Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01
The Confederate HOUSE.
How it Retrenched by Adding Thirty
four Employees to the House
Pay Rolls.
Reduction Confined to Ex-
ecutive Departments.
rPittsbury Commercial. ,

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The Democratic House of Representatives, at
its last session, cut down the working force OF
the executive departments so much that the
necessary work cannot be properly done. The
papers and speaks of that party have also As
serted over and over again that the clerical
force of the Honse and the former number of
employees were in addition greatly reduced, and
large saving accomplished thereby. But the
facts, as conpiled from the official records of
the House, show that this statement is utterly
false. A comparison of these records shows
that the Republican House of 1ss4-5 had only
eighty-one officers, clerks, messengers, and EN-
ployes while the =. reform" Democratic House
of 1856 had one hundred and fifteen. Under
the Speakership, the comparison is as follows,
the new offices in italics:
Republican, 1875. - Reform 1876.
Speaker. speaker.
Speakers Secretary. Speakers Secretary.
Clerk. Clerk,
Total-s. Special Messenger for
Speaker.
Total-4.
This addition of special messenger to the
Speaker was a totally needless extravaganza.
In the Clerks Office, the following is the COM
parlson:
Republican, 1875. - Reform, ~ ls7s.
The Clerk. The Clerk.
Chief Clerks. Chief Clerk.
. Journal Clerks. Journal Clerk.
File Clerk. File Clerk.
Disbursing Clerk. Dissursng Clerk.
Tally CLERK. Tally Clerk.
Printing Clerk. Printing, Clerk.
Reading Clerks. sIesdnE Clerks.
Ensrossing Clerks. 5 Engrossing Clerks.
Petition Clerk. Petition Clerk.
Newspaper Clerk. Newspaper Clerk
Stationery Clerks. Stationery Clerks
b Index Clerks. Index Clerks.
Messenger. Totai-20.
TotaI0.3
The turning out of Office of the assistant
journal clerk by the - Reiorners" was q blum
der. In case the journal clerk is ever sick, even
one day, the official jonrnal must stop, unless
provided for. In the Sergeant-at-arms' Office
the comparison is follows:
Republican, Is55. Reform" 1875
sergeant-At-arns. isergesai-st-zrms.
CLERK. Clerk.
AssssHges Sa.a,gs Tsyl.,sg,i reyisg Teller.
Total.
There was no possible need of a paving teller
The Office is simply Bourbon extravsgance
In the Office Of the Doorkeeper this is the COM
parison:
Republican, 1875. Reform" 1875
Doorkeepers. . DOoTkeepers.
Srp't Folding Room. Sup't Folding Room.
supt's Doc. Room Sapt's Doc. Room.
File Clerk File Clerk.
Clerk TO Doorkeeper. iCIerk 70 Doorkeeper.
is Messengers. Clerks Folding Room.
Total-23. IS HssseRoeTs.
To;al-SS.
There was no reason whatever for sny in
crease of clerks and messengers. Enough for
the Republican House MAS enough for the De
mocrstic reform House. In the office OF
Postmaster of the Horfe, the comparison is:
Republican, Iss5. Reform. - ls!s.
/: poSnlssters- pOStIn zS;ers.
messengers. Il tl,ssen1srs.
Total. 10. Total. Is.
Here, also, the increase of messengers was 4
useless extravaganza. In the clerks TO commit
tees there was a large increase made by these
Democratic "retrenchers." We give the con-
psrison
Republicans. 1879. Reform. - 1875
Ciefks 10 committees, 20 Clerks committees IS.
Below is a complete summary and compari-
son:
Republican, 1875. s'Reform, 1876
Speakers Office. Speakers once ... 4
Siefk's oEce-.------.e3 CieTE's o1ice. 20
eergeant-at-arnis ...... serseaut-at-arms
Doorkeeper- DoOrkseper. ....-...... 30
Postmaster ...-.-....Ie 10 !'os.mss;er ........ Is
Committees ............:3 Committees ...... IS
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