Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-22
LEGISLATIVE BILL REPORTED
Senate COMMITTEES Increases Appropriation
Over House Figures.
PrOvision Msae for Opening the Con.
ent Once Force Increased.

The Senate committee on appropriations
today concluded its consideration of the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
rriation bill. and Senator Cullom reported
1t to the Senate.
As reported the bill carries an aggregate
appropriation of 81. Co., 800. a net increase
over the amount appropriated In the House
bill OF $l5S.O5a
The most important change made by the
Senate committee on appropriations in this
bill as it passed the House Of Represen-
tatives is provision for the opening OF
the Library of Congress during the even
fngs on and after the LIST day Of October,
1888. For this purpose the following en-
ployes are provided: Under the librarian,
fve assistants at the rate of 800 per an
mum each; fifteen assistants at the rate
OF $50 per annum each; In all Sl1 AS.
Under the superintendent Of the Library
building and grounds. for engineers, cleo
tr1cfan, machinfst, skilled laborers &C.
N,SS6. Also the fund for contingent ex-
penses Of the library is increased to s. 500
instead of $1,000.
To the force of the librarian of Congress
there Is added one assistant, to be In
charge Of the Smithsonian deposit. at
salary of 81 800; also a driver for the mall
and delivery wagon, $500, and four mes
senger boys. $500 each. authority being
given to promote the latter when vacan-
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found competent and deserving.
The position of superintendent of the
art gallery is changed to be that of chief
clerk and superintendent Of the art gal
lery. and the salary is increased from
5000 to $500
The bill increases the force of the White
House by the addition of one clerk Of
class and increases the amount allowed
for contingent expenses there from 50 600
tc $4,000.
Clerks I'm the Treasury.
Under the Treasury Department three
instead Of two experts are provided for. at
$1,000 each, and in the division Of customs
four instead of three clerks of class four
and three instead of two clerks, 81. 900 each
are provided. The auditor for the War
Department is given fifteen instead of six
teen clerks Of class four, a reduction Of
one. The auditor for the State and other
deparements Is given twelve instead Of
eleven clerks of class four.
Auditor for the Post Office Department
is given seventy-two instead Of seventy-five
clerks of class 2 and eighteen instead of
twenty money order assorters at $500 each
In the office of the life-saving service, three
instead Of two clerks of class 4 are pro-
vided.
War Department.
Under the head of War Department the
salary of the clerk to the Secretary is low
cred from s.. 400 to 81 $50 In the office of
the commlSsary general fourteen instead OF
thirteen clerks are provided for.
To make provision for the office of publ
cation Of Records of the Rebellion, the fol-
lowing new provision is inserted in the bill:
For one agent, 5000; two clsrks class
4. one clerk. class 3: one clerk, class 2; two
clerks. class 1; one copyist. two assistant
messengers. two watchmen and one la
bcrer. at $6O0, and for renting Of building
for use Of thu Rebellion Records office,
81 200.
For the State, War and Navy Depart
ment building, an increase of the watch
force is made from forty to ffty-eisht
watchmen.
The salary of the private secretary OF the
Secretary Of the Interior is increased from
5000 to $2,225.
Provision is also made for a clerk of class
four to act as census clerk and for other
expenses attending the proper care and
previous censuses there Is provided $500.
Patent once Force Increased.
A substantial increase of the force Of the
United States patent Office is given, which
raises the total appropriation for that bu-
reau from $695. 800 to $712 10. The increases
provided for follow: Thirty-three instead of
81 principal examiners; SO instead of "a first
assistant examiners; 40 instead of 80 Sec
ond assistant examiners: 45 instead of 43
third assistant examiners; IS instead of 50
fourth assistant examiners, and % instead
of 20 messenger boys.
The salary of the private secretary to the
postmaster General is increased from
$1,000 to $2,25O.
To the force of the secretary of the Sem
ate there is added. "a messenger to act as
assistant librarian, under the Senate res
oluuon, July g. 1887, 81, 40"