Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05
Senate. for rent of buildings for the Post
Office Department
Department Of Commerce and Labor.

Senate. for rent of buildings for the Post
Office Department
Department Of Commerce and Labor.
Provides for a solicitor for the Depart
ment of Commerce. and Labor. at a. 500.
and for one clerk at S1.eo0. one clerk at
81 no and one messenger at $50. i'm his Of
flee.
Relating to the Office of the Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor. provides for the fol-
lowing empIoyvs additional to those pro-
posed in the rillsas passed by the House.
namely: For one clerk. at 81 800, one clerk
at 81 200, two clerks at s1.000 each. two
clerks at 5000 EACH and one fireman at $500.
Strikes out the appropriation Of 5000
proposed by the Senate for experts and
temporary assistants in the office of the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
Appropriates for one special attorney for
the bureau of corporations 81 900. and for
compensation of special attorneys. special
employees and temporary assistants in the
bureau of corporations SIG 600. instead OF
$4,000 as proposed by the Senate.
Appropriates $4,000 as proposed by the
House. instead of $25.oo0 as proposed by
the Senate for per diem in lieu of sub
sistence for special attorneys. special ex-
amfners and temporary assistants in the
bureau of corporations.
Strikes out the increase proposed by the
Senate OF one clerk at 81 900 and one clerk
at 500 in the bureau of corporations.
Appropriates for one clerk at 81, 800 in
stead of a disbursing clerk at g 600 in the
bureau OF labor. and provides that here
after the Department of Labor shall be
known as the bureau of labor
Authorizes the bureau of labor to pay In
advance subscriptions for newspapers and
periodicals.
Census Office.
Provides for the following employees addi-
tional to those proposed in the bill as it
passed the House in the census office, name
ly: Ono geographer, $1,000: four expert
chiefs of division at 5000. one clerk at
Slte0, six clerks at SLIGO each. twenty
three clerks at 81 go each. eight clerks at
$l.oo each. one expert map mounter 81 900;
one engineer $1,000; one electrician. 81 600:
five skilled laborers at $500 each, two fire.
men at S720 each, one unskilled laborer at
$'2o; increases the compensation of four ex-
pert chiefs Of division from 1900 to s., 600.
strikes out eight clerks at 81, 500 each, forty
six clerks at $500 each. one clerk at $720,
one skilled laborer at $500. one skilled la
borer at $40. one skilled laborer at $3.50.
and one skilled laborer at $40. On amend
ments numbered 200 and POI appropriates
$43s. 400 as proposed by the Senate for secur-
ing information for census reports instead
of $434 900 as proposed by the House for
special agents in the census Office.
Provides for the transfer of thirteen spe-
stead of twelve special agents as proposed
by the House, to the classified service of the
census office, and strikes out, as proposed
by the Senate, the appropriation of $4,000
for transcript of registration records.
Appropriates $500. proposed by the
Senate, instead of 5000. as proposed by the
House, for purchase of books, periodicals
and manuscripts for the census Office
Provides for two additional clerks, at
$1,000 each in the bureau of statistics. ad-
ditional to the force proposed for said bu-
reau in the bill as it passed the House.
Appropriates $4,000. instead of 5000, as
proposed by the Senate. and $1,000 as pro-
posed by the House, for payment for expert
services in the bureau of statistics. On
amendment numbered 217, appropriates
s., 500 as proposed by the Senate, to enable
the bureau of statistics to collate and ar
range the tariffs of foreign countries.
Provides for one clerk at 81 900, two clerks
at 81 400 each, two clerks at 81 200 each, two
clerks at $1,000 each. additional to those
proposed in the bill as it passed the House,
for the bureau of immigra ton.
Strikes out the provision proposed by the
House authorizing the detail of two inspec-
tors to the bureau of immigration at Wash
ington.
Appropriates $4,000, as proposed by the
Senate instead of $4,000. proposed by
the House, for apparatus, machinery. etc,
for the bureau of standards.
On amendments numbered 226 and 227. ap-
propriates Sill 600 as proposed by the Sen
ate, instead of $4,000 as proposed by the
House, for fuel, light, etc, for the bureau of
standards. and makes $500 of the appropria-
ton for grading grounds Immediately avail
able.
Appropriates $4,000 AS proposed by the
House. instead of 800, 600 as proposed by
the Senate, for contingent expenses of the
Department of Commerce and Labor. On
amendments numbered 90, go and 231
fixes the compensation of the reporter Of
the Court of Appeals. District of Columbia,
at 81 500 as proposed by the Senate, instead
or $l,200 as proposed by the House. and
apropriates 500 proposed by the Sem
ate for file cases and filing facilities for
said court.
On amendments 232 and 233 appropriates
$500 as proposed by the Senate, instead
books for libraries of circuit courts of ap-
peais and provides that 81 500 of the
amount appropriated shall be expended for
the library of the Sth circuit.
Modifies section of the bill so as to read
follows
Section 3-That the appropriations here
in made for the officers, clerks and persons
employed in the public service shall not be
available tor the compensation of any per-
sons fncapacitated, otherwise than tempo
rarily, for performing such services
mo part Of any money Appropriated by
this or any other act shall be available for
paying expenses of horses and carriages or
drivers therefor for the personal or Off
cial use OF any officer provided for by this
act or any other act other than the Presi-
dent or the United States. the heads of
executive departments and the secretary
to the President provided that this proyi-
sion shall not apply to officials outside of
the District of Columbia In the perform
ance of their public duties This paragraph
snail take effect July 1. 1904"
MR.. WEBB RESIGNS.