El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-05

knows more about the Congressional
/ Record than the man who makes it
and no employe Of the entire capitol
IS more popular.
! The official reporters OF debates in
i the house are not like those of the
senate, paid under contract. but are
on the regular salary rolls of the
/ mouse. Although prior to the recent
Increase of congressional salaries.
/ they were paid as much as a member
OF the senate or house, their positions
nave never been deemed a spoil of DO
Iltlcal warfare. \ man must be an
expert stenographer TO command one
OF these positions or that of official
stehOgrapher TO house committee.
Others Go Political Way
| With the above exceptions the en-
proves OF the house go the way of pol
! 1tics. The officers manage to hold
their positions throughout the ascend
ancy OF their party, since party
caucus almost uniformly reselects the
ola oI1lcers as long as it is. in the ma
Jorlty- The principal positions. like
! that or clerk of the house. doorkeener
and postmaster, aye desirable bertbs
SINCE each carries with it a list of un-
oerappointees. The clerk is acting
/ speaker whenever there is a vacancy
III mat office When Democrats take
FcohtroI OF the house next wear thar
1irst presiding officer will be AIexan-
der Mcdowell clerk of the present
mouse The rules set forth that the
| cierk shall preside over the delibera-
eiolis OF the house until a speaker is
CHOSEN But no other business is in
! order until such a choice is made
! 1here have been times when the clerk
was an important factor in SITUATION
rom which he was to be eliminated
the moment speaker was chosen
i Boobar Another Good One
There is considerable speculation as
| 10 what the attitude of the Democratic
mouse will be toward John ] Roobar
me republican librarian of the house
booDar is another example Of the fell
low VINO does more than he needs He
was not librarian long before he dis
powered there was sad need of an in
ueA 20 speeches delivered in congress
me regular index TO the SCongression-
al Record, though Satisfactory In the
matter OF LOCATING the history of Iegis
Iatlon, mas been a zero quantity so far
as finding what was said or when #
was SAID, on any given subjecr Boo
par set to work and mapped ont a card
lhoeX system that would unlock the
treasure house of congressional speecb-
es TO the world. This index is mucb
useo oy members and is an Invaluable
/ ana IN legislation. A single example
VIII show its advantages A few
weeks ago the railways security com
iHissioh Wahted to get a list of every
speech delivered In the senate and
, house on the physical vaIuation 81
railroads.. The Congressional Record
index was gone through, the resourcas
or the library of congress were az
hauSteo and then the clerk in des-
perat1on. called on a newspaper friend
~ aIu nm; Inc newspaper man cited
MN 10 Boobar's card index of congress
ara what otherwise would have been a
labor Of weeks became a task of fa,-
hours. u ie"
Minority Has Some PIums
ne minority party in the house al
NdSS Is accorded few places .bv the
maturity. There are certain EMPLOYEES
whose especial duty is to look after
minority members. and the minor
ity caucus is given the PRIVILEGE o4
choosing these. There are pearI7r 40
employees on the house staff. and onIv
aoouI a dozen OF these positions go 70
me minority This dozen will 1il.eIv
CHOSEN out of the present majority
dppolntees. One who is sure tn h. -
aineu Is John c. Clancy, whose name
Oeen on the house rolls for many
years He is known as a snaoiaI -
ploye. and looks after ne coT Conf en-
republican members while tbav ar -
ene Iloor Clancy is a living epcvcIo.
peuid concerning the things thar uro~a
uohe III the house as far bacLr o. 80
wi war He is the person of Iongast
years Oy many
IN proportion to the work done ~
employees of the senate and bo,,En ene
tne pest paid individuals in +be 60
' in,ieht service. They receive rela
ICY hlSher salaries than Other e~oA
iunent clerks, and during the xsca.
oHS OF congress, for the most na-t
10 ittie 10 do Many Of them often
60 nan the year off. and
every one Of them is given I'll
months extra salary svarIy - ruai
aHHuaI present amounts to vario,ls
sums from $50 to S416, ACCORDING -
the salary of the individuaI In edsI
IN 80 thlS, some of them gs- axt-o
pay Tor special services. The animal
Ira month for the house ennIoves
I-ices ~ oncie sam $4,000. Extra ser
wees cost him about $4,000 q go
Sometimes clerks are sem o..
AuheraI parties or on other sDso;ai
missions, and while as a rpla 49,
eui III reasonable expense acconp+S
at oIner times these accounts arc 49,,
" iS,"S- IN great many instances
on Sucn occasions the expenses of tba
y,apap are greater than those of the
TEMPER OF the house with whom h. -
travelling. NUN he Is |
IN IN ADDITION to the approxin,at.1,, !
sooV'OVo required for the payment Of |
the salaries and wages of the bo,,s-
go Vi ehpioyes, it requires as much /
more 10 pay the clerk hire Of ~
members of the house. There are 9th I
er expenses which bring the total 70
approximately $780, ZOO. Add To nc
the salaries of the members of rbs
mousse, and it will be found that the