Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-11

Department.-An increase Is recommended
of clerks at 81, 500 each, clerks at $1,000
each, 10 clerks at 81 400 each, ID clerks at
81, 200 each, IL clerks at $1,000 each.
clerks at 5000 each. 30 skilled laborers at
s720 each, 2 messengers at $40 each, 3 as
sistant messengers at STD each' ana >
charwomen at $240 each.
ONCE of the treasurer.-An increase IS
recommended of clerk at 81 800. clerk at
81 400, clerk at 81 200. clerk at $500, D ex-
pert counters at $500 each. / laborer at $500
and l foreman pressman at II 500; ana In
the force employed in redeeming the ma
tional currency the following increase Is
also made: One clerk at LOCO, clerks at
81 400 each, IA expert counters at 200 each
and / assistant messenger at $12o.
Office of the controller of the currency
An increase Is recommended of l clerk at
s., COO 2 clerks at 81, 400 EACH clerks at
81 200 each and 2 clerks at 81 900 each.
Office of the supervising surgeon general
of public health and marine hospital serv-
ice.-A private secretary to the surgeon
general at s1Go0 is provided for in lieu Of
/ clerk at the same compensation.
The amount of salaries and expenses of
agents, etc, for collecting internal revenue
is increased from 100000 to 81, 100000
War Department.
Office of the Secretary.-The general APP
preparation for continuing the employment
of temporary clerks is reduced from $541, 430
to $685., GEO. and that sum Is made subject
to the following limitation:
Provided. That no person employed here
under shall be paid any greater rate OF
conversation during the fiscal year 1905
than he was paid under this appropriation
prior to January 1, 1904, except on promo
ton to fill a vacancy, nor shall vacancies
occurring from any cause hereunder be
filled except by promotion of persons en-
ployed under and paid from this appropria-
ton
Office Of the adjutant generaL-Thirty-o
clerks and employees, with compensation
aggregating 500. 440, are omitted from this
bureau and taf1l up In the record and pen
sion office.
Record and pension office-The Secretary
of War having transferred to this office GER
tain work heretofore done in the offices of
the adjutant general and surgeon general,
there We're transferred to the former from
the latter two offices Seventy-fve clerks;
but on estimates submitted by the chief of
the office. the force is reorganized, making
a reduction of twenty-SeveD clerks, with
compensation aggregating $25,7SO
Office of the inspector general-A reduc-
ton is made of one clerk Of class 1.
Office of the surgeon general-A reduction
IS made of four clerks with salaries amount
ing to $4,000 the same being involved in the
reorganization. of the record and pension
office above referred to.
Office of the bureau of insular affairs
Specific appropriations are made for the
officer in charge and the clerical force Of
this bureau to the number of 3d. with sala-
ries aggregating $e5,24O in place of the
present organizat ion numbering seventy
two persons, with compensation aggregat-
ing SS4 100, and paid from the general APP
propria ton for temporary clerks in the War
Department.
Navy Department.
Pursuant to provision of the last legis-
lative, etc. appropriation act, requiring spe-
cific estimates to be made for the per diem
employees In the Navy Department paid
from appropriations for Increase of the
Navy" and in accordance with the earnest
recommendation of the Secretary Of the
Navy provision has been made in the re-
spective offices and bureaus of the depart
ment for these employees.
In addition to the foregoing the only
other changes made in the Navy Depart
ment are as follows:
Office of the Secretary-One clerk at 81 $50
Is provided for, clerk al 81 800 Is omitted
and a clerk at 1850, transferred to this
office from the office of naval records is
provided for IN place of a clerk at 81, 600.
Office of naval records-A reduction of one
clerk al 81 500 is made
Photographic office-Specif1c provision is
made for ninety-one employees in this Of
flee at salaries aggregating $1O0,92O, the
rates of compensation being exactly the
same as are now paid out of general ap-
propria tions made for this Office.
Bureau of supplies and accounts-An in
crease is recommended of three clerks at
$500 each.
Department of the Interior.
Office Of the Secretary-An increase is
recommended of two copyists at $500 each.
General land office-An increase is recon-
mended of two examiners of mineral claims
and contests at 5000 each, five clerks at
81 400 each and five clerks at 81 200 each.
Pension of1ce-A reduction is recon-
mended of twenty-five clerks at 81 600 each.
For per diem and travelling expenses of
special examiners detailed from the Office
for making special investigations the APP
preparation is increased from $35O,0O0 to
100000.
Patent ofice-An increase is recommended
Of ten clerks at 81 200 each
Post Office Department.
Office of the Postmaster General.-An in
crease is recommended of one clerk at
81 600.
Office of the assistant attorney general
for the Post Office Department.-An In
crease Is recommended of one law clerk at
81 800. and clerk at 81 400 is provided for,
instead of one clerk al 81 200.
Office of the first assistant postmaster,
generaL-An increase is recommended of
four clerks. at $1,000 each: thirteen clerks,
at 500 each: one assistant messenger, at
1920: two labOrers, at $500 each; one page,
at $3.50. and one female laborer, at $3.50.
$4,000. are specifically provided for under
this Office in lieu of the same number of
clerks now employed and paid from a gen.
eral appropriation.
Office Of the second assistant postmaster
general.-An increase is recommended OF
one clerk. at 81, coo; one clerk, at 81, 400, and
one clerk. at 81 200
Office of the fourth assistant postmaster
generator the force transferred to this
office from the office of the first assistant
postmaster general. on account Of the free
delivery service and rural free delivery
service. all are provided for, except that a
general superintendent of the free delivery
system. at $1,000. and three clerks, at $500,
are omitted; ard in addition to the force
thus transferred provision is made for an
assistant superintendent of city free deliv-
cry system, at 5000, and one assistant
messenger, at $50
ONCE of disbursing clerk.-Provision Is
made for female laborer, at $40: three
female laborers. at 500 EACH and two
charwomen at $40 each, transferred from
the office of the first assistant postmaster
general on account of rural free delivery
service.
Department of Justice.
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