The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05

the terms Of the contract Mr.. Bryant
suggests ap appropriation Tor the con
struction Of n house upon each island for
the accommodation OF the agents of tho
Government who are at present depGn.
dent upon tho company for board and
shelter, and although am not aware that
any evil has resulted from the arrange
ment II Is mlnilest that II ought not TO bo
continued. II Is estimated that I'M ap.
preparation Of 5000 will he sufficient for
u suitable building ON each island. The
agents charged with the management Of
the seal fishery have been detailed from
tho custom service. respectfully re.
commend that authority be given for the
appointment Of two agents or two nssis.
tant agents, and that suitable Appropria-
tions 6e made for their salaries and ex.
penses, The necessity OF two agents at
each Island Is apparent. The agents will
desire 10 return TO the States rs often US
once in two years, and moreover II is
wise for the Government 10 have not less
than four persons in its employment con.
neCted with the care OF the people and
business ol the Island. Mr.. Bryant also
makes suggestions rs IN the further pro-
vision for the care Oi tho natives, which
appear 10 me 10 deserve consideration.
again call the attention Of Congress TO
the importance Of increasing tho salaries
OF bureau officers and the heads of divi-
siOns In the Treasury Department, AT
present there is great inequality and In
justice existing. Tho First Comptroller
receives q salary Of $4,000 u year, while
the Second Comptroller and other bureau
officers, whose duties arc hardly less I'M
portant, receive only $1,000. The SOliCi-
tor Ol tho Treasury Is upon salary OF
$500, while the Solicitor Of Internal
Revenue, whose duties are less important,
receives n salary of $4,000 Tho heads
Of divisions in the Internal Revenue De-
partmGnt receive salaries of $2, 800 per
annum, whilo In every other branch OF
of the Treasury they arc selected from
lOurlhClass clerks, where the salaries are
fixed by law at $500 year, although
been made from which the Secretary OF
the Treasury, In his discretion, hAs in
creased tho salaries In his own Office to
$2,SO0 per annum. 1t Is not an eXaggcr-
alton to say the head Of Il division In
charge Of the loans and of tho
warrants of the Sub.TreAsury De-
partment occupies position In
which tho county and the world are
more concerned than In that of the Col
leCtUr Ol Customs ut New York; yet the
latter officer receives more than $4,000 n
year, while It Is with difficulty that tho
lormer Is able to secure tho inadequate
sum of $4,000. The same remark might
with truth be made Of several Bureau
officers, and Of persons In tho office Of
the Treasury Of the United States, In
this connection also recommend an in.
crease of the salary of the Supervising
Surgeon ol tho Marine Hospital. think
1t my duty to speak of the act creating
tho Department Of Justice by which tho
Solicitor of the Treasury and the Solicitor
of tho Internal Revenue Office are made
officers of that department The proper
and essential duty Of the Solicitors Is to
give advice to the Secretary and Bureau
officers upon questions which arise In the
daily business Of the departments.
GEO. s. boutwell,,
Secretary Of Mc Treasury,
10 tho President