The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-09
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OFFICIAL CITY g. COUNTY PAPER
Fay of Government oAacialx.

An interesting tabular statement is III
course of proposition from authentic
sources, which will exhibit at glance the
pay of officers of the government at various
periods from 1889 down to the present sime,
and viii disclose some curious facts con-
cerning the increase OF pay to various
officers. 1t will show that while the pay of
certain officers has been increased three and
four fold, other salaries remain as they were
in 1899, and still others as in 1870, without
inceesse. The first change is that which
took place two years after The organization
of she government At that time members
of congress received Sc per day head, of
departments, 1000 and $4,000; Attorney
General and Postmaster General, $4,000
each; Comptroller, $4,000; Auditor, 5000;
Register, S2,40O; Treasurer, $4,000; chief
clerks, $1,000; other clerks, $500; Secretary
of the Senate, $l,750; Clerk of the House.
81 400; Sergeant at Arms, 81 per day. In
1919, by an act of congress, the pay of navy
officers was increased; mem bers of con ngress
received IS per day, or about 81 500 on an
average per snnum; secretary of the senate,
$4,000; Clerk of the house, s., 900; Sergeant
1T arms, S 800; Cabinet officers, So, 900 :;
Attorney General, $500; Postmaster
General, $4,000; Comptroller of the Treas
ury, she same as in 1899; Register incrsss
ed to the same as Auditor, $4,000, and
Treasurer the same. In 1853 Congress
increased their pay to $4,000, the Cabinet
$1,000, leaving the bureau officers without
increase. st this time salaries are found
relatively very greatly changed, Secretaries
or heads OF departments now receive S., 900
per year: members of congress, $1,000;
Sergeant at Arms, $4,320-an increase of
over four hundred per cent. Bureau off GERS
IN the War Department in 1920 received as
ioliows: Adjutsnt General, S2,7ss; in 1870,
$50. Paymas,er General, in 1920, 81, 500.
10 1870, $500; others, the same. Auditors
IN the Treasury Department in 1920 receiy-
cd $4,000; in 1870, the same, $3 900
Second Comptroller in 1920, S., 900; in 1870,
$4,000. The Treasurer received in 1920,
$4,000; in 1870. $500. Register received
in 1920, $4,000; the same in 1870. The
Solicitor Of the Treasury and Assistant
Secretaries have had no increase for over
half a century, and now receive only $500,
while sll the officers appointed under laws
passed since the war and more literally
paid. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
receives $4,000; Deputy Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, $500. Com petroller
of the Currency receives $1,000. Solicitor
Of internal Revenue, 1000, being $500
more than the Solicitor Of the Treasury
Department receives. Bureau officers in
the Internal Department, Commissioner of
| indian Affairs, of the Land office, and OF
Pensions receive s.. 600, the same that WAS
given when the Offices were created. In
the Post Office Department are found the
same salaries 10 the assistants as we're given
to them when the Offices were created, with.
out increase, namely: $4,000. In 1899
ordinary clerks received only $500 per
year, now clerks receive from 81 200 to
5000. The table from which these facts
are derived will be valuable for reference, as
!t embraces all the impor tant Offices at the
seat of government.