The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-06-08
Facts Tor the People i'm Broken
Doses. Dose No. 4.


speeches delivered IN Congress al the present
session, is one By Mr. Bond OF Ohio, which
contains fund Of Information aud facts for
the people. We propose 10 gave our rea
dcrs the greater part Of this speech il Bro.
ken Doses-and. We trust the physic may
work where political health IS necessary.
Mr.. BOND takes up the famous RelreGch
men, aud Reform Repor, Of Con m.tiee
II the House Of Representatives during Nh
adatns Administration, and shows Shereln
he Precepfs Of that Report dltler from The
practice ol thuse 1t helped 10 poser:-Rd
teish Register.
REfRENCHMENT AND REFORM
The Committee, 81 vt .ch, a. ain tspeat, the
gentleman ffsn New York. Mr.. CarEsrslcual
was a member. re..rttd that they had ettaiaee
information by sEteh thoy were satisfied "that by
a ladicinus sy.tsn sf reform, instituted BY tho
Executive .iccts themselves. st least ore third 81
tae hsH5 present number OF cIsrk. IN the dc part
merits n ~ be reduced WITH safely to the public
Interest"
Tie santbsr Of clerks has not bgsn reduced in
any one Of the departments but OF the contrary,
ityrs has bssn considerable increase. | will
prove H. The State Department in the year
ls2e, inendee The Pstsut Ofiies. aad ihs whole
nuUbef Of clerks asslIteeu; tbs salary and con-
psassten Of the Secretary and all hs clerks
and messengers amounted To S27 80.
Tie whole number Of clerk. npw employed in
The State Department and the Patent Office is Tor
", The Joiat salaries ans compensation amount
q Sj6.5l5ttt
The Patent Office, IN ls2s, managed BY a
upsrintrrtent vith salary sf 81 500. aud two
q
Was So 700 II ngw under ths charge Of On.
q lts Reloruers the title II" Superintendent is
exchanged for that sf Commissioner, aud vilh
tbs change Of tite GENES the CAange Of salary
irOt~ ST 500 20 $500 'lhs number OF olsrks is
Increased heo. tao 10 teentY four. and ths com
seasa,en trsm 81 200 10 S9l geo; aud not eon,,s,
With pHe messenger and H. old salary 81 $780,
,hey provided salary 81 $50 Cor messenger, and
,hen gave MIN assistant, lie y bom IL also pais
SiJ per usnth.
Tie Secretary Of the Treasuty, in the year
lsls, employed eight clerks and two messenger,
l1vvvtg~.- ID the compensation Of the clerks sse
The present Secretary 81 ttst .-yr-
hs was taken from lac bodv Of rsiormers, Who
ssds proc smatiou frsn the Senate Chsmberl en-.
plals iillssA eietk. and two messengers Hi.
salary and their compensation anoust To 3!7,l901
A similar rs.uh W be fousd in comparing tbs
present ih The iarmer state 81 the several suSs
visions OF The Treasury Department Bu, W
way VI is,fesaelng sesnomy and despatch In the
'ftcasury Department. the COMMITTEES proposed ts
simplify the fsfns Of business, and ts fs-orgsn.
ize its subs dtnats branches, &C. lie dispense
with luutlh If mol tAIrd, Of the siiusrs 10
tbs Treasury" Nov SIR, no reorganization or the
Department has bsea attempted. lnstsad Of rs.
ducinC, they have increased ths suRosr Of off.
GERS and the forms of BUSINESS, andcr tn. new
mode Of simplifying, sase become so complicated,
that the geutlsnsn from New York. (Mr, Caa.
brclsns asu chairman efthe CaaniIss Of Ways
and VI ans dssared here, during the last special
session, thai s1sr htesu+ ssrs' sxpsrisnos as a
member Of lh. House he found il difficult 10 un.
defsnnd these Treasury accounts and the man.
nsr 10 which the Soctetary's Annual Report on
the FINANCES Is stated
Next as To th. War Department. In le2S, the
) erctsry Of War swploytd a chst clerk. besides
soyestsen clerks and tuo messengers, His salary,
aud Their compensation, amounted to S2N,tau.-
This BUSINESS Of Indian affairs WAS then ssaagsd
BY them alss. 10 ISIS, the Secretary Of that De
ssrImsnt employs, exclusive Of The lndan bust
ness, about forty cletks besides Messengers The
Jslnt salaries and compensation OF the whole
amount So S6a
Ia 1898, the Commanding Genera IL allowed
clerk at 81 200 and messenger a, 5000 per year
IN lo-S, tue "A Iutsht esshtfAl spllVs e"pl")tu
Tires clerks. whose ONT compensation was s2,950
la 1855, tbs Adlutant Geasral employs seven
clerks and messenger. whose Ioini eomPensa.
ten is s. 295.
In 1898. TIE psyms.ter GeHsral employees three
clerks, ~hsss united csmrsusatloR was $1,000
In 1898, tbs salary eli the same number 81 clerks
IL 50, 800, besides the nesssngers salary.
Ia 1875 have been unable 10 discover any al
lewsnes for clerks the Qusrtsrmastsr General
In 1888 tha, officer smploys IN ihs office nj
Washington seven clerks eAsss usItes eompsn.
salos i. "a 300.
H. lslS, the Otdnsnss siioe snploysd three
clerks, whsss lsini salary gas $3.50