The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-10-10

The salaries OF our diplomatic rep.
resentatives to Argentina, Chile, and
Spain are raised from $4,000 to
$17,500 each per annum, and the three
secretaries of the legations to these
countries are increased from s2,625
to $4,000 each.
The mission to Paraguay and Uru..
quay is divided and a new minister
authorized with new salary of
$4,000.
Six Indian inspectors, at a salary
Of s2,5C0 each, with like amount
for expenses, for which $4,000 Is
appropriated. By Executive order
positions are to be filled without re.
curing compliance with the civil
service law and regulations.
The Democratic House of the last
Congress insisted upon abolishing
three internal revenue collectors of
the Republican administration at
$4,000 each. At this session one of
them Is recreated, the place TO be
| filed by Democratic admlnistra-
| ton. II the office was not necessary
to collect revenues then. how con It
be needed now, except to meet some
political exigency.
In the Pension Office forty special
examiners at $1,000 each. heretofore
employed to facilitate settlements of
claims for pensions of old soldiers.
and whose appointments were con
trolled by civil service law, are alb
olished. In their places five special
examiners at 81 300 each, who pre
not under the civil service but afe
political appointments are provided
for.
J An effort was made to provide the
Secretary of the Treasury with an
additional assistant, at $4,000, not
withstanding there are already three
Assistant Secretaries of the Treas
ury, receiving a salary of $4,000 each
and similar effort was made to pro.
vide two additional clerks in the Of
fee OF the Secretary of State. with
an additional assistant to the Sec
rotary at $4,000. These were pro
} vided by the Senate but, to the cred
} it of the House conferees, were oil
eliminated in conference.
The gentleman from Massachu
sets also called attention to the wa,
economy has been practiced at thu
} other end of the capitol since thu
Democrats came into control Of tn
Senate by showing that there hav
: been added to the rolls ithirty-five nd
p ditional clerks, increasing the pa
roll s49,3S0.
e Mr.. Gillett also called attention I
o the Democratic declaration for 'rc
b duction in the number of useless O
J. fees and commenting thereon, said
T. / can think of no office that wa
e more useless than was the spec;
e. resident commissioner of the Iii
u
d created as n sinecure for yene
d able Republican at the time whe
lie he retired from the Senate, bro
e en- with age, supposed to be penn
less, having given his best yea,
a to the public service and obvious
II with but a short lease of life. I'll
" law was so phrased that the oi'it
a terminated upon his death. With
d. less than a year he died. Was Il
or office allowed to lapse? Was Il
promise to reduce the number
n useless offices kept? No; til
a party of economy revived the la
Mt and perpetuated the sinecure, on
,h substituting the name of popul
ne Democrat who had once been
n Senator, had since held very
he cratfve office, and who hope m
*. live long, as he apparently will,
m draw his comfortable salary.
m He said further, commenting up
nd what was done to provide for I
m first friend Of the distinguished s.
yn rotary of State and the editor OF
he newspaper, the Commoner:
as A celebration Of the opening
the Panama Canal was to be Il
We vided. There were plenty OF
100 ficials already in the service
he perform all the duties involV
)m both practical and ornamental, J
ed an eX-editor of the Commoner "
m. had been drawing a salary o. =
lct 600 per. year under this admin
100 tration, was about to lose lis
fee because by law it terminal
ng on April 1. An appropriation v
is so arranged as to give him a
Try pernuous place on the 'ommiss
at the compensation of $4,000
be year. This commission was
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