The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-05-24

the reporters Of the newspapers ar
furnished envelopes, paper, ink. pens,
pencils, blotters, scissors, erasers,
memorandum books and pen holders
at your expense. See page l23 of
The Report of the Cnsp Congress
1892.
IL the Speakers Room was used
$3.50 of stationery besides the SI25
which the law allows the Speaker As
ii Member of Congress.
Then come the committees: and
each of the fifty odd committees used
stationery to the tune of from twelve
to eighty dollar iii addition to the
SID Of stationery which the law "a
ioNs to each member of those Com
mlttees.
Now let rs recapitulate the expen-
>es OF running the House under Mr.
crisp from Dec. s, 1891 TO June 30
loH2.
Salaries of Members SlGS5. 900
EA A,Ta Tor Dir. Speaker 5000
Mileage of Members
HbouD 5000
SaIari' of officers and
employees 265,O23
fVllce 3,2G9
Communication for Sta
tlonery 39,9n
uel 3,43O
| furniture 1904
Materials for folding 1850
Miscellaneous items 22.957
Stationery for Com
mltteeS 1885
Ditto for Members 7,Gll
Remember that Congress did not
adjourn in June 1892 but held on till
August, remember that extra paw.
for one month, was voted to all the
officers, messengers, clerks, assistant
clerks, door r-keepers, assistant door
keepers, pages laborers, police, en-
glneer, elevator men, etc, etc, and
that this extra pay does not appear
IN the above statemeu; remember
that this extra pay equals forty
thousand dollars; remember that the
stationery bill and the contingent"
expenses and the "miscelaneous"
outlay continued till August: re-
member that the last thing the Crisp
Congress did was to authorize mem
bers of Congress to empty clerks at
your expense, during the Congress
sl2nal sessions, at salaries of 800
per month each; and remember that
there are three hundred and thirty
seven of these clerks that you will
thus have to pay one hundred dol
lars per month during the whole
time Congress is sitting. In this
particular Mr.. Crisp's Congress ad-
ded about $4,000 per month to the
expenses of the lower House.
Thus, it will cost you about TWO
and one-half millions of dollars to
run the House of Representatives
each fiscal year.
TINS does not include interest up
on the SIS, 100000 which has been
spent upon the marble building in
which they meet, nor does it include
repairs upon the building.
The greater part of the expendi-
ture Of this two and one half millions
Of dollars is strictly necessary and
legal, bat careful examination of
the account will convince any citizen
that at least $4,000 Of the outlay
is more waste-illegal waste of your
money.
Where have you authorized your
Representatives to supply the report
ers for the newspapers with station
cry! Where is the justice of max
ing you pay enormous sums for new
furniture every year: What goes
with the old
| find that you got only about $500
for the displaced furniture in 1891
aud 1892. Eight thousand for new
furniture and only $500 for the old
looks queer.
Why should your money be paid
to that Internal Pinkerton gang?
The doctor bills aud ;he burial ex
penses of reporters and clerks and
members?
What law sanctions it? When
did you authorize your representa-
tives to buy oyster cookers, and to
charge them to you?
Initiating the lordy Senate, the
House also has its elegant bath rooms,
restaurant, barber shops aud bar
room.
Where is the law for it? Where
Is the common sense of it?
Why should you have to paw for
the carriages sent after your absent
congressman
Do absent jurors get such dainty
treatment: Do absent road hands
get transportation at public expense:
Do merchants send carriages after
absent clerks-free of charge to the
clerk?
Will you ever have real service
from your Congressman as long as a
premium is put upon neglect of du-
| ty.
Is there any reason why a member
of Congress, absent from his post,
should not be treated just as you
treat juror who is absent from his
past:
Why should you have to pay their
salaries year after they are dead
when you are also paying the mem
bers who succeed them
This funeral business is such a
fraud and such a mockery of decency
and Justice that they even charge
you for the shoe blacks who polish
the shoes of the funeral committee,
and the papers the members read as
they journey to the burial!