The evening times., 1897-12-13
EXECUTIVE BILL REPORTED
Carries $7S0,S61 Less Than
= the Estimates.
TOTAL AMOUNT IS $21,5s2,425
Ten Thousand Salaries Are Provided
for and One Hundr and Ninety
Eight Cut Off the Estimates-A
Numbers of Transfers Authorized
The Hours Of Labor.

Mr.. Bingham today reported to the
House the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, which is $3.50,
Sol less than the a:iiount asked for in the
estimates.
The report filed by Mr.. Bingham will
the bull sets forth that the estimates upon
which The bill is based aggregates S22,343
2S6.65, of which amount there is recon-
mended in the bill 1852, 1856.
The whole number of salaries specificall,
provided for in the bill is 10, 900, being 19S
less than the number estimated for and
Twenty-Five less than the number provided
for iu the current law.
The bill appropriates for the Officers
clerks and other employees in the service Of
the Senate in the same terms Is the Ia W for
the cGrrent year, except that for session
employees the usual reduction is made In
their aggregate compensation, growing out
OF the shorter term of employment during
the ensuing short session as compared with
the present long session.
Provision is recommended for steno-
graphic clerk for the clerk of the House, at
$1,000 per annum. Otherwise the hill ap-
propriates for the officers, clerks and other
employees IN tie service OF the House in the
same terms az the law for the current year,
except that for session employees the usual
reduction is ma de in their aggregate COM
pensation, growing out Uf the shorter tern,
Of employ yalent during the ensuing short ses.
sion as compared with the present long scs-
Lon.
Provision is made for an additional as
sistant secre; ary In the executive office, at
$1,000, and for one clerk of Class >,
$l,4|O, in lieu of Il clerk Of Class 4,
$l,S00, making net increase Of S2,iO0.
Three laburero, at $3.50 each, are trans
ferred u the Department of State from
the office OF the superintendent of the
State, War and Navy building
The office of the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the several divisions therein are re-
arranged, as desired by the Secretary, and
there are also transferred thereto from
other offices or bureaus of the department
A employees, with salaries agCragating
81 13 $50; i copyist, at SS40, in the loIls
division, is omitted, and there is trans
ferred from the Secretary's office to the
office of the Comptroller OF the Currency
one clerk of class l , 81 200, making an
apparent. but hot real. net increase of 1 .
employees, with salaries agrregating 81 l.,
b4o. In addition, two expert accountants,
at $1,000 each, are provided for III the
immediate office of the Secretary.
office Auditor for the War Department
Two clerks of class 1 are transferred
from TINS office to the appointment divis-
ion of the Treasury. and one clerk Of class
is transferred from the office of the au-
ditor OF the Interior Department TO this
office.
Office Auditor for the Navy Der artment
One law clerk at So, 900 is omitted, and
a Iaburer at $500 is transferred To the of
flee Of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Office Auditor FOR the Interior Depart
ment-Four clerks of class 2 are trans
ferred, respectively, to the offices of dis
bursting clerks in the Treasury. auditor for
the Postoffice Department, Treasurer, and
Secret service division: two clerks OF class
] are transferred, respectively. TO the Of
flee of the auditor for the War Depart
ment and the appointment division OF the
Treasury; one clerk at ST. 900 is trans
ferred 10 the appointment division of the
Treasury; six clerks OF class l are omitted
entirely: one clerk at 81 900 and one CLERK
at $a0a additional are provided for, max
ing al actual net reduction OF -four clerks,
$4,000.
Office Auditor for the State and other
Experimentation additional clerk of Class |
a and two clerks of Class 8, are provided |
for.
Office Auditor for the Postofrice De- |
partnent--A clerk of Class is. trans |
ferred 10 this office from the off ice
Of Auditor cf the Interior Department,
and four money order assorters, ut $40
each are omitted.
office OF the Treasurcr-one clerk Jf
Glass is transferred to this office from he
office of the auditor for the Interior Depart
ment, and sxeXpert counters ,at $500 each,
are transferred to the loans division of the
Treasury.
Office of the Register-One clerk of Glass
and one clerk of Class l are transferred
o the appointment division.
Office Comptroller of the Currcncy-One
;lerk OF class 1 is transferred to this office
rom the office OF the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Office Conmissionerof I Internal RevenIe-
Dne head OF division, at 81, $50 is omitted.
Bureau of Navigation-The additional
allowance TO the clerk designated AS
,eputy commissioner is increased from
5000 to S40O.
secret service IblNfslon-tne clerk OF
class 2 is transferred to this division from
he office of the Auditor of the Interior
department..
War Department-Office of the Secretary:
Provision If made for clerk to the SecTe
ary, at 50, 400.
Office Of the Commissary General-A Ie-
iuction is made of one clerk of class /.
Office Publication of Records OF the Re.
'ellion-The appropriation for employees in
his office heretofore carried in this bill is
united, with a view to providing for The
oncluding OF publication Of the Records If
he Rebellioi' on the sundry civil appr1pr:a
hon bill.
Stale, War and Navy building-Three
aborers at $3.50 each are transferred To
he State Department.
Navy Dera5pent-The appropriation of i