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the rural carrier examining board one chief
| of board of examiners of rural carriers al
! s2.2J0 and one rural agent for rural carrier
| a chief of division at 5000 Is provided for.
State Department.
In the Department of State these increases
are recommended; Clerk to the Secretary
of State. $225o. one clerk at 1880 five
clerks at s1,40o each, four clerks at S1.2o0
each. two clerks at s1.oo0 each, two clerks
at $500 each. one messenger, $40. six as
sistant messengers at s72o each, one mes
board operator at s720 and the appropria-
ton of 81 600 for temporary typewriters and
stenographers Is omitted.
Treasury Department.
The changes in the Treasury Department
follow:
Office of the chief clerk and superintend-
ent-The salaries of one wire man is in
creased from $500 to $1,000 and of two la
borers from $500 to $3.50 each.
Division of revenue cutter service-One adj
ditional clerk at 81 GOO.
Miscellaneous division--The salaries of the
chief of division, at $500, and assistant
chief of division, at $1,000, are omitted.
Division of printing and stationery-This
reduction is made: One foreman of bndery
at s6 per day, four binders at. 81 per day
each, and two sewers and folders at $3.50
per day each.
Office of supervising architect-The SAL
aries of forty-three employees now in this
office and paid from appropriations for the
construction of public buildings, amounting
annually to $T2, 460 are specifically provided
for in the bill.
Office of auditor for War Department
The appropriation of $21 600 for restoring
and repairing WORKOUT rolls and vouchers In
the office of the auditor Is omitted
Office of auditor for Navy Department
rms increase is made: Two clerks at 81, 600
each, three clerks at 5000 each and one Ia
borer at $780,
Office of auditor for Interior Department.
special examiner at 81 800 is provided for
and one clerk at 81 600 and four clerks at
500 each are omitted
Office of auditor for State and other de-
partments-An expert examiner at S1 s00 Ia
provided for.
once of auditor for Post Office DEPART
ment-An additional chief of division at
Sz'oOO Is provided for In lieu of a clerk at
si'ooo, Win additional compensation of $500
as acting assistant chief of a division
ONCE of the treasurer-The following in
creases are made: expert counters at s72O
each' messenger boys at $3.50 each. 2
at $500 each VAS
For the force employed in the treasurer's
ONCE In redeeming the national currency
the iolioWlng increase is made: expert
cou aloe at $500 each, expert counters
at %soo each and l charwoman at $40.
ofnce or controller of the currency-For
the force employed in connection with the
national currency an increase is recon-
mended of 1 clerk at $780, l clerk at
A,6O0 i clerk at s1.4OO, clerks at 81. 900
each and clerks at 81 900 each.
Office of the commissioner of internal
revenue-A reduction is made of 1 clerk at
sovo and l laborer at $780,
Bureau of engraving and printing-The
salaries of 173 employees now in this bureau
and being paid from appropriations for ON
CRAVING and printing in the aggregate sum
Oh s155,220 annually are specifically nro-
vlded for in the BILL
once OF the surgeon general Of public
heaith and marine hospital service-The ad-
ditfonal compensation of $500 to the dis
bursting agent is omitted.
War Department
The following changes are recommended
for the War Department.:
Ofhce Of the secretary-The salary of the
dIsDursing clerk is increased from So $50 to
$500. and the additional conversation of
5000 to the chief Of division acting as
superintendent Of buildings is omitted.
signal office-A provision is inserted au-
thorlzing the expenditure of not exceeding
S2oWo during the fiscal year 1907 In the
signal office. to be paid from appropriations
Tor fortihcatons and other works of de-
Tense for skilled craftsmen and others in
addltlon TO the regular employees in the
office.
Office of the quartermaster general-The
salaries of thirty-three employees now in
this office and being paid from appropria-
tons for the army in the aggregate sum
OF s43,940 annually, are specifically provfd-
ed for In the bill
Office of the surgeon general-A law clerk
at 5000 instead of clerk at ST. 500 and
four charwomen at $40 each are provided
Tor and reduction Is made of six clerks
at $500 each.
Office of the chief of englneers-The
salaries of fifty-eight employees now In this
ONCE and being paid from appropriations
for rivers and harbors, Notifications and
surveys. In the aggregate sum of s6s9SO
annually, are specifically provided for in
the bill. and the amount that may be used
for special services In said office and paid
for out of general appropriations is reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000 for the fiscal year
1907
Bureau of insular affairs-The law officer
at 81, 800 is omitted, and an increase is
made of one clerk at $1S0O, one clerk at
81, 200 and one clerk at $1,000
Public Buildings and Grounds.
In the office of public buildings and
grounds two watchmen at $40 each, for
service in Potomac Park, are provided for,
and In the State, War and Navy Depart
ment building, one conductor of elevator at
s720 is provided for, and two telephone op-
orators at $500 omitted.
Navy Department
In the Navy Department, secretary's Of
flee, a telephone switchboard operator at
s720 Is provided for; photographic office.
compensation Of eight apprentices Is in
creased 500 each; naval observatory. sal
airy of one assistant astronomer is increased
from $1,000 to s., 400; nautical almanac Of
nee, appropriation for pay of compilers on
piece work reduced from 81 900 to $1,000
Interior Department.
These changes are made in the Interior
Department:
Office of the Secretary-A reduction IS
made of eight members of the board of