The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-16

of Existing Statutcs-How the Vns
sum Is to BE Apportione'
Among the Various Departments
Representative Cannon, Chairman of thu
Committee on Appropriations, fayorably re
ported in the House yesterday the Urgen
Deficiency bill. This bill which is the frs
appropriation bill of the session. will h'
called up for consideration today. it car
ries a total of $56, ,127. .S41-sS, ,525 500 direc
appropriations, and 81, ,6O2, ,3S3 reappTopria-
tions from unexpended balances under the
War and Navy departments. The several
allotments of the bill are:
Executive Office, $4,000; Treasury De-
partment, s2,O69, ,624; Fish Commission,
$500; Smithsonian Institution, $4,000;
District of Columbia. $500; War Depart
ment. $780, Naval Establishment, S2,-
100000: Interior Department, sS25,5I3; De-
partment of Justice, sS2. 2.53l Postoffice De
/ partment. $3.50; Postal Service. S29O. O.32i;
Paris Exposition, s169. 500; House of Rep
/ resentatives, So, 900; Library of Congress,
| S2.G70; printing and binding. S2IO.Ooo;
| judgments, Indian depreciation claims,
/ s242, ,l12; judgments, Court of Claims,
| S2,123925.
Military EstabIishment-Signal Service.
! s1S3. 500; Pay Department, SIS. .1SS, 49,: Sub
| sistence Department, 100000; Quarter
masters Department, s25350, 600; Medical
Department. s50O,O00: Ordnance Depart
| ment, $500. 900.
Naval Establishment-Bureau Of Equip
~ Ctnap
ing, s1.5O0.000.
large number OF the items in the bill
have local interest. Among them are the
following:
District of Columbia: For surveyors Of
fee: Fer such employees as may be re-
quired in accordance with the provisions of
the act OF Congress making the Surveyor OF
the District of Columbia a salaried officer.
S2,500, one-half of which sum shall be paid
from the revenues of the District of Colum
bia and one-half from any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Library of Congress: For contingent eS-
penses of the library, including the copy
right business, s2500. To pay Herbert
Friedenwald. superintendent of manu-
scripts, for money expended for travelling
expenses TO and from Porto Rico, for the
purpose OF collecting for the Library OF
Congress rare manuscripts. books. and
maps pertaining to that island, being Tor
fiscal year 1893, sl69.66.
Treasury Department-To continue the
employment OF the following clerks and
other employees from April l 20 June 30.
1900. inclusive, lrendcred necessary be-
cause of increase OF work incident to the
war with Spain, namely:
Office of the Secretary-For two clerks
at the rate OF. 5000 per annum each: and
six paper counters and laborers, at the
rate of $500 per annum each in the di-
vision of loans and currency; in all, ii, $50.
Office of Auditor for Treasury Depart
mentor three clerks of class l, $500.
Office OF Auditor for War Department
For eight clerks OF class 4; seventeen
clerks OF class 3. ten clerks OF class 2.
thirty clerks of class 1. ten clerks. at the
rate of $1,000 per annum each; ten clerks.
at the rate Of 5000 per annum each. and
three laborers. at the rate OF $3.50 per
annum each; in all. S2s,1i5.
Office of Auditor for Navy Department
For two clerks of class 3. three clerks
of class Q. four clerks OF class l, six
clerks al $1,000 each. and four clerks, at
5000 each: in all, $3.50
Office OF the Register Of the Treasury
For three clerks of class l. and three
clerks at $1,000 each; in all, 1850.
Furnishing new Postoffice Building,
Washington, ID. C.-To enable the Sec
retary of the Treasury to provide the new
postoffice building. Washington. d. c.,
with furniture. including gas and electric
light fixtures. carpets, awnings, window
shades, So, 500.
Distinctive paper for United States Sc
paper. including transporta |
tion. salaries of register. two counters, |
FIVE watchmen. one laborer, and expenses
of officer detailed from the Treasury as |
s23,25O.
War Department-For continuing the |
during the three months. be-
April /. 1868, of such additional |
temporary force OF clerks, messengers. |
laborers. and other assistants as in the |
Judgment of the Secretary of War may be
proper and necessary to the prompt ef-
acient and accurate despatch of official |
business in the War Department and its |
bureaus, to be ala, cd by the Secretary of
War TO such bureaus and offices as the eX-
gencies of the needs OF the service may
demand, $50 900. Persons in the classl-
led service OF the Government shall not be
eligible to appointment under this appro-
priation, or to be transferred from any
position In the classified service to posi-
ions paid hereunder
For construction of balloon house and
building at the signal corps
lost at Fort Myer. Va, $500.
Postofiice Department-To continue the
employment during the three months be-
ginning April /, 1900. of such additional
emporary force of clerks and other en-
,loyes as. in the judgment of the Post
master General, may be proper and nee
.ssary TO the prompt, efficient. and accu.
ate despatch of the business in the office
4 the First Assistant Postmaster General.
a, i50
For rent of stable. from October l. 1922.
o June 30. 1900. inclusive. at 500 per
MONTH $3.50
For fuel and repairs to heating appa-
atus, $1,000.
Department OF the Interior-Tu complete
epairs of the old Postoffice Department
uilding. $4,000
To reimburse Dr. A. II. Wilmer on ac-
ount of salary withheld. and other disal-
awances, S527.t5.
GOVERNMENT FOR HAWAII