Legislative Establishment Appropriation BillU.S. Government Printing Office, 1918 - Courts |
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... receive less than $ 2,000 . Mr. BYRNS . Are you in a position to state more particularly the volume of business handled ? Mr. PUTNAM . It is noted here to be 286,000 letters received in the course of a year and something over 7,000 ...
... receive less than $ 2,000 . Mr. BYRNS . Are you in a position to state more particularly the volume of business handled ? Mr. PUTNAM . It is noted here to be 286,000 letters received in the course of a year and something over 7,000 ...
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... receive are taken home with them . Mr. BYRNS . To what extent is it patronized by the blind here in the District ... received in this room , and the charging must be done there . Then , the correspondence must be attended to there , and ...
... receive are taken home with them . Mr. BYRNS . To what extent is it patronized by the blind here in the District ... received in this room , and the charging must be done there . Then , the correspondence must be attended to there , and ...
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... received on the Washing- ton Public Library , but he received additional compensation on that . and from time to time he was assigned to engineering duties in addi- tion to his work here , but of a temporary character , you understand ...
... received on the Washing- ton Public Library , but he received additional compensation on that . and from time to time he was assigned to engineering duties in addi- tion to his work here , but of a temporary character , you understand ...
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... received anything from outside work , nor have I sought any private work , thinking I did not have the right to do so ... receive as much pay as the other . Mr. BYRNS . One is as capable as the other ? Mr. AVERILL . Absolutely ; one is ...
... received anything from outside work , nor have I sought any private work , thinking I did not have the right to do so ... receive as much pay as the other . Mr. BYRNS . One is as capable as the other ? Mr. AVERILL . Absolutely ; one is ...
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... receive . MISTRESS AND ASSISTANT OF CHARWOMEN . Mr. BYRNS . I notice that you ask an increase in the salaries of the mistress of charwomen and the assistant mistress of charwomen . Mr. AVERILL . I have asked for the same increase this ...
... receive . MISTRESS AND ASSISTANT OF CHARWOMEN . Mr. BYRNS . I notice that you ask an increase in the salaries of the mistress of charwomen and the assistant mistress of charwomen . Mr. AVERILL . I have asked for the same increase this ...
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additional clerks amount annum appropriation asking assay assay offices assistant chief assistant messenger AVERILL AYERS bill building bureau BYRNS Capt census cent CHAFFIN Chairman charge chief clerk chief of division clerical force clerk of class commercial commissioner committee Congress contingent expenses cost course district duties efficiency employed employees ENGELKEN estimate examiners expert fact fiscal fund Government grade handle HUDDLESON industry investigation keep laborers law clerk LELAND LELAND STANFORD machines matter McILHENNY ment months MYERS Naval Navy Navy Department necessary NOVEMBER 29 number of clerks ORGANIZED paid position Post Office Department present promotion purchase receive recommended record request roll Secretary REDFIELD STAFFORD statement stationery statistics stenographer STEWART submitted subtreasuries supervision supplies Surety Bonds things tion transfer Treasury Department VON ENGELKEN War Department Washington watchmen WILMETH
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