Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-19

mileage of witnesses out of the appropria-
ton for special attorneys. special examin-
ers and special agents under the bureau or
corporations.
Strikes out the provisions proposed by the
Senate increasing the salary of one clerk
In the bureau of manufactures from Sl,2Oo
to 81 400.
Relating to the bureau of labor strikes
out the provisions proposed by the Senate
for chief statistician at 5000 instead OF
chief clerk at 81 500; and for two additional
special agents at 81 800 each instead of two
special agents at 81, 400 each
Appropriates S65 40 instead of $64,09 as
proposed by the Senate. for subsistence and
travelling expenses of special agents in the
bureau of labor.
Census Office.
Relating to the census Office, provides, as
proposed by the Senate, for nine clerks at
81, 400 each instead of two clerks at $1,000
each and ten clerks at $500 each; for eleven
skilled laborers at s72O each instead of
eleven unskiiled laborers at s720 each; for
twenty-four instead of thirty-two charwo-
men at $40 each, and strikes out the pro-
vision proposed by the Senate for an add
tional skilled. laborer at $1,000 instead OF q
skilled laborer at 500.
Appropriates $4,000, as proposed by the
Senate instead of $12, 900, proposed by
the House. for furniture and other articles
for the census office
Strikes out the provision of the Senate
| increasing the salary of the supervising In
SD ector general of the steamboat inspection
service from $500 to $4,000.
Relating to the bureau of immigration.
provides for an additional clerk at $1.40O
Instead of copyfst at 500. as proposed by
tho Senate.
Relating to the bureau of standards. APP
propriates $4,000, as proposed by the Sen
ate. instead of s12.5OO, as proposed by the
House. for miscellaneous expenses, and
s., COO as proposed by the Senate. instead OF
81, COO as proposed by the House, for roads
and walks and care of grounds. and strikes
out the provision making the appropriation
Immediately available.
Appropriates 100000, as proposed by the
Senate, instead of $4,000, proposed by
the House, for contingent expenses of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor
Appropriates $500. as proposed by the
Senate, instead of 500, as proposed by the
House, sor- necessary expenditures in the
clerks Office Of the Court of Appeals. Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Senate, instead of $500. as proposed by
the House, for books for libraries Of circuit
courts of appeals, and makes $500 thereof
available for the library Of the eighth cir
cult.
Relating to the Court OF Claims. provides
for an additional clerk at 81. 400. instead OF
clerk at 81 200. and for a chief messen-
ger at 81. COO instead OF a messenger at $40.
The conferees agreed upon the following
provision: 1.-The appropriations herein made
for the officers. clerks and persons employ
ed In the public service shall not be avail
able for the compensation of any persons
incapacitated. otherwise than temporarily,
for performing such service, and the heads
of departments shall cause this provision
to be enforced.
Strikes out Of the bill the provision pro-
posed by the Senate requiring estimates
for the Indian service and the Indian APP
pruprfation bill, hereafter to conform to the
Indian appropriation act for 1905 In order
of arrangement
Inserts the provision proposed by the Sem
ate requiring that heads of executive de-
partments shall include In their annual es-
Inmates all estimates OF appropriations re-
quired for the public service and provides
that special or additional estimates shall
be submitted only under certain conditions
and with accompanying explanations.
Leaves In the bill section a. proposed
by the House pr0hibiting transfers OF en-