The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

employees Of the most important branches OF the public SER
'' ~ u. wv Number OF employees.
Customs service 600
Internal revenue 400
Life saving service -'ooo
lighthouse service 5000
cLLS5;.,.' Lor,ee ........................ 4,soo
bureau Of animal industry Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Navy yards and naval stations. $4,000
Indian agencies 1900
Indian school service 1'ooo
Pubic buildings at large 5'ooo
United minis LOO
Ouartensster department. at large 5000
Engineer department at large 900
Ordnance department large 1000
Subsistence department at large 1000
Nc count has made yet it must be understood but
the last table of figures quoted has been made up carefully
from the lists of printed names in the blue BOOK ana may DC
regarded as substantially correct
The main causes OF the increase in the number Of officials
and employees the the itself and the census
which taken last The increase IN the treasury de-
partet due to the requirements made the clerical force
b the cvyne of the war tax has been considerably more
than normal In the department to which large num-
her OF extra clerks called the time Of the breaking
out the with Spain the total number OF employees is
noy only ffty six smaller than it not~ith
Standing the that the need for the increased number OF
clerks ended months and months
The large in the number OF employees in the gov
printing Office has been such as to excite comment
II is claimed that most the originally due TO
the increased brought by the but there is Moth
ing to indicate that any reductions being made now that
the work has long ago resumed its normal proportions
As showing that there other differences between
Sampson and Schy than those which brought out dur
ing the inquiry may be mentioned that the former
has already from the government in bounty and prize
money as result of his operations during the Spanish
lie expects get something like $4,000 or Sfs
600 more as soon Maria Theresa settled This
is what the did Sampson, the former commander IN
chief Of the North Atlantic feet tho who did not par
cpa in engagement that destroyed the ships OF the
Spanard Cervcra.
This what the did for Rear Admiral Schey, the
man who was senior command in the engagement already
referred He has drawn from the government in prize
money bounes the magnificent and munihcent OF
sr4o.s3 and still has $5354 coming to him.
great many people III Washington think that these hg-
ures form very index the characters Of the
men At least they show that Sampson is looking out for
Sampson and that up date he has allowed few
good things to get away from him
Chadwick the captain OF the New York, SIMPSONS flag
ship which was not in signaling distance during the
battle Of Santiago, has already drawn $t4o26 and has
$43arso coming him addition to what he hopes to get
Maria Theresa Captains Cook Of the Brooklyn
and Clark OF the Oregon who in the thickes of the
fight received nothing, but Cook has $Ioo coming
him and Clark will get $IoS9 Sampson and his pet Chad
wick alone received than Dewey and all his cap
tains who participated in the battle OF Manila
The following tables show the in which the dis
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