The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-03-02

agency, SitOO: Cheyenne and Ariphoe
agency, s '00; HHwa, Comanchc AMI
Wiclita cncy. 500; Union agency
81, 90; White Earth agency Sl,G00; Sac
and Fox agency, Iowa. 81 900; Green Bay
agency 1880. la Pointe agency, $1,000;
Macklrac agency, $1,000; Kew Yorl,
agency, 81 900; colo a'o River agency, ST.
500; Pima n Ell cy 81, 800. San Carlos agency
$4,000
FOREIGN MINISTERS And CONsULS
Ministcrs.-To Grcnt Britain, France,
Germany aud Russia, cuoh siI,5O0; Chill
and Peru, $4,000 each; Japan, China,
Spain, Austria, Italy, Brazil and Mexico,
$4,000 each; United States Of Columbia
and Turkey 81 800 each: Central American
States, 600 each; Venezuela, Argentine
Republic, Belgium. Netherlands, Hawaiian
Islands, Sweden and Norway, "a, 500 each;
Switzerland, Denmark Portugal, Liberia,
Bolivia, Hayti, Persia. Corca aud Siam,
$1,000 each.
Charge d'AToircs To Paraguay and
Uruguay, $1,000 each.
Secretaries Of Legation at London, Paris,
Berlin, Saint Petersburg, China and Japan,
s2,625 each.
Salaries Of Secretaries in Spain, Turkey,
Austria Brazil and Mexico, Sl,sOO each.
Second Secretaries at London, Paris and
Berlin, $1,000 each.
ncral.-Bogota 5000, Guate-
mala 5000, London, Paris, Havana and
Rio de Janeiro s6,OOJ each, Calcutta and
Shanghai 5000 each, Melbourne $500
Berlin, Montreal, Panama and Kanagawa
$4,000 each, Frankfort, Vienna, Bucharest,
Saint Petersburg and Halifax 5000 each,
Ecuador 5000, Constantinoplo and Rome
$1,000 each, Mexico $500.
Consul at Liverpool Great Britain, &c.,
eco; at Hong Kong Great Brltain), 5000.
In addition to the above there are l67
Consuls, divided into seven classes, with
salaries ranging from $1,000 to $1,000 per
annum.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Whole number employed, 23s
Secretary of Agriculture, $1,000;
chief clerk, s., 800; chief Of division Of &C
counts and dsbursing officer Sl,S)O; one
assistant dsbursing officer, Sl,4OO; one
clerk to disbursing officer $1,000; one
stenographer, 81 800; one ongraver, $1,000;
/ two clerks of class four two clerks of class
/ three four clerks of class two, seven clerks
7 OF class one; eight clerks, $1,000 each; six
clerks, $40 each; one librarian, Sl,do0;
one engineer, 81 400; two hrcmen, S720
each; superintendent Of folding room, ST.
eco; two assistants In folding room, $3.50
each: messengers, carpenters, watchmen
and laborers; chief chemist, -, 500; one as
sistant chemist $1,000; one assistant
chemist, Il 400; cntomologist, $4,000; one
assistant entomologist 81 400; microscopic
and bontanist, 81 500 each
GOVERN MENT PRINTING OFFICE.
Whole number employed, 2,l5l.
Public Printer receives $500; chief
clerk, S2,400; three clerks class four; com
postors and pressman, 40 cents per hour;
proof readers, SO cents per hour; feeders,
Is cents per hour; folders paid by the
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
L. s. Supreme Court.--Chief Justice
$l0,500; eight Associate Justices, $lO,00C
each; clerk ESTIMATED emoluments), $25,
OOO; marshal $500; reporter, $500.
L. s. Court OF Claims.--Chief Justice
$500; four Associate Justices, $500 each
chief clerk, 5000; assistant clerk, 1000
CLASSIFICATION OF POsTOFFICES
The 5S,096 postoflices In the United
States are divided into four classes, first
second, third and fourth The great ma
jority belong to the fourth class. TIL,
classification is as follows: All officer
whose gross receipts are $40, and up
ward belong TO the first class; all who's
gross receipts are 5000 and not exceedin!
$4,000 belong to the second class; all who's
gross receipts are 81 900 and not excedin!
5000 belong to the third class, while al
OF the remaining belong to the fourth class
Postmasters of first second and third casse
are appointed by the President and con
firmed by the Senate. The salaries of first
class postmasters range from 5000 Il
$4,000; those of second class from s., 900 L
$4,000, those of the third class from 81 ,00
TO 81, 900, and those Of the fourth class iron
81 or IS year to 5000 year. Postmaster
of the fourth class receive n compensation
based upon the whole Of the box rents col
lected at their Office and commission upo
the amount of cancelled stamps, at the fol
lowing rates: On the first $50 or less, pc
quarter, 100 per ccntum ON the next 500
> sr less, per quarter, GO per centum; on tn
next $500 or less, per quarter, 80 per cer
=. tum, and all on the balance, 40 per centum
HOW APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE
D Every Federal appointment is made vi
Q der the Legislative, the Executive, or tn
Judicial Department of the Government.
In the Senate the Secretary and OthC
principal officers are chosen by caucus G
IF. the Senators belonging to the politics
party in the majority The Secretary al
l. points the clerical and laborng force {
. his Office; the Sergeant at Arms appoint
Il the doork eepers, mail and document en-
: ploycs, and the general working force; an
the chairmen of committees scyerally ~
point the committee clerks
The Clerk and other principal officers {
y the House are chosen by caucus Of Il
b. political party in the majority. I'll
J. Speaker appoints the reporters; the Clcr
!. appoints the clerks ana messengers; II
= Doorkeeper appoints the doOrkcepcr
document employees and general workiu
. force; the Architect appoints the heath
n and ycntilating force, The chalrmen
4 committees soyerally appoint the comm
tee clerks,
The Sergeant-at-Arm OF the Senate ar
=. House, together with the Architect, appoil
the Capitol policemen.
In the Executive Department the Pres
dent appoints the heads of the depar
l, ments, and number Of important Office
/ in each department
II The heads of departments appoint Il
!, clerks and messengers in their several d
q partments, and virtually appoint the II