Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-05
Legislative Appropriation Bill Re-
ported to the House.
CHANGES FROM The ESTIMATES
Limitations as to Certain Items in
the Measure.
TIME CLOCKS EXCLUDED

The legislative, judicial and executive ap
preparation bill, one of the most interesting
of all the appropriation bills to employees
of the executive departments at Washing
ton, was reported to the House today by
Mr.. Bingham.
Several features of the bill are of un-
| usual interest. One section prohibits abso-
lutely the use hereafter of ,ime-rIcording
clocks in the departments.
Another section wipes cut the honor
able service roll in the Treasury Depart
ment by abolishing the positions Of the
twenty-five clerks who are on the 1cll.
The section is follows:
THE appropriations herein made for the
officers, clerks and persons employed in the
public service shall not be available for
the compensation of any persons perma-
nentiy incapacitated by age or otherwise
for employment in such service. The es-
tabishment of a civil pension roll or an
honorable service roll or The exemption
of any of the officers, clerks and persons
in the public service from the existing
laws respecting employment in such serV-
ice is hereby prohibited"
The committee secured a list of the names
OF these clerks. the divisions where en-
snip or clerkships in those divisions
One-Yemr Employees.
The following provision is also inserted:
That the additional clerks and other en-
ployes rendered necessary because of in
creased work incident to the war with
Spain, including the temporary force OF
clerks and other employees in the War
Department and the Post Office Depart
ment, the additional clerks and other en-
ployes IN the office of the commissioner
of internal revenue and the increased force
Of deputy collectors of internal revenue,
appropriated for by this act, shall be ap-
pointed for term not exceeding one year,
as authorized, respectively, without COM
pliance with the conditions prescribed by
the act entitled AN act to regulate and
improve the civil service approved jan
uary IL. 1SS3'
There are several hundred of these
clerks the rolls, and but for the
enactment of this provision their terms
would expire by July l, next, and their
places would have to be filled by drawing
on the eligible list of the civil service.
Aggregate Estimates.
The estimates on which the bill is based
aggregate S24.365 o95.S6, of which amount
there is recommended in the bill $23,229,-
23746. The appropriations for the same
purposes for the current fiscal year, in
cluding S1T01 1860 carried in the sundry
civil and deficiency acts. aggregated S23,-
;}33 10, being $lU3,175.69 more than is
recommended i'll the bill for the service Of
the fiscal year 1890.
The total amount recommended in the bill
is 81, 135, I6S.40 less than the aggregate of
the estimates submitted.
The whole number of salaries specifically
provided for in the bill is 100 less than the
number estimated for, and, including %
heretofore paid from the general appro-
priation for the care Of the Congressional
Library building and grounds, is 300 more
than the number provided for in the law
for the current year.
Changes in the number or grade of Off
GERS 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 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, except that for ses-
sion employees the usual increase in their
aggregate compensation is made, growing
out of the longer term of employment dur
ing the ensuing session as compared with
the present short session of Congress.
House of Representatives..
janitor for the loom of the committee
en- ways and means is provided for at $72o
and provision is made for the assistant
clerk and stenographer to the committee
| on appropriations at s., Ooo instead of 81 go
a clerk to the committee on elections at
5000 is provided for instead of a clerk to
each of the committees on elections Nos
/, > and ), at 5000 each. Appropria tions
are recommended for the minority employees
authorized in the resolution of the House
of March 20, 1897, from the adjournment
OF the present session of Congress until
January /, 1900, and for the assistant de-
paftment messenger authorized by the reso-
luton of the House of December I, 1891
from the adjournment of the present ses-
sion until the close of the fiscal year 1900
The salary Of the chief clerk of the public
q az fG 100
| 81, 400.
The salary Of one assistant in the Library
OF Congress is provided for at $1,000 instead
of Sl,Sr0, and a superintendent of the art
department at $1,000 is recommended
Two additional messengers at the execu-
tive office at $500 each and laborer at
$l2O are provided for.
The salary of the private secretary to the
Secretary of State is reduced from s. 100
to s., 80.
Treasury Department.
Office of the Secretary-The salary of the
private secretary to the Secretary of the
Treasury is reduced from 81, 400 to s. $50
Office of chief clerk-An additional eleva-
tor conductor at S120, two firemen at S72O
each for the Winder building, and three
watchmen-firemen at S72O each and one
laborer at $780, for the Cox building rented
for use of the Treasury Department are
provided for.
Division of customs.-An additional clerk
at 81 900 is recomme ended
Division of loans and currency-TWo adj
ditlonal clerks at $500 each and six addi-
tional paper counters and laborers at $500
each, rendered necessary because of in
crease of work incident to the war with
Spain are provided for. An assistant mes
senger at $720 and a laborer at $780, now
borne on the honorable service roll are
omitted.
Miscellaneous divisional clerk at 5000,
borne on the honorable service roll is
omitted.
Office of controller of the treasury-Two
clerks of class ., at 81 400 each, instead Of
two clerks of class l, at 81, 200 each, and
one laborer at $500 are provided for
Office of auditor for Treasury Depart
ment.-Three clerks of class l. at 81 200
each, rendered necessary by increase Of
work incident to the war with Spain, are
provided for for the twelve months begin
ming April l, 1899.
Two clerks at $500 each, borne on the
honorable service roll, are omitted
Office of auditor for War Department.
The additional force rendered necessary be-
cause of increased work incident to the
war with Spain, provided for in a deficiency
act until March 81, 1S99 is continued for
one year from that date, together with ten
clerks at $1,000 each, ten clerks at $500 each
and three laborers at 5000 each Th, ag-
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