Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Salaries of Washington officials.

There are about five thousand persons
in the employ of the Government at the
National Capital The Vice-p President
Cabinet officers, and judges of the Su-
preme Court have $4,000 u year chief
justice of the Supreme Court, $lO,500.
The salaries of subordinates in the de
partments, range from $1,000 down to 5000
Il year In the Department of Justice, the
soicitor-general receives $1,000 the two
assistant acknowledgement each $1,000,
while there are about 80 clerks, copyists
messengers, laborers, etc, at salaries fror,
5000 to 5000
In the State Department the first Assis-
tant has $500; second and third assistants,
$500 each chief clerk, 5000; examiner
of claims, $500 chiefs of diplomatic and
consular bureaus, chief of indexes and ar
chives, librarian, translator, and chief Of
bureau accounts, $500 each. The 80 clerks
receive salaries ranging from $500 down
5000, and there are besides a proof-reader,
Sl300 Il photographer, $1,000 chief engi-
neer, 5000; assistant engineer, $1,000 ; and
2f messengers, watchmcn, laborers and
tiremen with salaries ranging from $1,000
down to 5000.
In the Treasury Department two
assistant secretaries, have $500 each
chief clerk, S21jO; two comptrolers, $4,000
each Commissioner of Customs, $1,000 ;
six auditors, $500 each treasurer. $1,000 ;
register, $1,000 assistant treasurer, $500
comptroller OF the currency, 5000 Com
missioner of Interval Revenue, $1,000
solicitor of interval revenue, solicitor of
the treasury, supervising architect, dircc-
tors of the mint and chief of Bureauu of En-
craving, each $500 chief of Bureau of
Statistics 5000 ; superintendent of coast
survey, S60OO chairman of the Lighthouse
Board, and superintendent of life-saving
service, each $1,000 chief of appointment
division, $500 chief of warrant division
! and chief of customs division, each 5000
and chief of public moneys division, $500
/ The hundreds of clerks and other EN-
ployees have salaries like those in similar
positions, in the State Department, vary
ing from $1,000 down to 5000.
In the Interior Department the assistant
secretary receives $500; chief clerk
$500 assistant attOrney-general, $4,000
Commissioner of the Land Office and Com
| missioner of Indian Affairs, each $1,000
Commissioner of Pensions and Superin
tendent of census, each 5000; Commission
or of Patents, $500; Commissioner OF
Education, 5000 and director Of geoloei
gal survey, 5000, Other salaries range
from 5000 down to 5000.
Inthe War Department the chief clerk
receives $500 the adiutant- general, in
spector-generil, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cOmmlSary- general, surgeon general
iudge-advocatge general, chief engineer
chief of ordnance, and chief signal officer
each $500 and medical perveyer, $1,000
Other salaries range from $1,000 down tC
$500.
The chief clerk of the Navy Department
receives $500 the judge-advocate-g ener
al, $500 chiefs of bureaus of yards anC
docks, navigation, ordnance, provisions
and clothing, medciee and surgery
equipmentand recruiting, construction ant
repairs, and steam engineering, each $1,000
commandant of navy yards and comman
dant of Marine Corps, each $500 pay in
spector, $1,000 superintendent of MAYA
Observatory, 5000; superintendent o
Nautical Almanac, chief signal officer AM
photographer, each $500 while othe
salaries range from $1,000 to 5000.
The three assistant poStmasters genera
receive each $1,000 ; the superintendent o
foreign mails, $1,000 assistant attorney
general for Postohce Department, $1,000
superintendent Of money order system
$1,000, and clerks and employees, from
$500 down to 5000 The higher places ar
worth having but as general rule, if
man can get an honest living by sawin!
: wood or backing boots, it is better fo
him to do so, than to seek clerkship il
Washington.