The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-12
PIE HUNTERS JOIN
VICTORY COUNTERS
Democrats to Distribute
100000 Worth of Pat
TOnage a Year.
500 CHANGES
FOR THE HOUSE
Positions Ranging From $500 to
$4,000, Now Held by Republi-
cans, to Be Changed.

VI az the results OF the election
Tuesday none viii interest that class
Of Democrats who have a hunger for
Once, like the fact that the Democratic
minority in the next House will contro,
patronage which pays. in the aggregate.
about 10000 a year.
This patronage embraces the appoint
ment of about 500 employees Of the Ma
tional House. Not one of these euaploves
Is under the civil service. They are ali
subject to the political complexion OF
the House For twenty years the Re
poulican members divided the Jobs
among their supporters at home
Now, il happens, 500 good and LOYAL
Republicans viii retire from the easy
work in the Capitol TO the private
pursuits Of life, and 800 good and loyal
Democrats viii cheerfulIy step in and
take their places.
Salaries Are Good.
These 800 jobs range in pay from $500
year to 5000 a year Most of them
are worth more than Sl.20y. and less
than 5000 but all of them are worth
while. and all Of them are pursued with
perseverance worthy o. the public
service.
The two best jobs are that Of Clerk
Of the House and Sergeaut-at-Arms.
They pay $500 a year each. The door
keepers place pays $i,J00. and is next
best on the list These big jobs and
few more Of the 5000 and $500 class
are filled by party caucus OF course
there is wire-pullinS and combinations
and trading and tricks without end-for
votes.
Under the second Reed Speakership,
for instance. there was formed what
was dubbed the Hos Combine" a
few States got together before the eau
Gus and, by polling enough votes. took
all the good berths for themselves
leaving the uEorgan ized States out I'm
the cold. They swept everything be
fore them, and some Of the officehoIders
Of that close corporation remain on the
rolls
Some of the PIums.
There are more good jobs under the
Clerk Of the House than in any other
branch The journal clerk draws $1,000;
the chief clerk, $1,000, the reading clerk.
$500. the second reading clerk. 5000:
talley clerk, 5000; parliamentary clerk.
$500; printing clerk. S2500; disbursing
clerk. $500; file clerk, s., 80; enrolling
clerk. 5000.
In addition. there are more than
fifty minor clerks under the Clerk Of
the House drawing anywhere from
$500 a year 70 $3.50. All of these
viii go when the Democrats come in.
and there viii be an equal number OF
new faces in the House wing OF the
Capitol.
There IS another set Of employees
under the Sergeant-at-ArmS. The
deputy makes $500 a year, the
cashier $4,000. and nine gr ten more
who make from SIP year up 10
A Comfortable Berth.
The House postmastership is a COM
Portable berth. 1t pays $4,000 annu-
ally, and there is an assistant who
gets $4,000. Also there are twelve
messengers who distribute the mail
who pull down $1,000 year each.
The largest number Of employees in
any one branch works under the
dOorkeeper. There are no less than
seventy-two Of them, and all but a
few old soldiers viii have 20 go. The
assistant dO0rkeeper gets $500 a
year, while the assistants and others
in that department get paid from $3.50
a year up 10 S2,250.
The superintendent Of the House
document room draws $4,000 a year,
and his assistant $500. There are
between eight and ten assistants who
are paid $1,000 TO $1,000 for their serv-
ices to their country.
In all there are something like sixty
Jobs in the House folding room.
These employees fold and send out the
speeches Of the individual Congress
men The superintendent Of the fold
ing corps gets $500 q year. and the
others get from 5000 70 $4,000
At present there are ten cloak room
attendants who get about $1,000 a
year each. and there are twice that
many pages who are on the rolls at
SO month during sessions They do
not get paid all the year, as do the |
other House employees.
Others Who VIII Go.
In addition to these employees there
are a number Of others in the House
stationery room. They are all Sub |
Ject to change and they will go
along with the others Then there are
a score or more employees in the jani- !
tor service Of the House, and another !
score IN the police service. The Capi-
toll police are named by a commission !
composed Of the Sergeants-at-Arms Of /
the two houses and the Superintend- |
ent OF the Capitol The Superintend-
ent, being a Republican, viii cast the
deciding vote, and the policemen are
not much worried
This list of House employees does not
include the very highly paid commit
. tee tarySh1pS which viii be hand
ed around by the future Democratic
majority. The clerk of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, for instance, !
gets $4,000 a year, has two assistants
at $4,000. and one IT. $500.
There are tWO-scOre more committee
seCretaryshipS and twice twO-ScOre
committee clerEshipS and messenger
ships. They all pay good salaries, and 1
all are TO be filled by the victorious
majority.
II is no wonder, therefore. that there
is gloom at the capitol These hun
dreds Of political job holders viii have
20 get out and they feel no glee in
the outlook
OF course. the older Democratic Con-
Eressmen will get the best OF the new |
Jobs. Also they VIII get the most Of |
them. Yet some of the new mem bers
win land a man here and another
there, If they work hard enough.
DANCE A EEATUpE ,