Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
LEGISLATIVE BILL
NEAR S3S,0OO,0OO
Measure, as Agreed to by Con-
ferees, Is Submitted to
the Senate.
CURRENT APPROPRIATION
EXCEEDED BY A MILLION
Money Provided for the Several De-
partments of Government-No
Consideration Until Monday.


representing the two houses, appro-
pirates s37,925,eeO.e5, which is an in
crease of s3os,s41 over the measure as
passed by the House; s2S4,312 less than
the bill as passed by the Senate, and
for the current year. 1t is s1.s23,6s7
less than the estimates of the depart
year.
The conference report retains the sec
tion inserted by the Senate prohibit
ing the payment of more than one sal
ary to any person. but has modified
that so as to prohibit two salaries
where the combined payments exceed
$4,000. except where specifically au-
thorized by law; and does not interfere
with salaries to government officials
and employees in the National Guard or
Naval Militia.
Senator Martin presented the confer
ence report on the bill Immediately
upon the convening of the Senate. He
asked that the report be printed and
that it should go over until Monday,
as he understood several senators de-
sire to go on with other business. The
request was granted.
Conferees' Agreement.
The effect of the action agreed upon
by the conference committee and sub
mitted in the conference report as to
the Senate amendments is as follows:
Appropriates for the salaries of en-
ployes and for expenses of the SEN
ate. as proposed by that body.
Provides for two additional assist
ants in the reading rooms for the
strikes out an assistant at 5000 pro-
posed for the division of Semitic and
oriental literature; provides for an ad-
dftional assistant at s1.100 and one at
$1,000 for service in connection with
the distribution of card indexes; ap-
propriates for two additional watch
men and a carpenter at $500 each and
strikes out provision for two additional
laborers at s540 each in the office of
the superintendent of the buildings and
grounds; appropriates $4,000 for re-
surfacing the west driveway at the
library and repairs to the stone curb
ing. and s2,500 for reftting Of boiler
room and coal vaults.
Botanic Garden.
Appropriates $4,000 instead of s1s.-
500 as proposed by the Senate adm
$4,000 as proposed by the House. for
assistants and Iaborers, Botanic Car
den; authorizes the use of not to ex-
ceed $500 for travelling expenses and
per diem of the superintendent and
his assistants; provides for the pur-
chase and maintenance of a motor de-
livery vehicle. and appropriates
S11.s03. as proposed by the Senate, in
stead of $4,000. proposed by the
House. for miscellaneous and contin-
gent expenses.
Office Of the President.
Office of the President-Proyides for
additional clerks and messengers in
the Office of the President, as pro-
posed by the Senate.
Civfl Service Commission.
Strikes out additional clerk of class 4,
civil service commission. proposed by
the Senate: provides for twenty eight
clerks of class 3. instead of thirty, as
proposed by the Senate, and twenty-six,
a. proposed by the House; provides for
thirty-nine clerks of class 2, instead of
forty-two, as proposed by the Senate,
and thirty-six, as proposed by the
House. strikes out the increase of
$1,000 in the sum for travelling ex-
penses, and increases the amount for
field examiners from $500 to $500.
Department of State.
Strikes out the change of title pro-
posed from counselor for the depart
ment," State Department. to under
| secretary of state: provides for the
additional employees proposed by the
Senate. with salaries aggregating s72.-
$50. but transposes and groups them
in separate paragraph; strikes out
the lump sum of $4,000 for emer-
gency clerical services proposed by the
House; appropriates $500 additiona |
for stationery. etc. and s2.7oO addi-
tional for miscellaneous expenses. as
proposed by the Senate. and strikes
out the increase of $3.50 in the sum
Treasury Department.
Fixes the salary of the chief of the
customs DIVISION, treasury Department
| at $500, instead of $4,000, as proposed
by the House. and $4,000. as proposed
| by the Senate; increases the pay of the
| foreman of the vault, safe and lock
! shop from s1.100 to $1,000, and the nav
| of messenger boy from $3.50 to $500 in
| the supervising architects ONCE;
| strikes out the appropriation of $3.50
| for law books for the controller of the
| Treasury: strikes out the additional
clerk at $1,000 proposed in the ONCE of
| the auditor for the War Depart
| ment: transfers a helper at $500 from
the bureau of engraving and printing
to the ONCE of the auditor for the
Navy Department: provides for four
| teen clerks of class 4. instead of thir-
teen. as proposed by the House, and
sixteen. as proposed by the Senate, and
| seventeen clerks Of class 3, instead
of fifteen. as proposed by the House
and eighteen. as proposed by the Sen
| ate. in the office of the auditor for the
Interior Department appropriates $10.-
900 instead Of $4,000. as proposed by
tho Senate. for temporary clerical help
in the ofiice Of the commissioner Of In
ternal revenue; strikes out the change
In designation proposed from watch
mon" to guards" in the bureau Of en-
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