Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-18

year ending June 30 1892, 81 .258, ,5S4. .25
for its expenses. This includes $4S5, 900
for mileage and salaries of the senators,
E31S, ,52290 for the general salary ac-
count of the senate, and 800, $40 for the
senate contingent expenses.
The house expenses for the year end
ing June 80, 1892, will be So $40, ,643. 30,
of which 81 $1,000 is for mileage and
salaries of congressman, 1916, 1880 for
the house general salary account, $104,
400 for the contingent expenses, and
Sll7,075.l9 10 for deficiencies and miscel-
laneous needs.
Other expenses for the senate and
house, placed under the sub-head of leg
islative miscellaneous, including general
salary account public printer, $l5, 100,
his contingent expenses, $4,000; congress
sional library salary account $45, 5,020;
ary account botanical garden, $13, 1893;
improvements for garden, $4,000; gen
eral salary account court of claims, $685.
440, and its contingent expenses, S., 900,
etc.
The Presidential Expenses,
The salary of the president is, of
His private secretary gets $4,000, the
assistant secretary 81, 800, one executive
clerk and disbursing officer So 900, an
other executive clerk $4,000, two clerks
at 81 800 each, and two at 81 800 each.
Then there is an usher at 81 800, a stew
ard at 1,SO0, a chief doorkeeper at
$l,S00, four doorkeepers at 81, 200, four
messengers at 81 200 each, an engineer
and fireman at 81 900 and a watchman
at 5000 Their total salaries amountsto
$35, 200. The president is allowed $4,000
a year for the contingent expenses of his
office, including stationery, record books,
kilograms, books for library, miscella-
neous items, furniture and carpets for
the offices, care of Office, carriage, horses
and harness.
The Departments.
Secretary of State James G. Blaine re-
ceives $4,000 a year. He has private
secretary at $4,000 This department
costs but $iG6,5l0 a year. There are
ninety employees, including the secre-
taly. This does not include the diplO-
matte and consular service. The salary
list amounts to $l33, 230.10, the other
S33,219.9O being for contingent expenses
Of the department.
y
$1,000 and his private secretary $2, 400
The eEecut.ve proper, including presi-
deDtial and ce presidential salaries, ex-
ecutive Office salaries and contingent ex-
penses, salaries and expenses civil ser
vice commission-the latter amounts to
Sil ,65O-give total of $l45, $50.
The trea ny department, including
general salary accounts, contingent eX-
penses, cos+ Of collecting internal rev.
enue, etc, will amount to 5000, 1926
for the year ending June 30, 1892.
The war department will COST for
salaries, arms, rations, etc, $24S11,-
0llSS for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1892.
For the same time the salaries, equip
ments, new vessels, repairs, etc, of the
navy department will be $31 ,180, 0,318.S3.
The amount appropriated for the
year ending June 30, 1899, for pensions
for the army and navy is $133 l73,08
Added to this, there is $l,5O0,00 for
fees and expenses of examining sur
geons, $3.50, 700 for pension paying
agents, clerks, etc, making grand
total of $135. 1875, 1855.
The interior department will cost for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, $4
937 ,974 This includes $192, ,210 for s /
aries in the office of the secretary and
his assistants, his contingent expenses,
carpets, furniture, etc, $4,000. The
general land office salaries are $110, ,120.
The salaries and expenses of the
Washington pension Office are included
in interior department estimates, and
amount to $2,f21,S $40. The patent office
also belongs TO the interior department,
and costs, in aalaries, $500, 800.