Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-01
DEPARTMENT CHANGES
Brought About by the New Appropria-
tion Bill.
Clerks Reduced and Dismissed-The
Old Employees Lose Salaries.

The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was signed by The Pres
ident yesterday afternoon AMI the changes
therein provided for take effect Immediate
ly, with the exception of the reorganization
of the accounting offices of the Treasury
Department under the Dockery Plan, which
does not go into effect until the 1st Of
October. The total appropriation for the
State Department is the same a during the
last fiscal year. The salary of the first
assistant secretary of state Is increased
from $500 to $500 year. and the pro-
vision for $1,000 clerk for proof reading
of the laws of the United States is omitted.
The bill makes very heavy reduction
In the clerical force of the War Depart
ment between 800 and 100 clerks being
dropped. OF this number 300 were in the
record and pension office. This legislation
of Congress was anticipated several months
ago, however by Secretary Lamont, and all
the changes in the War Department provid-
cd for in the bill have already been made.
Many of these clerks We're dismissed as
long ago as May, and a number OF others in
June. The last batch, numbering 1Ju was
dropped from the rolls on the 18th ultimo
So tar the law is concerned all these
clerks might have been retained in office
and received pay up to today. No eXplana-
ton has yet been made by the War De-
partment for its seeming haste in The mat
ter OF their removal.
The legislative bill made a reduction of
5000 in the appropriation for clerks in the
Navy Department, and In order 10 meet this
reduction nineteen clerks were yesterday
notified that their salaries had been reduced
In the navigation bureau the salaries of
two clerks were reduced from 1900 to
$1,000; one clerks salary was reduced from
Sl,6Oo to sl,igo and that of another from
sl,2tU to $1,000. The fourth-class clerks W no
received this heavy decrease in salary are
Mr.. Moran and Dr. McNairy, TWO of the
oldest employees in the service of the gov
ernment Mr. Moran is about eighty-four
years of age. He has been in the naval
adjustment for siXty-seven years and
mas been employed in the Navy Department
proper for fifty-one years. DIR. McNary
has been employe in the Navy Department
for forty-two years. Thee two men, and
Mr.. Moran in particular. are regarded as
the best posted men in regard TO the per-
Sonnel OF the navy, past and present, in
the country. Notwithstanding their age
they are comparatively active and vigorous
and are considered most efIicient clerks
The other changes in the Navy Depart
ment were as follows: Bureau of medicine
and surgery. one clerk at 81 10 reduced to
$1,000: bureau of supplies and accounts. one
clerk at 81 900 reduced to 81, 400 two clerks
at 81 400 to sl.2C~two clerks at ST. 200 re-
duced to $l,ocO: office of judge advocate gem
eral, one clerk At 81 400 reduced to 81 40;
bureau of yards ard docks, one clerk at
Sl,o00 to $1,000; bureau of construction and
repair, one clerk al 81 500 to l.60 one clerk
at $l.bU To 81 400 and one clerk at ST. 400 to
Sl.2o: Office ;of naval war records, one clerk
at 81. 200 reduced to $1,000; SeCre.ary's office
one clerk at 81 500 reduced to StGOO and one
clerk at 81, 400 reduced to 81, 100
The changes in the Treasury Department
made by the bill went into effect yesterday
and today. An hCrcase of 1880 is made in
the office of the Secretary. This does not
increase the force, however. 1t merely
places on that pay roll clerks from other
offices detailed to duty there An SlSOO
clerk in the loans and currency division is
transferred to the civil service office In the
fourth auditors office there is a reduction of
three clerks at 81 400. In the sixth audi
tors office there is an increase Of six clerks
at $l,2U. fiv. clerks at 81 900 and two clerks
"t Shu and decrease of three chiefs of d.
vision at $1,000 and one clerk at s., ,GOO
The treasurer's office loses two clerks at
$l,Wc ana one clerk at $500. The Marine
Hospital bureau gets an additional clerk at
Sl."O The Navigation bureau gets one more
clerk at sl,2OO, and loses one clerk at $500
In the bureau of statistics there is an in
crease of three clerks at 81 900 and a de-
crease of three copyists at s13O. The sugar
bounty division of the internal revenue bu-
feau Is abolished. causing the discharge OF
one chief at S2,21O. one clerk at 81 500 one
at Sl,GoO. one at 81 HOO one at 81 2UO one at
N,OOO, one at $500 and messenger at SS4O