Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-09
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Legislative Appropriation Bill
Completed by Committee.
CUT OF $1,135,573 MADE
Limitations Regarding the Services Of
High-Priced Clerks.
AGE OF 70 MARKS DEAD LINE
Proposed Excluson to Go Into Effect
1e13-Transfers of En-
ployes Restricted.
;UT OF S1,135,573 MADE
AGE OF 70 MARKS DEAD LINE

The legislative. executive ana Jud1clal APP
preparation bill was reported to the House
of Representatives today by the appropria-
tions committee. The measure carries $29,-
1874, ,181, as against 500 800, $50 for 1906. The
amount agreed on is a reduction of 81 1885,,
573 from the estimates submitted to the
committee by the various departments, SAL
aries are carried in the bill for sixty-five
less persons than were provided for in the
last bill, and the number of salaries con-
templated in the estimates was reduced 236
by the committee
Many limitations upon appropriations are
stipulated. the most radical OF which is de-
signed to relieve the pay rolls Of the execu-
tive departments of high-priced clerks over
sixty-five years old. and to prohibit the en-
ployment, after 1913, of clerks seventy years
old or over. The details of this limitation
have already been covered in The Star.
Transfer Of Clerks.
Many restrictions are thrown about the
heads of departments to the transfer OF
clerks and the employment of persons not
specifically authorized and appropriated for.
One provision prevents the pension office
from filling any vacancies or obtaining any
new clerks either by transfer or appoint
ment, and the Navy Department is for
biddcn to spend for contingent expenses any
sum appropriated for the naval establish
ment. The bill provides that hereafter
clerks shall not be transferred from one de-
partment to another until they have served
at least three years in the department from
which they desire to be transferred.
1t requires that hereafter all departments
are to prepare their estimates each year
according to the order and arrangement of
the appropriation acts for the year preced-
ing. Any changes in such order and ar
rangement, and transfers of salaries from
one office to another desired by head of
department, are to be submitted in notes
added to the estimates Most of these re-
strictions are designed to prevent the adj
Vancement of favorite clerks to the disad-
vantage of employees equally competent,
but with less political backing.
In Its report accompanying the bill the
appropriation committee submits a detailed
statement of specific changes which shows
that the committee went about its work
this year with a desire not only to keep
disbursements down to the lowest point of
efficiency, but also to equalize and simplify
the salary scale In the various branches of
the government. The specific changes men
toned are briefly outlined below
Capitol Officials and Employees.
The bill appropriates for officers, clerks
and other employees in the service of the
Senate in the same terms as the law for the
current year. except that for session en-
ployes the usual reduction is made, grow
llS Oul Oh ING SIOFteT term Oh tn0lr cIu-
ployment during the ensuing session, as
compared with the present long session OF
Congress.
The appropriation for miscellaneous ex-
penses. including personal services for the
Senate. is reduced from 100000 to $4,000.
being the same amount as is recommended
for like expenses of the House.
The privates of the Capitol police. go in
number. 80 of whom are now paid ST. 100
each. 30 5000 each, and watchmen $500
II oil tNIn and ,,,,ff ff,,,x, 10,
of $1,000 each, which involves an annual
increase in their total compensation of
$4SO
In the House of Representatives the sal
ary of the file clerk is increased from
50. 800 to 50, 75O, the salary of the station
cry clerk from 81, 800 to 5000 the salaries
of six conductors of elevators from S1,1O0
to 1920 each; a laborer at $500 is pro-
vlded for in lieu of laborer at $720, the
salaries of three cabinetmakers-one at
81, 200 and two at $500 each-are omitted.
Provision is made for an annual clerk at
$1,000 instead of session clerk at So per
day for the committee on the census, an
assistant clerk at $1,000 to the committee
on invalid pensions. a janitor at $I2o for the
committee on labor and q session clerk at
81 per day in lieu of annual clerk at
81 900 for the committee on industrial arts
and expositions; the salary of an assist
ant clerk to the committee on appropria-
tions is increased from 81 200 to $500, and
provision is included at the conclusion
of the paragraph empowering the door
keeper TO remove any COInnltt6e-TOOm jan
itor at any time after the termination of
the Congress during which he was ap-
pointed.
The salary OF the sergeant-at-arms is in
creased from $1,000 to 5000 and a deputy
sergeant-at-arns in charge of pairs at q 400
instead of a clerk in charge of pairs at the
same rate is provided for.
The salary of the doorkeeper Is increased
from 81, 800 to "a 800; instead of nine folders
at $500 each. five folders at sS40 each and
eighteen folders at s720 each. provision IS
made for the same number of folders, thir-
ty-two, at the uniform salary of $500 each,
an annual increase in total compensation Of
$40: instead of one assistant at 81 800, two
assistants at 81 400 each, one assistant at
81 200 and five assistants at $1,000 each IN
the document room, the same number of as
siStants is provided for at the uniform sal
airy of 81, 900 each, an annual increase in
fetal compensation of 500; the salary of
Joel Grayson in the document room is IN
creased from 81 500 to 81 800 and provision
for an assistant foreman in the folding
room at s., ,40525 Is omitted
Ar assistant clerk at s1,500 instead of
messenger at $500 is provided for to the
conference minority.
official reporters-The salary OF the as
slstant reporter is increased from 81. 100 70
81. 600
Library Of Congress.
In the Library of Congress an additional
clerk at S600 in the copyright Office and an
additional stenographer at $500 in the peri
odicai room are provided for; in the Bo
tanic garden the amount. for assistants and
laborers Is increased s.. 900; In the executive
Office the clerks salary is increased from
s.. 500 to 5000.
Civil Service Commission.
In the civil service commission three ex-
aminers at 5000 each In lieu OF a law clerk
at $1,000 and two clerks at 800 each, and
six clerks at 81 400 each in lieu of six clerks
at $1,000 are provided for and three clerks
at $50 each are omitted. In the commits
sion's field force the salary of one clerk is
at $1,000 instead OF a clerk at $500, an ad-
ditional messenger at $40, two clerks at
$50 each instead of two clerks at $500 each
and two clerks at $720 each instead of two