Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-01

ed to the House the general deficiency ap-
preparation bill carrying $9.847. 1885, The
chief item is $4,554,01S for the military es-
taolishment. Other large items are ST.
OO0, 900 for pensions and 81, 1921 1868 for the
postal service.
Mileage of Members Reduced.
The bill contains a provision reducing the
mileage rate of senators and representa-
tives from twenty to eight cents a mile. This
action was taken as a result of the increase
of the salary Of members of Congress from
S., 900 to $500 a year. This mileage will
be estimated by the nearest route usually
travelled in going to and returning from
each session of Congress.
The total amount carried in the general
deficiency bill, which is the last of the
budgets to be reported at the present SEES
sion, is S9,S47, 39604, nearly 81, 000, 900 less
than the estimates
Each member of the cabinet will, under
the BILL receive an additional compensa-
ton of $1,000 for his services from. March
4 until June 80, the end of the fiscal year.
This Is in accordance with the law increas-
ing the salaries Of all members of the cab
met to $12,0 900 a year.
A total of $417 ,Os53 SO is appropriated for
clerical hire in the House of Representa-
tives. 1t is provided that hereafter no
part of any money appropriated Tor con
tingent or miscellaneous expenses OF the
Senate or House shall be used to pay addd1-
tional compensation to any officer or en-
plOye OF either house OF Congress-.
Various Local Items.
The bill gives $4,000 to the District as
SCISSORS Office for the preparation OF
complete set of water main assessment
cards. Employees of the Office will be allowed
to do this work outside of regular office
hours at a reasonable compensation.
The dsbursing officer of the District is
authorized to pay from the appropriations
olavie Of off al
public schools the salaries OF the following
officers and teachers from July 1, 1915,
when the school act went into erect, until
| the date of their appointment: One ASSIST
ant superint endent, 1856; director OF imme-
date instruction, $317 eleven supervising
principals, $4,235; secretary OF the board OF
education $27.7S and 173 teachers 81, 42O IS.
The amounts specifically appropriated for
salaries of teachers, in the District appro-
pration bill for 1907 when not in conformity
with the new school act. are made to con-
form with the rate of pay in the latter act.
Any unused balance in the last District
appropriation act is made available to pay
the principals of grade schools the amounts
to which they are respectively entitled 1or
session rooms.
Pension Bureau Appointment.
The employees of the pension Office will
be affected by a provision, that during
the remainder of the fiscal year 1907 on
| the recommendation of the commissioner
of the bureau of pensions may be filled by
original appointments or transfers from
other bureaus or departments, provided
that appointments or transfers hereunder
shall not be SO made as to authorize
greater number of employees in the pension
office for the fiscal year 1908 than has been
appropriated for
reimbursement From Cuba.
The bill gives the President full authority,
under the provisions of the Platt amend
ment, to reimburse the United States for
the money expended by this government in
intervening to preserve order in the Cuban
republic. The language of the proviso Is as
follows:
pending the present intervention by the
United States government under the Platt
amendment to the treaty between the
United States and Cuba to maintain
government of law and order in that island,
the President is hereby authorized to re-
ceive from the treasury Of the Cuban re-
public and pay into the treasury OF the
United States from time to time such
amounts to reimburse the United states
for the expenditures from the United
States treasury made necessary on account
of such intervention as he may consider
the Cuban treasury then able to pay with
out serious embarrassment"