HEARINGS BEFORE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. 325 
| Mr. Evans. Yes; [ got married and expenses accumulated, and-— 
Mr. Avams. You could not get away? 
Mr. Evans. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Haueen. This assistant chief properly belongs to your office? 
Mr. Evans. Yes. Mr. Zapponi. 
‘Mr. Haucen. He should be retained there? 
Mr. Evans. Yes, sir; he is a part of my division. 
Mr. Haucen. It will be practicable, then, to assign the disbursing 
officers to any of the different bureaus or divisions? 
; ss Evans. It would be practicable. There would be no advantage 
in it. 
Mr. Hauern. There would be no advantage # 
Mr. Evans. No, sir; no advantage at all. 
Mr. Haucen. The cashier; where is he? 
Mr. Evans. He is in my office. 
Mr. Havern. Did you not state that there were two men in your 
office detailed to the different divisions? 
Mr. Evans. No, sir; they are detailed from other divisions to me. 
The cashier is one. 
Mr. Hauern. There is only one man detailed by you. 
Mr. Evans. Yes, sir; only one detailed by me; that is to the Weather 
Bureau. 
Mr. Hauern. The reason that I asked was, 1 thought there was a 
suggestion here. That this man would be transferred to the Weather 
Bureau, Mr. Moore’s division ? 
Myr. Evans. Transferred to the Weather Bureau? 
Mr. Havucren. Yes. There was a suggestion of it. 
Mr. Evans. There would be no advantage in that. 
Mr. Haveen. I should think that it would be advantageous to have 
it under you? 
Mr. Evans. Yes, I think so; and then the Government would have 
to deal with me instead of with two or three persons. 
Mr. Haucen. It would simply lead up to a disbursing office in 
every division or department of the Bureau. 
Mr. Evans. It might come to that. 
The Cuarrman. Do you not have charge of the contingent fund? 
Mr. Evans. Yes, sir. 
The CHarrmMsNn. There is no increase asked there? 
Mr. Evans. Nothing asked there. 
The Cuarrman. There is no change in that. Are there any of these 
other subdivisions that you have? Youhave not any others, have you? 
Mr. Evans. No; the supply division comes, in a great measure, 
under me. 
The Cuairman. Do you call that contingent? 
_Mr. Evans. The expenses there are paid largely from the contin- 
gent. All the stationery and supplies of that nature are paid from 
the contingent. All supplies for general use are paid for out of the 
contingent fund. 
Mr. Lorimer. I would like to ask why, if this auditor is appointed, 
the auditing can not be done before the money is paid out. 
Mr. Evans. Why it should not be done? 
Mr. Lormmer. Why can it not be done before the money is paid, so 
as to check any discrepancy that might occur in the examination of 
the first auditor. 
