Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-16
WOMEN CLERKS AT WASH
HNGTON.

W CVUHBCU' to- G0e
TIetsGry Agricultural oaud sVVar sDspart-
ments, those .stermeHly ibelonging toI the
Patent and Penst n offices in the interior
Departments having been dismissed. The
Patent Office ed emplognleat for a few,
sHalcn was r. 2 tors bg the jobiaiid was
1AaOHe AZ the nOtileS Of the, EN- PtOyesss ipaik
sTse0Fk WAS writing of a very, high erIferi re-
qulrlag great beauty yOf, n peninanships
b4uOse who wrote we'll and rapidly could
Sisonetifaes earn as much as $50 per month.
eothers rarely averaged over 500 in; thai
time recently Gee It was discovered that the
sIE0naenWefey discharged. In December oil
1854 the five women III She Pension olllce
stFgfe Informed that their services wefea no
l6hgef REQUIRED Fne reasou~fur this. is
a0HgloRsl q tee SScres AtE 0f ttisl Iufe
EsSEas ne nat went f0fth, aud no infiuenc, .
move him 70 reconsideration or "a post
p9nement until the winter months shouE
be passed Ia The Wofnen were engaged i'm
copying the lHtteEsi WFitten In answer to
widows or invalids applying fOE psnsf ne
They also copied the rpayzr9lIs prepareC
for the pension SCENTS. A few words bert
viii plain the relative value Of men and
women in G0veTnEgeutI employ on thi-
work. The nrst edition, OF these rolls Waa
made ott from htes BY two men, each pre-
p8Emgl enc: roll during the month. Thei
sheets were taken to the aw0men's room
where two women each made twOrcopies O,
thessame, and found time to assist in thze
ether work of the Office before the n1o8tf
was out. The pay, of the men was 81. 400.
and that OF the women $500 per annum.
The Agricultural Department furnishes
permanent employ ment for but very fe "
women. These are pyists. In February
and March, there is work for larger num-
Der in the making of seed bags and pre-
Rarln& Ter geperahA distribution.
Neither the Navy nor State Department.
Nr,fHS ala 4 :
~ az s4Asns, s4Ans ~ At At DePaEtuenC nas 5O, all OF
WHom pelonR TO the Office OF the Quarter
master SeneraI. Their principal duty Il
the recordlng OF letters.
1ne treasury employs |UO women, largt
proportion OF wnom are unuer the juris-
G1ctdon VI she mpcn. discussed tALfs aS.9 M
ia! kes VINO mas received every shade Q
praise or eiame rom talae sRestowed on ~
Petsecutsus salpE- 20 To- the den enqnclatfonS
eSABsC Z amaitgnant. demon, who smalntalDH
nlsiposlelon solely through some mystsrizo
oes a e1all1elce y exerclsed py Is Is qpeElers
ine.nee. ssIne money IS mfanufactqreds un i
Ger Enls supervision, ana tuose employed To-
Werk the machinery and count and arrange
gne money, are under his control alone
hls4aWsareoV6fys stringent. 1t seems thai
ne prints the notes .oy contracf and pays
MS employees from DIS own fpnds. They &
receive 80 much per day, and deduction is
mace for any want. of pl1lIc tualtty They
are exgeeEed TO be in their places at Is min.
nses oeloFe- A. M, and work until 4P. NJ
III eompelleRs 20 DE aDsents an excuse mus,
arrive nefoIe 10zA: M.;i otherwise the. of
1enqer IS ha 0te: Co dismissal These regn7l
lations do NOT apply to women clerks aiii
other parts OF the Tfea5Arysf These receive
their pay by the, month,a sno deduction.
1s made for absence, on leave, or on account
OF sickness Nearly every bureau has .its
Quota6 Of women, whose duty itusuallyAis to
record letters, and do similar work, though
In one office they calculate the interest on
the coupons. In the Internal Revenue, ali
the letters received are sent into the ,wo-
mems room, and by them folded, ruled on
the backs, and lndeFsed. They also copy
all letters sent out OF theI Office, aud keep a
regi4tersof the sans in (which is Recorded
the names and addresses of allT those Jto5|
whom letters were sent on certain day.
and condensat1ol OF these letters.
BY far the largest number OF the women,
are etnployHd aD0at the money. Upwards i
OF q hundred are connected with the Treas 4
urerb 0fisceb Part OF these COUNT the notes
ana arrange them IN packages to be sent
out otBthe : "a treasury Great accuracy Is i
required Rne ziiotes are IN bundles, each
containing pt00' anu II a : mistake is made,
the c9Anesrssmus6 make IL coed out of her
soiary. sEAhefe are strips or paper, on
WHICH, IS pElnCeds tne Denomination OF the /
note' arouna eacn puadle and If q clerk
PqnSs 2he ms[keo d1oE tsnaeent notes around
eS9tr3 tS4 bhA0lSoSAs
once OF tne Compsroller OF the currency
tne noges are arranged ofero the IN atiOnai
pan ne nu2e packages OF notes are
looked over many tlmes,fi First, to see ii
the DanK numper ~ cQrrec then toexam-
Inc tnc letter, ana afterwards the pames OF
t Suc pa1 =: Ills ~ uone, tue coat CT arms: Oh
S4e DaSe u ovsEy nose Iy - lnspeeCso.s After
Snls they are sent % nr. Gar printing
u, uuL 80 ~. - tScetVS ehe reasury humoer and
sea-, Wnen tney become, for Inc qrstg time
legaL money y 1nen ZEN tney are returned 70
Cne Iaules Ist ~ sle Conps[olieFs once, VINO
sllEas enaC tSs sae nu u MtlDer may
run ~. corEecsly, ana count lnem.
Ine system OF redeemlng the solIed and
mutllateo currency IS one OF great interest.
LUIS ug4 -. ss - % % Z! Cne rtqemp7
u ~ ~. elS - T 2 WbeFe
~ 10 cVaH!g9H e Dy tnS women. VINO report
any cvgnseLtslls @ p, sney may Ilnds ana tht
ainOunk EDhsathea IN bhe package. A mis-
M MCaAe ln tuls nAs s Sae same penalty as In the
new m0ney. nnose .who- nate TO touch
Cneso notsSe WINE !: tn clrcu1atlon, even Witb
ssoVos, Sio :,o - uISSuSeeus WIN Ghelr color.
C@u FSaoIly imagine W1al must Pc the at
mosPherS u Z, roon IN Wnlcn tney are
counted py mllllons, ri mere is certainly
ne more ulsagreeaole q duty. After the
countlng, Heles arepuncned IN the notes to
PIeVenG EnSlF Delhgs slssued ayaln, and they
are CUT III -naA tEon skopstoS 0oG5om.A These
HaLVes are P0s 4ps NJ IA ePaeRa geS, eacn pack
80 Se dn,at;pS cOLsanS o;VUU hosss: ana are sent TO
tue ISueMpGtOn uIVlslOn OF the Secretary,s1
ana heglsser ounces, where they are again
puncneC ana again counted = slfa right hall
is Iound among the lett ohes, OF. gfce Ecersa
le must nefeporteds also'a report is made ii
Gne small bundles are found toeontain ever
or less than q hundred TheaaeeOuutso OF
the heads OF these bureaus must agree
exactly with each other and with those OF
the treasury. Should the half OF q three
cent notes0e missing, thorough search is
made, so necessaryils accuracy After the 4