The Washington times., 1916-02-24
ALL U. S. CLERKS
MAY WORK 8 HOURS
Borland Amendment to Leglsla-
tive Budget Comes as Sur
prise to House.
tcontinued from Second paEel

Salaries Increased. Is, aggre-
ssIariss omitte6 te6.ss;i,'s,s.,rccSo,.i,i.. ss saSsVV
Salaries reduced, 55, aggregating 1000
Net reduction. 81 .,........... 35,19O
Department of Justice.
otfce of Solicitor for Treasury De-
partment: A reduction Is made of 1
chief clerk at $4,000 and 1 law clerk
at $4,000.
Department of Commerce.
secretary's office: An assistant chief
Of division Of publications at $4,000 is
provided In lieu OF a clerk at $500
A clerk at $1,000 and a messenger
boy at $3.50 are recommended.
The pay OF engineer is increased
another engineer Is reduced from
$1,000 to $500. A skilled laborer at
ST20 Is recommended instead of a
watchman at s720.
Census Ofhce; An increase Ia rec
Smmended Of expert chief OF divi-
aion at $4,000, 4 clerks at $1,000 each.
D clerks at $1,000 each, clerks at
G.4Q0 each. 80 clerks at $1,000 each.
and 10 clerks at 5000 each; a reduction
Z made of SO clerks at $1,000 each.
OF transfers, of $4,000.
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce An increase Is recon-
mended OF l expert on commerce and
clerk at $500, l clerk at $f.4O0. 1
clerk at 81 1900. 2 clerks at $1,000 each,
1 messenger at $40. and I assistant
messenger at $500
steamboat-1nspection Service: An
Increase Is recommended of clerk at
$500 In the office OF the supervising
inspector general.
Additional assistant steamboat in
spectors are recommended as follows:
Two at New Orleans. at 81. 800 each.
Two at Baltimore, at 81, 300 each.
Four at Providence. at 81 500 each.
Two at San Francisco. at $500 each.
Two at Buffalo. at 81 600 each.
Sly at Cleveland, at 81 600 each.
-Four at Chicago. at 81 500 each.
Four at Grand Haven. at $1,000 each
-Four at Detroit. at $1,000 each.
Two at Norfolk, at $500 each.
Two at Portland. Ore. at 81 600 each.
Two at Albany. at 81, 800 each.
In all thlrty-six persons. aggregating
Six assistants inspectors at 81. 600 NJ,
Milwaukee are omitted and provision is
spector at $500.
Bureau of Navigation: An increase Is
recommended OF one clerk Mt 81 600. and
TWO stenographers and typewriters for
Sb per month each.
Shipping service: A shipping commits
sloner at Battle. Me-, at $1,000 is recon-
Bureau OF Standards: An increase "a
recommended, OF one associate physicist
at 1900 one assistant chemist at 81 4O0
two laboratory helpers at $500 each, six
laboratory labor al apprentices at $40 each in
stead OF ASO each, one clerk at $1,000.
one clerk at 5000 one elevator hov ~
$3.50. one skilled laborer at 500, one as
slstant messenger at $40. two laborers
~ Tt Seeo each. and one tanitor, at $500
from ~ ,000 to 1890, of one assistant en-
gtneer from 81 500 to 31c6O0 and OF one
lass @ nlower ana one glass worker from
u'4oo to S00 each.
Department of Labor.
Secretary's. office--An increase Is
recommended of one clerk at SI.SOO,
Snee SeoS CLERK nbs at at $500. 9ne clerk at
at N.OOo' one clerk at 5000.
Dist Rlstriet let OF Columbia 9h1 Supreme Court
creased, from $4,000 to $500.
Glacler National Park-The salary
fba o. she cGmmissioner at sl,50O,. au-
lel4. Is recommended.
Limitations.
Limitations with respect to expend-
itures or legislative provisions not
heretofore enacted are recommended
as follows:
Hereafter no moneys appropriated
used
for the payment OF gas furnished for
use In any of the public buildings of
the United States in the District OF
Columbia at a rate In. excess of 70
cents per thousand cubic feet.
Provided. That collectors OF internal
revenue shall pay daily into the Treas
ury OF the United States. under in
structions OF the Secretary of the Treas
of whatever nature. made by authority
OF law Qncluding sums offered In COM
promise under the provisions of Sec
tons 1929. Revised Statutes, as well as
all other money received for which they
are accountable under their respective
collection bonds required to be given
under section 3143. Revised Statutes),
and the same shall be covered into the
Treasury as internal revenue collec-
lions: Provided. That nothing herein
ing the provisions of subsection "D" OF
section 2, act of October g. 1919, in the
matter of Withholding the normal in
come tax at the source.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is au-
thoriEed and directed to report to Con-
gress at the beginning of it's next ses-
sion, which, II any, of the subtreasuries
should be continued. after the end OF
the fiscal year 1917, and II in his opinion
any should be continued the reasons
in full for such continuance: also II any
or all of said subtreasuries may be
discontinued what legislation will be
necessary In order to transfer theil
duties and functions to some otheI
branch of the public service or to Fed.
eral reserve banks.
Hereafter all appointments OF persons
employed under the superintendent OF
the State, War. and Navy Department
building shall be made only by such su,
perlntendent.
Provided, That the commission II
charge, or a majority of the member!
thereof. may reappOrtion space among
the departments now occupying thu
State, war, and Navy Department
building as in their judgment may b,
necessary from time to time. but suci
Teapportionment shall in no event In
volve the ejectment from the buildinl
of any department, or the office ol
bureau of any department, now occupy
ing the same.
In lieu of the existing limitation OF
Appointments to vacancies in the
Pension Bureau, the following Is rec
commended:
Appointments shall not be made tC
any of the positions herein appro'
priated for in the classified service
of the Bureau of Pensions not actual
ly filled June 80. 1915, nor shall more
than 25 per centum of other vacancie!
actually occurring in any grade in thu
classified service of that bureau dur
ing the fiscal year 1917 be filled 10y
original appointment or promotion
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