The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-31
AN ARMY OF EMPLOYEES.
The Uaited States Has Mammoth Pay
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Ths Uaited States Has Mammosh Pay
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The civil service commission has
prepared q report, which has been
presented to Congress, and will be is
sued in a few days, showing that
there are 17S, TIT people in the employ
Of Uncle Samuel, not including those
in the military and naval service, and
that they receive as compensation for
their services annually the enormous
sum OF 500, $50. .S27. Ofthe total num-
Der OF persons employed in the civil
service 81, 500 are unclassifed and are
not subject to examinations for ap-
pointment. The total number in the
classified service, who cannot be dis
charged without good cause and can
not be appointed without competitive
examination, is los OF the clas-
si6ed service 4, 120 are examining sur
geons for pensions. The remainder
are divided by salaries as follows:
S72O or less. ss...sse..............19, 745
$40 or less................... SSH
$500 Or less. l,666
81. 900 or less. 10, sos
81, 200 or less. 179
81, 400 or less Observation-Disclosures. $40
81, 800 or less. 4,7O1
81, 800 or less. 4,7Ol
81, 900 or less. 1,57O
50, 500 or less. ,131
More than S2,500.....,........ $40
The unclassifed service consists OF
IS, ,725 fourth class postmasters, $3.50
laoorers, $50 persons whose salaries
average less than $500 annually, 4, ,23O
clerks in second, third and fourth. class
postofices, 2,061 Indians and 4,S1S
persons whose appointments are con-
tirmed by the Senate. In addition to
these are private secretaries and conf
Dental clerks, cashiers in customs
and postofices, deputy collectors OF
customs and internal revenue, deputy
pos!masters, marshals, attorneys and
assistant attorneys, employees in the
ouartermaster's department Of the
army, custodians of military reserva.
tions, clerks in Congress in the liber-
atty OF Congress. commissioners OF
various kinds, special agents, superin-
tendents of national cemeteries, etc.,
amounting in all to about 700.
The following table shows the di.
vision of the employees of the govern
ment under the various departments,
and the total compensation paid to
each department:
Executive Office, 81, $35, 200.
Civil service commission, 81, S19,-
$40.
State Department, 122, s144,9S0.
Treasury Department, 1888, Sill
971,227.
War Department, 1867, $685.
6S9.62.
Department OF justice, 7O4. 81, 1,344, 344,- :
909.
Postofice Department, s,465, S.
S26 6,45S.39
Navy Department, 1852, 1892
399 SO.
Positions registered under navy de-
psrtment regulations, 5,O63, $685.
754.5S.
Interior Department, 9,713, $685.,
497.07.
Pension examining surgeons, 4,120,
$685., 600.
Department OF agriculture, 2,24l,
s1,71S. $3.50.
Department OF laoaor, 95, $127, ,320.
Commission of fish and fisheries,
1S3, S1S0,44O.
Interstate commerce commission.
142 s195, ,020.
Smithsonian Institution, 292, s2a3,
716.16.
Library of Congress, 80, s51, ,72O. j,
Superintendent State. War and
Navy building, 25, s24.920.
Postotfice service, 104, ,9l1, S3S, $685.
025.10.
Government printing service. 2,s52,
81, sos, ,S30.97.
Custom house service, 5,103, S6,-
333, 027.36.
Internal revenue service, 3.2S1, S3,-
29S 266.S1.
Total executive civil service United
States, IT'S, III, $99, 5S9, ,S27 %.