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

|, sion is increased from $4,000 to $4,000
IN accordance with the provisions of
the act approved June S, 1920.
Census ofiiceMThe appropriation
81, 000. 900 to $1.215.000 due to COM
pletion Of the larger portion of the
work of the fourteenth census. The
| estimated cost of the taking. COM
Pl.s and publisnng. s sf nhe GOO f0uc Of
which <22.550.0o0 has been appro-
priated, leaving the sum of s1,215,000
recommended in the accompanying
bill.
Steamboat Inspection Service-Two
assistant inspectors, at $2.10o each,
are transferred from Grand Haven to
Detroit, Mich. Two assistant In
spectors, at $2,10o each. now provided
for at Jacksonville, Fla. are recon
mended to be transferred 70 "a
$210O, at Pittsburgh, and travelling
inspector. at 5000, are recommend
ed to be omitted.
Bureau of Navigation.-rh pay OF
the deputy commissioner is Increased
from $3.50 to $4,000. The sum for
the maintenance and operation OF yes
sells in the enforcement of the navlga-
ton laws is reduced from S15.Aoo 10
$50. 600, and the amount for the en-
forcement of laws for preventing the
overcrowding of passenger ana ex.
curion vessels is reduced from $4,000
to $4,000.
Will Make New Investigations.
Bureau Of Standards.-Appropr
lions or the bureau are recommended
in the same amount as FOR the cur
rent year with the following mooinca-
tons:
ton for the investigation OF stand
ards of practice and methods OF meas
urement of pubic utilities is made i'm
mediately available for electroiysis
Investigations.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the
investigation of rails. wheels. axies
and other railway equipment is con-
solidated with the appropriation for
metallurgical research.
Contingent Expenses. Department or
Commercial paragraph Is recon-
mended authorizing the purchase OF
supplies or the procurement OF serv-
ices by the Department OF Commerce
without the written order of the head
of the department when the aggregate
amount involved does not exceed $Z5-
The total of appropriations for the
Department of Commerce is reduced
fom ss.S26.740 to s5.o21,5sO. or oy
$3,S05,150.
Labor Department to Cut Personnel.
Department. of Labor-Bureau Of i'm
mieration-The appropriation for the
division of information is omitted and
the following specific employments elimi-
mated: ] chief of division, at $500:
clerks of class 4, assistant chief. I
clerk of class 3, 2 clerks Of class 2.
clerks of class /, clerk at $500, 1 mes
senger A total Of 712 employees and
$19340 in salaries.
Women's bureau-An appropriation OF
SIS, 900, the same as the amount pro-
vided for similar purposes for the cur
rent year in the sundry civil act, is
recommended to carry out the provis-
ions of the act of June 5. 1920. estab-
fishing the wonen's bureau. A 1mita-
ton is recommended to be placed upon
the appropriation prohibiting the en-
ployment of any person hereunder at
a rate of compensation exceeding $l,S00
except the director, the assistant di-
rector and three employees at $1,000
each.
The total of appropriations for the De-
partment OF Labor is reduced from
81, 094, 23o to 81 1913, $50, or by $20,340.
Provision is made for the salary Of
an additional district judge at the rate
of $500 per annum.
Provision is made for a commissioner
at 81, 500 in the Yosemite National Park
and a commissioner for the SeQuoia
and General Grant National parks at
the same salary, in accordance with Tie
provisions of the act approved June ..
1920.