Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-16

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The deficiency appropriations for
1880 and the extra pay are not In
Cluded In the above Amounta,
A REGIMENT or EMPLOYEES.
Tho increase In the number OF OIL
cefg, clerks, mcesengera, etc, Of the
senate and house cannot no stated eN-
actly, because the old official Registers
contain tho names Of the regular en-.
ployes only. or these the senate In
1860 had ny ak and the house eighty
three. III tho olerka and others en-
ployed during the session were added
| tho numbers would bo increased about
80 per cent. During the last session
| tho senate had 283 men on
| ita rOlla and the houA0
2Sl, But the increased expenditures
of congrepa are not altogether nc
counted for by tho heightened pay
rolls, There IN another Important
factor, aud that In tho Increased llber.
nlity OF congressman to themselves aud
their hcnchmon In the matter Of pay.
WHERE TIIE MONEY GOES
Twenty-Five years ago tho pay of
cOngrcasmen wRs $4,000 per annum
1t Is now $4,000. Az there are seventy.
six senators aud 335 representation
and delegates this item alono makes a
difference of SS22 600 u year To tho tax
payers, The officers and clerks alao
receive much larger salaries than were
paid In 1860.
In that year tho eoretary OF tho sen
nto received tl0S0; the salary OF the
present secretary In ~, 500. Tho nay
> OF tho HcrgoantRta has
been increased from $1,000
to $3.50, tho chief clerk from
. $500 to $4,000; the clerk 10 the com
mittee ON appropriations nom $3.50 e
5000 There used to he principal
clerk and an executive clerk at $gl0(
i. EACH ten clerks and draughtsman al
!. $3.50 each, and thirty nine othcl
a clerks and employees at from $3.50 peI
a aunum down To g. 10 per diem. Now
!. IN addition 10 tho oillcora montlone,
i above, there nra financial clerk a
;, $4,000, four olerlta at S26D2; u librarian
|, and ak clerks NJ S2220; one committee
II clerk NJ $4,000 and tltteeu ut $500; tw,
"a aeAletaut'doo TkeepCrs and u eupcrin
j. tendent OF the document room nj S2hN.
n . postmaster at S22b0 aud los othera n
j, from 81 b0a day oS2l00 n year. Anon
v them are tweuty.oue oleilSs 10 commit
l. tees aud thirty'Ono clerks 10 senator
NJ who arc not ohRlrmen Of committed
1, at 50 per day dufing the eceslon.
4 now THE HouSE STANDS.
4. In 1850 the regular force OF the hous
M contested OF clerk ~ the house !
a. $1,000; n chief clerk, journal olerl
nl draughtaman, Hergeant-ata rma an
4. postmaster &C S2l60 each; doOrkeepe
~ $4,000 clerks TO committees on claln
~ aud ways and means, $500 each, AN
X. seventy'four other employees Mt frOi
M $3.50 per day 30 $500 year. Inclu,
An Ing the five official reporters thel
w were PSI peraona on the pay.rolls OF Il
q, last house who were rated M follow
a. Chief official reporter, $1,000, 10,
he official reporters, ~, 600 each, clerk
r.. the house, H,600; sergeant.at arms, ca
q. 900; chief clerk, Journal clerk, tw
M reading clerks, tally clerk, caAhi,
he and doorkeoper, ~. 0lO each, prlntir
ly aud bill clerk, index clerk and nos
N master, ~ 800 each; two CLERKS 10 nnl
%. mittees ways aud means and appr
I'm prlailona) $500 zach; thirteen clerl
liz To other atanding committees, SeD
he each disbursing clerk, fle clerk An
"a. enrolling clerk, 5000 each, deput
on sefgeant.At-arms, paying teller NJ
NJ iilteon others ut 5000 each, aud 3
All miscellaneous employees ut frum 4
per month TO $500