Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-29
THE FISCAL YEAR:
Its Close Today Brings Many De-
partmental Changes.
PENSION OFFICE SALARIES COT DOWN
Appointments, Promotions and Re-
movaIs in the Treasury.
RESULT OF LEGISLATION

This is the last business day of the fiscal
year, and in many quarters it is a sad day
of reckoning. Owing to the retrenchment
injected into all the appropriation bills last
winter, there are more than the usual
number of dismissals and reductions at the
END of the year.
In the pension Office seventy-six clerks
were today notified that their salaries
would be less next year than during the
past twelvemonth. Four 81, 800 clerks were
reduced to 81, 600, thirteen 81, 600 clerks were
reduced to 81 400, twenty 81, 400 clerks were
cut down to $500, one 81 500 man was cut
down to $1,000 and a number of 81 200 men
were reduced to $500.
These reductions were made to bring the
pay of the entire force within the appro-
priation. AS the dismissals at the begin
ming Of June were not made within the
classes OF clerks as provided by law, 1t
was necessary, in order to keep number
OIL clerks whose record was good and whose
services were really desired by the COM
missioner, to subject them to a reduc-
ton Of their salary. This to most of them
was perfectly satisfactory, under the cir
cumstances, as they would rather have a
lower salary than none
A number of reductions were made by
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discovered some days ago that a small
ring of women clerks employed not far
from the commissioners office had been for
several months enjoying leaves of absence
10 winch they were not entitled and at
time when they were not excusable on ac-
count OF sickness. No report being made
OF these leaves, the scheme worked success
fully for quite long while. When it was
discovered, instead of making the dismiss
ais that might have been expected for con-
quot OF such reprehensible character, the
clerks involved We're severely reprimanded
and today their folly received its merited
put mi,lgated, penalty in the form of re-
duction of salary.
In the various bureaus of the Interior De-
partment the net reductions are small-but
nVe salaries being cut down. and these in
the $500 class. There have been decreases
in the various offices, but as vacancies &C.
Cured by resignation and death other
clerks that would otherwise have been cut
down have been transferred.
Five diSmiSSalS in the Post Office Depart
ment were met by similar transfers SO
that but one clerk of the s720 class has
been laid Off and this one will undoubtedly
be transferred to some vacancy before
Monday dawns.
The Treasury Department.
A large number of changes took place in
the Treasury Department today in addition
to those in the coast and geodetic survey
previously announced in The Star. A list
of the changes has been prepared at the
Treasury Department 1t is complete with
a few exceptions, which will probably be
announced later. The changes are all at
tributed to the legislation of the last Con-
gress in recognizing the clerical force of
the Offices named. The following is the Of
fetal list of changes:
Appointments.
Office of auditor for Treasury Depart
rlent.-George w. Ashworth, 81 200; Edwin
C. Ford, $1,000: Charles S. Mclaughlin,
$1,000; Joseph d. Nevins, $1,000; James G.
Jones, $1,000; William ]. Bolway, $1,000; D.
P. Mccormack, $1,000; William NJ. Grogan,
$1,000; John L. Anderson. $500; Mrs. E. ].
Dallas, $500; Jacob Seagle. 500; Alexander
j. Gibson, 500, and William F. Carter, $500.
Office of auditor for Post Office Depart
ment.-Miss l.. c. Hunter, s720: Miss A L.
Graves, $40: William 7. Blackshear, s720;
James +. Harper, $I20, and Ulysses r.
Webb, s72O.
Office of the controller of the treasury
Ed win H. Peery, $500.
Promotions.
Office of Secretary-S. N. Buynitzky, 81 800
to 5000; George Koehler; s1,4O0 to $3.50;
H. c. Pearson, $3.50 to 5000; ]. s. Van
Arsdale, 81 600 to 81 800.
Office of trcasurer-Mrs H. G. Heiner,
$1,000 to Sl,200; c. L. D. Washburne, 81, 400
to 81, 800; John H. Magee, 81, 400 to $1,000;
S. K. Petingale, $500 to $1,000; ]. o. Man
sen, $500 to s2,1O0; Miss H. NJ. Terry,
sl,COo to $1,000; Miss Ella Jarvis, $1,000 to
81 100; Miss Fannie Holmes, $500 to 81, 600;
Miss Ellen Matthews, $500 to $1,000; James
II. Campbell, $500 to $1,000.
Office of auditor for the Interior Depart
Hient-P. J. Troup, $1,000 to S1,SO0; J. S.
Petit, $1,000 to $3.50; F. X. Byrne, 81 600
to s., 500; J. B. Fowler. $1,000 to 81, 800; j. R.
Harlow, 81, 600 to 1900; David Aiken, $50
to $1,000; Miss NJ. f. johnson, $50 to $500.
Office of the register-Joseph Mccain.
$500
Coast and gsodetic survey-Louis P Key
ser, 81 400 to $1,S0O; A. H. Seton. $1,000 to
s1,2oo; P. H. Geddes, 500 to $1,000; R. H.
Office of auditor for Treasury Depart
ment-Chares T. Miller, l.4O0 to $1,000;
A. A. Branuey, $l.4OO to $1,000; U. G.
Burnes, $1,000 to sl,+oo; S. G, Pool, 81 go
Miss +. l.. Hanson, 500 to $1,000; d. w.
c. Sprague $1,000 to $1,000; Miss H. r. Jen
nings, $500 to 1920; ]. NJ. Harrison, $1,000
to 81 400; ]. H. Adams, 81 200 to 81 400.
Office of auditor for War Department..
c. Blakerey. $1,000 to 81 800; w. w. Poult-
ney, 81, 400 to $1,000; S. F. Thomas. I,2oo
to sl.40o; John W. Whitaker. sl,4oo to
81 800; W. w. Fugate, $1,000 to 81, 400; John
w Reid, $1,000 to 81 400.
Office of auditor for Post Office Depart
ment-V. E. Alberto, $500 to $1,000; Miss L.
b. 1SaacS 500 to Sl,O0O; Mrs. }. T.. wilson,
sSiO to $500; Miss NJ d. Sutton, $40 to
5000; Edmund Whine, s120 to $50; Mrs. S.
]. Dempster, $40 to $40.
Office of supervising architect-George w.
Deitrick, $1,000 to $500; William F. Field,
$1,000 to $1,So0; ]. S. Raymond, 81 400 to
$1,000
Removals.
Office of auditor for the Interior Depart
ment-A1iss L. L. Plummer, $1,000.
Office of internal revenues. A. Gannett,
s1,S00; E. NJ. Truell, s1.400; Miss NJ. B.
Whtehill $500: w H. Harmer 81 900; Mrs
T. korhammer, $500; Miss Emma Barr
$500.
A New Appointment Clerk.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has ap-
pointed Mr. Scott Nesbit, the present chief
clerk of the internal revenue bureau, as
appointment clerk of the Treasury Depart
ment in place of Mr.. kretz, recently APP
pointed superintendent Of the United States
mint at Philadelphia He has also ap-
pcil ted Mr.. E. c. Johnson. the present
chief of the income tax division, chief
clerk of the internal revenue bureau in
place of Mr.. Nesbt.
The entire income tax division was abol-
ished today. Most Of the clerks were trans