Evening star., 1902-03-04
fuel. lights, repairs. etc, $50. 900 instead of
$27, 900 Is appropriated.

Ia tA0 O0HdX IIASAtSs
Under the head Of the State Department
the salary Of the private secretary to the
Secretary is increased from $3.50 to g. 400
and a private secretary to each assistant
secretary Is allowed at q salary Of 81 800
each. The clerks Of class 4 are increased
from ten to twelve and Of class from
four to six. An additional chief messenger
at LOCO is given and two instead Of three
messengers are provided for. which makes
this provision nearly promotion for one
of the messengers.
Under the head Of the Treasury Depart
ment the salary Of the clerk to the Secre-
tary is increased from $3.50 to 81 400. In
that department the salary of the telephone
operator and assistant telegraph operator
is increased from 81 900 to Zoo. Under
the division of the revenue cutter service
the salary Of the assistant chief of divi-
the Office of the disbursing clerk instead
of one clerk of class 2, two clerks Of that
class are provided for and one instead of
two clerks of class one, which merely
makes promotion and not an increase in
the number OF employees.
In the Office Of the auditor for the Navy
Department eight instead of six clerks OF
class are allowed.
assistant chief of division Is increased from
$1,000 to 81, 25O and a machinist at $9OO Is
provided for The clerks at 500 each are
cut down from 81 to 63 In number.
ternal revenue "a instead of q clerks OF
class three are provided for. In the light
house board instead OF clerks OF class
four provision is made for an accountant
at $1,000 and l clerk Of class four. In the
bureau Of engraving and printing the salary
of the accountant is raised from $2,OOO to
ESQ. In the bureau Of statistics II clerks
of class one instead of 10 clerks are provid-
ed for and 10 instead of clerks at $1.oOo
each are included in the bill. In the office
Of the supervising surgeon general, marine
hospital service, 5 instead Of clerks OF
class three, 5 instead of clerks of class
two 5 instead Of clerks of class one are
appropriated for. and the salary of the
supervising surgeon general is Increased
from $4,000 to 5000. The provision for
hospital steward, employed as chemist, at
81 200, is stricken out. In view OF the in
creases Of the above clerks the number of
clerks at 5000 in this office is cut down
from 6 to B. In the bureau of immigration
the salary of the chief clerk is cut down
from s., 800 to $3.50.
War Department.
Under the head of the War Department
the salary Of the clerk to the Secretary is
increased from 50 ,25O to 50 400. In the Of
flee of the quartermaster general an cleo
trical engineer at a salary of 81 800 Is pro-
vided for.
Under the head Of the Navy Department
the clerk to the Secretary has an increase
Ill salary from SZ,ZOO TO SS,4UO. LII Tie uu-
reau of medicine and surgery an additional
clerk Of class four is appropriated for. For
the rental of additional rooms or buildings
in this city required by the Navy Depart
ment $4,000 is appropriated.
In the Department of the Interior the sal
aries of seven clerks. chiefs Of division, are
increased from 5000 to 81 25O each. The
Gisbursing clerk Is to get $3.50 additional
salary. The private secretary to the Secrc-
tary Of the Interior is to receive salary
Of s2.4OO. instead of $3.50. In the office
Of the assistant attorney general four in
stead of two special inspectors are provided
In the Indian office. instead of two clerks
to the superintendent of schools at $1,000
each, one clerk at 81 200 and one clerk at
1000 are appropriated for.
In the patent office 80 instead Of 36 prin-
cipal examiners. ~ instead of 80 first as
sistant examiners, so instead of AZ second
assistant examiners. 61 instead of 81 third
assistant examiners. 20 instead Of go fourth
assistant examiners, Z instead of clerks
of class and instead Of clerks of class
are provided.
In the bureau of education provision IS
made for promoting 3 copyists to be clerks
at 81 GOO each and the number Of laborers
is increased from to 3.
Under the head Of the office Of the super
intendent Of the Capitol building and
grounds provision is made for chief cleo
trical engineer at a salary of 81, 400. For
rent Of buildings the civil service commits
sion Is given So 600 instead of 81 ,NN.
The provision inserted in the bill In the
House that hereafter no expense charge
able to the government shall be incurred
by surveyors general in the conduct OF
their offices except on previous authorize
ton of the commissioner Of the general
land office. is stricken from the bill.
Post Office Department.
In the Post Office Department the salary
of the private secretary to the Postmaster
General is decreased from $500 to 81, 400
In the Office of the first assistant post
master general twentythree instead of
twenty-five clerks Of class two. forty-five
instead Of forty-three clerks of class one,
forty-eight instead of forty-five clerks at
81, 900 each, and forty-six instead of forty
clerks at 5000 each are provided. In the
rural free delivery service supervisor at
So, 750 is allowed In the office Of the dis
bursting clerk, Post Office Department. in
stead of one assistant electrician at 81 200
and one at 81. 900, both assistant electricians
are given 81 200 For miscellaneous items,
including $500 for the office of the auditor
for the Post Office Department, the depart
ment itself is allowed $4,000 instead Of $15.-
the rent of a suitable building for storage
Of the flies Of the Post Office Department.
The private secretary of the Attorney
General. Department Of Justice. is in
creased from s., $50 to 81, 400. In the Office
Of the Attorney General eleven instead OF
ten copyists are appropriated for, and the
messengers salary is increased to $1,000
For repair of furniture, Department Of
Justice, 81 900 instead Of $3.50 is apprOpriat-
ea. and for books for the law library Of the
department. $3.50 instead of 81 $50 is given.
In the department of labor the special
agents at 600 each are decreased In num-
Der from eight to six, and four additional
special agents at $1,SO0 are appropriated
for.
Under the head Of the Court Of Claims
the assistant clerk has his salary increased
from $1,000 to 81, 500.
The bill, 1t was passed by the House,
provided that the appropriations contained
in it for officers. clerks and persons en-
pioyed in the public service should not be
available for the compensation of any per-
sons incompetent or incapacitated for per-
forming such service. AS amended by the
Senate committee this provision applies to
persons permanently incapacttated for per-
forming such service"
WILL GRANT REQUESTS.