Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-21
IOLD1ERs TO BIZ REMEMBERED
Transport nix on WAY 90 Manila
with Mig Cargo Of Good Things
Many states Contribute
90 Fe0st,
IFrom a staff correspondontl

WASHINGTON. Nov. eO.--(special)-Now
that It is assured that the democrats will
organize and control the next house OF rep
resentatives during the SiXty-second con
gress the question naturally arises as 70
the personnel pertaining to the urganiEa-
ton Of the house. There are at least lO0
jobs about the capitol which are controlled
by the party in control OF the house, These
range from laborers out In the caplto.
grounds including police, engineers, fire
men, coal passers in the engine rooms
which supply heat, electric light and power,
laborers and messengers, clerks and ste
nographers committee clerkshlps and at
tendant messengers. besides, of course, the
many high officials, such as clerk Of the
house, sergeant-at-ar1ns, etc. These posi-
tions. great and small, belong 10 the scalp
belt of the victor and are not hedged about
by any civil service rules.
To start with In the remuneration OF the
good things the speaker has the selection
OF a private secretary whose salary is
| 50, 800, a clerk to the speakers table at
5000, another clerk to the speaker at N,s0e
and a messenger at 400 per annum. These
are the speakers Individual and personal
appointments II is his little family. 50 to
speak, of clerical helpers.
House CIerkship BiE Plum.
The clerk OF the house is one OF the best
in the gift Of. the victors carrying with it
salary Of $500 and having under him
some thirty-six employees variously assigned
to the conduct of the clerical business OF
the house. ranging In salaries from 5000
to $500 per year.
In the clerks document room there is
Superintendent and at least three annual
employees and perhaps = score or more
! carried during II, sessions of congress-
} all at good living salaries.
The librarian of the house IL a nice easy
billet and there are three assistants under
him
The office OF sergeant alarms is IN many
respects a most choice morsel OF patronage.
There all accounts are kept and payments
of salaries OF members made. In reality
the sergeant-at-arm's office is the bank
OF the house of representatives and many
members keep their accounts there and
check against the credit just as they would
at their bank at home.
Then ones mind turns TO the office OF
doorkeeper under whom comes the super
vision OF a great number OF miscellaneous
employees.
Then one might suggest many good
berths under the superintendent OF the
folding room. Il is in this section OF the
building that documents Of all sorts are
wrapped, recorded and stored away In
readiness to be mailed out 90 the consti-
tuents OF the members as they may call
for them and still another storehouse of
congressional printed matter Is the docu-
ment room and during the sessions the
combined forces Of these two places will
be near sixty men.
Postmaster Has snap.
Then one should not forget the office Of
postmaster Is a really good Job. While OF
course, responsible, his assistants are
trained ad skilled men of the highest type
detailed from the Washington city post
office and Mr.. Postmaster OF the house OF
representatives really has but little 10 do
! but be about when congress is in session.
} look wise and draw his salary.
, Furthermore, there are some twenty reg
ular standing committees each carrying a
clerk. These clerkships pay salaries at
from 81, 800 TO tS,5OO per annum, the general
average being about S2,4O0 Many OF the
r larger committees such as Appropriations
, ways and means. agriculture and others
have several clerks and each committee
( is given messenger at 800 per month
Each representative in the house Is en-
. ! ulieQ 10 employ a Clefh ht kleo a mOnth,
E and there are about thrty-five men on the
, police force assigned TO work on the house
side and their pay is 500 per month
In reality it Is safe to say that the party
in control OF the house OF Representatives
r has at its disposal nearly 700 good Jobs
ranging from $500 down to $40 per annum
r The corps Of page boy appointments must
] not be overlooked. The corps Is about fits
g strong, equally divided as to appointment
between the dominant parties These
, bright little lads receive SO per month
p during the sessions.
Soldiers In Lower House.
OF the veterans OF the civil war elected
TO the sixty-second congress only three
were general Officers They are Bingham
and Sherwood, union. and Gordon. con-
federate, the three having been brigadier
generals. In the present congress. de-
? feated for reelection IL Keifer OF Ohio
who was a major general OF volunteers In
, the war and the highest ranking veteran in
congress. In the FOrty-siKth congress
I there were thirty-one general officers, IN.
Guiding such distinguished soldiers as
e Lieutenant General wade Hampton, Major
! Generals Burnside, Logan sewel. Rose.
& Grams and Kelfer union; Malone and
E Wheeler confederate veterans.
Soldiers Not Forgotten.
The officers and soldiers In the Philip,
pines VIII not be forgotten Thanksgiving
! day. The transport Dix is on the way e
j Manila with a big cargo Of good things
, Nearly every state ia the union contributed
/ to the near future feasting- Washington
4 canned milk Oregon and California
! fruits; the Dakotas and Iowa, beef anC
d pork Wyoming, mutton; Minnesota but
IS ter; Wisconsin, eggs Kansas and Ne
"a braska poultry; Michigan, breakfast foods
t and Vermont maple sugar. other state
p not named representing every section OF th
their Contributions.