Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-01

duction is 500 $50 and the positions af-
fected are as follows:
One assistant stenographer to commit
tees, 5000. ! janitor to official reporters.
$500. ] janitor to committee stenogra-
pliers. $40. Under the clerk: l assistant
journal clerk. $500: 1 index clerk.
! stenographer to journal clerk, $3.50:
! janitor to index room. $40; l janitor,
$40; | printing and bill clerk, $2,1OO;
l notification clerk. $500; ] distributing
clerk. $40; 1 document and bill clerk,
s., ] resolution and petition clerk,
S2.So; ! printing and document clerk.
$1,000; assistant enrolling clerk.
Si,S0o; ! assistant printing and bill
clerk. $500: document clerk, $1,000;
superintendent, Sl,SO0: special
employee. S1.3so, 1 assistant, $3.50
I telegraph operator. Sl.4O0: / assistant
operator. l.4o0: ! messenger. disbursing
office. 81 100: 1 clerk. 81 $50: | page. $500;
! assistant bathroom, 81. 4o0: ! laborer
bathroom. Saon; ] janitor, clerks office
$50: | janitor. House library, $500;
ianitor. file room. $500: assistant in
clerks office, 81 800; ! assistant, station
cry ROOM $1,000 Under sergeant-at-
arms: 1 clerk in charge of pairs. 81 500;
! assistant bookkeeper. $1,000: l captain
of police. House office building. $1,000;
| lieutenant. police, House office build
ine-Si 900: : privates police. at S1.0o
sach, HouSc ONCE null0mE, H.,.-.S'. nueT
the doorkceper: clerk to doorkeepcr.
$1,000; | assistant doorkeeper. $500;
attendants. old library space. at 81. 800
each, $1,000. chief clerk. $1,000 clerk,
81 500: assistant foremen at 81 200 each,
S2,4D: = night watchmen. at SI2O each,
Si,44o: . messengers, at $1,1So each,
SlO62o: 6 laborerS, at S72O each. 1920:
| skilled laborer. $500, and l laborer in
water closet, $40.
House Rolls Pruned,
Further reductions In compensation
and number of employees in the House
arc recommended in the bill. namely:
Three session clerks to committee at
So "A day. one janitor committee on ex-
penditures in the Navy Department.:
two messengers in the majority and
minority census rooms, at $1,000 each.
The pay of the department messenger
is reduced from s2.250 to $4,000, and
provision made for his appointment by
the minority leader of the House.
seven new positions in the House are
\ bill clerk aud four
a ssistants. a stenographer and jani-
tor for the official reporters are IN
Guided in this addition. with a salary
total of s10.240.
4 place is provided for an additional
assistant in the reading room in the
Library of Congress. ITO take the place,
of a similar position now carried UNI
der the Public Library of the District
of Columbia"
A reduction made In the salary Of
the secretary to the President from
$500 to $4,000 is regarded as signih-
cant. evidencing that the committee Is
no respecter of persons. This. how
ever. is the only change recommended
in the executive department of the
government
In the Department Of State a big
&c fnI nyny-iSinn
calls for the abolishment OF the bureau
OF manufactures under the Department
of Commerce and Labor, the state De-
rartment TO take care of that work
Three additional clerks are provided for
the State Department at $500 $500
and S1opo. The appropriation for 5000
for emergency clerical work in that de-
partment is omitted, however, and the
for employees in connection with foreign
trade relations is also omitted.
Treasury Department Changes.
The changes in the Treasury Depart
ment are outlined in the report as fol-
lows:
"Ofice of the chief clerk-A reduction is
of / Waterman. at $I2O: 6
at $40 each: cabinet max
ers, at s1.CD each and l at $40. and 1
Northumberland, at STD.
IAN increase 10 recommended Of
plumbers assistant, at $40, and 3 car
penters. at s1.OOO each and l at $40.
Division of bookkeeping and warrants
"A reduction is recommended OF l clerk,
at $1,000
Division of public moneys reduction
is recommended of 1 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 fles-A super1n-
tendent Of mails, at 5000, instead Of q
chief of division, at $3.50: distributing
clerk, at 81 400; and one document clerk.
at 1000, are provided for.
reductions in this division are recon-
mended as follows: Four clerks. at 81. 400
each; add ;tional to one clerk of class = in
charge of documents. 500; one clerk, at
81 400. six clerks. at $1,000 each; two
senger, at $40: one assistant to document
clerk at $S40 and the pay of mail mes
senger is reduced from $1,000 to 81 ,0OO.
''Office of disbursing clerk-Aside from
certain transfers to this office, an IN
crease is recommended of one clerk at
IL 500 and one clerk at 81, 400.
"Office Of supervising architect-A re-
of the force Of this office is
resulting in net reduction
of seven employees, and 1871 In the
total amount of compensation: no salaries
are increased and no new places are
created, although some changes in desig-
ma ton are recommended.
a provision is recommended making
specific appropriation for JOB employees in
this Office who are now employed and be-
ing paid from the lump appropriation for
general expenses of public buildings car
ried in the sundry civil act: their present
rate OF compensation not being in
creased or their numbers added to; it is
required that specific estimates shall be
submitted for these employees for the
fiscal year 1913 and annually thereafter
office of the Controller of the Treas
ury-A reduction is recommended OF one
law clerk. at 5000, and one laborer. at
$3.50.
Among the Auditors.
Office of the auditor for the Treasury
Departmental reduction is made OF one
chief of division. at 5000; two clerks, at
9 .UU each; four clerks, at $1,000 each;
two clerks. at $500 each, and one labor
er, at $6,iD.
office of auditor for the War Depart
ment-A reduction is recommended of ten
clerks, at 81 4D each; two clerks, at
81 .2p each. nine clerks, at 81 $50 each,
aud one laborer, at $500 An additional
messenger boy. at $40. is recommended.
office of the auditor of the Navy De-
partment-A reduction is made of one
clerk, at SsS.
office of the auditor for the Interior