Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL
Amendments Agreed to by
the Conferees.
THE ITEMS IN DETAIL
INCREASES MADE IN THE DIFF
FERENT DEPARTMENTS.
Attention Particularly Paid to the
New Department of Commerce
and Labor.
THE ITEMS IN DETAIL

legislative executive and judicial appro-
oriation bill for the fiscal year 1903 have
agreed on the amendments made by the
Senate.
The bill as finally agreed upon appro-
Ri ties s2s5J6913 -. being $l17 GO less than
as it passed the Senate. s2ts.2aS more than
as it passed the House, 81. lJl. 1915 less
than the estimates submitted to Congress
and 1852 6ssS.3 81 more than the appropriations
for the current fiscal year.
Tie conferees agreed upon amendments
which provide for the number and COM
ponsation of the employees of the Senate
and ior its various items of contingent ex-
penses as proposed by the amendments of
the Senate.
Also on amendments relating to the
House of Representatives increa sing the
salary of the secretary of the 1speaker to
$500 providing for clerks at 5000 each
to the committees on labor and territories.
instead of session clerks. and for an addi-
tional clerk In charge of pairs at $l,4Uo IN
the office of the sergeant-at-arms.
On amendments relating to the Library
of Congress. appropriating $500 as pro
posed by the Senate instead of 5000 as
proposed by the House. for miscellaneous
and contingent expenses of the library. and
providing for an additional telephone oper-
ator at $500 in the office of the superin-
tendent.
In the treasury department.
Provides for a clerk of class instead
of 4 clerk of that class who shall be
physician in the Office of the Secretary of
the Treasury.
Provides for an additional clerk at 81, 200
ard an additional clerk at $1,000 instead of
two clerks at $500 each in the division of
customs Treasury Department and strikes
out the provision proposed by the Senate
for additional assistant appraiser of Gus
toms al the port of Boston.
Provides as proposed by the Senate, as
additional in the division of loans and cur
rency, Treasury Department one clerk at
5000. one expert counter at S12o, two labor
ers at $500 each and two paper counters
and laborers at $500 each.
Provides for one additional clerk at S1.S0O,
as proposed by the Senate in the office of
the auditor for the State and other depart
ments.
Provides, as proposed by the Senate for
six additional watchmen at ST2J each and
three additional charwomen at $40 each
in the office of the auditor of the Post Office
Department.
Provides as proposed by the Senate, that
the public health and marine hospital serv
ice shall remain under the jurisdiction of
the Treasury Department until otherwise
hereafter specifically provided by law.
Appropriates, as proposed by the Senate.
s. 600 for rent for the office of life-savinS
service. Relating to the contingent ex-
peDses of the Treasury Department, appro-
. PIRATES Sl3,0Ut, as proposed Dy the SENATE,
instead of $1,000, proposed by the
House. for purchase of coal, &C.; ST 900 as
proposed by the Senate, instead of $1,000,
as proposed by the House. for gas. electric
E current. &c, $4,000, Instead of S12,J0o as
proposed by the Senate and $1,000. as pro
posed by the House for miscellaneous
items. and s11 500. proposed by the Sen
ate. instead of $4,000. as proposed by the
House, for contingent and miscellaneous
expenses In the Office of the auditor for the
Pest Office Department.
Strikes out the provision proposed by the
Senate fixing the rates of compensation to
and per diem allowance of internal reye-
nue. agents.
Provides for one additional clerk at 81. 200
and additional clerk at $1,000 in the
office of the assistant treasurer at Boston.
Provides, as proposed by the Senate, for A
silver and redemption teller at 81. 800 and
for three additional clerks at 1900 each IN
the office of the assistant treasurer at
Chicago.
Provides for one additional bookkeeper at
81 $50 in the office of the assistant treasurer
at New Orleans.
compensation of six assistant tellers. from
800 to 81. 100 each. and omits one assistant
teller at $1,000 in the office of the as
sistant treasurer at New York. Provides
proposed by the Senate. for one as
sistant asserting teller at S1,5O0. one as
sistant boOkkeeper at 81 200 and one laborer
at $500 in the office of the ass slant treas
at st. Louis Relating to minis and
assay offices. provides the necessary force
and appropriations for the operations of
the mint at Denver. Col. as soon as the
same shall be opened for coinage purposes.
appropriates, proposed by the Senate.
for the mint at New Orleans, La. to be op-
erated.for coinage purposes instead of con-
ducting the same as proposed by the House
as an assay office.
The War Department.
Appropriates $3.50 coo. instead of $685.. 900
as proposed by the Senate, and $325 Oc0, as
proposed by the House, for temporary
clerks for the War Department. and in
Berts a provision requiring the Secretary or
War to submit estimates In detail for all
OF the said temporary clerks. not in ex-
cess of the number employed and at rates
of compensation actually paid.
Inserts the provision proposed by the
Senate. authorizing the employment OF GER
tain technical services in the office OF the
chief of ordnance. War Department. In
preases the clerical force in the office of the
bureau OF insular affairs, as proposed by
the Senate. with the aggregate compensa-
ton from $65. 240 to $79. 500.
Increases. as proposed by the Senate. the
amount for rent for the ordnance and sig
nal offices from 81 100 to $3.50
Relating to the photographic office, makes
the changes proposed by the Senate with
reference to employees therein, involving a
total increase In compensation of $50.
proposed by the Senate for seasonal pilot
charts of the South Atlantic and South
Pacific oceans.
Strikes out the increase in salary pro-
posed by the Senate OF one clerk from
s1.200 to $L400 in the bureau of supplies
and accounts.
Interior Department
Provides proposed by the Senate for
additional force OF four clerks at 81 800
each. four clerks at 81 COO each, and re-
duction of one clerk at $1.4OO, and one
clerk at $1,000 In the general land office
Appropriates for 225 clerks at 81 600 each.
as proposed by the House. instead of 249
clerks at $1,000 each, in the the pension Of
flee.
Segregates the appropriation for prod,c-
ing the Official Gazette of the patent Office
as proposed by the Senate
Appropriates so 200 as proposed by the
Senate. instead of $4,000. as proposed by
the House, for rent for the geological sur
vey.
strikes out the increase proposed by the
Senate In the appropriations for the office
OF the surveyor general of the territory of
Arizona.
Post Office Department.