Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-15

RxPHSsEe OF The Last SESSION OF TER Horsr-
onRisrnAs CARDS, OPERA GLASSES AND OTHER
SINGULAR AIDS 10 LEGIslArIoN-rHK REPORT OF
The CLERK OF TIE HOUSE,
The report OF the clerk OF the House. Gen Clark,
giving all the expenses OF the House during the
past session Is OF interest The amount OF money
paid out In salaries TO the employees during the ses
sion was $2is,717.s7 The contingent expenses for
furniture and repairs amounted TO ss,Io6.a: for
carriage, $si: So for miscellaneous items s4ssls4l
for postage $40. for newspapers and Stationery,
$Sl, $50; other miscellaneous items, $40 49, and
tos salaries ier special employees, $oea The sta
uoneIy USED oy the officers OF the House, reporters
OF DEBATES, stenographers OF committees. &C. cost,
for the clerks ONCE, Sl.S05 Sc for doorIeeper
$e7a7s: for postmaster. sloa6,; for sereeant-af.
arms, NSSG; for Speaker. SIS Is; for stenographers
OF committees s62.6i; tor reporters or debates,
SsSSsl; for reporters gallery, $ses for the engi-
on accounts, $3.50: for Committee on arricuIturr
$SS55 committee on alcoholic liquor trafc SIS "a:
committee on American shipping, $2S69; commit
Ing and currency, $780, committee on claims,
baI committee on commerce, $5e.61; COM
mlnIee on weights and measures, 1854;
committee on education, So 09; committee
on elections, $S995; committee on enrolling oils,
on expenditures in Department OF Interior. sea "a
IN the POST once department.. sl7.66: In Treasury
department, $685.; In State department. SO Sc,
1888; committee on foreign affairs. $50 %: com,
mittee on Indian affairs, $780, committee on inya-
iid pensions tlse AZ on Judiciary. So "a labor.
1901 on mississippi river s66si on library. s2l.i2
, manufactures alas; on militia. $500; on mill
s enc ias on naval sso d Affairs asss on Pa
slonS oountles ana back pay, S26l6: on pensions.
Si IS; on post offices and post roads, ;65.os; on
pruning $3.50 on private land claims, $3l So; on
public buildings and grounds, Sos. as; on public
sanos. S 81: on public health, s24s7; on railroads
ana canals $S4 3D. on revision OF the laws, $4o0l;
On REFORM IN the civil service $50 95 on rivers and
haroors $50 q: on territories $50 7s on ventilation
ana acoustics, $e0S5: on war Claims $6a OF; on
ways ana means sss62 on laws respecting presi
cent ana Vice President, SIZES; on census Sos 9s;
the Boynton- Keller committee, $6ao and the com,
mttee 10 inquire into charges against English and
House. 1888. In ALL $3a 547 Sc worth OF STATIONERY
was used during the session
Among the miscellaneous items are carriage
hire, horse feed. horse shoeing, soap, towels,
brushes, varnlsh, sponges, brooms, car tickets
Dlacking, paste pots adamantine candles, ice room
rent SsS ivory balls, nail brushes, hair brushes,
combs channels skins, bath slippers, COAL washing
morse blankets, meals and travelling expenses,
CLOCKS, books hay, corn, straw, oats, cutie flsh
Sone' ammonia. alcohol, barrels patent soft soap,
Among the items charged to newspapers and
stationery are Christmas cards, $3.50; Christmas
craving plate and 100 cards. sass; Wepster's die
monary, g.; "plutarch," saoa; "Curlostles OF Law
s Sc: ns'd Ss Of S
q: s. Csc; binding ast Sichoias," - s, Sse
knives, 3s:2s each; knives in quantity, s25i.2.;
cPante Inferno 81 zgzags, sa75 card album, 81
'Young Ladies' journal" 81. two fans. Soc; en-
craving MIR. and Mrs. - plate, 81; 500 invitation
cards and envelopes, SIS: engraving plate and In
vitation, sl75: four letters reticule, SlOs for
one dozen opera glass bags. s1620; one opera glass;
$l420, &C; one opera glass delivered to Governor
Dawes, sl3 20; pair nail scissors, roc; American
striking clock and urn, SIS: pair pearl opera
glasses, Sl3; silver plated card stand, $780, one
prayer and hymnal, So so: sole-leather trunk and
cover, $23; one "bag," two silver letters s. 81 &C.