The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
A LIST OF THE sssPOILs."
Out When President Mckinley
Goes In.
Fred L. vandegrift has gone labot

Fred T.. VANDERBILT has gone labor
iously through the blue book and mas
dug out the following facts in regard to
the appointments the president has the
power of making in the state Of kan
sas and the salary of each.
The president Of the United States ap-
points for Kansas a United States dis
trict attorney at $4,000 a year; a United
States marshal a $4,000 a year; a Uni
ted States pension agent at $4,000 a
United States internal revenue cOllec-
tor al $4,000 and ali the postmasters
above the fourth class. the postmaster
general appointing the latter He also
appoints registers of the land office at
Colby, $4,000; at Wakeeney, SIS, 600; at
Dodge City, 81. 500 and at Topeka, $50
Il appoints receivers for these offices
also Colby, $1,000; Wakeeney, So, 600;
Dodge City, So, 500; Topeka, $3.50.
The United States district attorneys
patronage amounts to one place that of
assistant. at 81, 600 The marshal an
paid in fees. The pension agent an
points chief clerk at s.. 500, a dasig-
mated clerk at 5000. a clerk at 81 500
two at 81, 400, five at $1,000, six at 81, 600
eight at $500, five at $40, three at $72O
four at $500.
The revenue collectors list consists of
deputy al ST. 800 two at $1,000, five at
$1,000, one at Sl,100 and one at $780, a
gauger, who made $50 "a last year in
fees, and two store keepers and gaugers
at 81 a day, and they manage to put in
AT the Colby land office are two clerks
at S90oi at Wakeeney. one at 81, 600; at
Dodge City, two at $780, The bureau of
animal industry, department of agricul-
ture, has in Kansas two clerks at $780,
one at $780, five inspectors at 81 400 two
at $1,000, one assistant inspector at 81
200. one at $780, % at 500. one micro
sc0pist ait ST. 400, As assistant microscop-
lists call women at $500, and a janitor at
$420.
The treasury department appoints up
on the recommendation of postmasters.
janitors, hremen and laborers for gov
eminent buildings, the salaries running
from 500 UP to 1920. The Indian bu-
reau, department Of interior, appoints
a superintendent of the Lawrence Ind
ian school al 81. 600, an assistant super
lntendent at $1,000. and IS other en-
ployes averaging $500 The same bu-
reau appoints a superintendent of the
POttaWatOmie school at S720 and % 9th
er employees at from $500 to $500. averas-
ing $500 The department of agriculture
appoints a state statistical agent at 81 Z
200, and it is just like finding money to
hold it, The incumbent sends out blanks
for farmers to fill ia with information
which he puts together in reada BILE form
and every quarter he gets a draft for
$500 He usually does his work in about
three nights of a month and if his wife
knows how to add, subtract and divide.
she can do it for him.
Besides the places named there are
pension examiners scattered about over
the state, but only physicians are given
such places. Kansas gets in addition a
share of the department positions at
Washington, of the consu1ates and 9th
err good things. The state has, under
the present administra ton, only one
minister abroad Thomas MOOnlight at
Bolivia. whose salary is IS 600 If J IT
b. has fixed his ambition on the Fulton
postohice, it paid the Democrat who
now holds it $605.41 ia 1895