The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-06-15
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AT
FECTED.
Salaries Omitted, Increased or Re-
duced, Etc.
Numerous Changes Made by the
Legislative, ETC., ApprO-
prihtiOn Bill.

The legislative, etc, appropriation
bill, which was report ed to the House
this morning, fails 10 make an appropri-
alton for the pay Of an assistant door.
keeper OF The House. This Is the POSI-
ton held by Mr. Wsrder, whose dismis.
sal was recommended by the civil service
committee, and the salary heretofore
been $4,000 An additionsI clerk to The
to the President, at salary of 50 GOO is
provided for One clerk at 81, 800 and
one at 81 400 are omitted.
In The several divisions OF the Secre.
tary's office OF the Treasury six less EN-.
|ployes are provided for, and reduction
OF Sl5, ,010 is made in the whole amount
OF salaries.
An additional clerk and one laborer
are given the irst controller 10 the sec.
ond CONTROLLERS Office one. additional
lchief OF division, at a salary OF $4,000,
is provided for, and reduction is made
Iof 5 clerks Of class 8, 2 Of class 2, Of
class l, and 8 $500 clerks. The second
auditor is given Is additional copysts at
S84n per year each, ,a and messenger at
I,he zane sslsry.S H. The third auditors
oilce there is reduction OF clerks Of
class 2, Is clerks OF class |, and 2 at
5000 each. There is a reduction OF II
employees in the sixth auditors office In
Itbe Register OF the Treaspry's office
there is reduction made OF chiefs OF
division at 80, 900 each, clerk of class
4, Q Of class 5. 2-of- class 2. 8 nf class l,
and IL copyists st 5000 each. One ST..
600 in the bureau Of the mint is dispens-
ed with. In the bureau of internal reve-
nue. 26 clerks, at $500 each, are dispens-
ed with. The salaries OF the assistant
tressurers have beep reduced $500 each
The Qusrtermaster Generals Office of
the War Department is given an addi.
iional clerk 81 class 8 and an assistant
draughtman at $1,000. A reduction is
made OF / clerk Of class /. The force
engaged in investigating claims is reduc.
ed to 35 employees. Trenty clerks. at
$1,000 each, in The Surgeon Generals
office are dispensed with. There is re.
ducten OF 6 clerks in the Paymaster
Generals Office. One copyiat and com.
positurs are dispensed with in ,be records
of rebellion Office
A walchnsn for Atmory Square and
another for the White House grounds
are provided for. sia,ggss
Five copyisis Ia the Secrelary's office,
Department OF the Interior, are dispens.
ed with, and 5 additional employees and
4 charwomen are provided for The SAL
ary of General Land Commissioner is
increased $3.50. Two additional law ex
'aminers and 8 additional $4,000 clerks
are provided for. Eight clerks Of class
4, at $1,000 and 6 5000 copyists are
dispensed with. The chief clerk OF the
Indian Office at $4,000 is dispensed with.
and an assistant commissioner al SO 600
provided for. There is reduction of 8
employees in the Pension office. There
are Is additional minor employees provi-
ded for, and Q reduction OF the force
made as follows: | clerk class. 4; 5 class
3; % class Q; SO class /; 20 at 1000
each; 15 copyists $500 each, and Eve
watchmen. After making this reduction
the bill provides for The full number OF
clerks of the several grads that pre- now
on the rolls OF the Pension Office. The
assistant commissioner. of pstents is
given an ipcresse Of $3.50 oE his salary.
Tho Star, Washington, D c.