Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-05
REORGANIZATION Of the Treasury De.
partment.
THE CHANGES TO TAKE PLACE JULY Isr,



THE CHANGES TO TAKE PLACE JULY Isr,
1875.
The following is the clause of the sunlry
civil appropriation bill, passed by Congress.
which provides for the reorganization of the
Treasury department.:
That on and after July I, ISIS, the organi-
cation OF the Treasury department, and the
several offices thereof, and the annual sala-
ries paid 10 the persons therein, shall be as
follows:-In the office of the Secretary of the
Treasury-The Secretary, $1,000; assist
ant secretaries. 81 500 each chief clerk 50 600;
! chief of division of warrants, estimates
sion, s., 800 each; assistant chiefs of divi-
sion, 81 400 each; dlsbursing clerks. 90 500
each; % clerks of class 4; stenOgrapher TO the
Secretary, -, 400; 26 clerks of class g. 81 clerks
OF class 2; Is clerks of class 1; 81 clerks, $500
each; II messengers and IL laborers; I clerk
OF class and clerk of class I, to assist the
chief clerk in experimenting the building: |
captain OF the watch, 81 400; engineer 81 GOO;
l machinist and gas-fitter, 3 200; / store
keeper, 81 400; GO watchmen, 1920 each, and,
additional to of said watchmen. acting as
lieutenants of watchmen, $50 each; 25 labor
ers, S720 each; assistant engineer, 81 1000; .
fremen, $40 each; and 80 char-women, $50
each. In the Construction Branch of the
Treasury - Supervising Architect, $500;
chief clerk, $4,000; | photographer, $500;
principal clerk, 81. 400; clerks, $4,000 each;
assistant photographer, $1,000; clerks of
class 4; clerks of class 8; clerks of class +:
clerks, $500 each; and 1 messenger. In the
lftice of the First Comptroller-The First
comptroller, $4,000; chiefs of division, s., 400
each; clerks of class 4; II clerks of class 3;
10 of class 2; of class l; at 5000 each;
messenger, and laborers. In the office OF
the Second Comptroller-The Second Comp
troller, $1,000; deputy comptroller, g, 500; &
chiefs of-division, % 400 each; clerks of
class !; II of class 3; Is of class q IL of class
1; 10 clerks at $500 EACH messenger and 3
laborers. In the office of the Commissioner
of CustOms-The Commissioner of Customs,
81 ,5O0 deputy commissioner, 81, 800; chiefs
of division, =, 100; 2 clerks of class 4; of
class 3; 10 OF class ?; 8 of class 1; messenger,
and laborer. In the office OF the First Aud
itor-The First Auditor OF the Treasury,
81 .0G0 deputy auditor, 8, 500: chiefs of di-
vision, 50 100 each; clerks of class 1; clerks
OF class ); clerks of class ,; 10 clerks of
class l; 1 messenger, and laborerS
In the Office of the Second ditOr-The Sec
ond Auditor of the Treasury, $1,000; deputy
auditor, $500; chiefs of division, -, 100
each; clerks of class I, 35 of class 3, 10 of
class 2, 40 OF class I, 1 messenger and u Ia
bOrers. In the office of the Third Auditor
The Third Auditor of the Treasury, $1,000;
deputy auditor, So 800; chiefs of division,
50 100 each; clerks of class 4. - of class g. IS
of class 2, 40 of class l. 10 at 5000 EACH 2 mes
sengers, laborers, and one char woman at
500. In the office of the Fourth Auditor
The Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, : 1000;
deputy auditor, $500; chiefs of division,
$1,000 each clerks of class 1, Is of class 3, IL
of class 2, 10 of class /, 6 at $500 each, mes
senger, and labOrers. In the office of the
Fifth Auditor-The Fifth Auditor of the
Treasury, $4,000; deputy auditor, $500;
4, of class 3, Of class 2, Of class l. at $500
each, one messenger, and labOrers. In the
ONCE of the Auditor of the Treasury for the
Post Office Department-The Auditor of the
Treasury for the Post Office department
$4,000; deputy auditor, b 800; chiefs of di-
vision, g, 100 each; clerks of class 4, and,
additional to one clerk of class as disburs-
dg clerk, $500; 81 of class g. GO OF class 2, 81 of
class l. messenger, and 10 labOrers; 20 as
sorters of money orders, 81 900 each; also, Is
female assorters OF money orders, $500 each:
Tr,t hn nf79 oon NJ r,Nf
the Treasury, 81 500; l assistant register and
deputy register, 81 800 each; clerks of class
10 OF class 3, IA OF class of class copy
lists, $500 each, messenger, and laborers.
In the Office of the Treasurer-The Treasurer
of the United States, Sc, 800; assistant treas
urer, s. 500; cashier &, 800; assistant cashier
cIpal bOOkkeepers, at - 600 and I at $500:
teliers. at $1,000 and | at g 800; chief
clerk, $1,000; assistant tellers, S2,35o each;
ID clerks of class 4, ID of class 3, of class 2,
OF class /, go at 5000 each, Z messengers. 3 la
bOrers, 500 EACH and labOrers. S24O each.
In the office OF the Lighthouse BOard-The
chief clerk of the lighthouse board, - 500;
clerks of class 4, of class 3, of class 2, of
class l, l clerk at 5000 messenger, and la
bOrer. In the office Of the Comptroller of the
CUrrency-The Comptroller OF the Currency.
81 ,000 deputy comptroller S3 900; chiefs of
division, at S24OO each; l stenographer, at
5000; clerks of class 4; II of class 8; II of
class 2; II of class /; SO at 5000 each; 4 mes
sengers; 4 labOrers; and night watchmen.
| In the office of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue-The Commissioner OF Internal
| Revenue, $1,000; deputy commissioner, IS 800;
| deputy commissioner, at 5000; heads of
division, at 50 800 each; I StenOgrapher, at
50 900: 80 clerks of class f. IL of class 81 50 of
| class ?; Is of class 1; 20 at 5000 each; mes
sengers; and Is laborers. In the Office of the
| Secretary of the Treasury-That there shall
be in the office of the Secretary of the Treas
| ury Division of Loans and Division of
| Currency, with the following employees: Two
| chiefs of division, e, 500 each; assistant
| chiefs of division, =, 400 each; II clerks of
4 f. (f pln q fIln frln asn
| at $500 each; messengers; IL laborerS at SI20
| each; and ~ at not exceeding S2.25 a day
| each; and additional pay TO 3 fOurth-clasS
| clerks in the Division of Loans. namely, re-
| ceiving clerk of bonds and 2 bookkeepers,
| $500 each In the office of Treasurer--r clerks
| of class 4; of class 3; OF class 2; of
| class /; f45 counters and copyiSts, at 5000
| each; messengers; and 25 laborers. In the
| office of the Register OF the Treasury-5 chiefs
| of division, at $4,000 each; disbursiHg clerk,
at 3D. 900: IL clerks of class 4; II of class 9; of
| class 2; of class /; 100 counters and copyists,
| at 5000 each; messengers; and labOrers.
In the Office OF the First Auditor of the Treas
| urer-i clerk sOf class 1; of class 3; of class
| 3; and of class l. That the duties heretofore
| prescribed by law and performed by the chief
| clerks ii the several bureaus named shall
hereafter devolve upon, and be performed by,
| the several deputy comptrollers, deputy
| auditors, deputy register, and deputy COM
| missioner herein named: PTOrttted, That on
| and after January |, 1876, the appointments
| of this department shall be so arranged as to
| be equally distributed, as far as practical
| between the several states of the United
| States, territories. and District of Columbia.
| according to population.
| AMONG THE CHANGES MADE BY THE BILL
are the following:-The salary of each of the
| auditors is made $1,000, instead of % 900 as
| at present, and the chief clerks are made
| deputy auditors with a salary of - 500, in
stead of -, 900 as now. The bill also increases
| the compensation of heads OF divisions from
II, 500 TO q, 100, and increases the salaries of
| the chief clerks in the two controllers of
| fees from 600 to $500.
THE COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAW went
| practically into effect in New York last
| Monday a delay having been OccaSioned by