The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-12
UNCLE SAM MAY
RAISE SALARIES
Many Increases Planned in
the Appropriations
A.. Bill
TO MEET PRESENT
LIVING COST
None Getting More Than
$1,000 a Year Are
Affected

Washington, Dec Substantial in
crease of salary for government en-
ployes in recognition of the high cost OF
living are provided for in the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriations bill
reported out in the House yesterday by
the House committee on appropriations.
shape it will provide the first general
raise in salaries granted to government
workers in half century,
The bill as a whole carries an appro.
priation of $50, 40 ,6S5.75, an increase of
$4,000 over last years measure. At
the same time it is approximately 81
100000 below what the departments in
yolved estimated would be required.
Wholesale slashes were made by the
committee in the estimates of the de-
partment of commerce of funds needed
properly to develop the foreign trade
opportunities of the United States. In
stead of the $3.50, 900 asked for by the
department for this purpose, the commit
tee allowed only $l25,000. Among the
items under this head that providing
funds for the development Of the South
and Central American trade suffered
most. The department had estimated for
this the sum of $l50,000. The commit
tee allowed only the customary $4,000.
On the other hand, the sum of $4,000
is added by the bill to the customary
contingent fund of the White House and
Secretary of War Lansing is allowed
$4,000 for the purchase of an automo-
bile to take the place of the carriage
and horse heretofore allowed that Off
cial. The sum of S3 800 is included TO
cover the expenses of the government
experts in observing next June the phe-
nomena of the solar eclipse.
The federal farm loan board is allowed
an increase of 100000 over last year $
allotment for the expenses of its office,
and $4,000 additional is provided for
the enforcement of the navigation laws,
THE bill contains provisions for a
large number of additional positions, but
the net increase in salaried places pro-
vided for is only six whereas the depart
ment estimates called for 5l2 new places.
"The section of the bill providing for
the increases in the salaries OF govern
ment employees reads as follows:
"Section 8. That to provide during
the fiscal year 1918 for increased com
pensation at the rate of ten per centum
per annum to employees who receive sal
aries at the rate per annum OF less than
ST. 200, and for increased compensation
at the rate of five per centum per an
nun to employees who receive salaries at
the rate of not more than Sl,S00 per an
mum and not less than 81 200 per an
mum, so much as may be necessary is
appropriated; Provided, that this sec
ton shall only apply to the employees OF
the library of Congress, OF the botanic
garden and the executive and judicial es-
adjustments, who are appropriated Tor
in this act specifically and under lump
sums, or whose employment is author
lied herein Provided further, that de-
tailed reports shall be submitted to Con-
gress on the first day of the next ses-
sion showing the number of persons the
grades or character of positions the orig
inal rates of compensation and the IN.
creased rates of compensation provided
for herein"