The Washington times., 1916-02-24

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Clerk hire. Steamboat Inspection
Service cut from $4,000 to :sl.W6
Bureau of Standards, estimated sal.
standard materials and testing OF
textiles. papers. leather and rubber,
1900, eliminated.
and STANDARDIZATION Of radi,m, Bureau
OF Standards. $4,000. not allowed.
., Changes in Colonies.
The report accompanying the bill.
which gives in detail all changes in sal
aries. number Of clerks, and also ths
Legislative provisions OF the bill, says:
Compared with the appropriations for
| the current year, 1916, aud with the es-
| Inmates submitted to Congress- for the
| ensuing fiscal year. 1911. the ioTowing
| differences are shown:
The hill appropriates S5s5. Y4.5O more
| than was appropriated for the sanao
| service for the fiscal year 1916.
1t appropriates $2,C29.3tS less than was
| submitted to Congress In the estimates
| of the executive departments.
IL provides for 81 fewer salaries than
were appropriated for this year and
400 less than are specially called for in
The principal increases in this bill
| over the current appropriations in
clude the following Items:
Expenses of collecting the
! Tax .'s... .'s''..s's. .s' NooV'VVO
Additional force in the office
OF the Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue on account
| of income-tax work. 24,S00
| Additional clerical force In
. the State Department nec-
| essitsted by war conditions
| In Europe ................ b4,OsO
| Clerical force for the Office
of Naval Operations which
office was created by the
last naval appropriation act $3.50
Additional examiners AMI
other employees in the Pat
ent office authorized at this
session of Congress. .... $3.50
For promotion and develop
ment vof foreign and do
nestle commerce. including
commerce with Central and
South America ............. 100000
For additional inspectors for
/ Steamboat-Inspectio Serv-
/ For additional inquiries and
/ Investigations by the Blu
| reau of Standards ........ $4,000
The principal reductions made In
this bill under appropria tions for the
current year include the following
Office Of Treasurer.
Il A further reduction of "a employees
with salaries amounting to s30.s4o Is
made in the office OF the Treasurer OF
the United States as a result OF the
recent reorganization of thaS office
At the last session the force was re-
duced by e pc sons with an annual
compensation amounting to $4,000.
:. Thus for the current and ensuing
fiscal years the whole force in this
|. office will have been reduced In all by
SO persons. with annual pay OF $4,000
This desirable result has been brough
about by the cooperative labors OF th'
Treasury Department and the division
(now the bureau) of efficiency In tn
application of improved and moderi
methodssofi handling the great volum
! : OF business OF this important office.
A reduction OF 6S employees. with sala
ries amounting to $50. $50. Is made in tn
Pension Office. This reduction 1
brought about by operation of the pro
I vision OF law requiring that not NOR
than 25 per cent of the vacancies oc
curing In the bureau may be filled.
: Postoffice Department.
A reduction of 81 employees Is mad
/ In the clerical force of the Postofflc
Department and a total reduction in tn
Q expenses of that department OF $2.6lI
Q For the current fiscal year n reduction
was made in the working force of tn
Poltoffce Department of 81 persons
. with total pay amounting to 5.6S'
Z making a total reduction FOR the tw
j years OF lis persons and $1lS,295 in an
e nual expenses.
\ The Postoffice Department has bee
thoroughly reorganized. new and ei
fective methods OF business introduce
that have not only conduced to econom
but have accelerated and brought u
to date the executive work of the serv
= Ice, and standards Of efficiency haV
8 been established for the persons en-
n ployed in the departmental service.
Senate Employment.
9 without reference to transfers fror
y one bureau or office to another, tn
y specific changes in numbers or grade
= of Officers or employees of the Govern
,ment and their rates of compensate
: recommended In the bill are in deta
Us follows:
= Twenty-four assistant clerks, g
81 200 each. to Senators who are nc
chairmen of committees are omitted.
}, House of Representatives.
: a clerk mt 5000 and a janitor at $79
o authorized for the Committee on Floo
Control by a resolution of the Hous
:, at this session, and a female attendaT
In the ladies' retiring room OF Statuar
Q Hall. Mt $500 authorized by a resolutio
! of the House, December 19. 1914, ar
provided for. A clerk at $500 to cor
y tinue the Digest of Claims is omitted.
An assistant. mt $500, In the mail an
d delivery division, and a property cleri
at 1900 in the office of the superir