Evening star., 1902-02-05
LEGISLATIVE BILL
Reported From Appropriations Com
mittee Today.
AMOUNT OF MONEY CARRIED
Library of Congress to Be Opened
on Sundays.
LO G AL F E A T U r E S

preparation Dill was reported TO the House
today from the committee on appropria-
tions. This is the bill which carries appro-
priations for and makes places in the de-
partmental service in Washington and else
where under the government.
One of the interesting features of the bill
is the provision for opening the Library of
Congress on Sundays from . o'clock until
10 p.m.
The estimates on which the bill is based
aggregate $25, ,623, ,533. 16, Of which amount
there Is recommended in the bill $50, 1885,
S99.9O. -..
The appropriations for the same purposes
for the current fiscal year aggregated S24,-
G6S, ,21s,s5, being s5OO, ,651O5 less than is rec
commended in the bill for the service of the
fiscal year 1908
The amount stated above as the appropri-
ations for legislative, executive and judicial
expenses for the current fiscal year,
namely, $24 ,66S, ,24S. So, is exclusive of $685.
BOO that recently passed the House in the
urgent deficiency bill for the balance of the
current fiscal year, which, if added to the
amount stated appropriated for 1902 for
purposes of comparison, would show a net
increase in the accompanying bill of only
S2O5, ,O96.O5, which amount is exceeded by
the sum proposed for the necessary rural
free delivery clerks, namely, S275, ,040 rec
commended for 1903.
The total amount recommended in the bill
is S454, ,633 26 less than the aggregate of the
estimates submitted.
The whole number of salaries specifically
provided for In the bill is 294 less than the
number estimated for and 46S more than
the number provided for in the law for the
current year.
The whole number of salaries specifically
provided for in the bill, namely 1 80 in
cludes 266 employees in the Post Office De-
partment for the rural free delivery service
who are specifically provided for on account
of the fiscal year 1903 and are in place of
2D6 employees now employed and paid from
the general appropriation for rural free de-
livery service for the current fiscal year
1t Is proper to state that of the 46S total
net increase in employments provided for in
the bill "a are in the Library of Congress-
So are in the office of the treasurer Of the
United States, 81 are in the office of the
auditor for the Post Office Department and
266 are on account of the rural free delivery
service In the Post Office Department or
433 In all on account of these four branches
of the public service alone
1t is proposed in the bill to continue for
another year the temporary force of en-
ployes now in the Treasury War and Post
once departments, and whose services
were, and are still, rendered necessary he
cause of increased work incident to the war
with Spain. ~
Changes in the number or grade of off,
GERS or employees of the government and
their rate of compensation, and increases
OF reductions in general appropriations as
compared with the current law, are recon-
mended In the bill as follows;
Senate.
The bill appropriates for the officers.
clerks and other employees In the service Of
the Senate in the, same terms as the law
Tor the current year, except that for ses-
sion employees the usual reduction in their
aggregate compensation is made, growing
out OF the shorter term of employment dur
with the present long session of Congress-
!he appropriations for contingent and
n'scellaneous expenses Of the Senate are
reduced IN the aggregate $1,000, as recon-
mended In the estimates.
House of Representatives..
once OF the clerk-An additional assistant
telegraph operator at 81 200, and messen-
ger In the file room at 5000, as authorized
by resolution of the House, are provided
for.
The skilled cabinetmakers, one at 81 900
and two at $500 each. are transferred from
the clerk 8 office to the Office of the sunerin
tendent Of the Capitol.
Clerks to committees-At the request Of
rhe committee on ways and means the sal
ary OF their assistant clerk is increased
from $l,6OO to $1,000. For the committee
on printing an annual clerk at $1,000 and a
Janltor at $40 are provided in accordanca
with the request of the committee. An as
sistant clerk to the committee on military
analrs and an assistant clerk to the com
rnittee on naval affairs at SO per dav each
during the session are recommended at the
request OF said committees. One session
committee clerk at So per day during the
session Is omitted
Of1ce of the doorkeeper-Three additional
messengers at 1900 each are recommend
ed, two of them having been authorized h,,
resolution of the House.
For the session employees in the Office of
the doorkeeper and postmaster the usual
reduction is made in their aggregate COM
pensation, growing out Of the Shorter term
or employment during the ensuing short
session, as compared with the present long
session of Congress.
For clerk hire for members and delegates
.he appropriation is increased from SAT- 600
to $424.GOO, to provide for pay Of clerks to
members who are chairmen of committees
having annual clerks in accordance with a
resolution of the House.
For packing boxes the appropriation Is re-
duced from $1,000 to $2.75O.
Library of Congress-.
The salary of the assistant to- the chief
clerk is increased from $500 to 81, 200, and
messenger at $40, instead of an assist
ant messenger at $780, is provided for,
The salary of the chief of the order and
purchasing division is increased from - O,0
to 81 225O
Additional assistants in the catalogue and
shelr division are provided for as follows:
81, 400 each, five at $1,000 each, three at
s1O00 each, one at $780, two at $500 each
and three at $72O each.
The salary of the chief Of the bibliogra-
ply division is increased from $1,000 to
$500. ~
The salary of the assistant in the read
ing room for the blind is increased from
LOCO to 81, 200
In the manuscript division the salary of
the chief is increased from 81, 800 to 5000,
and two assistants at 1900 and 5000, re-
spectively, are given in lieu of two assist
ants at s720 EACH
The salary Of the chief of the maps and
charts division is increased from 5000 to
$500.
In the copyright office additional em-
ployes are given as follows Chief clerk
and chief of bookkeeping division 81. 600:
chief of application division, $2,0G0: three
clerks at 81 AGO each; one clerk at 81 2O0.
| one clerk at $1,0O0; two clerks at $500 each, ,
and two clerks at $720 each; while two
clerks at 1,S00 each are omitted
For opening the library on Sundays, from
O'Clock until 10 pm. s10,000 is recon-
mended under the librarian. and $3.50 un-
| delAVhe superintendent of the building.
In the office of the superintendent an adj
ditional clerk at $1.600 is recommended ana
the salary OF charwoman Is increased
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