Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-24


Of this important office.
Pension ofhce-A reduction Of sixty
eight employees with salaries amount
ing to $59.S60 is made in the pension
by operation of the provision of law
requiring that not more than rs per
cent of the vacancies occurring in the
bureau may be filled.
Post Office Departmental reduction
Of thirty-seven employees is made in
the clerical force of the Post Office De-
partment and a total reduction in the
expenses of that department of $42.615.
For the current fiscal year a reduction
was made in the working force of the
Post Office Department of eighty-one
persons with total pay amounting to
$l5,680, making a total reduction for
the two years of 11s persons and $l1s.-
295 in annual expenses.
The Post Office Department has been
thoroughly reorgamzed. new and eff
fective methods of business introduced
that have not only conduced to econ
omy, but have accelerated and brought
up to date the executive work of the
service. and standards of efficiency
have been established for the persons
employed in the departmental service,
in accordance with the requirements
of section of the legislative. execu-
tive and judicial act for the fiscal
year 1913.
Changes in Specific Employments.
Without reference to transfers from
one bureau or office to another. the
specific changes in numbers or grades
Of offices or employees of the govern
ment and their rates of compensation
recommended in the bill are in detail as
follows:
Senate-Twenty- -four assistant clerks,
at $1,000 each, to senators who are not
chafrmen of committees are omitted
House of Representatives-Acl clerk at
$4,000 and a janitor at $3.50, authorized
for the committee on flood control by
resolution of the House at this ses-
sion. and a female attendant in the
ladies' retiring room off Statuary Hall,
at $500. authorized by a resolution Of
the House December 10. 1914, are pro-
vided for. clerk at $4,000 to continue
the digest of claims is omitted.
Library OF Congress--An assistant,
sion, and a property clerk, at $500. in
the office Of the Superintendent of the
Increases of $50 per annum in the
salaries OF employees now being paid
from $720 to $500 per annum are rec
commended In detail these increases
$3.50 each. $1,000: fifty three. from $3.50
to $3.50 each. $3.50: two. from $500 to
sooo each. $l2O; four, from $3.50 to 1920
each. 240; thirty-four, from 5000 to $3.50
SoSu, SS,VfV "A total OF $o,6UU.
Civil service commission-An in
crease is recommended Of two exam
iners at $1,000 each, two clerks at
$l,40O each and eight clerks at $1,000
each
State Department-Spec provision
is made for the following additional
iorce: One officer, to aid in important
drafting work. at $4,000; one assistant
solicltor, at $4,000; two law clerks, at
1900 each; two clerks, at $500 each:
q orh. o1o
at $1.400 each: ten clerks. at $1,000
each; twelve clerks. at $1,000 each;
two clerks. at 5000 each: one mes
senger, at $840 and two assistant mes
employments, aggregating $4,000.
In the Treasury Department.
Chief clerks ofice-A telegraph
operator at $1,000 Is omitted. Division
Of customs-The division of customs
and the division Of special agents are
consolidated. resulting as follows: De-
crease-One supervising special agent
(pald from customs appropriation,
$4,000; one assistant chief of division.
$4,000: one clerk. $1,000; three clerks.
class 1. $500: two clerks at $500 each.
$1,000; one assistant messenger, s720:
REDUCTION Of one law clerk from $500
to $4,000. $500; a total of $14,52O. In
crease-One- assistant chief of division
OF eight employees and $3.50.
Auditor for War Departmental re-
auction Is made of one clerk at $1,000.
Aooltor for Interior Department
provision Is made for seven clerks at
5000 each. heretofore paid from a, lump
appropriation under the control of this
office, which sum is reduced from s14,-
600 to $500.
Auditor for Post Office Department
reduction is made of thirteen clerks
at $1,000 each and seventeen clerks at
$l.Ooo each, and the lump appropria-
tion TOT employees operating labor-sav-
ing devices is increased by the CORE
spending amount of $4,000.
Treasurers Office The following
statement shows the ofices omitted
salaries increased and reduced and
transfers from the treasurers Office
recom nne in this bill: Two clerks,
one clerk. 1900; three clerks, at 81 100
each. $4,000; one clerk. $1,000: two
clerks. at $1,000 each, $4,000; one clerk.
!so "a two fSr expert counters at $3.50 each.
dlers at 5000 each, S2,7oo: a total NJ
$19.140. Salaries increased-One silva
piler. from $1,000 to $1,000 Salaries re-
q duee ed clerks from $1,000 to
500 to $500 each; total Of $500.
Transfers out-One clerk, to genera,
supply committee. 1880; one clerk. to
general supply committee, $1,000: two
clerks, at $1,000 each. to general SUP.
ply committee. $2,4O0; one clerk to
auditor for State Department, s1's
one clerk Ito be clerk. at $i'20o1 TO
chief clerk, Treasury, $1,400; one ste
nographer. to subtreasury, San Fran
cisco, $1,000; one expert counter to
division Of loans and currency. $500.
total Of $1,000.
Recapitulation.
Salaries increased. one. aggresatinp
5000; Offices omitted. sixteen, aexre-
eating $1s,14o; offices transferred
eight, aggregating $1,000: salaries re-
duced. nine. aggregating $500; net re-
duction, twenty-four. and $30,S40.
Treasurer's office reimbursa BILE by
national banks)-The pay of six expert
counters is reduced from $500 to 500
each, as recommended by the Treasury
Department.
tienal clerks At e1.4eo each are recon.
mended.
Commissioners Of internal revsnue=A