Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-06
Appropriations Asked for the Support
of the Government.
MANY ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST
Increases and Reductions in the
Different Departments.
p Z B Lie RES ERVATION S

The House committee on appropriations
today received the annual estimates of APP
| preparations for the support of the gov
eminent for the next fiscal year.
The total amount called for by the esti-
mates is $i62,6I7,sS5, which is about So,
Cc0,0o0 in excess of the appropria TORS for
1888, including deficiencies and miscella-
neous, and about $41,030,000 more than the
estimates for ISIS. The total postal de-
ficiency is estimated at $6,0iS,1i2.
Items of Local Interest.
Among the estimates of local interest are
the following items:
Library of Congress, an increase of SO
$50 in clerical hire is recommended, also
an increase of s;:3.%3O for purchase of
books. 5000 increase in contingent ex-
penses, $4,000 for the superintendent OF
the library and $la.thjJ for keeping the
library open IN the evenings.
The civil service commission asks an in
crease of $50 IN clerical hire ard $ituo
for travelling expenses. 1t IS recommended
that one salaries of the second and tnlTd
assistant secretaries of state should he
increased I,uuo per annun each, and the
first assistant secretary, $.IJA. The total
Increase recommended III the salary list IN
the Office of the Secretary OF State is $l9,-
O.-O
Treasury Department.
In the Treasury Department the follow
ing increases in the clerical force are
accommodates one assistant engineer,
S1.o03; one plumber, 81 100; TWO ftrcnen for
the Winder building at $40 each; six eX-
pert accountants in the Office OF the con-
troiler OF the treasury at 5000 each, and
two clerks OF class two and one laborer
for the same Office.
For the Office OF tho auditor for the In
terror llE.T4 rDG0t attached to the
estimates by the auditor says:
This estimate calls for d total force of
Ii@ employees, with salaries a2gTegctiiG
$l.J. $40 This is Il reduction in the clerical
force OF the Office OF thirteen employees,
with salaries aGsrC eating so, 100. as pro-
viGcd by law for the current fiscal year, as
the act of February j.. 1891. provides for
IL employees and arpI1priates @}lt,oD Tor
salaries for this Office. In estimating for
this large reduction in the clerical force l
have necessarily rearr&ngcd ana classified
the force, and have prOH.;ed for an m
crease of four clerks Of class and one
clerk CT class B..
In the office OF the auditor for the State
Department one examiner OF diSbursing
CLERKS, at S2,ea is recommended, two adj
ditiOlIl clerks of class ! ana TWO of class
,. Office OF the uUdltur for the Post Once
Experimentation law clerk at 5000 is
Recommended. The salary Of deputy con-
trC!ter OF the currency l. recommended to
be increased $40 per a1nam. once of The
life saving .ervicc-Oae law ccr.- at 5000
Is recommended. Bureau OF StGtistics-One
CHIEF translator al %l,Ntj and o1e assistant
at ai.-'j. Marine hospital sery4ce-,lcrea5e
% one clerk Of class ana enc messenger.
War mRd navy Departments.
J2der the War Department the following
Increases are recommended: Catcf Clerk,
I,"0; ore foreman OF stables, at $l.0Jo;
Office of chief of ordnance, two expert
stvaoSraphors aud typewriters.
In tAe Navy Department increases are
recommended As follows: Judge aGyoca &c
aeileI@i; Office, one clerk ii ci3ss ). naval
Observatory, Two CCmpurcrs, one assistant
l1StrGment maker: bureau of steam engiI-
ecrtng, one chief craftsman, $2,2JJ; bureau
q co9s,Eu ,t!on' ana repair, toJr CLERKS OF
class |; bureau of supplies and accounts,
one laborer at $jjt.