The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-12-29
FROM WASHINGTON
s ),oial to the CARBON ADvocArr.

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Ways aud Morrison, Ill. Chairman
Mills, Texas, BlOunt. Ca. Blackburn, Ky.
Hewitt, NY, Herbert, Ala, Hurd, o., Jones
Ark. Kelley. Pa. Kasson, la, Mckinley, o.
| Iliscock, NY, Russell. Mass.
Appt opridfioni. ni.-Randall, Pa, Chairman
| FoTney, Ala, Kills, La, Holman, Ind, Han
cock. Texas, Townshcnd, Ill, Hutchins, n
V, Follett, o., Burns. Mo, kefer. o., Can
non, ILL.,, Ryan, Kan, CallIins, Ind, Horr
Mich, Washburn, MINI.
JudicfGry.-Tucker, Va, chairman; Ham
mond, Cul6ertson, Moulton, Brodhead. D6rs
heimcr, Collins. Seney, Mayberry, Reed, Tay
lor, Mctay, Poland, Brown, Bisbee.
Banking aud CurrencV. : -BucluIer, Missouri
chairman; ErmentrOuJ, Potter, Hunt, Miller
Caulder, Wilkins, Yahle, Dingley, Brumenn
Adams, Henderson, Hooper.
Coinoge, Weights dndMecsures. es.--Dland, Mo.
chairman; DOwd. Hardy, Nichols, Pusey
l.anham, Tulley, Bedford, Lacey, Chace anc
Pacific Railroads s-Cassiday, New, chair
man; Throckmorton, Cabell, Thompson, jr.
Jordan. Crist, Post, Wilson, Willard, Dun
Posio0ces aud Posiroads.-Money, Miss
chairmen; Reese, Ga, Ward, Ind, Cosgrove
Mo-, Riggs, ILL.,, Rogers. Ark, Taylor, Tenn
Jones, Tex, Paige, o., Bingham. Pa, Peelle
hS Hnd skinner n y AMI MNinte' KY Wakefield
Foreign 19dfrs = Curtin, Pa, chairman
Belmont, N. A.. Deuster, Wis, Clements, Ga.
w r. Cox, n. c., G. ID. Wise, Va, Stewart
Tex, Lamb, Ind; Rice, Miss, Wait. Conn,
hetcham, N. Y, Phelps, n. j., Hit, Ill.
ommerce.-Reagan, Tex, chairman; Clar.
dy, Mo-, Turner, Ky., Dunn Ark, Seymour
Conn, Glasscock, cal, Woodward, Wis,
Boyle, ra', Barkesdale, Miss, O'Ncil, Pa,
Stewart, Vt. Peters, Kan.
R,oers 8. Hdrbors.-Willis, KY, chairman /;
Blanchard, La, Jones' Ala, Gibson, w. Va,
Rankin, Wis, breckenridge, KY, Murphy,
derson, ILL.,, Bayne, Pa, Robinson, o., Chace,
r. l., Stone Mass, Burleigh, N. Y.
EIcctfons.-Iurner, Ca, chaiainan; Davis.
Mo-. Converse, q, Cook, Ia, Bennett. n: g.,
Iowcry, Ind. Elliott. Pa. Robertson, Ky,
Tenn, Miller, Pa, Valentine, Neb., Hepburn,
Ia. Hart, Ohia,
Military AGairs,--I Iosencrsns, CAL, chair
man; Sloculn. Dibhreil, Morgan, Waliord,
Nichols. Murray, Duncan, Steele, bayne,
Rdcdl Afdirs.-CoX, New York. chairman ;
Morse, Talbot, buchanan, Eaton, BallentiHe'
McAd0e. HarmeFi Thomas, Goff, jr., BoMell.
im;." m;'."""emenf Of MisS. Rirer.-King, La,
RGii@Gys and Canals.-Davidson Florida.
chairman.
Indirn AGdirs.-Welburn Tex, chairman.
Public Ldnds.-CObb, Ind, chairman.
Mhuta.-Muller, n. Y, chairman.
Terriforfes.-Evins.S S. c., chairman.
Inpai. Pensions. s..--Matson, Ind, chairman.
Ldbor.-llopkins, Pa, chairman.
Public Land Cidims.-Muldrow, Mississippi,
chairman.
DIST. Of Cot-Barbour, Va, chairman.
CIdims.-McMillan, Tenn, chairman.
Var CtGfms.-Gcddes. Ohio, chairman.
Pdfenfs.-Nance, n. c., chairman.
Edueation.-Aikcn. S. c., chairman.
MGTufGciures. .-Bagley, N. y. chairman.
Mines & Mining.-Harner Tenn. chairman.
Agrtculture.-lIatch, Mo-, chairman.
Select committee chairmen are as follows:
Mutchler, Reform and Civil Service; Slocum,
American Shipbuildng; Hill, Alcoholic li-
Election OF President aud Vice President;
warner, on Payment OF Pensions, Bounties
and Back Pay.
CONGRESS AND ITS EMPLOYEES.
To show your readers what q large
body of assistants our Congressmen and
Senators require, have collected at
great peins from the official records the
following facts, with which tie public
generally are not acquainted:
The total number Of employees and
officers of the House is 277,
divided as follows; Under Speaker, 35;
Clerk, SO; Doorkeeper, 1853; Sergeant.at-
Arms, 8; Postmaster, 16; Annual Clerks
and Messengers to Committees, 81; Re
porters, Z.
The Speakers salary is Sc, 900 with a
private secretary at $1,000, and two
clerks. one at 81, 600 and the other at
81, 400. The Cbaplaia of the House re-
ceives 5000. the Clerk, of the House S4,-
500; Doorkeerer, So 600; Sergeant-at.
Arms 81, 800; Postmaster $4,000. The
subordinates to the above officers are
compensated, official reporters at S5,-
600 each; G clerks at So, 900 each; at
50, 500; 3 at 50. 250; &c at 50, 900, 4 at ST.
800; 7 at 81, 900; 2 at 81 500; Z at $l,440;
AZ at 81, 200; A at 81, 900; 16 at 5000; IL
at $40; 43 at S720; IL at 5000; 2 at $500;
29 at $400. These salaries aggregate
nearly $3.50 900, to which add the salar.
les of the 326 Congressman at So, 900 each
and we make the discovery that simply
the personnel of the House costs the
country nearly $1,000. 900 per annum, or
an average of about $1,000 per each day
in session.
THE SENATE SIDE
of Congress have a larger proportion OF
aids than the House, there being q tota |
OF 202 subordinates to rs Senators. There
are in Vice.P Presidents Office 2, Chaplain
/, Secretary's office 81, Sergeaut-at-Arms
9S, Engineers department 10, Post Office
z, Clerks to committees 4S, Official Re.
porters b, their salaries being. the Presi-
dent of the Senate $4,000. his secretary
81, 500 and messenger 81 ,440. Tue Chap.
lain receives 5000, the Secretary of the
Senate $1,000, Sergeant.at,arms SI,500
Postmaster 81, $50, and Engineer 50, 16Ui
Below these there are clerks at So OOO
each, 7 at $4,000, so at 50, 25O, Q at 81.
900, at 81 800, 40 at 81 ,44O, Oat 81, 200,
IL at 81. 900, 81 at $500, ] at $40, 80 at
S720, G at 5000. 20 pages at SiO0, and
official reporters at So, 900 each, the roll
aggregating s205. 900. The rs Senators
receive annually s4cs, ,OOO making the
PERSONAL of that brauch of Congress cost
the people three.quarters OF o million
dollars annually.
SOME FANCIEs,
The above figures include only the sal
aries, and do not represent the aggregate
expense of Congress, which averages in
total about s45 600 for each days session.
The personnel of the Senate averages
$40, 900 to each Senator, while that of the
House reaches only Sc, 900 to each Men,
Der. II the House INDUCED in the same
ratio of expenditure that does the Senate,
it would cost 50, $50 900 year for the
personnel of the former body, against
50. 600, 900, its present expense.
The average number of days that Con.
gress is in session duringa year is about
one hundred, of four hours each day, a
total of four hundred hours per annum,
at an expense of $4,000 per hour, or
Sl66, &c per minute. The comparative
cost TO Enpland for itQ parIian,ant -,