Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-04
The Legislative, Executive and Ju-
dicial Appropriation Bill.
REDUCTIONS AND INCREASES MADE
How the Different Departments
Are Affected.
TAX OFFIC e r S

The legislative executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill was reported to the House
today. This bill provides the salaries for
the officials and employees OF the govern
ment The whole amount recommended In
the bill is 81 ,S05, 1862, being reduction
under the estimates of $543, 575.O5, and an
increase over the appropriations for the
current year, made at the last session, of
$437, 9O3.23.
Patent ONCE Gazette.
Among the new provisions Of law are the
following:
The duties of crier of the Court of APP
peals of the District of Columbia shall
hereafter be performed by the United
States marshal or one Of his deputies.
In connection with the appropriations
for producing the Official Gazette and
copies of the weekly issue of patents, etc,
for the patent office the following:
Said work referred to in this and the
preceding paragraph to be done under the
and in the city of Washington, or within
such a reasonable distance therefrom as
the Secretary of the Interior may consider
to be not disadvantageous to the depart
ment, and the commissioner Of patents,
under the direction of the Secretary of the
Interior. shall be authorized to make con-
tracts therefor upon competitive bids after
prope' notice by publcat ton: Provided
That the entire work may be done at the
government printing office If, in the judg-
rnent OF the joint committee on printing it
shall he deemed to be best for the interests
OF the government
Interior Department Reforms.
The reforms recommended in the Interior
Department by the Dockery commission,
and heretofore published are included in
the bill. together with the following pro-
vision: 1t shall be the duty of the head
n
eminent establishment in the city of
Washington to submit to the first regular
session of the Fifty-fourth Congress, and
annually thereafter in the Annual Book of
Estimates. statement as to the condition
OF business in his department or other
government establishment, showing wheth-
er any part of the same is in arrears, and
II so. In what divisions of the respective
bureaus and offices of his department or
other government establishment such ar
rears exist. the extent thereof, and the rea-
sons therefor; and also q statement of the
number and compensation of employees APP
propria ted for in one bureau or office who
have been detailed to another bureau or
office for period exceeding one year.
Changes at the Capitol.
The following changes are provided by
the bill: The clerks to the Senate commit
tees on woman suffrage and mines and
mining are dropped. A reduction of s., 100
is made in the force of the document room
Of the House. rendered necessary by the
new printing law. There is a reduction
CT nine clerks to House committees, as fol-
lows: Mines and mining, revision of the
laws, library, arid lands assistant clerk to
military affairs AMI two assistant clerks
to invalid pensions. An increase of three
folders is made for the House document
room. For the employment of additional
force under the librarian Of Congress $500
is provided
departmental Changes.
Under the State Department there is a
reduction of two clerks at 500 each and a
reduction of $1,000 for editing the laws Of
this session of Congress.
Treasury Department, customs division,
increase of one clerk at $1,SO0 and one at
$500. In the division of stationery, print
ing and blanks, the following reductions:
two clerks of class four, foreman reduced
from $ per day to 81, four binders from 81
per day to 1920. increase OF one clerk at
$500 and one assistant messenger at $40.
In the office OF the supervising architect,
the office Of chief clerk at $500 Is abolish
ed In the Office Of the controller of the
treasury the following changes are made:
One law clerk at ST. 100 and two at $1,000
each omitted. with an increase Of one
clerk at 81 800.
Office of auditor for the Treasury
Department the following increases in the
clerical force: One clerk of class at
81 800; two of class 3, three of class and
nine at 81 600 each. In the auditor for the
Interior Department q Encouragement of
the clerical force is provided, resulting in
4 net reduction of $50. The Encouragement
gives eight clerks of class 4. instead of
four clerks of that class; thirteen clerks
OF class 3, instead of seventeen, and one
clerk at $40 instead of two. In the office
OF the treasurer the following reductions
are made: One clerk Of class 4, two clerks
CT class g two clerks at $500 each and as
s'stant bookkeeper reduced from $500 to
81, 100. The following increase is made in
the office Of the treasurer: One clerk at
81 200.
On Account OF the Income Tax.
In the Office of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue the office of microscopic at
81, 500 is abolished. The following in
creases are authorized in that office on
account Of the income tax: One statisti-
cian 5000; one head of division, 81, $50: six
clerks of class 2, eight clerks of class 1,
ger.
In the bureau of navigation the addi-
tiCnal salary of the clerk designated as
deputy commissioner, $500, is abolished.
An appropriation Of S40S, 600 for SOB addi-
tional deputy collectors to collect the in
come tax is made: also ten additional rev.
enue agents at 5000 each.
War Department.
In the record and pension office there 10 a
reduction of twenty-five clerks of class /,
and twenty-five at $1,000 each. This reduc-
ton is said to be rendered advisable by the
progress of the work.
In the Office Of the quartermaster general
there is an increase of three clerks Of class
g. three of class 1 and two at 81, 900 each.
In the office of the surgeon general the
reductions are made upon the
suggestion Of the Secretary Of War: One
clerk of class 3, one of class 2 three of
class 1 and three at 600 each. The chief
Of ordnance gets an additional clerk at
81 900. III
The rebellion record office suffers the fol-
lowing reductions: Two clerks of nclass i,
two Of class 3, one Of class 2, one of class l,
two copyists at $500. two pressmen at 81 ,2UU,
one compositor at $1,000 and two copyists
at $500.
There is a reduction of $500 in the con-
tingent expenses of the War Department.
A reduction of $4,12O is made In the con-
tingent expenses Of the State, War and
Navy building.
Navy Department.
Office Of naval records Of the rebellion
there Is a reduction of one clerk of class
2 and increase of $1,000 for publishing the
naval records Of the rebellion. Bureau of
equipment, increase of one clerk Of class