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Interstate Commerce Commission
ers tfive) each. =. ..SI, ,oou
Solicitor General, 49, :. . 1000
Commissioner of Internal Revenue 5000
Treasurer :. :. :. :. :. 5000
Comptroller Of Treasury. :. $500
Assistant ComDtr,Iler . :. :. 5000
Comptroller of Currency. 5000
Commissioner OF Labor. 5000
Superintendent Coast Survey. 5000
Commissioner OF Patents :. :. :. 5000
Commissioner of Pensions. 49,. 5000
Director OF Geological Survey. =. :. 5000
Assistant Attorney General tfive)
each. :. :. -. =. :. :. :. 5000
Private Secretary . . ... =. =. :. 5000
Director Bureau American Repub'
lies. :. :. :. :. 5000
Commissioner OF Fisheries :. =. :. 5000
Commissioned Of fLandOffice 5000
This makes up "A respectable total OF
Sl1T,c00 Oh first-class places, Which the
Presldent-clect Will have to distribute to
future Washingtonians during the first
months of his incuinbency. 1t Is a part OF
the total which is often referred to as
weapon held over the heads Of Congressman
TO influence them to legislate as the Chief
Executive may wish.
THE FAITH MUST BE IN THEM.
Theoretically also. these are places whose
occupants are expected to he OF the same
political faith as the President, and thus TO
form peronal following who will see that
his policies are faithfully carried out. For
this reason they are excepted from the civil
service lists.
Employees under the protection OF the civil
service rules are supposed to exercise little
or no discretion and to have no influence
in shaping the course of government; they
are engaged in the performance or mere
routine duties. Tie officials occupying the
positions above as well as in the list To fol
low are appointed by the President, with
the approval of the Senate, and are called
on To Understand the Presidents plans and
wishes and to give him loyal aidin carrying
them out.
NOT so FAT-BUT.
The remainder OF the list Of places for
men who reside in the District, or within
easy reach. and do their work in Washing
ton is as follows:
Assistant Secretary OF State. 500
Second a AsSistant Secretary OF state. $500
Third Assistant Secretary of state. $500
Assistant Secretaries OF the Treas
ury, three, each. ................. $500
Six Auditors, EACH. 1000
Six Dcputy Auditors, each..... :, 500
Assistant treasurer. r............-..... $500
Deputy Comptroller OF Currency. $500
Register OF the Treasury 1000
Assistant Treasurer. rcr.................. ESQ
Deputy Commissioner Of ufInternal Rev
enue. :. :. 3. :. :. :. :. :. 5000
Commissioner OF Navigation........ 5000
Supervising Surgeon General........ 1000
Supervising Inspector General OF
steaihDoatS.. sou
Director of Mint. $500
Commissioner General Of Emigr Ition 4.'rin
Assistant Secretary OF War.......... $500
assistant Secretary OF the Navy. 4,5GO
First Assista Mt Postmaster General. 1000
Second Assistant Postmaster General 1000
Third Assistant + Postmaster General. 1000
Assistant Attorney General for Post
office. E. =. :. 80. E. -. :. :. 1000
First Assistant Secretary of the In
terror :. :. =. .. =. :. :. :. E. =. 4,5OO
Assistant Secretary of the Interior. 1900
Assistant Commissioner OF Patents. 5000
Superintendent OF soldiers Home. 1000
Clerk of the Court Of Private Land
Claims :. :. =. =. e. E. =. :. :. =. 1000
Solicitor OF Internal Revenue....... 1, 800
Solicitor, Department OF State......3 500
Three chef e eNanIiners, Patent office,
each E. :. =. .. e. E. . =. =. :. 5000
First Deputy Commissioner Of Pen
sons =. E. E. e. . E. e. E. :. :. $500
Second Deputy Commissioner OF Pen
sions . . :. =. =. :. . =. :. $500
Tension agent =. :. :. e. 1000
Assistant Commissioner OF Land Of
ricc e. E. E. E. e. :. =. :. =. :. 1000
Commissioner of Indian AGfairs...... 1000
Commissioner of Indian SchOoIs...... 1000
Commissioner of Education..... 5000
Commissioner Of Railroads........ $500
Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture. 1 800
Director cr Bureau Of Animal Indus
try E. :. =. e.. =. :. =. :. :. :. 1000
Chief Of Weather Bureau. 1000
Civil Service Commissioners, three,
each =. :. e. E. e. E. E. :. :. :. $500
Chef Examiner, Civil Service. 5000
CABINETAND DISTRICT JOBS.
The Cabinet positions may have classed
with them a number, including the chief
places in the District government, which
carry with them patronage more i'm
purtant in some ways than the pay of the
office.
Some of these, however, have been
greatly lessened in Importance by Presi-
dent Cleveland's civil service order OF
May g. This put under civil service pro-
lection scores of officials who are named
by these men.
First Of the list is the Public Printer;
then there are the District Commissioners
Recorder of Deeds. Register OF Wills. Col
lector of the Port, District Attorney and