Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-09
APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARIES.

Changes Wrought in Uncle sam's Pay
Roll BY Admission of New states.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The house
committee on appropriations Monday
completed the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. 1t carries an
aggregate appropriation Of $40, 1854 ,32a.
which is $40, 900 more than the last bill,
and S762, less than the estimates.
The number of salaries provided for is
9,979, which is 234 less than the esti-
mated number and l41 more than those
provided for in the last bill. No new
legislation is proposed.
Some of the changes in the govern
mental service provided for are as fol-
lows Salaries of eight senators and five
representatives from the new states.
The salary of the presidents assistant
secretary is increased from s., $50 to $2,-
800. Five additional clerks are provided
for in the civil service commission.
Sixty-five additional employees are pro-
vidded for in the sixth auditors office.
The force of the United States tpeasurer's
Office is reduced by five clerks. Twenty
two salaries of territorial officers are
dropped as a consequence of the admis-
sion of the new states. A salary of S4,-
500 is provided for an assistant secretary
of war. In the navy department the
same number of employees is provided
for, but the list is rearranged
to correspond to the secretary's
plan for bureau reform. The board
of pension appeals is increased by
six members at $4,000 each. In the
land office eight chiefs of division at
$4,000 are provided for in place of eight
clerks of class four at $l,8O0, and pro-
vision is made for fifteen additional
employees. In the patent office the
salaries of the thirty principal examin-
ers is increased from s., 400 to $500,
and nine employees are added. In the
department of justice provision is made
for an assistant attorney general at $5,-
900, an assistant attorney for the depart
ment of agriculture at S4, 900 and five
additional employees. Incident to the
admission of the four new states, and
the establishment of a court in the In
dian Territory. provision is made for
five district Judges at So, 800, two United
States attorneys at $1,000 each and two
United States marshals at $1,000,
Recoinage of Subsidiary Coins.
The house committee on coinage,
lied favorable report on bill for the
recoinage of the subsidiary coins oS the
United States 1t authorizes the secre-
tary of the treasury to cause the subsidi-
ary silver coins of the United States
which are abraded worn, mutilated, de-
faced, or otherwise unfit for circulation,
or are of denominations for which there
is no current demand, to he recoined
I'M tD hxat
Quired to meet the demands therefor. 1t
provides that the loss incident to the re-
coinage shall be paid from the silver
profit fund. It is further provided that
silver coins of less denominations than
81 shall hereafter be a legal tender to
sums not exceeding so in all payments
of public and private debts, and when
held by any National bank may be
counted as part of its lawful reserve,
Happy Day for Children.
The White House grounds presented a
decidedly picturesque appearance Mon
day, the occasion being the annual gath
ering there of children of the District for
the puriose of egg-rolling. The entire
grounds back of the mansion were
turned over to the children, and several
thousands spent a portion of the day
there. They were of all classes and con-
ditions, from the cclored pcaninny In
rags to the ''pampered child of luxury"
They all played together on the lawn,
and made bright and animated scene,
The president stopped occasionally in
his work to look anthem, and seemed to
enjoy the sight. During the afternoon
the occasion was enlivened by the pres
ence of the Marine band, which was or
dered out by the president for the special
benefit of the children.