The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-09-26

the Office of President of that body, as
is now the case. he gets like addi-
tional amount.
On the House side there 357 men,
bers and 39S employees, making a total
of 1855, and the total for mileage and
salaries amounts to the sum of 50 AIS, ;
O2O.75.
So the grand total for Uncle Sam s
law making establishment is 1905 leg
islators and their helpers, with total
salary list of 50, ,425 ,O2O75. This does
not include the cost O! maintenance
for the buildings and grounds, nor the
salaries of clerks to the members OF
the House.
Uncle Sam has the finest library in
the world, housed in the finest marble
building ever designed for sach pur-
poses. For the current fiscal year it
will take something more than 400
persons to attend to this great collec-
tion of books, serve the reading public
and the members Of Congress, and per-
form the work incidental to the proper
care of the constant growth of the COL
lection. They are on the pay roll for
something near $5O0.00O.
Uncle Sam has a capital city of his
own with about 100000 inhabitants.
1t is said to be the finest city in this
country and the best governed.
But it ought to be a we'll governed
city. Out of its 100000 residents, one
of every 100 is on the District pay roll.
More than 5000, in one capacity or
another. hold office under the District
government. 1t has three Governors,
who get $4,000 per year each. Thir-
teen hundred teachers will teach its
schools for the coming year, for which
they will receive $9lS,7l5. Seven
hundred policemen will cost more than
100000.
Nine United States Judges hold the
courts of record, and ten Justices of
the Peace draw each a salary equal to
that of a Circuit Judge in State
court.
In round numbers. it will cost Uncle
Sam 81 100000 for District salaries
for the current fiscal year. This mon
ey he will take half out of one pocket
and halt out of he other-half out OF
the national Treasury and half out Of
that of the District.
A large corps of Judges administers
justice in Uncle Sans courts. Nine
Judge compose the Supreme Court
of the United States, and their pay is
$50 500 per year. twenty-five Circuit
Judges get $4,000 per year each, and
seventy-one District Judges get $4,000
per year each. Seven Territorial
Judges get $4,000 per year each, and
fourteen Territorial Judges get $4,000
per year each. Five Judges for the
Court of Private Land Claims are paid
$4,000; five for the Court of Claims at
$4,000; six for the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia at $4,000, and
three for the Court of Appeals for the
District OF Columbia at $4,000.
Altogether it will cost Uncle Sam
$76S 500 to pay the salaries of his
Judges for the current fiscal year, and
this will be only small portion OF the
total cost of the administration of JUS
tice.
Uncle Sans Chief Magistrate re-
ceives, as everybody knows, the annual
salary of $50, 900, and house rent free
in the finest mansion in the land.
Thirty-three helpers are provided for
him this year, at a cost of $55 ,O40.
The Presidents right-hand man, his
secretary, receives $4,000 per annum,
and the steward, the man who buys
the food and administers the domestic
affairs OF the White House, gets 81 500.
An army of people are on the pay
roll in the department service proper
in Washington. Altogether they will,
since the great reduction in the Census
Office, count up to about $4,000 and
their salary list will amount to the
round sum of $25 100000
But now we are just coming to the
biggest item in the long list Of Uncle
Sans helpers. There are more en-
ployes in the postal service than in all
the other branches combined. To
nine tenths Of the people the postal
sci vice is the visible, tangible form of
the Government Few OF us have
business with the Treasury, the In
terror Department., or with any of the
others, but the postal Service touches
the life of every one Of u.s.
In round numbers, 5000 postmas-
ters help Uncle Sam in carrying on
this great business. Nineteen thou