fore were appointed under no less than
twelve different acts, extending from March
Sd, 1853, to June, 1874 besides those provided
for by appropriation bills from year to year
All now employed will be under what is
known as the act of March Sd, 1874 The ac-
will after to-day be as follows:
The Secretary, IS 900; assistant secreta-
rieS, 81 800 each; chief clerk, g, 900; 1 chief
of division of warrants, estimates and an
preparations, $1,000; chiefs of division,
$4,000 each; assistant chiefs of division
$500 each; disbursing clerks, $500 each;
rotary, So 400; &c clerks of class s. q clerks of
class 2; IL clerks of class 1; 81 clerks, $500
each; III messengers and IL labOrers; clerk
OF class and clerk Of class l, TO assist the
chief clerk in experimenting the building;
captain OF the watch, Sl,400; / engineer.
$1,000; l machinist and gas-ftter, 81 .30i.
storekeeper, 81 400; 60 watchmen, $40 each
and. additional 70 OF said wa. ACT.
;. W. ..enon,s of watchmen, $3.50 each:
iaborers, SI20 each; 1 assistant engineer,
$1,000; tiremen, S720 each; and 80 char-wo-
men, $50 each.
Supervising architects OGtce.-There are no
changes In this Office.
First C0ntroHe'.-The office of chief clerk is
abolished, and deputy controller, at $500,
substituted The office of assistant messen-
ger is abolished, also copyists, and clerks,
at $500 per annum, substituted. The work
ing force of the office under the new bill will
be as fOllOws:-The first controller, 5000;
deputy, 81, 800; chiefs of division, 81, 400
each; clerks of class 4; II clerks of class 8;
10 of class 2; of class 1; at 5000 each; 1
messenger and laborers.
Second CO11rOUer.-The force in this office is
largely reduced, and will hereafter consist as
fOllows:-SecOnd controller, S5,0O0 deputy,
81, 500; chiefs of division, S2,400 each;
clerks of class 4; II Of class 8; Is of class 2; IL
of class I; 10 clerks at $500 each; messenger
and 3 laborers.
Commissioner of Ctsstofns.-The chief clerk is
changed to deputy commissioner, with an
annual salary Of O., 800. The remaining force
is: chiefs Of division, at % 400 each; 2 clerks
fo1o a. Nf a. N <,F nf1 4. 4 mo m Cor