Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-04
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL
REPORTED BIZ THE SENATE APPRO-
PRIATIONs COMMITTEE.
PrOvisfOn for Adding Temporary
Items Relating to Departments.

The bill making appropriations for tht
| legislative, executive and judicial depart
ments Of the government was today report
| ed to the Senate by the committee on ap
preparations making the first regular ap
preparation bill of the session to be reported
to the Senate The only amendment of 9
legislative character added by the commit
tee is one providing that Temporary clerks
who have been in the government service
for two years. and who have demonstrated
their efficiency, may in the discretion of the
Secretary of the department in which they
are employed be appointed to fill vacancies
In the classified service whenever such va
cancieS occur
The net increase in the total appropria-
tion recommended by the committee is
S2le,15o bringing the aggregate up to $24,-
7233O7.
The principal increase is sol, 010 for the
Congressional Library. and of this amount
$4,000 is for the purchase of books, max
ing the total for that purpose 100000.
There also is provision Tor keeping the
library open Sundays, from pm. to 10
pm. and for this purpose $4,000 Is appro-
priated.
The other increases generally are. for
additional clerks in the various depart
ments.
The appropriation for the Office of the
controller of the treasury is reduced
S5,377.S0, and $1,000 is cut from the secret
service division. 80
The appropriation for the Senate is in
creased by the following additions: Fele-
graph operator. $500; messenger In charge
of store room, $24O. and five laborers.-
Under the architect of the Capitol two
additional elevator operators are provided
for, and machinist and electrician at
$1,000. The number of privates on the
Capitol police force is increased from twen-
ty-five to thrty-one.
Provision is made to continue the special
minority special messenger for the House.
Two hundred dollars a year is added to
the pay of the chief clerk of the govern
ment printing office.
The increases for the appropriation for
the Library of Congress amount to sol .O1O.
a number of salaries being increased by
500 or $500 year and additional employees
being provided for as follows: In cata-
logue division, one assistant at $500, one
at $1,000. three at 81 400. two at 81 200, four
at $1,000. Instead of four clerks in the
copyright division at $1.sOO each there are
provided three, with one chief clerk at
$1,000. Ten thousand dollars is appropri-
ated for keeping the library open from 2
o'clock until 10 on Sundays.
The salary of the chief clerk of the plate
department is increased to $1,000. and 5000
is added to the pay Of chief of bureau of
accounts.
Two hundred dollars is added to the sal
airy Of the chief Of loans and currency
Treasury Department. and an additional
laneous division. An additional clerk of
class four is given to the d'a5ursins office.
and one of class three stricken out Five
temporary clerks are provided 10 dispose
of appeals from the auditor OF the War De-
partment. number of minor increases
of salary and adjustment Of classification
are made In the several blancnes of the
Treasury Department.
In the commissary generals rtfica pro-
vision is made for one dditional clerk of
class four. one Of class two. one Of class
three. and corresponding reduction made In
the $1,000 class.
In the bureau Of naval equipment provi-
sion is made for one craftsman expert in
marine construction. at $1,000; and an addi-
tional clerk of class g.
In the office of Secretary of the Interior
provision is made for the following addi-
tional clerks: Two. class 4; three, class 3;
five, class 2: one. class l.
Five thousand dollars is given for the
equipment of the new scientific library of
the patent Office. Five hundred dollars is
added to the salary of the commissioner of
education.
A law clerk at $1,000 is provided for the
office of solicitor of the treasury.