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now available for the public business. If
everybody retains his senses and no one
gets alarmed, the necessary business OF
Congress will be done without undue
excitement or improper delay.
There will be no halt in any Of the
government business Monday, July !.
in spite Of the fact that the big appro-
priatton bills have not yet become laws,
and will not have become laws by that
day." said Senator Warren Of Wyoming,
chairman of the appropriations commit
tee Of the Senate, who is In Washington
today.
Oficials Of the House appropriations
committee were In conference today with
that will be put through Congress Mon
day or Tuesday, extending for a month
the provisions Of existing appropriation
bills.
the statute prohibiting acceptance by any
government ofhcials OF voluntary serv-
ices has been given no serious consid-
GRAFTON. by. cabinet officers or the con-
troller, who will finally have to pass up
on the many knotty problems that are
sure to come out Of the whole matter.
Illustration Of Point.
1t is declared by high government Of
ficials that the much-talked-of statute,
which also prohibits government officials
creating deficiencies, In no way applies
to the great bulk Of government employees.
1t is intended to cover numerous cases.
like the following: II the head of bu-
reau has seventy clerks under him and
permits some man not identified with the
service to come In and give his services
for nothing to learn the work, that Of
fetal would be liable to a fine Of 500 and
loss Of his position.
1t Is stated on high authority that the
bulk of employees are statutory employees,
provided by Congress for many years
past These employees would have claim
against the government for every day
they serve without pay. The controller
of the Treasury and courts have long held
that the salary follows the office. The
salary may be paid whenever appropria-
tons are passed.
Status Of Employees.
There are hundreds of employees who
are not statutory clerks or oficials. In
the Department Of Justice the trust cases
are handled entirely from a lump sum Of
money the present year the appropriation
having been 100000. The Attorney Cen
eral pays salaries and other expenses
does not name or provide for the various
positions. But even in cases Of this kind
1t is generally expected that the agree
ment that is being entered into today will
his regular salary.
The situation was discussed at the cab
met meeting today, but prior to that
meeting cabinet officers had stated that
their respective departments would not
be closed.
The situation has been one of wide
spread interest in the government de-
partments, officials and clerks fearing
that they would lose their time and SAL
airy Monday.
The failure Of Congress to appropriate
money for the federal government, Is in
creasing the surplus in the Treasury and
will cause the Treasury Department to
make a much better showing for the ifs
cal year. officials declare, than had been
anticipated. The surplus today amounted
to nearly $12O00,O00. This Is due not
only to receipts from the corporation tax
law. but also to the fact that the general
deficiency and other appropriation bills
for this year which would have drawn
large sums out of the Treasury have not
passed. In view. OF the remarkable sit
uation 1t is generally believed that the en-
tire proceeds from the corporation tax
law will be a surplus. the receipts from
customs and internal revenue practically
paying all the expenses of the government
for the fiscal year. Months ago it was
calculated that the surplus for the year
would be only $10.25O.O0O.,