The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-28
nov NOT TO RETRENCH.
The senate's Amendments TO tue Legislative
Appropriation BiiI.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE senate Com


mttce on Appropriations have made over one
thousand amendments to the Legislative, Ex-
ecutve, and Judicial Appropriation bill. Among
them are the following Of importance: The
clause reducing the compensation Of Senators,
Representatives, and Delegates from 5000 to
$500 per annum has been stricken out, leaving
the compensation Sj,OO0 per annum, as at pres
ent. The salaries of various clerks and other
employees Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives, which were cut down by the House,
have been restored by the Senate Committee,
and 1t ia also provided that the Architect Of the
Of the building instead OF the Commissioner OF
Public Buildings and Grounds.
Another amendment apprOpriates f15,ll4 for
compensation ~ the CONGRESSIONAL Printer and
the clerks and messengers In his Office, and So
JV for contingent expenses. The componsation
Of the Librarian OF Congress, which was cut
down NV the House to 5000 has been restored
to SlcD The House Inserted clause proyid-
Of the President OF the United States shall be
5000 per annum, but the Senate Committee
President after that date s5OOj The approprl-
atious for the various departments are restored
and as s2T oPe 1T ,Sa f s1s
Of the Treasury from Sslt}b.JO to SloJ,31i; Office
OF the Supervising Architect from S2l,jg0 TO S26,-
Second cempir5ller from sG7 to s7sC once
Of the Commissioning Of Customs, from SsQI0o
90 s Second r Auditor SG'Y from in' sisc to 70 sS
aN: Third Auditor. from sliiID TO s2i45Od,
and Fourth Auditor from sIslS0 TO siSoeQ.
Auditor R u1f from ssgcS5 to ssi3S5 once of
Comptroller Of The Currency, from $so,47O to
s sSretsfy Of to Var rom to . q Ad
OfHce OF the Secretary OF the Navy. from $3.50
20 $3.50 Once Of the Secretary Of the Interior,
from $50 S30 to s6q7so; Post once Department.
from SSrsO1l to slql.0l2 and the Department Of
Justice, from s6i,t1O To S1UvO.
In all the bureaus OF the various departments
whore the House bill provided for ,duction
OF the clerical force, the Senate Committee re-
ports amendments to restore the number Of
clerks and Increases the appropriation accord
ingy to compensate them.
The House, In the clause hppropriatinE SO,O0
Tor dies, paper, and stamps Tor the internal
engraving and printing should be done in the
bureau of Engraving and Printing at the Treas
ury Department, providing that the cost should
not exceed the price paid under existing con-
tracts. The Senate Committee struck out this
s snd the Re TO ssS 5s
expended under the direction OF the Secretary
For the once Of the Assistant Treasurer at
New York he Appropriation Is increased from
Sl3,,AO to sljotSl. and the salaries which were
cut down ~ the House restored. The appro-
priatOns for the Assistant Treasures at Boston,
san Francisco, Philadelphia. Baltimore, ST.
Louis, Chicago. Cincinnati. and New Orleans,
have also been Increased and the salaries re-
othsr 9msndmsn,s aCprSprnte si9oE 70,
the District Of Columbia, and eGa.s,o for COM
pcnsatiOn 81 the Commissi )nor Of Indian Affairs
and clerks in his oficc, and also sli3Op for COM
pcnsation to Surveyors General and other clerks
Ia the states Of Louisiana. Minnesota, and Ca1-
fornia and the various Territories.
The second section ~ the bill, which provides
for n reduction Of the salaries OF clerks in the
various departments Of the Government, and
forbids employees from contributing anything
Tor political purposes, was stricken out 10y the
committee; and also the latter part Of the third
section. requiring the secretary OF the Treasury
TO issue regulai lous directing reduction " ten
PER cent on the annual salaries OF Customs
officers whose compensation exceeds Sl,30 per
l aHuu!n.
The appropriations Tor wages Of workmcn and
aliu-tcrs go the Philadelphia Mint has been
increased from SHaLu'O 60 S.lo.tpi. and the APP
Population for incidental expenses from Sj,lyO
60 --hNs.
~ tic New York Assay once tho salaries have
been restored. aud an appropriation OF Sl,soJ
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