The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
P 0. SALARIES.
A Bill That Is Going to Regu-
late Them.
Congressman Miller Believes 1t
Will Pass.
ILL SALARIES GRADED
The Figures Given in the Ar
ticle Below.
Washington News of General
Interest in Kansas.

From the State Jonrnal's Special Correspondents
WASHINGTON, March IA bill CLASH
flying clerks in all the first and second
class postoffices in the United States and
regulating their salaries, is before the
committee on postoffices and postroads.
Congressman Miller of Kansas who is a
mem ber of this committee, believes the
bill will be reported favorably and VIII
pass.
Every clerk in first and second class
offices in Kansas is of course affected by
the proposed classification. The pleas
ing fact to postoffice employees is that
their salaries will not be reduced. The
object of the bill is to provide uniform
system. The salaries are rated accord
ing to the compensation of the postmas-
ter under whom they serve.
There are only three frst-class offices
in Kansas, the salaries of the postmasters
being as follows: Wichita. $4,000; Kan
sas City, So, 100; Topeka, $4,000.
The provisions of the bill affecting
first class offices are as follows:
The salaries of assistant .postma sters
shall be fifty per centum of the salary of
the postmasters under whom they serve.
The class second assistant postmaster
shall receive thirty per centum of the
salary of the postmaster.
The class secretary to postmaster shall
receive salaries graded in even hundreds
of dollars from one thousand two hun
dred dollars to one thousand six hundred
dollars per annum.
The classes cashier, auditor, superin-
tendent of mail, superintendent of de-
livery, superintendent of registry, super
intendent of money order, wherever al
lowed by the department, shall each re-
ceive forty-fve per centum of the salary
of the postmaster.
Euperintendents of stamp divisions
shall each receive thirty per centum of
ths salary of the postmaster under whom
they serve.
stamp clerks salaries shall be graded
in even hundreds of dollars from seven
htfudred dollars to one thousand seven
hundred dollars per annum.
The salaries of general delivery CLERKS
shall be graded in even hundreds of dol
lars from $500 to 81 400 per annum.
The salaries of general money order
clerks shall be graded in even hundreds
of dollars from $700 to $1.400 per anuum.
The salaries of general registry clerks
shall be graded in even hundreds of dol
lars from 800 to s., 400 per annum.
The salaries of stampers shall be
graded in even hundreds of dollars from
$500 to $500 per annum.
The classes messenger, watchme0, Ia
borer and janitor shall embrace all those
employed as such, and the salaries shall
be graded in even hundreds of dollars
from $500 to $500 per annum.
The provisions affecting second class
offices are:
The chief clerks are graded into five
classes. Where the salary of the post
master is from $4,000 to 50, 100 the sal
ary shall be graded from $500 to $1,000
per annum; from So, 200 to $4,000, from
$500 to 81, 100 per annum; from $2,400 to
81, 500. from $500 to $1.2y0 per annum;
from 81 600 to $2,7OO. from $1,000 to
S., 300 per annum; from $2,800 u 81, 1900,
from LOO to 81 800 per annum.
The second class postotfices in Kansas
and the salaries of the postmasters are
Abilene So, 100, Arkansas City So 4U0
Atchlson So, 800, Clay Center 1000, EN-
poria, Fort Scott and Hutchinson 81 5OO,
Lawrence and Leavenworth $2.70O, ii C.
Pherson, Manhattan and Newton $2,00U
Ottawa and Parsons 81, 300 Pittsb burg
81, 100, Salina $500, Wellington $4,000
and Winfield 81, 800. NJ. F. M.