The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-22
UNCLE SANS PAY ROLL
Expenses Next Year Will Smash
All Former Records.
SENATE REQUIRES $75O,OOO.
House of Representatives $3,OOO,OOO
and the Presidential Household
Annually Costs $125,oo0.

Washington, D. G. When Uncle
Sam. cast up his accounts preparaIp;
ry to stock-uaking after the HOLIDAYS
and began business for the year 1919
he found that he had most expe4-
sive establishment in the three
branches OF his government-eXecn-
tive, legislative and judicial.
Some idea of what the people Will
be called upon to expend during the
year may be had from the bill making
appropriation for the three brancai-
es of the government that have just
been named.
For the compensation of the sena-
tors of the United States there will
be required for the next year $780,
600, and for mileage they will also
receive an additional SAT 1000, not H.
Guiding any of it's various officers "a
any way.
Capitol police will cost the people
ST. 1850, while they are preserving the
lives of senators and representatives
TO pay the members of the house
Of representatives for their services
there must be expended total OF
$2,990,00O, and for mileage they will
receive an additional $154,000.
Just now the president is receiving
$4,000 a year for his services, ana
his official family is an expensive
one to maintain, and is made up as
follows: One secretary, $4,000; two
assistant secretaries $4,000 each; two
executive clerks, one at $4,000 and
one at 4,500 sixteen clerks and door
keepers, at. 100000; nine messengers,
chief steward, to look after the gas
Economical wants of the presidents
family, watchmen, lahorers, etc, cost.
ing approximately $4,000.
In addition to this the presidents
stable comes in for an extra appToprl-
alton if needed, as well as the execu-
tive library, and for these purposes
an additional $4,000 that the nations
lawmakers have provided sometimes
come in handy.
After the wants of the legislative
branch Of our big government ma
chinery are provided for and the ex-
ecutive taken care of, 1t. must not
be forgotten that there is still anoth-
cry and very important division-the
United States supreme court. In or
der that the chief justice and his
eight associates, who are called upon
to decide the big legal questions Of
the day may be properly considered
in a financial way the lawmakers put
them down at $4,000 and $12,500 a
year, respectively. Then there are 20
circuit courts, the judges of which
receive $1,000 each "a district courts
with salary of $4,000 for each of
the Judges; the district court for Ha-
wall, $4,000.
These are just few of the biggest
items in Uncle Sans expense account
from year to year, which may be said
to be fixed charges, inasmuch as No
account is taken of the various ap-
preparations that may be made by
congress from time to timeAfor in.
stance as a $50,000,000 river and har-
Dor bill, or an $S0,000,O00 public building
bill or similar measures
In addition to this there are all the
big cabinet places, the head of which
receive $4,000 a year for their serv-
ices. their assistants $4,000, and so
on down the line.
With an ever-increasing population
demanding extensions of the govern
ment service in every quarter there is
apparently little opportunity for the
watch-dogs of the federal treasury -
do much economidng any time in the
near future.