The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-05
MILLIONS FOR EXPENSES
The Legislative, Executive. and
Judicial Bill Reported.
Il Rcaches the House From the APP
prOprintionx Committee and Is
Placed ON the Calendar-The Total
Amount Asked for x2a. 49G. 5ssS.27-
New Limitations Recommended.

Representative Bingham. from the Com
mittee on Appropriations. reported to the
House yesterday the Legislative, Execu-
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill. II
was ordered printed and placed on the
calendar The bill may be called up today
and passed tomorrow. The amount car
ried by the bill as reported is s2i.496,
50S.27. The estimates on which the bill is
based aggregate So, 399, 500 IS. The repor,
on the bill says:
1T is proper to state that OF the ISt
specific salaries estimated for in excess
Of those recommended in the bill 1876 were
for or in lieu of clerks and others in the
War Department now employed and paid
from general appropriation made for
the current fiscal year for additional en-
ployes rendered necessary in the War De-
partment because of increased work incl
dent to the war with Spain, which general
ii is proposed to continue
during the next fiscal year in the same
sum as was provided for the current year;
and As per cent of such specific salaries
estimated for were in place of employ
ments in the Navy Department now paid
from appropriations for increase of the
navy As the committee did not deem ii
wise to recommend repeal at this time
of the law authorizing such employments
In the Navy Department. they have not
provided appropriations in the accompa-
nying bill for them
Changes in the number or grade of OIL
GERS or employees of the Government and
their rate of compensation. and increases
or reductions in general appropriations,
as compared with the current law, are
l,J ~, !, foil
The Senate and House.
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
session employees the usual increase in
their aggregate compensation is made.
growing out of the longer term of employ
ment during the ensuing session as COM
pared with the present short session OF
Congress.
The appropriate tons for contingent and
miscellaneous expenses of the Senate are
reduced in the aggregate 5000. as recon-
mended in the estimates.
Office OF the Architec; of the Capitol-An
additional assistant engineer, at 81 200:
one fireman, at $500, and two laborers, at
$40 each, are provided for, as authorized
by resolution of the House.
Clerks and messengers to committees
A janitor for the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Ross.s. at 500, is provided
Tor.
Office of the doorkeeper-An additional
laborer, at 1920. is provided for. together
with an assistant foreman of the folding
room, at Sass per day, and laborer, at
$50 per month: the two latter being au-
thorized by resolutions of the House.
Inv, Inv ~, n
of the clerk. doorkeeper and postmaster,
and for session committee clerks, the
usual increase in their aggregate COM
pensation is made growing out CT the
longer term of employment during the
ensuing session as compared with the
present short session of Congress.
Library and State Department.
Additional assistants in the catalogue and
shelf divisions are provided for as fol-
lows: One at $1,000, two at $500 each, six
at $3.50 each. TWO at $500 each and four at
$3.50 each.
In the copyright Office additional clerks
are provided for as follows: Two at 81, 400
each and two at $500 each.
For the CUSTODY, care, and maintenance
of the building and grounds five additional
charwcmen, at $3.50 each, are provided for.
For expenses of exchanging public doc
uments tho appropriation is increased from
81 ESQ to 81. 500.
For miscellaneous and contingent ex-
penses the appropriation is reduced from
IS 500 to s. 500.
For furniture the appropriation is in
creased from s45. coo to $55. 900.
A law clerk to edit the laws of Congress
and perform such other duties as the Sec
rotary may require of him, at salary OF
81 SEQ. is provided fer. and the general ap-
preparation of $4,000 heretofore made for
editing and distributing the laws Of Con-
gress is omitted.
The following additional employees are
also authorized: Two clerks of class 2. at
81 200 each; three clerks of class 1, al 81 200
each. and 81 chief messenger, at 81, 600, in
lieu of messenger at $40.
For books and maps the appropriation is
reduced from $4,000 to $2.CG0. and an ap-
preparation Of $1,500 is recommended, as
required by law. 10 pay the expenses OF
printing the certified copies of the final as
cer.ainment of the electors for President
and Vice President
The Treasury Department.
Cfice of the Secretary-The following
salaries are recommended to be increased:
Inspector of electric light plants, from
81. 800 to 81, 600; estimate and digest clerk,
from $3.50 10 $500. And he following
additional are recommended: One assis-
tant inspector of electric light plants, at
81 600. in the Office Of the chief clerk: one
at $40. In the Division OF
Loans and Currency.
Office of the Comptroller of the Treas
ury-An additional law clerk. at 5000, is
recommended, together with a clerk of
class 4. at $500, instead Of clerk OF
class 3, at s., coo.
Ofice Of the Auditor for the Navy De-
law clerk at s., 600 is recon-
mcnded.
once Of the Auditor for the PostofIice
following additional are
Deputy Auditor, $500;
five clerks of class /, at 81 .2o0 each; five
clerks at $1,000 each; five clerks, at 5000
each, and two laborers, at sss0 each.
Office OF the Treasurer-A Deputy As
sistsnt Treasurer, at 5000. is recon-
mended.
Office of the Comptroller of the Cur
following additional are rec
One clerk of class 3, at
s. GOO: three clerks of class 2, at 81, 400
each. and two clerks. at $, COO each.
Office of the Lighthouse Board-hn ad-
ditional clerk, at s720, is recommended.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing-1ho
salary of the Assistant Director is in
creased from s.. $50 TO $3.50.
Bureau of Statistics-For collecting
statistics relative to commerce the APP
preparation is increased from 5000 to
s.. GOO.
Secret Service Division-The salaries of
the Chief and of the chief clerk are in
creased. respectively, from $500 to
"a coo. and from 81. 900 to 81. $50.
Office of the Director of the Mint-The
for freight on bullion and
coin is increased fCom $4,000 to 100000
Bureau Of lmmigration-An additional
clerk OF class 2, at 81 400, is recommended
Contingent expenses - Appropria lions
for contingent expenses are increased as