The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-01
number OF colorcd persons in this de-
partmont, 81; paid Sl9 ,TG0.

Colorcu persons, pald Sl4,oou. N.
Public Printing Office. Tho public
printer employs POI colored persons,
and pays them $l3S,S3l 10 pcr annum.
United States Sonate.-Employs 30
colored persons, paying them S27,275.
House OF Observation-Disclosures
police and architects Office employ q
colorcd men, and pay them $4,000 per
annum.
Tho librarian OF the house Is q col.
orcd man, who receives 5000 year
equal $1,000 per annum for his services.
Library OF Congrcss-Employs four
colorcd persons, aud pays them $i,l20
per mum
Commissioners OF tho District-As os.
timated by tho secretary OF tho board
OF commissioners, colored persons are
largely employed about 1000 in tho
district government, in its various
branches OF service, rs laborers, clerks,
teachers Of schools, superintendent,
assessors, ETC., and in large numbers, to
whom arc paid for their services annu-
ally n grand total OF S30l,.l2S.
Office OF Recorder OF Deeds, D. c.
Upon his regular roll tho recorder OF
deeds employs fourteen colored clerks,
md upon his temporary roll five, maxi
ing in all nineteen. These clerks arc
paid in fees, depending upon tho vol
umo Of business done for the amount
paid them, earning monthly from $40
to $500.
Washington City PostoHicc-Employs
s~ixty-eight colored persons at salaries
ag~gregating $4,000 per annum.
DIPLOMATIC, CONSULAR, AND COMPRESSION
Al RECORD.
Since 1869 sixteen colored persons
have been appointed TO diplomatic and
consular positions by different Republi-
can administrations.
President Cleveland appointed three
%only-two to Liberia and one to Hayti.
There have been elected to Congress
from several Southern states by tho Re.
publican party two senators and four
teen representatives, colored persons,
three oil whom arc members still OF the
house.
No colored representative and no sem
ator has as yet been Gent to Congress
by q Democratic constituency.
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WHAT PRESIDENT HARRISON HAS DONE.
President Harrison appointed Hon.
John r, Lynch, OF Mississippi, fourth
auditor OF the United States treasury,
in April, 1889. In this Office there are
fifty clerks and four chiefs OF divisions.
When Mr.. Lynch took charge there
was only n colorcd man in the bureau
holding 4 position higher than that of
laborer. But under. Mr.. Lynch's adj
ministration there have come into this
office five colored clerks getting salaries
ranging all the way from 81 900 to 81, eco
q year, and one colorcd chief OF division
with Il salary OF s., 1000 a year. Four OF
these clerks have been promoted in
grade OF work and salary since their
connection with Mr.. Lynch's bureau.
Previous to the present administra-
ton there had never been q colored girl
employed us 4 printers assistant in the
bureau OF engraving and printing. and
when tho first II was certified in Feb
ruary, 1890, q very vigorous protest was
made by the plate printers against their
employment. Since then there have
been ~forty-fvc young ladies OF color
certified to the bureau, and there are
now forty-six OF them at work-per-
forming their duties in an entirely sat
isiactory manner.
A REPUBLICAN, PRESIDENTS NOBLE ACT.
President Harrison has demonstrated
in a hundred practical ways that he is 4
feal friend and efficient protector to Ia
Dor and to tho laboring men. He:is in
active and hearty sympathy with the
oppressed, d~owntroddcn, and uniortu-
nate. Some months ago his attention
was called to the condition OF the Amer
lean workingmen on the Island of Ma
yassa in the West Indian group. This
island, which appertains to the United
States, contains valuable guanc deposits
and is occupied by the employees OF the
Navassa Phosphate Company. The
prcsiden. says on this subject:
"In September, 1869, a revolt took
place among these laborers, resulting
in the killing of some OF the agents OF
company, caused, as the laborers
claimed. by cruel treatment. These
men were arrested and tried in the
United States court at Baltimore. as if
tho oiIonse had been committed on
board a merchant vessel OF the United
States on the high sens. There ap.
peared Oh the trial, and otherwise came
to me, such evidences OF tho bad treat
ment OF the men that, in consideration
OF this and OF the fact that the men had
no access to any public officer orr
their wrongs. 7 commutcd tbc dooth
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