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JUDICIAL.

Supreme Court of the United States
Nine law clerks for Chief Justice and
associate justices, at not exceeding
s3,600. new.
Court of Claims-Chief justice, $1,000,
increase of $1,000; four judges at $1,000
each, increase of $1,000 each: two new
stenographers at s1,400; two commits
sioners at $1,000 each, new.
Total judicial. s1,3s5,790, an increase
of $50.573.33.
Total of legislative, executive and
judicial, $42,067, ,0Sl.45, an increase Of
s3,119,994.S7.
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clerk at $500: three new messengers 81

$720.
Library. Department of AgricultureA
Librarian. $2.400, increase OF $500: as
sistant librarian. $500. new: one new
clerk class 2: one clerk at $S40. and one
laborer at $3.50 omitted.
For rent in the District OF Columbia,
the Department of Agriculture ask1
for s143.6S9. an increase of 100000.
ONCE OF public roads-DirecfoH
$1,000. increase $500: chief clerk. $2.509
new. General expenses, $41.040s 1nS
crease of $500.
Bureau of markets-Chief. $4,000. an
increase of $500; one craftsman. $1,000,
new: one charwoman. $40. new. Gene
eral expenses, $295. 400. increase OF $10..
400.
Total for the Department of Agriculs
ture. s26.096, ,907. an increase Of $2,l5S.s
055.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,

Office Of the secretary-stenograp
to assistant secretary. $1,000. new;
chief clerk, $500, an increase of $500;
chief of the division Of supplies, $2,250,
an increase Of $3.50; cashier. at $1,000.
increase of 5000: assistant chief clerk,
S2,100, an increase Of $500: deputy dis
bursting clerk. $2.10o, an increase of
$500: assistant chief appointment di-
vision, $4,000, an increase of $500; IL
brarian, $500, increase of 5000; de-
crease of two clerks in class 4: de-
crease of three clerks in class 8: in
crease of two clerks in class 2; de-
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he commissions work in the physical

the commissions work In the physical
valuation of railways.
The federal trade commission seeks
to enlarge It's force materially. and
asks for an increase of $2SS. 100. One
of the projects proposed is a division
for cooperating with trade associa-
tions and business men in improving
accounting methods.
All existing activities of the govern
ment are provided for as usual.
Changes in position and salary, new
items and recommendations of interest
to Washington are shown below:
The changes made in the existing
law by the estimates are as follows:
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

once of the secretary-Medical Of
flcer, $1,000 new: stationery for the
Department. $4,000. an increase of
$1,000.
General Land Office.
Several clerks now paid from de-
posits under the act OF July 2. 1854.
are transferred to the land ONCE roll.
For expenses of inspectors, $500. an
increase of $500; for law books. ST.
800, an increase Of 1920.
Patent Office.
Assistant commissioner, $4,000. In
crease Of $1,000; FIVE law examiners at
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$4,000 each. Increase Of $3.50 each: two
additional law examiners at $4,000;
examiner of fnterferenceS, $4,000, an

$4,000 each. Increase Of $3.50 each: two
additional law examiners at $4,000;
examiner of interferences. $4,000. an
increase of $500: one additional exam
iner of interferences, $4,000: one ad-
dft1onal first assistant examiner Of trade
marks at S2,400; four assistants at s.. 100
each. new; forty-three principal examiners
at $4,000 each, an Increase OF $5Oo each;
twenty-five additional assistant first as
sistant examiners at $2,400 each; twenty
five additional second assistant exam
iners at S2.100 each; librarian, S2,4OO.
an increase of $500; six chiefs OF divi-
sion at $2,250 each. an increase of $3.50
each: one additional chief of division
at $2.250; four additional assistant
chiefs Of division at $1,000 each; thirty
additional clerks of class /; four ad-
ditional clerks of class 3: two addi-
additional clerks of class q: one drafts
man at $1,000. an increase Of $500;
two craftsmen at $1,000, an increase
OF S400 each: two craftsmen at $1,400
craftsmen at $1,000 each. an increase
Of 5000 each: decrease of forty copy
lists at $720: forty7five examiners aids
at $500, in place Of forty-two laborers
at $40. and three new employees;
twenty-five copy pullers at $3.50 each,
in place of forty messenger boys at
1920 each: for special and temporary
services of typewriters at $3.50 per
diem, $4,000
Bureau of Education.
Bureau of education-Assistant COM
missioner. $4,000. new: chief clerk, $2.-
500. an increase Of $500: specialists in
higher education, $4,000, an increase of
$1,000: two assistant specialists in
higher education at $500 each. new:
one at $4,000; specialist in educational
theory and practice, $4,000. new: editor.
$4,000. increase of $1,000; assistant ed
itor. $4,000. new; statistician, $4,000.
increase of 5000: specialist in charge
of land grant college statistics, $4,000,
an increase Of $500; one additional
translator at $1,800: one specialist in
foreign educational systems, $4,000.
new; three additional clerks of class
4: four additional clerks of class g.;
three additional clerks of class 2; three
additional clerks Of class l three ad-
ditional clerks at $1,000 each; one ad-
ditional skilled laborer at sS40; one
messenger boy at $3.50, new; four la
borers at $3.50 in place of three labor
ers at $3.50 and one at s400.
For promotion of rural education,
etc, 100000. an increase of $4,000;
travelling expenses, $4,000. increase of
$4,000: for promotion Of school gar
dening, $12,640, an increase of S6,940;
for an investigation and promotion of
elementary and secondary education,
$4,000: for cooperation in elementary
education in rural and urban schools,
$4,000, new; for collecting statistics.
$4,000, an increase of S400. Total, De-
partment of Interior proper. s5.337, ,025,
an increase of s435, ,060. Total, Depart
ment of Interior, including territories.
s5,6Os.017. an increase of s373.6O2.
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PUBLIC WORKS.

For the improving of buildings at
the Botanic Gardens an increase of
s2,65106 is asked. the total being s11.-
651.O6.
For continuing the work of erecting
the Lincoln memorial s33l,00o is asked.
ss63,OOO having already been appro-
priated for the current year
For public buildings in Washington
the estimates are: For exterior ana
interior repairs on the auditors build
ing S52.50O; for the new central heat
ing and lighting plant for public build
ings. which provides for the compile
ton of construction at the plant. an
item of S919,104 is asked: $4,000 is
estimated as the cost of remodeling
the Butler building and s2.5o0 is esti-
mated as the sum required for repairs
in the Butler building.
Items of $4,000 each are submitted
for repairs to the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing. and the same sum is
asked for the patent office, the eNpen-
diture for the latter TO be devoted to
the preparation of preliminary plans
for the proposed new building.
Repairs to the Treasury building.
which include new roof, the remodel
ing of portion of the fourth story.
a new iron fence. repaving OF the south
plaza the reSetting of granite steps
leading to the street at the north and
south plazaS. alterations and improve
ments in the files rooms and new fur
niture etc, are estimated to cost Sso.-
600.
War Department Items.
Under the estimates submitted by the
War Department an interesting item
is presented in the request of the de-
nartment for Sl.04o.00O for the con-
structfon of sea coas. batteries in the
fa1
asked for fortifications and other
works of defense involves an estimated
increase of S3O.051, ,931.21. the total
amount asked for being S56.ss9,4sl.Zo.
Another large increase made neces-
sary by the increased army program
presents itself in the departments es-
timates for expenditures at the Rock
Island arsenal. Rock Island. III Ihese
exnenditures, as estimated. VIII amount
to $4292, 500. compared with SsSz,zVo
for the current year
Estimate for Panama Canal.
For the continuing of the construc-
ton and equipment Of the Panama
canal se.035,13s is asked. s9.75o.000
having been appropriated in the cur
rent year. The maintenance and oper-
alton Of the canal is figured at s11.-
ss4.79O51, as contrasted with $780,
600 for the current year The civil
government of the Panama canal and
fba canal Zone provides for an in
creased expenditure of s435.sO7. the
total asked being s1.035.S07. The es-
Inmates for the canal exclusive OF
amount to $19.787.2 .272.35.
as contrasted with S16.S05.2 200 for the
current year. The Qualifications. as
estimated by the War Department. in-
voIye an expenditure OF $5.35S,30O. an
increase of s290,300. The estimates in
clude s25O,o00 for an aeronautic sta.
ton and 100000 for the purchase OF
land for military purposes, and $780,:
non for alterations and maintenance OF
the sea coast artillery.
and Grounds, Washington.
In the estimates for tho buildings
and grounds in and around Washing-
ton is an item Of $4,000 for the care
CONTINUED On Thirteenth faSsy
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Engraving-Printing Bureau.

Bureau OF engraving and printing
Assistant director, $4,000. increase of
$500; cost accountant in place of clerk
of class 4. an increase of 5000; medical
officer. $4,000. increase Of $500; pur-
chasing clerk in place Of clerk in
charge of purchases. an increase of
$3.50; assistant storekeeper at $1,000,
increase, 5000: clerks. three at $500
each, new; one additional clerk class /,
three at 5000 each; decrease of five at
$40 each: decrease Of one at $3.50;
one captain of guards at s1.400, in
crease of 800; two lieutenants of
guards at $1,000 each. increase of $500
each: sixty guards at s84O each, in
crease of s120 each
Secret service-Chief. $4,000. in
crease, $500: assistant chief. $3.500. in
crease of $500: chief clerk at $1,000.
new.
ohice of surgeon general public
health service-Chief clerk. $4,000, in
crease. $3.50; private secretary. $1,000.
increase. 1900; law clerk. $4,000. new:
technical assistant, $4,000. new; public
rian. $1,000. new; one additional clerk.
class / one additional clerk at $1,000;
stationery for Treasury Department.
$4,000. increase. $4,000: postage. ST.
expenses. horses, wagons, etc. $4,000.
increase of $4,000: fire holders. $4,000.
increase. $1,000: labor saving machines,
$4,000. increase. $1,000; carpets and
repairs, $25.0o0 increase. $500: rent OF
buildings. $21.350. increase Of $4,000:
shelving records. $500: steel cases and
shelving. division of printing, $4,000;
tabulating equipment. office of the
auditor for the Post Office Department.
s139.400 an increase of S26.650. Total.
Treasury Department proper. $5.2S6.-
815, an increase of $359,055.50. Total
Treasury Department. including inter-
nal revenue, mints and assay offices,
S14,265.805o an increase Of s604.245.50.
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Continuation of Projects

Included in the estimates for the De-
partment Of the Interior an appropria-
tion of 1895. 200. an increase of s31o 600
1s submitted for operation and con-
tinuation of construction of the I'm
compahgre valley reclamation project.
Colorado. For operation and continue
tion of construction of the Truckee-
Carson project in Navada an estimate
of S135.000 is submitted. an increase of
$515OOO over the current appropriation.
The total for the reclamation service
is $S.2S3.O00. a decrease of 1901 900 from
the current year.
For river and harbor work. the sum
Of $32 100000 is estimated. a decrease
of $10.000.OOO.
For the postal service. $325, ,355. $40 is
estimated. an increase of approxi-
mately 100000. An interesting pro-
vision is made for experimenting with
aeroplanes in carrying mail.
The interstate commerce commission
makes an estimate of s., 600 900, an in.
crease Of 100000. Most of the increase
70 attributable to the necessities of
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Offices of Assistant Postmasters.

Office of the first assistant postmas-
ter general-First assistant postmaster
general, 1920. an increase of $4,000;
two clerks of class dropped; four
clerks of class dropped; five addi-
tional clerks of class 3; a decrease of
five clerks of class /: five additional
clerks at $1,000: a decrease Of ten
clerks at $500; an increase of two mes
sengers at SS40; a decrease of one as
sistant messenger at s720: decrease
of four laborers at $3.50.
Office of the second assistant post
master general-Second assistant post
master general at $1,000. an increase
of $4,000.
Division of railway mail service
900, decrease of $500: one additional
clerk of class 4: decrease of two
clerks of class 3; decrease of one
clerk of class l; an increase of one
clerk at $1,000: a decrease Of three
clerks at $500; a decrease of one as
sistant messenger at S720.
Office of the third assistant post
master general-Third assistant post
master general. $1,000, an increase of
$4,000: decrease Of one clerk in class
8: an increase of one clerk in class
l: an increase Of twY clerks at $1,000;
a decrease of three clerks at 5000; a
decrease of one messenger at $S4O; an
increase Of three assistant messengers
at S720, and decrease of one laborer
at S720.
Postal savings system-A decrease
of two clerks OF class 3; an increase
of one clerk Of class 2; an increase of
one clerk of class l an increase of two
clerks at $1,000; a decrease of four
clerks at $500; an increase of one mes
senger at $S40; an increase of two as
sistant messengers at 1920.
Office of the fourth assistant post
master general-Fourth assistant post
master general. $1,000. an increase of
$4,000; topographer at s2.400, in place
Of skilled craftsman at $1,000; an
increase of one clerk of class 8; de-
crease of one clerk of class 2; a de-
crease of one clerk of class 1; an in
crease of seven clerks at $1,000 each: !:
a decrease of six clerks at $500; a blue,
printer at $500 in place of laborer
at $3.50; a decrease of one messenger
at $S40; a decrease of one assistant
messenger at $720.
Total for the Post Office Department,
s1,765.76O. decrease Of $11.7So.
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chief clerk in place of a chief of divi-
sion at $4,000. an increase of $500;
three chiefs of division at $2,25O, an
increase of $3.50 each; ten principal
clerks at $4,000 each. in place of six
chiefs of division at $4,000 and four
clerks of class 4: four assistant mes
sengers at $720 each; decrease Of four
watchmen at $72o each; messenger
Office Of inspector general-One chief
clerk at $1,000. new.
Office of judge advocate general
Increase of one clerk. class 4; increase
Of one clerk. class 2; two additional
clerks at $1,000.
Office of chief signal officer-Chfef
clerk. $4,000, increase. $500; three prin-
cipal clerks at $4,000 each. new; two
additional clerks of class 8: five addi-
tional clerks of class 9; six additional
Office of quartermaster general
Three principal clerks at $4,000, in
crease of 5000 each; one laborer at
$3.50, dropped.
Office of Surgeon General.
Office OF the surgeon general-Chief
clerk. $4,000. increase. $3.50; principal
assistant librarian. $500. increase.
$3.50; principal clerk, $2.250, with
change Of title from law clerk. an in
crease of $3.50: two principal clerks
at $4,000 each, in place of two clerks
of class 4; assistant librarian. $1,000.
increase. $500: two additional clerks
of class 3; two additional clerks of
class 2; two additional clerks of class
Office of chief of ordnance-One ad-
ditional principal clerk at $4,000: one
additional clerk of class a; two addi-
tional clerks Of class 2: two additional
clerks of class 1; two additional clerks
at 81 non each
Office of chief of engineers-Chief
clerk. $2.5oo. increase Of $3.50: two
chiefs of division at $2,250 each, In
crease of $3.50 each; one chief of divi-
sion at s2.25O. new.
Office of bureau of tnsular affairs
Chief clerk at s2,75O. an increase of
$500; one principal clerk at s2,25o. an
increase of $3.50: two principal clerks
at $4,000. an increase of s400 each.
Militia bureau-Chief clerk. s2,250.
$4,000, new; one additional clerk Of
class 4; two additional clerks of class
3; one additional clerk of class 2.
Office of chief Of coast artillery
One chief clerk. $4,000. new; one clerk
Of class 4. new.
Contingent expenses. War Depart
ment, $4,000. an increase of $4,000:
stationery, War Department. $4,000.
an increase of $4,000; for rent of
buildings in the District Of Columbia,
$12.700. a decrease of $4,000.
Office of public buildings and grounds
Superintendent. $500. increase. $500:
one additional clerk of class 2: one
additional clerk of class l one junior
engineer at $1.s0o. new; two additional
night park police at $S40 each: one
sergeant of park police at $1,000, an
increase of $50; one additional second
sergeant of park police at 5000. Total.
War Department. S2,365,613, making an
increase of s210.721.
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POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Office of the Postmaster General-The
estimates show a large number of
transfers of clerks from one office to
another, without much change in SAL
ary. One electrician at $1,000, an in
crease of 5000; one additional carpenter
at $1,000; one carpenter at 5000 drop
ped; fifty-nine laborers at 1920 each,
forty in place Of laborers at $3.50 each,
fifteen in place Of laborers at $3.50
each transferred from the Washington
post office, and four in place of laborers
on the rolls of the Washington post
office; three laborers at $3.50 each. a
decrease OF forty: painter at 5000, in
place of messenger at $s40; fifty
eight charwomen at S240 each. an in
crease Of fifteen transferred from the
Washington post office.
Division of post Office inspectors
A number of transfers were made in
this office: Eleven clerks of class 3,
one in place of a class 2 clerk and one
dropped: four additional clerks of
class 2; a decrease of six clerks of
class I; an increase of three clerks at
$1,000: a decrease of three clerks at
$500; one laborer at $720, an increase
of $50.
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Office of Treasury Controller.

Office of controller Of Treasury-Chief
clerk. s2,75O. increase of $3.50; chief law
clerk. s4,75O, increase of $3.50; law
clerks. four at $4,000 each. in place of
one at $2,100 and three at $4,000: five
at $2.1O0 each. an increase of 500 each:
chief accountant at $4,000, increase of
$400; clerks. decrease of one in class 4:
for law books. $3.50, new. Office of au-
ditor for the Treasury Department
One additional chief of division. in place
of one clerk of class A two additional
clerks Of class 3. four additional clerks
of class 2, decrease of eight clerks of
class /. Office of auditor for the War
Department -Four additional clerks.
class 3; four additional clerks. class 2;
eight additional clerks, class 1: eight
additional at $1,000 each. five addi-
tional at 5000 each, one messenger at
$40. new. Office Of auditor for the
of division at $4,000. one additional clerk
Of class 3. one additional clerk of
class 2. two additional clerks Of class
l. two additional clerks at $1,000: one
additional messenger at sS40, one as
sistant messenger at $720, new; de-
crease Of one laborer at $3.50. Office of
auditor for the Interior Department
One expert accountant at $4,000. new.
Office of auditor for the Post Office De-
Observation-Disclosures Of ten clerks in
class l. For compensation of employees
necessary to audit accounts of postal
service Dy use OF laDOr-Savlng devices,
$2S4.730. an increase of $4,000
TreaSurers office-Assistant treas
urer. $4,000. increase of $500; deputy
assistant treasurer. $500. increase of
$40O: decrease of nine clerks of class
l. changed to designation of expert
counters. at $1,000; eight clerks at
$1,000 each, changed to designation of
expert counters: eight at $500 each,
changed to designation of expert
counters: decrease of seven counters
at s720 each (droppeD: decrease of
two laborers at $3.50 each; two messen-
ger boys at $3.50. new; six expert
counters at $500 (dropped).
Postal savings system, office of the
Treasury-One additional clerk. class
2; one additional clerk. class L. for
purchase of labor saving devices. s2,-
600. Office of controller of the cur
controller. $4,000; in
crease. $500: deputy controller. $4,000,
increase. $500; four chiefs of divisions
at $4,000. in place of two chiefs of d.
vision at $4,000 each: general book
keeper. $4,000, and one clerk of class
4; one assistant chief of division, 81
600. in place of clerk Of class 4; one
additional clerk of class 4 one addi-
tional clerk of class 8; three additional
clerks of class 2, and two additional
clerks of class in place of two clerks
Of class /; three additional clerks at
$1,000 each: one messenger boy at $3.50,
an increase of $120; three expert
counters at $840 each, an increase of
$40 each: fireman at $40, an increase
of S120; messenger boy al $420, an in
crease of $50.
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Internal Revenue Office.

Office OF commissioner of internal
revenue-One deputy commissioner at
$4,000. an increase of $500; one deputy
commissioner at $4,000. an increase Of
$500; four heads of division at $4,000,
an increase of $500 each; five heads of
division at $3.50 each. an increase of
1900 each; five assistant heads of di-
vision at $4,000 each, new; one statis-
-tical expert at $1,000, new; four addi-
Of clerks at s1,s00 each on emergency
roll; four additional clerks of class 8,
two being in place of clerks at $1,000
on the emergency roll; three additional
clerks OF class 2, one in place of a clerk
at S1,40O on emergency roll; three ad-
ditional clerks of class l, one in place
of clerk at 1920 on emergency roll:
six additional clerks at $500 each, three
in place of one clerk at $500 and two
counters at $500 each on the emergency
roll; one additional assistant messen-
ger at 1920. For the following, for
merly authorized to pay from the ap-
propriations for classifying the terms
Of corporations-One deputy commits
sioner. -$4.2b0, an increase of $3.50: one
head Of division. $4,000. an increase Of
$500: clerks. fifteen additional at ST.
800 each; decrease of four at 81, 800: !:
decrease of ten at S1.400; increase of
sixteen at $1,000; increase of two at
$1,000; increase Of six at $500; one ad-
ditional messenger at 1920.
Coast guard-One bookkeeper at ST.
500, new; private secretary to captain
commandant at s1.40O. new: two addi-
tional clerks of class / one additional
laborer at $500.
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photographic Office.

photographic office-Chief clerk. ST.
900, increase of 5000: nautical expert.
$4,000, increase of 5000; one nautical
expert at $1,000. increase of 5000; two
nautical experts at s1.400. increase of
5000 each; one clerk at $1,000 in place