Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Section Added to Bill.

| The Senate committee has added
lows:
That no money appropriated by this
or any other act shall be available for
payment to any person receiving more
than one salary when the combined
amount of said salaries exceeds the
sum OF $1,000 per annum, but this shall
not apply to retired officers of the army
or navy whenever they may be elected
to public office or whenever the Presl-
dent shall appoint them to offlce by ana
with the advice and consent or the SEN
ate
Another amendment changes the title
of the counselor for the State Depart
ment to undersecretary of state.
Another amendment is that which
provides nine law clerks, one for the
Chief Justice and one for each OF the
associate justices of the Supreme Court,
at salaries not exceeding $4,000 year.
Provision for Justice Department.
The Attorney General. under another
amendment, is authorized to enter IN
to a contract for a lea Sc of a modern
fireproof Office building for the use of
the Department of Justice for period
not to exceed FIVE years, renewable at
the option of. the government; for an
additional period of not exceeding hve
years at an annual rental of s36,oo0.
and at an annual rental per square
foot of availa BILE floor space not to ex-
ceed 36.3 cents.
4 similar amendment would authorize
the Secretary of Labor to lease a mod
ern fireproof office building for the
use of his department for period, not
TO exceed five years. renewable. as IN
the case of the Department of Justice
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Summary of Increases.
4 summary of the increases by de-
partments is contained in the commit
tee report. 1t follows:
Senate-Office of the secretary, $3.50;
office of the sergeant alarms, fold
ing room. $500: assistance to senators,
sas.soO: contingent expenses, $500.
Total. s35,9So.
Library of Congres--Readine rooms,
$1,000; semitic and oriental literature.
5000 distri ribution of card indexes.
s2,10o; library building and grounds.
salaries, $3.50; resurfacing driveway
and repairs to stone curb. $4,000; refit-
ting boiler room and coal vaults, $500.
| Total. Sl4, ,4S0.
Botanic Garden-Assistants and Ia
| borers, $500. miscellaneous expenses,
81 9e3 Total. s5.4O3.
Executive, Office of the President
! Salaries, s3.340.
Civil service comm sSion-Sala ries.
| sl6.60O: travelling expenses. $1,000: field
examiners. 1900. Total. $4,000.
! Department of State-SalarieS 1ess
( lump sum of $4,000 for clerical serv
| ices omitted, s42.SS0: contingent eX
| penses, $4,000; miscellaneous expenses,
| s2T2o: rent, $3.50. Total. s55.4SO
| Treasury Department, office of the
Secretary-Division of customs. $500;
| office of the supervising architect, 1920:
| office of the controller of the Treasury,
| law books, $3.50: Office of auditor for
War Depart ment. 1000: Office of audi
| tor for Navy Department. $500, office Of
! a auditor for Interior Department, s10.-
| 200; Office of the commissioner of in
| ternal revenue, $4,000; investigation
| and experimentation to secure better
methods of administration, etc. $1,000;
! collecting the income tax, $150.000: mints
| and assay offices: Mint at Denver,
| wages Of workmen, $1,000; assay office
| at Deadwood. S. D., incidental and con-
| tingent expenses. 1000. Total. s191.370
| War observation-disclosures of the Secre-
| tary, SO. 500; signal office, 5000; office of
the quartermaster general, $500: con-
tingent expenses, stationery, 10000. To-
| tai. $4,000
Public buildings and grounds-Sal-
aries of park watchmen. $3.a20; pur-
chase and maintenance of motor cycle,
$3.50. Total $3.50.
| State, War and Navy Department
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