Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-10

to 81 100. A messenger boy is allowed
the Secretary of the Navy at $500.
Under the head of the naval observatory
four instead of three assistant astrono-
mers at S1.2D and one additional at
81 500. also assistant in the depart
ment of nautical instruments at $1,000,
are provided.
In the bureau of supplies and accounts.
Navy Department, 3 instead of of class =.
Is instead of II in class I, and instead
of at $l.2o0 provided.
Interior Department.
in the office of the Secretary of the Iute-
rior the salary of the assistant secretary is
increased from $4,000 to $4,000, and > in
stead of special agents at $500 each are
appropriated for.
There Is substantial increase OF Clerks
In the pension office. Seventy instead or W
of class / ~ instead of ~ of class :, ana
~ instead o. ~ of class L. ID instead of III
at $1,000 allowed. Also l4J instead or
1iU copyfsts An additional engineer at
H,2'0 is provided. The number OF messen-
gers Is Increased from u to 33 and the
number of laborers from A to 10.
In the office of the superintendent of the
Capitol building the salary of one clerk Is
increased from $I.200 to $1.4O0. For the
rent of the building occupied by the civil
service commission 5000 instead Of show
Is apprr priated.
Post Office Department.
For thu following force row employed in the
Office of the third assistant postmaster gen.
eral on work In connection with stamped pa
per agencies. etc. namely: One clerk $1,000;
five clerks at $50. each; one clerk at SI2O;
three laboreTs at $500 each; in all, $1,000
1T is also provided that such clerks ana
IabOrcrS rs may be 50 employed on June 80
1909. transferred to the rolls of the Of
fees of the third assistant postmaster gem
eral and placed in the classified service
without further examination in the grades
and at the rates of compensation provided
above.
In the Department of Justice assistant
engineer III $500 is appropriated for
Department of Commerce.
An additional law clerk and chief clerk
at 5000 is given the solicitor of the De-
partrnent Of Corpmerce and Labor.
In the office of the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor two instead of one chiefs of di-
vision at 5000 provided. 1t is also
provided that for the compensation of spe-
cial agents TO investigate trade conditions
at home and abroad $4,000 be appropriated
aud the results of such Investigations shall
be reported 20 Congress.
The chief of the bureau of manufactures
of the same department is given the fol-
lowing force:
One clerk of class 1; clerk of class =:
clerk OF class /; clerk, s1.oo0. clerk. S.ao;
assistant messenger. in all. Sll.O2j
The salary of four chief statisticIans OIL
the census office is increased from $2oOo TO
s., I,rD each.
A provision is inserted in the bill under
the head of the bu, eau of immgra ton pro-
vi6ing that annual leaves of absence as
authorized by existing law accruing to Of
ffcers and employees Of the immigration
service stationed in Hawaii and Porto Rico
shall be cumulative, but no leave may be
gwen over ninety days.
Government Carriages.
1t is provided that no money appropriated
in this or any other act shall be used
for purchasing, maintaining, driving or
operating any carriage or vehicle other
than those for the use of the President of
the United States, the heads of the execu-
tive departments and the secretary to the
President.
Trade Conditions.
Provision is made for the investigation of
trade conditions al home and abroad. Agi-
tation of this question was started soon
after the creation Of the Department of
Commerce and Labor. and bills were pre-
pared by several members of Congress pro-
viding for commission to make such in
vestication. The amendment appropriateS
s3omo to make Investigations with the
object of promoting the domestic and for
eign commerce of the United States and
q no. re n