The Washington times., 1912-05-01

Washington occurring during the fiscal
year 1913. shall be filled except by pro-
motion of those already in the service.
| This prohibits outside additions to the
classified rolls for one year,
With one exception. as in the District
OF Columbia. appropriation bill. the
provides Tor no increases in salary
whatever. The pay of one janitor Is
INCREASED from $50 to $50.
| Payments, 1874 of them are in the
Treasury Department alone and are
recommended on the initiative of the
department in view of the Secretary's
reorganization plan.
The bill, naturally, does not provide
for those House positions which were
abolished when the Democrats came
into control of that body. The saving
| is given as $92,2S0 at the House wing
of the Capitol alone.
1t is provided no circuit Judge snail
| be appointed hereafter until the whole
number of circuit Judges shall be re-
duced to twenty-nine, and thereafter
| there shall not be more than twenty
| nine circuit judges.
An important innovation is the
requirement that the executive de-
| partments after October l shall do
no addressing, wrapping or mailing
| of Government publications or docu-
ments. This work Is to be done here
| after at the Government Printing Or
| fice and the wrapping and mailing
| forces in the several departments are
| abolished.
Other important changes made in the
various governmental departments are
| as follows:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
An additional assistant at $1,000 is
provided for in the reading room. to
| take the place of similar position now
| carried under the free public library OF
the District of Columbia.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Three additional clerks-One at $500.
one at $500. and one at $lOO0-are pro-
vided for; the appropriation of 5000 for
emergency clerical services is omitted.
| and the lump sum of SIS, $40, heretofore
| available for emplo.es in connection
with foreign trade relations, is also
| omitted.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office of the chief clerk-A reduction
Is recommended of l watchman, at $720;
6 charwomen, at $24O each; 5 cabinet
makers. at $1,000 each and l at $720;
and l watchman-fireman, at $72.
An increase is recommended of
plumbers assistant at $40, and car
penters. at $1,000 each and l at $72O.
Division of bookkeeping and warrants
"A reduction is recommended OF l clerk,
at $1.2Oo
Division Of public moneys-A reduction
Is recommended of l clerk, at $500.
Division of loans and currency-Cer-
tain transfers from the registers office
are provided for without change in rate
OF pay or increase in numbers.
Division of mails and hles-A super
lntendent of mails, at 5000. instead OF
chiet Of division, at $500; a dlstrlout-
Ing clerk at $l,4OO: and l document
clerk, at 5000, are provided for.
Reductions are recommended as tol-
nla at l.
tional to one clerk of class charge
OF documents, 5000; one clerk, at N,6O;
six clerks. at $1,000 each; two clerks
at 5000 each; one assistant messenger,
at $12O; one assistant to document clerk,
at $40; and the pay OF a mail mes
senger is reduced from $l,2Oo to $1,000.
Office of dsbursing clerk-Aside from
certain transfers to this office. an In
crease is recommended OF one clerk at
81, 800 and one clerk at 81, 100.
Office of supervising architect-A
reorganization of the force of this Of
fee Is recommended resulting in a net
in the total amount of compensation; NO
salaries are increased and no new
places are created, although some
changes in designation are recon-
, mended.
A provision Is recommended making
specific appropriation for lOS employees
. | In this office who are now employed
, and being paid from tie lump appro-
lie buildings" carried in the sundry
civil act; their present rate of conf
pensatiOn not being increased or their
numbers added to; II is required that
specific estimates shall - submitted
, for these employees for the fiscal year
1918 and annually thereafter.
Office of the Comptroller of the
Treasury-A reduction is recommends
of ] law clerk. at 5000, and laborer
at $780,
Once of the Auditor for the Tres|Lry
Departmental reduction Is made of
: chief of division, at $4,000; 2 clerks al
1 81, 200 each; clerks, at $1,000 each;
! clerks. at $500 each; and laborer. al
$3.50
Office of the Auditor for the War De-
} partment-A reduction is recommended
1 OF 10 clerks, at 81. 400 each; clerks, a