Daily camera., 1898-06-10
PAY OF PARLIAMENTS.
Salaries Of Legislators the World
Over.
statesuen of the Transvaal Rsssavs
the Largest Salaries, Dut Ours
Have the Best Per-
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Qufsites.
So far as payments in hard cash go,
the brawny burghers Of the Transvaal
are decidedly the best of. Quite re
Gently the Boer parliament increased
the salaries of its members to $4,000 a
wear for each individual, as they can
very easily afford to do, when one re-
members the big tax tolls which the
unfranchised Uitlanders are compelled
to pay. But in actual emoluments the
United States senator probably receives
a better reward. He gets mileage and
numerous minor fees and privileges,
which swell his annual income material
ly over its nominal $4,000.
Great Britain, as every student knows,
gives her members of parliament no
salaries, although government officials
for the time being are royalty paid.
| The first lord of the treasury receives
s25, 900, as also do the foreign, home,
| colonial. Indian and war secretaries.
! The lord chancellor receives $4,000 per
annum. But for the NJ. P. who does
not hold Office there is naught save
honor. Even the old privilege of not
being liable to arrest for debt while an
M. P. has been abolished.
The British colonies, however, do not
follow the example of the mother coun-
try. New South Wales and Victoria al
low their NJ. P.'s $1,000 per annum, Can
ada and South Australia 81 900, with an
additional mileage rate for the former,
and Queensland $3.50, with mileage
New Zealand representatives get ST.,
200.
France gives its senators and depu'
ties $1,sOO, but there is string tc
this salary which might be tried else
where, in Vienna, for instance, with
good effect. Any member who is twice
called to order during sitting forfeit,
half his salary for two weeks. Cases
exist where certain fiery French depu
ties have lost their entire years allow
ances in this manner.
Belgium grants members OF the rep
resentatives' chamber $500 year and
passes on the railroads, but curiouslJ
enough makes it's senator's work fol
nothing and pay their own travelling ex
penses.
In the realms of the little queen Of
Holland members of the upper house
are paid sum equal to about $4.1s pei
diem for each session, but since they
meet only on 80 or 80 days in the veal
they cannot be said to clear much. II
the second chamber $3.50 per annum
with travelling grant Of 81 cents fol
every hour spent on the railroad, art
the allowances. Absentee Dutch law
givers forfeit their salaries, whether
their absence be caused by illness OF
not.
The new Japanese parliamentary con
stitution compels each member of tht
national parliament to draw annually
from the treasury about $665. Any
member of the aristocratic classes re
fusing to accept this salary, through
pride or other reasons, is subject to fin'
and dismissal, by the parliamentary
rules of 1890.
Portugal is niggardly with its repre-
sentatives, giving them only $500, ant
Norway pays members from $3.50 t.
$500, according to the length of the
session.
In Sweden members of the upper
house serve absolutely for patriotism
and the lower chamber members ge'
only $335. Moreover, s2.75 per diem i:
deducted for non-attendance. Even the
unpaid upper house is fined for alb
senteeism, although its members ge
nothing-not even train fares.
The Greek lawgiyer is a $3.50 per an
mum man, with additions for overtime
work (such as in the recent war;. Il
was suggested recently that these sal
aries should be "docked" slightly, so a,
to help pay the Turkish indemnity, but
the idea was condemned promptly
Switzerland gives her councillors some
thing less than five dollars week, with
about six cents day for travelling ex
| penses.-N. Y. Sun.