Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-02-22

Assembly last Tuesday, on the Dill 10
reduce the salaries of state Officers,
makes a comparison between those
paid to our officials, and the remuner-
alton received by the officers of East
ern States. We copy few of the
figures:
Iowa.-Population in 1870, 1,191, 1872;
assessed valuation, 500, SIS, 418. From
Iowa laws of lS73-Salary Of Governor,
$1,000; Secretary, $1,000; Auditor,
$1,000: Treasurer, $4,000; State Land
Office and Register, So, 200; Governors
Private Secretary, 81 200; Deputy Sec
retary of State, ST 200; Deputy Trea-
surer, $1,000; Deputy Auditor, 81 200;
Deputy Register, ST. 200; Superntend-
ent Public Instruction, 1920; Depu-
ty Superintendent Public Instruction,
$1,000; Adjutant General, $1,000;
Judges of the Supreme Court, 1000;
Clerks from from So to 81 per diem;
pages, paperfolders, etc. So per diem;
sergeants-at-arms, janitors and door
keepers, 81 per diem; salaries of men,
bers of Assembly, SIS so, and for every
20 miles travelled, S..
Missouri. in 1870, 1,721,-
295; assessed valuation, $556, 129, $685.
From statutes of 1S65-Salary of Gov
ernor, $1,000; Judges Supreme Court,
$1,000; Judges Circuit Court, $1,000;
Secretary of State, $500; Treasurer,
$4,000; Auditor, $1,000; Register OF
Lands, $1,000; Acknowledgement,
$500; Superintendent Schools, S., 900;
Commissioners Seat of Government,
$1,000; Chief Clerks, in the State Of
flee; $500; book-keepers for Trea-
surer and Auditor, $500; all other
clerks, 81. 900; members of Legislature,
per day, So; Speaker, per day, 81;
President Senate, per day, 81; Secret
ary of Senate and Chief Clerk of
House, each, 81; all other clerks, SIS;
doorkeepers, SIS. Treasurer, Auditor
and Acknowledgement are ex-oficio
Inspectors of the Penitentiary at 500
each.
Connecticut - Population in 1870,
537,454. Assessed valuation, $425, 433, :
237. General statutes to date-Salary
of Governor, LOO; Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, $500; Treasurer, $500; Secre-
tary of State and Controller, each,
$1,000; State Librarian, ST. 200; Gov
errors Secretary, $1,000; Treasurers
clerk, per day, So so; Secretary's clerk,
per day, So so; Controllers clerk, per
day, SIS so; Judges Supreme Court,
$4,000; State Prison Director, $500;
Surveyor-G General, $3.50; Bank Com
missioners, $500; Railroad Com
missionere, members of Legislature
and clerks, each. per day, So; Speaker,
So; ten cents per mile, going and COM
ing; no person to receive pa for more
than forty-fve days Of actuy session;
all other attaches, per day,al
Ohio-Population in 1870, 2,865, 260.
Assessed valuation Of property, 81, 1877
731,697. Revised statutes of 1865
Salary of Governor, $4,000; Liuten-
ant Governor, $500, Judges Supreme
Court, each, $1,000; Judges Common
Pleas, 81 22,GGG GGG; Treasurer and Auditor,
each, So, 900; Attorney-G General, 81 500,
and per cent on collections; Commits
sioner Public W. rks, $500; Controller,
$l,7O0; Secretary of State, $1,000; Real
Estate Commissioner, $4,000; Mem
bers of the Assembly and all other at
taches of the Legislature, each, per
day, S.; Directors of the Penitentiary,
each, per day, So; Superintendent of
Lunatic Asylum, $1,000; Assistant
Physician, 500; Superintendent Blind
Asylum, $1,000; Assistant Physician,
$500; each Teacher, $1,000.
Kentucky - Population, 1921 oil.
Assessed value of property, $409, 544,-
294. Statutes of 1873-Salary of Gov
ernor, SIS, 900; Secretary of State, 81 500;
assistant, $500; Treasurer, So, 400; Clerk,
$1,000; Librarian, $1,000; Register of
Land Office, $1,000; first clerk, ST 200;
second clerk, 500; Acknowledgement,
$1,000; Quartermaster- General, 81 200;
first clerk, 81, 200; second clerk, ST. 900;
Acknowledgement, $500; Judge Court
of Appeals, SIS 900; Circuit Judges, each,
$1,000; Chancellor and Vice. hancel-
lor, each, $1,000; Attorney of Com
monwealth, $500; Geologist, per day,
$40; two assistants, 81; members of
Legislature, SIS per day, and Is cents
per mile.
Pennsylvania. = Population in 1870,
1881, 791; assessed value of property,
$I,3l9, 236,042. From Auditors report
for 1872 Salary Of Governor, $4,000;
Secretary of State, $1,000; as Sinking
Fund Commissioner, $500; Attorney
General and Treasurer, each, 5000;
Auditor General, $1,000; as Sinking
Fund Commissioner, $500; Surveyor
General, $1,4OO; Adjutant- General,
$1,000; Deputy Secretary of State, ST.
200; Superintendent Common Schools,
1,4OO; Watchman, 1856; members of
the Legislature, each, 81 per day and
15c per mile; Speakers of the Houses,
each, 81 per day extra; Chief Clerks,
Assistants and other Clerks, from So
to Sc per day; Sergeant-at-Arms, Door
keepers, Porters, Messengers and other
attaches, each, from 50 to 81 per day.
The great State of Pennsylvania,
with her immense wealth and popu-
lation, pays one-fourth less money to
her public officers than the State of
California, with less wealth and popu-
lation than one of the principal cities
of Pennsylvania.
California-Salary of Governor, ST.
600; Private Secretary of the Governor,
So, 400, Executive Clerk, So, 400; Lieut..
Governor, $3.50; Lieutenant Cover
nor as Director of State Prison, 5000;
$12 per day during session of Legis-
lature, $240; total for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor and mileage, $4,790; Secretary of
State, $4,000; Deputy Secretary, so, 400;
Clerk to Secretary of State, So, 400; two
Record Clerks for Secretary of State,
$500 each, $500; General Clerk for
Secretary of State, $500; Special
Clerk for two years for Secretary of
State, $500; Controller, $4,000; Dep
pty Controller, $4,000; Bookkeeper,
$2,40O; five clerks, at S., 800 each, SO |,
600; Treasurer, $4,000; salary for clerk
for Treasurer, So 400; other clerk, ST.
800; two watchmen, $2,40O; Attorney
General, $4,000; Attorney Generals
clerk, 81 1900; Acknowledgement as u
member of the Board Of Examiners,