The Washington times., 1911-04-27
DEMOCRATS SCYTHE
APPROACHES NECKS
OF PLACEHOLDERS
Lloyd Introduces Resolution
to Wipe Out Bales of
Patronage.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN
TO FEEL MAIN BLOW
One Hundred and Twenty Thou
sand Dollars to Be An
nual Saving.

In accordance with the economy pro-
gram of the Democratic caucus Repre-
sentative Floyd, of Arkansas, today in
troduced two resolutions wiping out
nearly $4,000 worth of patronage at the
Capitol. The special police force is hit
especially hard. A joint resolution deal
ing with the police force calls for the
elimination Of one lieutenant at 81 200 a
year and "a privates at sl,05O. making a
total reduction of $36, 100 In the police de-
partment alone.
The resolution dealing with the po-
lice must be approved by the Senate. On
the major portion of the patronage
which it is intended to eliminate, the
House has complete control and it only
remains for the action of the House,
which is already regarded as a fore
gone conclusion.
Positions Abolished.
Under the provisions of the resolution
dealing with the patronage under the
exclusive Jurisdiction of the House posi-
tons calling for salaries of $92, 80 are to
be abolished. The committee on organ
ization Of the House, however, has Gre
ated new positions calling for an annual
salary expenditure of about $4,000. so
that the net saving on House clerical
work will be S., go, and the total saw
S119,1S0. The House clerical positions
abolished under the terms of the Floyd
resolution are as follows:
Stenographers to committees: Assist
ant, 81, ZOO; janitor. $40.
Janitor for rooms OF official reporters
office OF the clerk: Assistant journal
clerk. $500; index clerk, $500; assistant
nal clerk, $3.50; janitor for index room
and police detention room, $50; janitor
in journal clerks room, S720; printing
and bill clerk. $500; notification clerk.
$3.50; distributing clerk, M $50; doeu,
and petition clerk, 5000; printing and
document clerk, $1,000; assistant enroll
ing clerk. $1.soO; assistant printing
se4s e.G Bill % elerk sSS olePfs
empioye in clerks document room, $500;
assistant in document room, $3.50; tele-
graph OPERATOR go; assissant aEtanese 1ele-
In disbursing office, N,1oO; one clerk;
sL6So; page. 800; assistant In charge Of
bathroom, 8, 100; one laborer in bath
Rcuse o hSTsry. is ys sso5: janitor @ in ile room.
$500; assistant In clerks offics, $500;
assistant Stationery clerk. $1,000.
Pair Clerk to Go.
Office Of Sergent at arms: Clerk in
charge Of pairs. 1850; assistant book
keeper, $500.
Police force, House Office Building:
Captain, $500; one lieutenant, $1,000;
ave prfvates, 1880 each.
Office of doorkesper: Clerk TO door
keeper. $1,000; assistant doorkeeper.
$500; two attendants in the old
library space, $500 each; chief clerk,
$4,000 one clerk, sl,6oo; assistant
foreman, $1,000; second assistant
foreman, s1,20o; two night watch
men. Sf2o each; nine messengers
8, ,1Se each; six laborers, $72o each;
skilled laborer. $3.50; one laborer,
SS40.
The following now positions are crea-
ted:
For services in the Office of the clerk: !
One chief bill clerk, at 5000 per annum;
four assistants, at $500 per annum
each, and one stenographer at 81, GOO per
annurn, who shall be in lieu of. and !
shall perform on and after May l. 1911, |
under such regulations as the clerk may !
prescribe, all of the duties heretofore |
performed by the clerks whose offices !
shall become vacant on and after said |
date.