Evening star., 1908-01-11
MORE PAY FOR MANY CLERKS
NEW DEFICIENCY ESTIMATES
SENT TO CONGRESS.
Precedent Created by Secretary Cor
te1you-Wages for the Relief's
Crew-DistMct Expenses.

Precedent is smashed into finders by
the Secretary OF the Treasury in his rec
ommendation of deficiency estimates for
his department for the rest Of the present
fiscal year.
In the regular book Of estimates for
the. expenses of conducting the govern
ment during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1909 Secretary Cortelyou recommended
generous salary increases to many en-
ployes OF the Treasury Department from
assistant secretaries down to messengers.
He renews these recommendations in the
deficiency estimate sent to Congress to-
day. in effect urging their immediate ap
proTal and enactment into law on the
ground that the additional sums requested
are urgently needed for the proper con-
duct Of the government between February
/ and June 90
the salaries of 202 employees Of the Treas
ury Department, and to create 126 new
positions. 1t is said to be extraordinary
for the head Of an executive department
to recommend that back salary increases
be included in the provisions Of an urgent
deficiency measure. It is not known
just what Mr.. Cortelyou's idea was in rec
omnnending salary increases in these esti-
mates. and nobody around the Capitol has
sufficiently clear opinion on the subject
TO venture suggestion.
Practically the entire list of salary in
creases recommended by Mr.. Corteyou to
80 through the regular way is included
In the deficiency estimate.
The deficiency estimates are. interesting
this year from another standpoint Owing
to the inclusion Of a paragraph in the
Navy Department estimate asking an ad-
ditional appropriation for the payment Of
the crew OF the hospital ship Relief. men,
bers of the House win have a chance of
4 sryn md tn
directly going on record, with regard to
the Brownson-Rixey controversy. The
placing of medical officer In command
Of the Relief necessitated the employ
which SO. $40 is asked for salary payment
Members of Congress who feel strongly
on the matter and who dc. not approve of
the Presidents attitude will have the OPP
portunity of voting against this provision
and tying up things generally.
Furnishing District Building.
The District of Columbia figures largely
In the deficiency estimates. The Commits
sioners ask $4,000 for furnishing and
eQuipping. complete in every detail. the
new municipal building. and for repairing
and renewing old furniture and removing
1t to the nearly completed structure. The
sum of S12, 500 Is asked for the mainte-
nance Of the new building during the
fiscal year 1908, including personal serv-
ices OF sucn employees as may be author
lied by the Commissioners.
For completing the grading and paving
the approaches to the Anacostia bridge
600 is asked, and the suggestion is
made that the time within which this
bridge shall be completed be extended to
January ]. 1909. For cleaning and re-
pairing sewers and basins for the rest of
the. fiscal year of 1908 $1,000 is asked,
and $500 additional is requested for tenn
pOrary services and maintenance. etc,
fI,a hot inc hoon hot
June 30 The additional sum of 81 200 is
requested for the maintenance Of public
convenience stations; $1,000 is asked ad-
ditionally for the care and Improvement
Of Rock Creek Park. including personal
services for the care of the golf course in
the park There is provision auth0riZ-
ing the establishment of a schedule of
fees to be charged for the use of the golf
course. and covered into the treasury as
are other District revenues.
/ An additional amount of $1,000 is asked
for the expenses of the commission cre-
ated by Congress in the act of June 20.
1906 to regulate the salaries of school
teachers. officers and employees of the Dis
trict There is a request, in this para
graph, that the appropriation of $4,000
provided to meet the expenses due to the
operation of the compulsory education law
for the fiscal year 1908 be made immedi-
ately available.
Land Fraud Cases.
Fur the purchase of additional ground
for the municipal almshouse $2,324.7 Is
asked; $4,000 for fees of witnesses In
the District Supreme Court, in addition
to the $4,000 appropriation for the cur
reat fiscal year; $4,000 additional is asked
for the fees of jurors Of the District Su-
prcme Court. bringing the total for the
year up to $4,000. An additional $500
Supreme Court. making the total under
this head $4,000. and $4,000 for addi-
tiorial miscellaneous expenses making
this totals xS2. COO. Under the head Of the
Supreme Court explanation is made by
the, Department of Justice that the items
are urgent. being due to the approaching
tria! OF Hyde, Dimond; Benson and
to examine a large number of witnesses
from points outside of the District % OF
Columbia, including many from the Pa
cifc coast The further statement is
made that there will be unusual expenses
in this casa also for meals and lodging
for the Jurors and for the reporting and
transcril,ing OF the testimony. The ap-
preparation made for the District Supreme
Court il adNuunfe only for the ordinary