Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-08

INCREASE OVER CURRENT LAW

| Congressional Document
The legislative. executive and judicial
| bill, reported to the House yesterday, car
| ries an appropriation of $31,215,o2o, which
is $6S5,S42 less than the estimates made
| for the legislative, judicial and executive
| departments of the government. The APP
preparation for the same purposes for the
| current fiscal year aggregated $50. 1853, 40
| The entire number of salaries carried in the
| bill favorably reported yesterday is 14121,
! or 2O2 less than included In the estimates
| for this year and % more than provided
! for the current year.
An increase from 81 200 to 81 400 is made
| in the allowance to members of the House
| for clerk hire. and the requirement that
! members certify they have spent this
| amount Is omitted. The appropriation for
| miscellaneous expenses for the Senate Is
| cut from 100000 to $4,000. Two addi-
| tional clerks at $1.S0O each are granted to
| the State Department. Public Printer Still
| lings' salary is raised from $4,000 to $60oo
| The salary of the secretary to the Speaker
is increased from $1,000 to 5000. -.
The specific changes in the number or
| grade of officers or employees of the gov
| eminent and their rate of compensation
as compared with the current law and
! without reference to transfers from enc
| bureau to another recommended in the bill
| are as follows
| Senate.
| 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
employees the usual increase is made, grow
| ing out of the longer term of their employ
| ment during the ensuing session as COM
| pared with the present short session of
Congress.
| penseS, including personal services for the
| Senate. is reduced from 100000 to $50, 200,
| being the same amount as is recommended
| for like expenses of the House.
Capitol Police.
| Two special officers at $1,000 each are
provided for in lieu of two privates at 81 $50
House of Representatives,.
| Office of the Speaker.-The salary of the
| secretary to the Speaker is increased from
So, 600 to $4,000.
! Office of the clerk.-The salary of the
chief clerk is increased from $500 to
81, 600
The salaries of the deputy sergeant-at-
| arms in charge of. pairs and of the clerk
| in charge of pairs are increased from 81, 400
| to 81 600 each.
|
cial chief page in charge of pairs is in
| creased from $500 to 800.
| The allowance to members and delegates
| for clerk hire necessarily employed by them
| in the discharge of their official and repre-
! sentative duties is increased from 81 200 to
! 81 500 per annum, and the requirement that
! each member and delegate certify that they
| have paid agreed to pay said is
omitted from the terms of the appropria-
| ton.
Government Printing Office.
The salary of the public printer IS in
creased from 81 500 to $1,000; deputy pub
lie printer, who shall perform the duties of
the chief clerk and have supervision of
buildings. is authorized at So 600 instead of
a chief clerk at $780, the salary of tie
clerk in charge of the Congressional Rec
| ord at the Capitol is increased from 81 900
| to 800, and, in accordance with a pro-
| vision of law enacted in the last legsla-
| tive. etc., appropriation act specific appro-
I priations are made for certain other en-
| ployes In, the government printing office,
! who are now authorized and being paid
| from the general appropriation for public
printing and binding.
Library Of Congress.
The salaries of three assistants in charge,
respectively, of binding. photography and
| the Smithsonian deposit are increased
from $1,000 to $1.50O each. and in the SUI
perintendent's Office a reduction is made of
| 2 watchmen, at $720 each; and additional
| check boys, at $500 each, are provided for.
| Executive Office.
An additional clerk at 81 400 is author
| lied.
| Department of State. 49,.
| An increase is recommended as follows:
| Two clerks at $500 each. clerks at
| 81, 600 each, 2 clerks at s1,4O0 each, 2
clerks at 81 200 each, clerks at $1,000
| oh Of oaoho
sistant telephone switchboard operator at
| 5000.
Treasury Department.
| Division of bookkeeping and warrants
One additional clerk at $1,000 and 1 addi-
tional clerk at $l.4O0 are provided for.
| Division of customs-The salary of the
chief of division is increased from So, $50
to $1,000
Division of public moneys.-The salary of
the chief of division is increased from
$500 to So. 900. and provision is made for l
| additional clerk at 81 800
Division of loans and currency.-Five adj
| ditional paper counters and laborers at
| $500 each are provided tor.
Office of disbursing clerk.-One clerk at
| 81 600 instead of clerk at 81, 400 is pro-
| vided for.
| Office of the auditor for the Post Office
| Department.-An increase is recommended
| 81 900 each, 10 operatives or counters at
s720 each, and Is operatives or counters at
| $500 each.
Office of the controller of the currency
laThree additional counters at $500 each and
| 9 additional messenger boys at $500 each
| are provided for; and in the force employed
| in connection with the national currency,
| the salary of the superin tendent is in
| creased from $4,000 to $500, and provision
| is made for additional counters at $500
| each and l messenger boy at $500.
| Bureau of engraving and printing.-An
! increase is recommended of clerks at
| 81 200 each; 6 clerks at $3.50 each, / as
| sistant messenger at $T20, and laborers
| at $40 each
| Secret service division.-An assistant
! chief, who shall discharge the duties of a
! chief clerk, at $1,000 is provided for, in
| stead of chief clerk at $500.