Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-15
Bill Appropriating S56,l27,84l Re-
ported to the House.
PROVISIONS OF LOCAL INTEREST
Additional Clerks in Executive
Department.
NJ IS G ELL AN EOUS ITEMS

The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
reported to the House today carries a total
of SOC. 127 S41, of which sum SAT 602 80 81
is reappropriation of unexpended balances
of former appropriations.
The following provisions of local interest
are carried by the bill:
To continue the employment of the fol-
lowing clerks and other employees from
April to June 80, 1900, inclusive rendered
necessary because of increase of work Incl
dent to the war with Spain. namely:
Office of the Secretary-For two clerks. at
the rate of $500 per annum each; and six
paper counters and laborers, at the rate of
$3.50 per annum each, in the division of
loans and currency; in all, Si,3S0
Office of auditor for Treasury Depart
ment-For three clerks of class l. 5000.
Office of auditor for War Department
For eight clerks of class 4, seventeen clerks
of class 3, ten clerks of class y thirty
clerks of class l, ten clerks. at the rate of
$1,000 per annum each; ten clerks at the
rate of $500 per annum each, and three la
borers at the rate of $3.50 per annum each
in all, S2S. 145.
Office of auditor for Navy Department
For two clerks of class ), three clerks of
class =, four clerks of class l. six clerks, a t
Sl,ooo each, and four clerks, at $500 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 post office building
Washington ID. C.-To enable the Secretary
of the Treasury to provide the new post Of
flee building, Washington, D. c. with fur
niture. including gas and electric light fix
lures. carpets, awnings, window shades,
$500.
Distinctive paper for United States sccu-
rities-For paper, including transportation,
salaries of register, tive counters five
Watchmen, onn Iaborer and expenses of Of
tt.4 fr..r,
intendent. s23,25o.
District of Columbia.
For surveyors office: For such cmployes
as may be required in accordance with The
provisions Of the act Of Congress making
the surveyor of the District of Columbia
a saiaried officer $500, one-half of which
sum shall be paid from the revenues of the
District of Columbia and one-half from
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
War Department.
For continuing the empio yment during
the three months, beginning April 1, 1900.
Of such additional temporary force of
clerks, messengers, laberers and other as
sistants as in the Judgment of the Sec
retary of War may be proper and neces-
sary to the prompt, efficient and accurate
dispatch of official business in the War
Department and its bureaus, to be allotted
by the Secretary Of War to such bureaus
and Offices the eXigencies of the needs
of the service may demand. S150000. Per
sons in the classified service of the govern
ment shall not be eligible to appointment
under this appropriation, or to be trans
ferred from any position in the classified
service to positions paid hereunder.
For construction of balloon house and
administration building at the signal corps
post at Fort Myer, Va, $500
Interior Department.
To complete repairs of the old post office
department building, $1,000.
TO reimburse DR., a. H. Wilmer on ac-
count of salary withheld, and other disal-
lowances, $j37.1J.
Post Office Department..
To continue the employment during the
three months beginning April 1, 1900 of
such additional temporary force of clerks
and other employees as, in the judgment of
the Postmaster General, may be proper and
necessary to the prompt, efficient and ac-
curate dispatch of the business in the Of
flee of the first assistant postmaster gen.
eral, 81 400
For rent of stable from October /. 1899,
to June 80, 1900, inclusive, at $50 per month,
$50.
For fuel and repairs to heating appa-
ratus, $1,000.
Library of Congress-.
For contingent expenses Of the library
including the copyright business, $500.
To pay to Herbert FriedenpsId, superin-
tendent of manuscripts. for money expend-
ed for travelling expenses to and from
Puerto Rico, for the purpose of collecting
for the Library of Congress rare manu-
scripts, books and maps pertaining to that
island, being for fiscal year 1899, S16966.
More Important Items.
The more important general appropria-
uons are: Treasury Department, $2.0S9. .624
War Department, $199,617; naval establish
ment, s210,oo0; postal service, s290.a27;
Paris exposition, sl69, 900; printing and bind
ing $210,00O Judgments Indian depreda-
ton claims. s242, liz; judgments, Court of
Claims, 81 1913 925