Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-18
Provisions Of the Appropriation Bill
Reported Today.
over TEN THOUSAND SALARIES FIXED
Estimates, However, Cut Down by
the House Committee.
CHANGES RECOMMENDED

The estimates upon which this Dill Is
based aggregate $22.365,O51, of which
amount there is recommended in the bill
$21, 444, 1851. The appropriate for the
current fiscal year aggregate S22,O69,7 7SO
being 1925 5S1.57 more than is recommended
in this bill. The amount recommended in
the bill Is 1920 800. 40 less than the esti-
mates submitted.
The whole number of salaries provided for
in this bill is 10,017. being 30 less than the
rumber estimated for, and 335 less than the
number provided in the current law.
Changes in the number or grade of officers
or employees of the government, and their
rate of compensation. as compared with the
current law, are recommended in the bill
as follows:
Senate.
The sum of $500 additional to the assist
ant doorkeeper Is omitted. Provision for
the clerks to the committees on woman
suffrage and mines and mining, at 100
each, is omitted. Otherwise the bill ap-
propriates for the officers. clerks and other
employees in the service of the Senate in
the same terms as the law for the current
year. except that for session employees the
usual reduction in their aggregate compen-
sation is made. growing out of the shorter
term of employment during the ensuing
session as compared with the present ses-
SIGN Of Congress
House of Representatives.
Provision is made for two annual clerks
to the committees on elections, at 5000
each, pursuant to the resolution of the
House of December %. 1895, and also for
Clerk to the committee on banking and cur
rency. at 5000 per annum, instead of at
S. per day during the session. Otherwise
the bill approprfates for the officers, clerks
and other employees in the service of the
House III the same terms as the la " Tor the
current year, except that for session en-
ployes the usual reduction is made in their
aggregate compensation growing out of
the shorter term of employment during the
ensuing. session compared with the pres
ent session Of Cor gress.
Treasury Department.
Secretary's office-In the chief clerks Of
flee provision is made for two additional
elevator conductors. at s72O each.
In the division of bookkeeping and war
rants two clerks of class 3, at 81 500 each,
are omitted.
Office auditor for the Treasury-A net re-
duction of two clerks. at $1,000 each, Is
made.
Office auditor for the Interior Depart
nlent-Six clerks of class 3. at $1,000 each.
and six clerks Of class 2. at 81, 400 each: in
all. twelve clerks, at $lsWO. are omitted.
Office auditor for the State and other de-
partn additional clerk of class 2,
al sl..nD. is provided for. and one clerk of
class l. at $1,000. is transferred to this Of
flee from the office of the steamboat IN
sDection service.
Office auditor for the Post Office Depart
ment-One clerk of class 3. at $1,000. Is
transferred from this office to the office of
the steamboat inspection service.
Office of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS addi-
tional expert counters, at $40 each, are
provided for, and skilled laborer at 81 900,
instead Of clerk of class I, at $l.2O, Is
provided for in the force employed in re-
deeming the national currency.
Office of the register-One' clerk OF class 8,
at $l.dp0. and one clerk of class =. at 81, 400.
are omitted.
The twenty-four additional employees. at
salaries aggregating $50, $50. authorized for
the fiscal year 1896, on account of collec ting
the income tax. are omitted.
Collecting internal Reconsideration for
salaries and expenses of 1903 additional
deputy collectors. aggregating $4OS, 600, and
for ten additional revenue agents. aggregat-
ing $4,000, authorized on account of the
income tax is omitted.
Office assistant treasurer at Boston.-An
additional stenographer and typewriter. at
5! 900. Is authorized
Mint at Carson, Ney.-The salaries OF a
cashier and a bookkeeper are reduced from
$1,000 and 81, 800 respectively. to 1850 each.
War Department..
A clerk of class .. at 81 400. is transferred
of the chief of engineers.
Public buildings and grounds.-A day
Waterman at Garfield Park. at $780, is pro-
vided for.
Post Office Department.
In the office of the Postmaster General
the chief clerk is authorized to act as super
intendent Of the Post Office Department
building instead Of the disbursing clerk. and
curator of museum, at $1,000, is provided
for.
Office second assistant postmaster gen.
eral-A messenger in charge Of mails, at
$780, is provided for in lieu of an assistant
messenger a $12O, omitted
Office fourth assistant postmaster general
One additional clerk of class ., at 81, 400, and
one clerk of class l. at 81 300 are provided
for.
Department of Justice.
The clerk in charge of accounts is given
500 additional. and one additional clerk Of
class 3, at $1,000; one clerk of class 9, at
81 400. and one clerk Of class !, at 81 200, are
authorized.
Limitations.
Limitations with respect to appropria tons
made in the bill not heretofore imposed
are recommended as follows:
In connection with the Office of the SUI
pervisng architect of the treasury, the fol-
lowing:
gagged in the office of the supervising archi-
tect under the special appropriation made
for the erection of a public building al Chi
cago. ILL.,. may, when not employed on work
pertaining to said building, be temporarily
detailed by the Secretary of the Treasury
to other work in said office, but while so
detailed no part of his compensation shall
be paid out of the appropriation for said
building.
In connection with the appropriation for
publication Of the Official Postal Guide,
the following:
And the Postmaster General may in his
discretion, cause a contract for furnishing
the Official Postal Guide to be made for a
term of four years.
With reference to details of clerks in the
several departments, there Is recommended
as section 3 of the bill. the following:
Sec. 3. Section one hundred and sixty-six
of the Revised Statutes is amended to read
as follows:
sec. 1856 Each head of a department
may from time to time, alter the distribu-
ton among the various bureaus and offices
of his department of the clerks and other
employees allowed by law, as he may find it
necessary and proper to do; but all the de-
tails hereunder shall be made by written
order of the head of tie department. and In
no case be for period of time exceeding
sixty days: Provided, That details so
made may, OF expiration, be renewed from
time to time by written order of the head
of the department in each particular case
for periods of not exceeding sixty days. All
details heretofore made are hereby revoked
but may be renewed as provided herein"