Evening star., 1896-12-16
CHA N Es IN FORCE
Those Mentioned in the Legislative Appro-
priation Bill as Reported.
Reductions and increases in the
Clerical Force of the Various
Government Departments.

A full statement of the changes in the
clerical force of the departments carried by
the legislative appropriation BILL reported
yesterday, is given below.
Three annual clerks to Senators who are
rot chairrnen Of committees, at 81, zoo each,
are omitted. in accordance with the esti-
mates. Otherwise the bill appropriates
for the officers, clerks and other employees
In the service Of the Senate in the same
terms as the law for the current year, ex-
cept that for session employees the usual
increase In their aggregate compensation
Is made, growing out Of the longer term of
employment during the ensuing session,
as compared with the present short ses-
sion of Congress-
Specific provision is made for four as
sistants in the document room who are
now authorized and employed under reso-
luton of the House, namely, one at 81 $40,
one at $1,DO, and two ut $1,000 each.
Otherwise the bill appropriates for the Of
hcers, clerks and other employees in the
service of the House in the same terms
as the law for the current year.
Treasury Department..
Secretary's office-In the chief clerks Of
hce the salary of the assistant superin-
. tendent of the treasury building is pro-
vided for at $500, instead of 81, 1OO and
500 additional for a clerk Of class in
charge of documents in the division of mail
and files is authorized.
Office Of supervising architect-The
amount authorized to be used in the Office
of the supervising architect for the en-
ployment Of skilled craftsmen and others,
to be paid out of the appropriations for
public buildings, is reduced from $50, 600
to $4,000.
Office of controller Of the treasury-The
salary of the chief clerk Is provided for at
81, 800 instead of s., 100; five law clerks are
provided for at $2,1OO each, instead of
chief law clerk at $2,1OO, one at 81, 100, and
three at $1,000 each, and a clerk Of class
T. $1,000, instead of clerk of class 8,
800. is provided for.
Office of the treasurer-An increase of
two clerks of class l at $1,000 each, and
three clerks at 500 each, is made in the
force employed in redeerning the national
currency.
Bureau of statistics-Fcr the payment of
the service Of experts, and for other nee
essary expenditures connected with the col
lection of facts relative to the internal
and foreign commerce, the appropriation
is increased from $500 to 5000
Office of the director of the mint-The
examiner, at $500. is omitted, and clerk
OF class !, 81 800 is given in lieu of one
clerk of class 3, 81. 600.
War Department.
A reduction is made of twenty-five clerks
in the record and pension office at ST. 600
each. The appropriation for contingent
expenses is reduced from S45,OOO to $4,000.
Navy Department..
In accordance with the recommendatio
of the Secretary of the Navy the entire
clerical force Of the department is rear
ranged SO as to provide in each bureau for
the persons who are actually employed
therein, whether under detail or other
wise, no increase being made in the num-
ber or compensation of the clerical force,
except that in the Nautical Almanac office
provision Is made for the services of a
competent mathematician to supervise the
completion of the table of the planets, at
$1,000.
The appropriation for per diem and trav-
cling expenses of special pension examiners
is reduced from $50000O to $3.50 600
Patent office-Provision is made for five
additional messenger boys at $500 each.
Ofhce of surveyors general-The dppro-
prlations for clerks in the office of the
surveyor general of Idaho are reduced from
100000 to $4,000 and in the office OF the
surveyor general of South Dakota from
5000 to $1,000, in accordance with the es-
Inmates of the department.
Post Office Department.
Office of third assistant postmaster gem
eral-An increase is made of one clerk of
class l, 1920, and three clerks at $1,000
each. In the office of fourth assistant
postmaster general an increase is made CT
one clerk of class 2, ST. 400, one clerk Of
class one, $1,000. and one assistant mes
senger, S120.
Department of Justice.
Office of the Attorney General-An in
crease is made of one clerk Of class 4,
81, 500; two assistant messengers at $40
each, and the salary of the chief of the
division of accounts is provided for at
s., 500, instead of 5000. The appropria-
tion for miscellaneous expenditure is in
creased from Sc, 400 to 81 800.