Evening star., 1914-05-15
ing towns, including personal services
in the District of Columbia and else
where $500"
For Washington Post Office.

For washington FOSL OmCe
For the new Washington post office the
following provision Is made:
"Washington, District of Columbia new
post office building: For three assistant
engineers, at $500 each; three assistant
electricians, at $40 each; eight elevator
conductors, at S72O each: two oilers. at
S72O each: twelve watchmen: additional
to one watchman acting as lieutenant OF
the watch, S120. twelve laborerS; one as
sistant plumber. $40; two female labor
ers, at $3.50 each twelve charWomen,
in all. &i3.Sio"
In the Department of Justice items the
following amendment is made: SIX as
sistant attorneys general at 5000 each
instead of S5,GO What is considered in
some quarters as another attack upon
the civil service is contained in the fol-
lowing amendment:
Commercial attaches, Department OF
Commerce: For commercial attaches. to
be appointed by the Secretary of Com
merce. without examination under the
civil service rules. and to be accredited
through the State Department, whose
duties shall be to investigate and report
upon such conditions in the manufac-
turing industries and trade OF foreign
countries as may be of interest to the
United States: and for one clerk to each
of said commercial attaches to be paid
a salary not to exceed S1,JUo each; ana
for necessary travelling and subsistence
expenses, rent, purchase OF reports. travel
to and from the United States, and all
other necessary expenses not included in
the foregoing: such commercial attaches
shall serve directly under the Secretary
of Commerce and shall report directly to
him, 100000
Children's Bureau Enlarged.
For the chtldren's bureau Department
of Labor the following amendments are
made:
For the following additional employees
for the children's bureau-namely: Ex-
pert on sanitation, $3.50; industrial ex-
pert. 5000; social service expert, $1,000;
librarian expert. $1,000; two clerks OF
class three. four clerks of class two
seventeen clerks of class one and nine
clerks. at $1,000 each: special agent,
81. $50: four special agents. at 81 Wv
each. nine special agents. at S1,4oo each
and eleven special agents. at $l,2oo eacn
in all Ssl coo.
For the subsistence and travelling eN:
penses of officers, speciai agents n, anI
other employees of the children's bureal
while travelling on official business. away
from their homes and outside OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, with the provision ina
in the discretion of the Secretary OF l>anol
a ner diem in lieu Of subsistence may be
a.
when SO travelling at rate not 10 eA
ceed 81 a day. the exact rate to pc hNee
in each case in accordance with tne RED
sonabIe cost of such subsistence by tn'
chief of the children's bureau. witt
the approval of the Secretary of LABOR
for the employment of experts and tenn
norarv assistants, to be paid at rate
not exceeding ss day. and OF inter
prefers. to be paid at rate not ex
ceeding 81 a day when actually EN-
ployed: and for the purchase of report:
and material for the publications of th'
children's bureau. books of reference
newspapers and periodicals. including IN
| advance payment of subscriptions io1
| the same, for newspaper clippings to en-
able the children's bureau to secure dati
regarding the progress of legislation az
! fectine children and the activities o.
public and private organizations dealin:
with children. and for reprints IRON
state. city and private publications TO-
distribution when said reprints can D.
procured more cheaply than they can D.
printed by the government, S3s,ooo.