Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-06

1880 and not more than sixty-one
persons at varying rates OF pay from
$500 to $500.
Division, of Mails and Files--Tne pay
Of. messenger. boy is increased from
$3.50 to 5000. ~ =,
-. - War Risk Pay. 8.
Bureau. of War Risk Insurance
The following are the recommendA-
lions of appropriation for the bureau Of
Salaries. $4,000 miscellaneous
expenses. $4,000: stationery and
minor Office supplies. $4,000; print
ing and binding, $250.00o; furniture.
travelling expenses. $4,000: field In
vestigations ana branch Offices, $500
600; maintenance OF motor vehicle. $500.
The total is $7.145,400.
The reduction under this 1921 ap-
preparation ID $5.179,000.
The reduction under the 1922 es-
Inmates is S5,397.650.
A paragraph Is recommended pro-
hfbiting the employment OF any per-
son at a rate in excess Of $500 per
annufn and limiting w number that
m 2, a. BE = employed Dettten 1880 and
A paragraph is also recommended
prohibiting the payment Of any OF the
appropriation for salaries az expenses
in soliciting the Reinstatement Of
la gsssr insnT Ea,m 1,oaI Bur.au-rhe
following specific positions are omit
ted: -
One secretary. 1 chief. bond divi-
sion; IL clerks for registrars, at $1,000
each: 1 irrigation engineer, 2 clerks
Of class 3, 3 clerks Of class l.
5 clerks. at $1,000 each; 4 stenosra-
pliers. at $1,000 each. and 2 mes
At "A n
employees and $45.5S0 in salaries.
The following SPECIFIC positions are
recommended:
one clerk Of classs4. $500; l ex-
aminer, $4,000. az
The total for the bureau is reduced
Office Of Supervising Architect.-Two
Assistant messengers at $720 each are
omitted. $3.50 So
Office of Controller Of ,rreasury-The
lump appropriation for additional en-
ployes is reduced from $4,000 to $4,000.
Omitted Positions.
Treasury's Office-The following spe-
IS clerks Of class 4. at .s1.soo each: 50
clerks OF class 8, at 1880 each; 90
clerks of class 2, at $1.4o0 each; T6o
clerks Of class 1. at $1,000 each: SO
clerks, at $1,000 each; 25 clerks, at $500
each: assistant m .ss. ass At s1so
Of 4O5 employees and 1922, $40 in salaries.
The lump appropriation for additional
employees Is reduced from 100000 to
$3.50, 900. making the total reduction for
the office $572,920.
lump appropriation for additional en-
ployes Is reduced from 500, 900 to $40, 900.
Auditor for Post Office Department
The lump appropriation for compensa-
ton Of employees ia increased from
$560.20 to $635,200
The appropriation for the purchase Of
tabulating cards and equipment is in
creased from s21s.000 to $4,000.
Treasurer's office--The following spe-
cihc positions are omitted: rs clerks, at
5000 each; expert counters. at $500
each; 20 expert counters, at $720 each;
compositors. at $1,000 each. A total
Of IS employees and $40, O20 in salaries.
The compensation of silver piler
is reduced from $1,000 to $1,000.
The lump appropriation for additional
employees Is reduced from 100000 to
| $780,
Controller OF the Currency-Au-
thority for the designation Of q ma
tional bank examiner to act as chief
Of the examining division IL omitted.
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
The following specific employments
are omitted: Seventeen charwomen
at $500 each. ten charwomen at $500
each, one medical and sanitary officer
at $2,250, three clerks at $3.50 each, one
helper at $500, two helpers at S72O
each, two helpers at 5000 EACH two
assistant messengers at $3.50 each and
one foreman of laborers at 5000. A
total of thirty-nine employees and
S22,570 in salaries.
Contingent Expenses Treasury De-
partment-A net reduction under cur
rent appropriations Is made of SAL
701.36. principally due to reduction in
the appropriation for rent Of build
ings Provision is also recommended
for the tsansfer from the War De-
partment of three light motor trucks.
The total appropriations for the
Treasury Department proper IL re-
duoed from S30.094.5s13e to }23,20S,-
$40. or by e6.s86.011.36.
| Internal Revenue Estimate.
! Internal Revenue.-The appropria-
ton for collecting the income and en-
| cess profits taxes and other miscella-
neous revenue is increased from $751;
| 100000 to $40, 900, and the appro-
priation for the enforcement Of the
national prohibition act and the mar
cotic act Is increased from IS, 800, O0O
| to $6.500.000. The total increase in in.
ternal revenue appropriations 10 &c..
900. 900.
The estimate Of the bureau of in.
ternal revenue for collecting income
and excess profits taxes IL t33, 00O, 900
The bureau at the present time hal
requested q deficiency estimate for thu
remainder OF the current fiscal yea