The appropriations for 1915-16 varied from those in the preceding year in the following particulars: Legislative Reference: The item made to read: To enable the Librarian of Congress to employ competent persons to gather, classify, and make available, in translations, indexes, digests, compilations, and bulletins, and otherwise, data for or bearing upon legislation, and to render such data serviceable to Congress and committees and Members thereof, $25,000. Card Indexes: Appropriation increased from $33,500 to $39,500. The item made to read: For service in connection with distribution of card indexes and other publications of the Library, including the following salaries now authorized and being paid: Chief of division, $3,000; chief assistant, $1.800; assistants-one $1,600, three at $1,500 each, three at $1,400 each, three at $1,200 each, two at $1,100 each, three at $1,000 each; and for services of assistants at salaries less than $1,000 per annum and for piecework and work by the hour, $15,600, including not exceeding $500 for freight charges, expressage, traveling expenses connected with such distribution, and expenses connected with such distribution, and expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian, $39,500. Increase of the Library of Congress: The item made to read: For purchase of books for the Library, and for freight, commissions, and traveling expenses, and all other expenses incidental to the acquisition of books by purchase, gift, bequest, or exchange, to continue available during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seventeen, $90,000, together with the unexpended balance of the sum appropriated for this object for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fifteen; For purchase of books and for periodicals for the law library, under the direction of the Chief Justice, $3,000; For purchase of new books of reference for the Supreme Court, to be a part of the Library of Congress, and purchased by the marshal of the Supreme Court, under the direction of the Chief Justice, $2,000; For purchase of miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers, $5,000; In all, $100,000. The appropriations for 1916-17 include the following changes and additional provisions: General Administration: The salary of 1 stenographer and typewriter increased, $780 to $840. Bibliography Division: The following salaries increased: I stenographer and typewriter, $900 to $960; 1 assistant, $780 to $840. Binding Division: The salary of assistant increased, $900 to $960. Catalogue Division: The following salaries increased: 4 assistants, $860 to $920; 13 assistants, $780 to $840. Congressional Reference Library: The following salaries increased: I assistant, $900 to $960; I assistant, $780 to $840. Document Division: The following salaries increased: 1 stenographer and typewriter, $900 to $960; 1 assistant, $780 to $840. Mail and Delivery Division: I additional assistant at $600; salary of 1 assistant increased, $720 to $780. Map Division: The salary of I I assistant increased, $780 to $840. Music Division: The following salaries increased: 2 assistants, $780 to $840. Order Division: The following salaries increased: 2 assistants, $780 to $840. Periodical Division: The following salaries increased: 1 stenographer and typewriter, $900 to $960; 5 assistants, $780 to $840. Reading Room: 2 additional assistants at $600 each. The following salaries increased: 25 assistants, $780 to $840; I attendant Senate Reading Room, $900 to $960; I attendant Representatives' Reading Room, $780 to $840; 2 attendants cloak rooms, $720 to $780; 1 attendant Toner Library, $900 to $960; I attendant Washington Library, $900 to $960; 2 watchmen, $720 to $780; 5 assistants, $900 to $960. Smithsonian Deposit: The salary of 1 messenger increased, $720 to $780. Copyright Office: The following salaries increased: 18 clerks, $900 to $960; 2 clerks, $800 to $860; 10 clerks, $720 to $780; 1 porter, $720 to $780. Card Indexes: 2 additional assistants, 1 at $1,100 and 1 at $1,000. The appropriation for services of assistants at salaries less than $1,000 per annum and for piecework and work by the hour, increased from $15,600 to $17,000; A total increase for the Card Index Service of $3,500 ($39,500 to $43,000). Increase of the Library of Congress: The item made to read "For purchase of books for the Library, including payment in advance for subscription books and society publications," etc. Library Building and Grounds: 4 additional positions: I property clerk, $900; 2 watchmen at $900 each; 1 carpenter at $900. For Fuel, Lights, Repairs, etc.: The item made to include the following: "$4,000 for waterproofing parts of east driveway over machinery, and $2,000 for temporary repairs and painting of roof." Increased from $14,000 to $20,000. The following additional provisions: For resurfacing west driveway and repairs to stone curb in Library grounds, $4,000. For refitting of boiler room and coal vaults, $2,500. Library estimates, 1916-17: The following positions asked for in the estimates for 1916-17 were not granted: Semitic Division: Two assistants, at $900 each... Increases of salary recommended, not granted: Library proper: 720 5 assistants from $900 to $1,200; granted to $960.. $1, 200 2 assistants from $900 to $1,080; granted to $960.. 1 telephone operator (reading room) from $660 to I assistant from $580 to $600; not granted.. 8 assistants from $540 to $600; not granted. 143 positions. Copyright Office: Io clerks from $1,000 to $1,080; not granted.... 47 positions. 190 positions in total. 3,600 120 240 60 3, 180 240 240 $1,800 240 20 480 I, 680 12, 020 800 2, 160 80 I, 200 240 600 5, 080 17, 100 Increase of Library of Congress (purchase of books): $100,000 recommended-$90,000 granted. COPYRIGHT: COPYRIGHT OFFICE The report of the Register of Copyrights appears in full as Appendix II, and is also separately printed by the Copyright Office. The principal statistics of the business done during the year are as follows: Total number of deposits received (material of all classes, including dupli- Total number of registrations. Total communications received, including parcels, but excluding deposits Total communications sent out (including letters written). 201, 802 115,967 146,853 150,353 The fees from copyrights are covered into the Treasury and not applied directly to the maintenance of the Copyright Office. They form a regular revenue of the Government, however, and a net revenue over the direct expenses of the office, as appears from the comparison following: RECEIPTS FICE: Receipts and ex- Fees covered in during the fiscal year 1915-16, as above.. $112,986. 85 penses |