The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23
TIE PAR OF pARLrAMENTs.
Boers Get the Largest Salaries. but Our Son
ntora Have Valuable Pcrauisites.

Beers Get the Largest Salaries. but Our Som
ntors Have Valuable Perauisites.
So far as payments in hard cash go, the
brawny burghors Of the Transvaal arc decidedly
the best off. Quito recently the Boer Parlia.
mcnt increased the salaries Of its members to
Sc, 900 n year for each individual, as they can
very easily afford to do, when one remomber
the big tax tolls which the unfranchised Tit.
landers are compelled to pay. But in actual
emolumcnts the United States Senator probably
receives a better reward. To gets mileage and
numerous minor fees and privileges. which
swell his annual income materially over its
nominal $5, 900.
Great Britain, rs every student knows, gives
her Members of Parliament no salaries. although
Government officials for the timo being are
royalty paid. The First Lord OF the Treasury
receives 1915. 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 NJ. p.
has been abolished.
The British colonies. however. do not follow
the example of the mother country. New South
Wales and Victoria allow their NJ. P.s 81 500
per annum, Canada and South Australia 81. 900.
with an additional mileage rate for the former,
and Queensland $3.50. with mileage. New Zca-
land representatives get 81. 200.
France gives its Senator'S and Deputies 81 800,
but there is n ''string" to this salary which
might DO tried elsewhere. in Vienna. for in.
stance. with good effect. Any member who is
twice, called to order during, a sitting ~forfeits
where certain fiery French Deputies have lost
their entire years allowances in this manner.
Belgium grants members OF the Representa-
tives' chamber $500 n year and passes on tho
railroads. but curiously enough makes its sena.
tors work for nothing and pay their own trav-
cling expenses.
members Of the upper house arc paid n sum
equal to about $4.1S per diem for each session.
but since they meet only on thirty or thirty-two
much. In the second chamber $3.50 per annum,
with n travelling grant of 27 cents for every
hour spent on the raj lroad. are the allowances.
Absentee Dutch lawgiverS forfeit their salaries.
whether their absence DO caused by illness or
not.
The new japanese parliamentary constitution
ment to draw annually from the treasury about
$665. ANY member of the aristocratic classes
refusing to nccept this salary, through pride or
other reasons, is subject 10 fine and dismissal,
by the parliamentary rules of 1890.
Portugal is niggardly with its representa-
tives; giving them only 1920. and Norway pays
length OF the session.
In Sweden members Of the upper house serve
sbsolutely for patriotism nnd the lower cham:
per diem Is deducted for non.attendance. Even
the unpaid upper house is fined for absentee
ism, although Its members get nothing-not
even train fares.
The Greek l~awgiver is n $500 per annum man,
with additions for overtime work (such as in
these salaries should DO 'FGocked slightly, so
as to, help pay the Turkish indemnity. but
the idea was condemned promptly. Switzer-
land gives her councillors something less than
S. a week, with about @ cents a day for travel.
ling expenses.