APPENDIX Ib.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AS CONTAINED IN "AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1924, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."

General administration: Librarian, $7,500; chief assistant librarian, $4,500; chief clerk, $2,500; librarian's secretary, $1,800; assistant chief clerk, $1,600; assistant in charge of supplies, $1,400; clerks-one $1,200, two at $1,000 each; stenographers and typewriters-one to chief assistant librarian $1,200, one $1,200, one $900; messenger, $840; messenger to chief assistant librarian, $600; junior messenger, $420; operator of photographic copying machine $600; in all, $28,260.

Mail and delivery: Assistants—-one in charge $1,600, chief $1,200, one $960, one $780, one $600; junior messenger, $420; in all, $5,560.

Order and accession: Chief of division, $2,500; assistants- -one $1,500, two at $1,200 each, three at $960 each, two at $840 each, two at $600 each, one $580; two junior messengers, at $420 each; in all, $13,580.

Catalogue, classification, and shelf: Chief of division, $3,000; chief classifier, $2,000; chief shelf-listing section, $1,500; assistants-four at $1,800 each, seven at $1,500 each, six at $1,400 each, twelve at $1,200 each, six at $1,000 each, fourteen at $960 each, four at $920 each, thirteen at $840 each, thirteen at $600 each, four at $540 each; six junior messengers, at $420 each; in all, $93,520.

Binding: Assistants-one in charge $1,500, one $960; junior messenger, $420; in all, $2,880.

Bibliography: Chief of division, $3,000; assistants—one $1,500, two at $960 each, one $840; stenographer and typewriter, $960; junior messenger, $420; in all, $8,640.

Reading rooms (including evening service) and special collections: Superintendent, $3,000; assistants-two at

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$1,800 each, seven at $1,200 each (including one in room for the blind), three at $1,000 each, two at charging desk at $1,080 each, eight at $960 each (including one for Toner library and one for Washington library), one in room for the blind $900, thirty at $840 each, seven at $600 each, inspector of stacks $1,440, stenographer and typewriter, $960; attendants-Senate reading room, one $960, Representatives' reading room— -one $960, one $840, two in cloakroom at $780 each, two for gallery and alcoves at $540 each; telephone reference assistant, $720; four junior messengers, at $420 each; two watchmen, at $780 each; in all, $69,900. Periodical (including evening service): Chief of division, $2,000; assistants-chief, $1,500, two at $960 each, five at $840 each; stenographer and typewriter, $960; two junior messengers, at $420 each; in all, $11,420.

Documents: Chief of division, $3,000; assistants-one $1,500, one $960, one $840; two translators, at $1,200 each; stenographer and typewriter, $960; junior messenger, $420; in all, $10,080.

Manuscript: Chief of division, $3,000; assistants-chief $1,500, one $960; junior messenger, $420; in all, $5,880.

Maps and charts: Chief of division, $3,000; assistantsone $1,500, two at $960 each, one $840; junior messenger, $420; in all, $7,680.

Music: Chief of division, $3,000; assistants-one $1,500, one $1,000, two at $840 each; junior messenger, $420; in all, $7,600.

Prints: Chief of division, $2,000; assistants-one $1,500, two at $960 each; junior messenger, $420; in all, $5,840.

Smithsonian deposit: Custodian, $1,500; assistants—one $1,500, one $840; junior messenger, $420; in all, $4,260.

Congressional Reference Library: Custodian, $2,000; assistants-one $1,200, one $960, one $840; two junior messengers, at $420 each; in all, $5,840.

Law Library: Law librarian, $3,000; stenographer and typewriter, $960; assistants-two at $1,400 each, two at $960 each, one $600, one $540, one (evening service), $1,500; in all, $11,320.

Semitic, Slavic, and Oriental Literature: Chief of division, $3,000; assistants-two at $1,500 each, one $900; junior messenger, $420; in all, $7,320.

TEMPORARY SERVICES: For special and temporary service, including extra special services of regular employees, at the discretion of the Librarian, $3,000.

CARRIER SERVICE: For service in connection with the Senate and House Office Buildings, $960.

COPYRIGHT OFFICE.

Register, $4,000; assistant register, $3,000; chief clerk, $2,260; clerks-four at $2,000 each, five at $1,800 each, seven at $1,600 each, one at $1,500, eight at $1,400 each, thirteen at $1,200 each, ten at $1,000 each, eighteen at $960 each, two at $860 each, ten at $780 each, four at $600 each, two at $480 each; four junior messengers, at $420 each. Arrears, special service: Three clerks, at $1,200 each; porter, $780; junior messenger, $420; in all, $112,400.

LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE.

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, $40,000: Provided, That not to exceed one person shall be employed hereunder at a rate of compensation exceeding $3,000 per annum.

DISTRIBUTION OF CARD INDEXES.

For service in connection with distribution of card indexes and other publications of the Library: Chief of division, $3,000; chief assistant, $1,800; assistants-two at $1,600 each, four at $1,500 each, three at $1,400 each, four at $1,200 each, four at $1,100 each, four at $1,000 each; for services of assistants at salaries less than $1,000 per annum and for piecework and work by the hour, $26,000, including not exceeding $500 for freight charges, expressage, postage, traveling expenses connected with such distribution, and expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian; in all, $57,400.

SUNDAY OPENING.

To enable the Library of Congress to be kept open for reference use on Sundays and on holidays, within the discretion of the Librarian, including the extra services of employees and the services of additional employees under the Librarian, $13,125, of which $625 shall be immediately available.

INCREASE OF THE LIBRARY.

For purchase of books for the Library, including payment in advance for subscription books, and society publications, 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 1925, $90,000;

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, $2,500;

For purchase of miscellaneous periodicals and newspapers, $5,000;

In all, $100,500.

PRINTING AND BINDING.

For printing and binding for the Library of Congress, including the copyright office and the publication of the Catalogue of Title Entries of the copyright office, binding, rebinding, and repairing of library books, and for the Library building, $212,250.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE LIBRARY.

For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, stationery, supplies, stock, and materials directly purchased, miscellaneous traveling expenses, postage, transportation, incidental expenses connected with the administration of the Library and the copyright office, including not exceeding $500 for expenses of attendance at meetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian, $10,000.

LIBRARY BUILDING.

Salaries: Administrative assistant and disbursing officer, $3,000; clerks-one $2,250, one $1,600, one $1,400, one $1,000; property clerk, $900; messenger, $840; assistant messenger, $720; three telephone switchboard operators, at $720 each; captain of the watch, $1,400; two lieutenants of the watch, at $1,000 each; twenty-two watchmen, at $900 each; foremen of laborers, $900; sixteen laborers, at $660 each; two book cleaners, at $720 each; laundress, $660; two attendants in ladies' room, at $720 each; four check boys, at $360 each; mistress of charwomen, $425; assistant mistress of charwomen, $300; fifty-eight charwomen, at $240 each; four elevator conductors, at $720 each; three skilled laborers, at $720 each; in all, $73,195.

For extra services of employees and additional employees under the Librarian to provide for the opening of the Library Building on Sundays and on holidays, $2,000.

For mail, delivery, and telephone services, stationery, miscellaneous supplies, and all other incidental expenses in connection with the custody and maintenance of the Library Building, $7,000.

APPROPRIATION FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS CONTAINED IN "AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1924."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all civilian employees of the Governments of the United States and the District of Columbia who receive a total of compensation at the rate of $2,500 per annum or less, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall receive during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, additional compensation at the rate of $240 per annum: Provided, That such employees as receive a total of annual compensation at a rate more than $2,500 and less than $2,740 shall receive additional compensation at such rate per annum as may be necessary to make their salaries, plus their additional compen