Evening star., 1901-03-02
H o USE b EN- P LOVES
AGREEMENT KE4cIIED By THE con-
FEREEs ON THE aLRGIsLATIvE BILL.
Changes Made in tke Force and Reg
uIatfons for the Future
80 t9 p. ts
Government.


| tive and judicial appropriation bill have
| reached an agreement on the changes to
be made In the -forcei of employees of the
| House. as follows: One librarian reduced
| from 5000 to $500: two assistant librari-
| ans reduced from $3.50 to 81 600 each; one
locksmith is reduced from 81, 40 to 81, 900;
one cabinet maker, s1,2eo created; two as
sistant cabinetmakers at $500 each, created;
two messengers in House library at s1,314
| each omitted two assistants, one in clerks
office and one in disbursing office at 81, 400
| each, created; three laborers at $720 each
| omitted; three assistants, one in library,
| one in document room and one in station
| cry room at $500 each, created one assist
ant index clerk at sB per day during the ses-
| sion, with average annual pay of 81 1539,
omitted; one assistant index clerk at 81 800
per annum, created; for hire of horses and
| wagons and carriage for use, of the clerks
| office the sum is reduced from 5000 to $50.
| The net result is an Increase of 81, 434.
| In the office of the sergeant-at-arms it
| is proposed to omit from the, Capitol police
| one private at 81, 100 who has heretofore
received $500 additional pay; provides for
| clerk in charge Of pairs at 81 400, a net re-
| duction of $500; increases the compensation
| of the paying teller from $4,000 to $2,150;
| increases the compensation of the laborer
| from $3.50 to $40.
| In the office of the doorkeeper one mes
| senger is provided for at 81 200 in lieu of a
| folder in sealing room at same salary, drop
| ped: one clerk in folding room at 1920 is
| provided for In lieu of folder at $500,
| dropped. who receives $500 extra pay; three
| folders sat S720 each are provided for, in
| stead of three folders at $40 per month
| each during the session: two telephone
| pages are provided for, instead of one tele-
| phone and one telegraph page; five addi-
| tional messengers at $1,000 each are pro-
vided for; ten pages for duty at the en-
| frances to the half at $3.50 per day each
| during the session are proposed, So ,275;
| twenty jantors for committee rooms at rate
| of $720 per annum each from December 1
| next are recommended, S14.400 per annum,
or SS.412 for balance Of year. The salary
| of the assistant superintendent of the docu-
| ment room is reduced from $1,000 to 81. 500;
| the salary of one assistant in the document
room is increased from $1,314 to 81 400; two
| laborers at $120 each provided for, in
stead of two messengers at $40 per month
each during the session. Making total
| proposed increase of S11 500. 80
Office of the postmaster-Two additional
| messengers are provided for, al 81 300 each;
| four additional messengers during the ses-
| sion, at 500 per month each, are provided
| for; three messengers during the session.
| at $500 each, are omitted: three messengers
| have heretofore been authorized by resolu-
ton at each session., at 800 per month
each. Net increase for post office under
| the foregoing will be 1886 u.
Minority employes-$J00 is included as ad-
| ditional for one special chief page at 5000,
| for services pair clerk. The salary of
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! conform to the pay Of other cloak room
| men. -'t
| The library of the House is placed under
| the librarian Of Congress, and removals of
| employees, who are to be appointed by the
| clerk of the House and approved by the
| Speaker, can only be made for cause.
| The following restrictive provisions are
| made for the conduct of House employees
| Hereafter employees of the House of
Representatives under the clerk sergeant
| alarms, doorkeeper and postmaster shall
| only be assigned to and engaged upon the
| duties of the positions to which they are
| appointed and for which compensation is
| provided except that in cases of emer-
| gency congestion of public business in
| cident to the close Of a session Of Congress
| or other like cause an employe or
| ployes may be assigned or required to aid
| In the discharge of the duties of any other
| employe or employees, and in the discretion
| of the doorkeeper not more than one folder
| may, if necessary, be assigned to do ceri-
| cal work under the direction of the fore
man of the folding room, but all assign
| ments made hereunder shall be without
additional compensation or constitute the
| basis of a claim therefor
| 'It shall not be lawful to appoint or en-
| ploy in any position under the House Of
| Representatives more than one person at
| any time, to require or permit any
such person to divide with another any
| portion of his salary or compensation while
| so employed.
1T shall not be lawful to require or per-
nit any person in the employ of the House
| of RepreSen tatiVeS to Sublet to another the
| discharge of any portion of the duties OF
| the position to which he is appointed. NO
| person shall be appointed or employed as
| page in the service of the House of Rep
| resentatives who is under twelve years or
| more than eighteen years OF age; but this
provision shall not apply to chief pages,
riding pages and telephone pages.
| .'The clerk, sergeant at arms, doorkeeper
| and postmaster shall make certificate each
month to their respective pay rolls, stating
| whether the persons named in such pay
| rolls have been actually present at their
| respective places of duty and nave actually
performed the services for which compen-
| saton is provided In said pay rolls, and In
each case where a person carried on Such
pay roll has been absent and has not per-
| formed the services in whole or in part for
| which payment is proposed, the reason for
| such absence and for such non-performance
of services shall be stated.
| ''The violation of any of the foregoing
provisions of law shall. upon aScertainment
| thereof be deemed to be cause for removal
| from office.
| ut shall be the duty of the committee on
| accounts of the House of Representatives
| from time to time to inquire into the en-
forcement violation of any of the fore
| going provisions of law; and for this pur
pose they are hereby authorized to send for
persons and papers, and to administer
oaths; and they shall report to the House
| at least once every session their compli-
ance with the duty herein imposed. Sue
provided for may be named by the House
| July l. 1902"
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