Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-04
EV ENING STAR.
1NGKEESEb guMPEgsarIoy OF
LEGISLATIVE rHPEoyEFs ---

AEGtSiihElF6 kmFlOYEES
1t Is stated that the proprietor of the
ashington Union lately applied to the
Secretary Of the TTcasIf7 Tor $4,000.
winch sum he claimed as public printer
by vftne of the resolution passed at the
last session Of Congress allowing an in
crease of compensation to the tune of 90
per ent. to all employees in the legisls.
tive department. of the Government Mr..
Guti iFie re iected the claim on the ground
that the law never intended to include
n Its provisions the q pttblic printer, -
who IS commonly supposed to Dc in the
receipt OF q comfortable. q margin of
profit on all the work he does. How
ever we do not see why, II the litter Of
the law Of Regarded, there should be any
SUCH discrimination. Tha sruth is, these
appropriations of money by resolution of
Congress are part Of bad and loose
system prevailing at Washington and
we incline TO believe, the worst part
of tie present aggregation of wrong
practices there which has gradually
groTnto what it is.-Hartford Times.
The claim referred to in the foregoing
article has been The subject Of series Of
gI0Y Misrepresentation; which have re
celved no notice frc1a us, because of the
weltknoWn malignity OF the eorrespon,
dents who originated them, and Of the
jour hals to "hirh they have been written
As These calumnics are sired at Others
as We'll as onrself, it may be proper, in
ords sr that no false construction may be
plade led on our silence, to state briefly the
facts of the case
As far as the statement as 10 the claim
in the article above goes, it is snbstan-
tally correct but, that the case nav
be fully understood, and the basercSs Of
the MISREPRESENTATION may b. Distinctly
seen, II is necessary to give the iacts
mote in detail. $500 ..-. -.
G consequence Of the great increase in
81 l;he expenses IN Washington. it was
dee med right by Congress, atits late ses-
sion, to increase the compensation Of the
Gofcrnment employees at the rate Of
twenty per cent. s. far as the EMPLOYEES
in the legislative department were cor
cerned, the act for their relief and bene.
fit passed on the .0tn July, 1854; was
as follows: -s 81
joint resolution 70 Fl the compensation of the
smPIHvoes in the Legislative department of
tte Government. aa8 to prohibit IL g allow
1nce of the usual extra coM Jon 10 such
IS receive the benefits hereof
RcsoIred Lg the Senate a1d,-Hou<g Of
REPRESENTATIVES Of The United Sfu,.s- Of
AJhetf"1 III Congress seenHrd, That the
officers, clerks, messengers, and other
employees IN the legislative department
81 the Government, shall he paid an in
e'fased compensation of twenty per cent.
'rpl the compensation now received bv
thtm respectively; and the messengers Of
tht House of ReprcsentaGyes shall no;
receive less than is allowed to mesSen-
gfS of the. Senate Of ihe same class; such
increased compensation to commence
tIaln the first day OF July, eighteen hun
dTfd and tifty-fhree: and that sum SUI
iiilent to pay the same tn The thirtieth OF
Jine, eighteen hundred ani fifty five, Isl
hereby a1pruprlat T ont nf am money in
the treasury not otherwise ap,ropr afed:
Pf0rricd:, | hat 10 person whose eonlpen-
sa ION was increased hF The aet approved.
Aptil twenty-two, eighteen hundred and
fifty-foaI, Shall btz benefited hy this ilint
resolution: tai Prar;dcd fr,fbef. That
TIE usual extra compensation Snail not
hereafter he allowed to. any person re-
caivlng the benefits 9t this. i?int resoiu- !
tibn. - -
, Approved July %, 1854. -