Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-03
THE HOUSE employees
WORK OF, EaUAL1z1Na THE
SALARIES.

The first report on the sub ject of the en-
ployment, duties and compensation Of the
employees Of the House of Represent atives,
which has just beenfprepared by the House
committee on accounts, and accompanied
by, statements, and Recommendations Of the
officers Of the House. shows that consider
able work Is yet to be done before a COM
plete equalization OF salaries is attained.
The report state that in the main" the
provisions of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation act Of l:Dl. relative
to employees OF The House has ea o. ser, ed.
The opinion Of the committee is That he
provisions of law referred to. while drawn
hastily at the close CT the last session OF
Congress. have had a wholesome effect in
abolishing questionable practices in the d.
vision Of salaries, the unauthorized transfer
of employees, and the employment of substi-
tutes, and altogether have increased the eff
ficiency Of the several departments Of the
House.
The principal recommendations are made
by the sergeant-at-arms, for an equalza-
ton Of the salaries Of the Capitol police
force; by the doorkeeper, who makes the
same recommendation relative to folders,
and by the superintendent Of the Capitol
building and grounds. who also makes the
same recommendation relative to the en-
ployes OF the heating and Ventilating de-
partment.
A V1OlaL1on corrected.
In the report of Clerk Alexander Mellow
ell, an instance Of the correction Of viola
ton Of the law is given in the case Of H. C..
Clement. In explaining this case Mr.. Nc
Dowell says that the provision regarding
House employees In the appropriation act Of
1901 provides. among other things. for the
employment Of a cabinet maker. who shall
be skilled In his trade, 81 .0O0; two assistant
cabinet makers. who shall be skilled in
| their trade, at 5000 EACH"
1t appears that the name of H. G. Glenn
ent had been placed upon the roll in the DO
sition Of cabinet maker. 1t was q matter Of
general knowledge that Mr.. Clement was
not a carpenter, but that he employed q
practical man to do the work.
The clerk was notified by the committee
on accounts that no formal reply was made
by the clerk. but he orally Informed the
chairman that a cabinet maker skilled in
his trade had been appointed in place Of
Mr.. Clement. and the pay roll for the month
OF December shows that NJ. Danenhower
succeeded Clement.
Salaries Of Folders.
In regard to the inequality in the salaries
Of folders, the superintendent Of the fold
ing room says that as indicated by the
salaries drawn, there appear to be three
classes of folders. This Is misleading. as
there should and can be but one class, the
work performed and the services rendered
| being the same in all cases. and he recon-
| mends a readjustment of salaries, putting
each and every folder on the same footing,
compromising alike, I'm justice to all CON
cerned. 3 .
The superintendent also suggests that
some disposition be made at once of the old
and worthless books and documents, which
are rapidly accommodating and which are of
no practical value. For example there are
now carried on these ledgers 500 different
old departmental reports. aggregating 200,
| 600 copies; 200 different worthless PAM
phlets, aggregating 10000 copies; and Al
different Agricultural reports. aggregating
| 100000 copies. III ~,
The following table gives the number of
| employees in each department:
Committee clerks, messengers and Jani-
tors 81. ri .'''.........:.... "
Doorkeeper ....:...,; .1S7
Sergeant-dt-ArmS 8
superintendent Of the Capitol. ......... q