Evening star., 1920-02-18
DECLARES IN FAVOR
OF BONUS DURING
FISCAL YEAR 1921
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from 100000 for the current fiscal
year to 100000.
In the War Department a saving
of S1.5O0.000 on temporary employees
is made from both the current appro-
pration and the estimates submitted
by the department for the fiscal year
1927.
In recommending the appropriation
of s5.000.DO0 for the. fourteenth de-
cennial census the committee effected
saving of $l2.55O.000 as compared
with the appropriations for the fiscal
year 1920. and saving of $1,215.00o
from the estimates submitted by the
census bureau for the fiscal year 1921.
The total of appropriations for the
bureau of standards is reduced from
$1.S52.2s0 for the fiscal year 1920 to
$1217.360 for 1921. or by $634.90O.
Makes Big Reductions.
The Department of Commerce was
most seriously slashed Of any of the
executive departments. saving of
s13595.4S5 was effected on the appro-
priations for 1920 and $4.4O7.737.40 on
the estimates submitted for 1921. The
Treasury Department suffered the
next heaviest cut-$4.6o3.231.5 from
the current appropriations and $S.-
15S140 from the estimates filed for
1921. The Navy Department was re-
duced s1.9S4.362 from the 1920 appro-
priations and s4S1.490 from the esti-
mates for 1921. The War Department
was cut sl.S39,529.12 from 1920 ap-
preparations and $1.559. .000.01 from
the 1927 estimates.
The Federal Farm Loan Board is re-
quired to assess the federal land banks
and joint-stock land banks semi-annu-
ally for the expense of the Federal Farm
Loan Board under all appropriations and
to cover such assessments into the
| Trea sury of the United States
The appropriation of $4,000 for
second assistant secretary OF war is
omitted.
War Department Cuts.
The appropriation and estimate of
81 .0O0. 900 for temporary employees for
the various bureaus and offices of the
War Department is reduced to $2.500.-
900. with the limitation that $1,S50,0O0
of that sum shall be allotted exclusively
for the use of the adjutant generals
office. and that the appropriations and
authorizations carried in the accompany
ing bill for compensation of civilian per-
sonnel shall not be supplemented by ap-
preparations in any other act.
paragraph is also recommended re-
quirins the Fed Cross annually to reim-
burse the War Depa rtment for expenses
tamounting to approximately 5000
incurred in auditing the accounts of the
Red Cross
In the quartermaster generals Office
twenty clerks at 81 900 each are omitted
and paragraph is recommended eff
fccting consolidation of the purchase
service and the storage service in the
office of the Quartermast ster general and
the administration of the two services as
a single division to be known as the
supplies division.
4 limitatio In rlocaA nnnn fha
propriation for rent of Buildings FOR
the Treasury Department. making 1t
unavailable for expenditure. except
for the building at 1884 New York
if space can be assigned to Treasury
Department activities in other build
ings under the control Of the Public
Buildings Commission
paragraph is recommended which
provides that the Information concern
-ng buildings rented by the govern
ment in the District Of Columbia re-
quired to be submitted annually in
the book Of estimates shall include
hereafter the cost of the care, main
tenance and operation Of such build
ings per square foot of floor space
rented.
As to Civil Service.
The paragraph relating. to the de-
| tdbI VI CAhPIOy CO lIOHl OlucI UepdTE-
ments of the government in the Dis
trict of Columbia to the Civil Service
Commission in the District Of Column
bia is enlarged so as to prohibit SIM
liar details to the field force of the
Civil Service Commission in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The contingent expenses Of the Civil
Service Commission, heretofore car
ried and included as a part of the con-
tingent expenses of the Interior De-
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Service Commission ana Appropriated
for that commission specifically, and
the duty heretofore placed upon the
Secretary of the Interior of furnish
Ing quarters. printing stationery. etc.
for the Civil Service Commission here
after il required to be performed by
| the commission.
Among the additional employees recon-
mended are:
Clerk in the office Of the President.
ing oiiicsrs. $4,000 Gthe Appropriation
| for temporary employees in the State De-
| partment is reduced from $3.50, 900 to
525. .00O: five additional clerks are pro-
yided for the passport office in New
partment. an assistant chief clerk to re-
oeive 5000. and eight laborers, making
| total Of $3.50. The force for MAIN
tenance, protention and operation of cer-
| tain other buildings under control o. the
| bcpAItI 6ct0 al increase
of $3.50. as against $4.S6O asked
:..u To and Reduce Forces.
| Sixteen additional employees for the
| protection and operation Of the Arling-
| ton building and annex are recomme nd
ed. to receive $12,2S0. Thirty char
women are dropped from the force to
! care for the Treasury annex at 14th and
b streets. Thirty three clerks. at $54,-
0S0. in the Office of the auditor Of the
Treasury are recommended and sixty
omitted. In the Office Of the auditor for
! the State and other departments six
new clerks at $7.720 are recommended.
| Once of auditor for the Post Office
Depar skilled labofers,
| at $3.50 each. are recommended in lieu
of fourteen laborers at $3.50 each.
| Treasures office-A pararraph is
| recommended restricting the expendi-
tures in. the Office of the treasurer for
temporary employees to be paid from
the appropriation Expenses of loans"
to not to exceed 100000.
| Office of the register of the Treas
ury-The two paragraphs providing
| for specific salaries in the office Of
the register Of the Treasury are con-
! solidated, resulting in the elimina.
| ton of twenty-five clerks at $500
| each and two messenger boys at $3.50
| each
! A paragraph il recommended re.
stricting the expenditures in the Of
flee of the register of the Treasury
! for temporary employees to be paid
from the appropriation expenses Of
loans" not to exceed $550,000.
| Office Of the controller Of currency
IA vault clerk at $4,000 and q multi