Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-08

sna.a in, sne glory ana prosperity of our
Washington, Dec. 8, 1855. - ' -AN"''
THE GOVERNMENTs paw roll
The Estimated Expenditures Of the
Government Next Year.
THE DEPARTMENT SERVICE IN WARRINGTON
PROPOSED REDUCTIONS IN SOME BUREAUS.
AND INCREASES IN OTHERS, &C
The estimates required for the maintenance
of the government for the next fiscal year.
transmitted to Congress by the Secretary of the
Navy. propose total expenditure of S339. $50.
552.3a, against appropriations Of Soss. 1872
s42.29 for the current year. The estimates
for the current year amounted to $685.
81 ,394,25 The estimates under various
heads and the current appropriations
under the same heads are as follows:
legislative, estimates. s5.716.4so. 90; current
per, estimates, .S13O,2e4; current appropria-
tion. s1ss. 9l4;.3. state Department.. esti-
mates. sl;.si,o7l: 60 current appropriation.
mates, sl4p,95l ,o2G: -: eurrenta appropriation;
Sill ;e.o3oo11. War Department. estimates,
Navy ssFfG bspa aRtRrsnrlon 1
H3G.I63 LILO: current appropriation. s2a-
735 24s Il: lnterioS department. estimates.
| 69l .09..16. Post Office Department, estimates
| SS27s,e Si. 2.: current appropriation, So.Os9.
~. 81 recruitment OF Agriculture, estimates.
| S5ol $40; current appropriation, S5S1.T9S. To-
Department Oh Justice, estimates. S3S2S $50
current appropriation, Si,o5e, :;:aa.SS.
The examination of. the estimates for the de-
! partnentai service SHOW That many OF the
| oc;iS iiiive undertaken 10 retrench while
Others haze become convinced OF the made
| gu:lcy OF the present allowance for their bu.
| rcaas.
EXECUTIVE ExrEssEs
The estimates submit ted under the head Of
"tiie executive proper" include the salaries of
tile President and Vice President. the private
secretary OF the President. the clerk and other
n,oyes OF the White House and III tie s;,I:-
f;es ri the civil service ceHs;n issiomers and
! tiisir sni"ldinates. y reduction OF $500 j.
made in Ike SALARIES, of Tie executive office
uadcf Tie ;.inotnt appropriated :Or the current
year. 1is has been accom- - isaei by dr,i,-
ping one clerk oi class three ana one of class
iwo. and substituting therefor one clerk III
$4,000 :. year. An Increase OF 5000 in the
salary OF TIE secretary of the evil service com
mission, giving him Il SALARY oil So 800 "A year
and an Increase "i $1,000 for travelling en-
ticiis"s and of 81 900 for contingent EXPENSES
oi the commission are estimated iuf.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT..
In the State department an addition of 5000
is asked for the s:cnographar tn the Secretary.
making his Salar. s.. )D3 per annuin. IN addi-
ton t., the current charges the department
asks fur $4,000 to pay for extra clerical labor is
enable the Secretary To respond to calls Of Con-
.ress .pr copies of corrcs,,otudeilce and tc,,-
.neatS: Tor Sh0nD - purchase from Mr.. .Io,in
ii. tliisir1ii. CHIEF al the bureau Of indie ses a.
archives. tue manuscript prepared by him oi
histhric! register of the Depart Dlent q: State
and the foreign service, ol the govern'nent..rn,
september 9Th, 1.Ti. to July 1st, 1889. The
saiii n. :i'.ODU is :a.iied for ior the establish
.nen. oi II press for the execution of printing OF
Il confidential nat,iTc in tie department.
TItETaisyRY DEPARTMENT.
in the office y: the second rDntr.,ilcr Of the
! Treasury, one additional chief OF division at
32.loo il estimated for. and reductions are
made below the current appropriations OF lie,.
tiiira rss clerks, tG" Second class am OF first
class. one 81 900 Clerk, three $500 clerks ARD,
one i;,bercr at .Ds;G.. IN tte office M The second
auditor ii ia prGpt,scu to py iouf ,.iort,e of
class four in lieu OF sis CLERK. of rin-> L. ba
dropped. In ia. thi.l auditors Office rct!tlr-
Tons i1sow t.e et'rfeit; appropriations are pro
posed by onil;tia- SIX clerks o cliisS two, fur
tccl: Of class one and Two $500 clerks. The
fourth .t!,tf1r asks III addition - his present
i,r'e one cnief o: division at 50 .tEh;, two t.uri,S
%! ca u iNT. twoNt 5000 e;tciI one mcssa s.T
and we !ti5s,rer. Ii tit, tTcaSUleas ors n lie
cr"its.c "f three c.erts al class and
! "a: i~ehiF-.our $JvU clerks is proposed
and increase oI five 81 800 clerks one mos
s",,ger ld one iibUrer.
X: the Office o. register the estimates drop two
chiefs al divisions at S2.GsD c,tcli one fourth
cis,,>, two tI.fd class five first cl;S> and eleven
Ss, 70 clerks appropriated Tor this year.
Ia the Office of tie commissioner of Internal
revenue 81 reduction of ;wenty-six $500 clerks
r. proposed. In the lighthouse board u reduc-
ton OF one $500 clerk and one assistant ,Hcs-
scHger Is proposed. reduction of 81, $50 below
current appropriations is proposed in the salary
list OF the Bureau uf Engraving and Printing
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
For the Office Of the secretary Of War an esti-
mate of $4,000 for an Assistant Secretary is
made, and an increase OF $3.50 for the chief
clerk, tmaking $4,000. of 500 .or the disburs-
ing clerk, Cnaking 81 400, OF $500 for three
eniefs of division, tnakng s2,4oo cach). is pro.
nsse sssn1 s, at ssd to s s
drop three 81 600 clerks. An increase OF $500
in the salary OF the chief clerk, Office OF military
justice, and three additional c.rpyists, ut $500
each, in that Office, are asked for.
II Is proposed tO drop one Clerk O., class three
In the quartermaster generals office, and
twenty 81 900 clerks in the surgeon generals
office.
Two clerks of class two, two of class one and
two at 81 900, now allowed, have been dropped
from the estimates for the paymaster generals
office.
Two additional clerks Of class two and four of
nance, and one additional Waterman ut S72O
TOR the office OF chief engineers.
An additional clerk o. class three, an addi-
t!on OF 500 TO the salary of fourth-claSS
clerk now performing the duties of general in.
dexer, and of 5000 to the s,,lary OF one com
positor is asked Ior the "rsebe,ion Records Of
ice, the foreman OF printing and ave composi-
tors lave been dropped, making u net reduc-
ton OF $4,000 in the expenses Of that Office
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary of the Navy submits an estt-
mate Of 81, 900 for an Assistant Secretary. An
increase of 5000 TO the salary of the chief clerk,
burcauot yards and docks; Of $3.50 to salary OF
chiefcierk, burclu 0f navigation, and of 5000
cnch to tire salaries of three clerks la that
bureau; All additional copyist at 5000 and q
laborer at $500 Tor Office Of naval intelligence
are asked for. An additional clerk Of class four
an iucrease Of $500 to the salary one second.
clnss clerk, Hnd u Waterman, an additional
allowance lor engravers, aggegatng 50, $50, are
asked for the photographic Office. Three 0ddi-
tional computers, at 81 200 euch one copyist, at
$780, and addition to pay Of assistant astrono-
iners, aggregating $1,000. are asked for the
naval observatory.
For the bureau OF ordnance an addition of
$780, to the salary OF the chief clerk OF 500, to
the salary Of one third-c clerk, an tional
Sl, 200 clerk, and one copyist at 500, are
asked.
For the bureau of construction and repair an
increase OF $500 each to salaries OF the chief
clerk ana the draughtsmaa, OF $500 TO the sal
airy OF tile assistant draughtsman. $40 to the
drauxhtsmen at Sic ,O0U each, are asked
An assistant draug htsman at 81 200 Is asked
for the bs1reau OF stealth engineering,
An additional 81 100 clerk Is asked for the
bureau OF medicine and surgery.
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
The Secretary of the Interior estimates for an
increase OF $500 to the salary of the second As
sistant Secretary, making his saiary $4,50o:
for two additional members of the board of
pension officials at 50, 900 each; aa increase of
$500 each TO six chiefs OF divisions, OF S4UO TO
the custodian and $20O to the custodian's
bookkeeper. He asks tor IN additional book.
two additional tnird-cass clerks, four al 1irst-
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