The Washington herald., 1914-12-15
knife CUTS DEEP
in FISCAL BILL
Legislative, Executive, and
Judicial Appropriations
Reduced.
1877 JOBS ARE ABOLISHED
Provision for Agricultural Census Re
quires 1000 Employes-Congres-
sional Mileage Cut to 5 Cents.
1877 JOBS ARE ABOLISHED

| Rigid economy was written plainly in
the legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill reported to the House
yesterday by the Appropriation Commit
tee. The bill provides for total expen-
ditures of $SS,744, 1880, which is Sl.1&,
$3.50 smaller than appropriations made
FOR the current year. This cut Is made
despite the fact that the bill provides
an item of $2,2S6 100 for a census OF
agriculture.
| The measure abolishes ls7 specific sal
aries and carries no salary increases
OF any sort. 1t provides, however, for
l.OO temporary positions In the new ag
ricultural census. the jobs to be OF two
years duration and not under civil serv-
Ice. The item for the agricultural CEN
sus Itself is $Sl;.4OO less than that rec
commended by Secretary Of Commerce
Redfield.
The force Of the Pension once is re
duced by eighty-elght, the Postofice De-
partment force by eighty-one and the
Treasurer's office by twenty-six. The bill
cuts mileage rate OF members OF Con-
gress from twenty to five cents a mile
An item also Is included for the leasing
OF modern fireproof building for use Of
the Department Of Labor for five years
at 10000 year. The bill abolishes the
ONCE Of superintendent of building at the
Congressional Library. A disbursing
clerk for the library. who is TO be as
sistant superintendent Of building, will
be provided at a salary Of $500 a year
Cut in Auditors once.
The estimates on which the bill was
based totaled t40.727,5Is.2T The meas
ure includes 16,70S salaries. The bill
provides that beginning next year and
continuing once every ten years there
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stock shall be taken.
The aggregate sum for personal serv-
Ices in the ONCE OF the auditor for the
Postoftlce Department is reduced by
$2S.S5O, foSty specific employees being
dropped. During the last four fiscal
years a total reduction in this ONCE of
S55 statutory salaries and a net reduc-
tion OF Sl34.120 in total compensation
have been effected.
Another Judge Promoted.
The bill provides for a reviser OF the
United States statues at $4,000 per an
mum. three privates in the police force
OF the House Office Building at Sl,O5O
each yean and an additional Judge OF a
District court at $4,000 a year. Many
minor changes in the various branches
OF the service will be necessitated by
provisions Of the bill.
The total amounts appropriated
among the various departments are as
follows: Senate. s1,765.492.5O; Capitol
police, $57.350: House OF Represents
tives, S4.S22,s02.25; Library of Congress,
$63o.2O5; Botanic Garden. 322,Sss.75;
Executive ofice, $1S5,440: Civil Service
Commission. t357.71o; Department. of
State. 3353.260; Treasury Department.
S4,66l.222; Internal Revenue, S6,O75, 900:
War Department, S1.s37.60S: Public
Buildings and Grounds. $S6.99O; State,
War. and Navy Department Building,
Sl5s, $40; Navy Department.. SS6l. $50; In
terror Department. 34.slI.475; Survey
ors General. S217.s50: Postofice Depart
ment. S1.S07.695; Department Of Jus
tice. $6OS.590; Department OF Commerce,
S5.659.260; Department OF Labor, $780,
$50; and judicial, S1.l70.OOO.