The New York herald., 1921-02-16
QUARTER BILLION
FOR COMMISSIONS
|ANDEXT'RA BOARDS
Enormous Sum Paid Bodies
Outside of Ten Regular
I. s. Departments.
COST KEEPS GROWING
80 on the List Now, With
Congress Going Strong
and More Mooted.
SOME ONLY TEMPORARY
One, Federal Reserve, Does Not
Call on Federal Treasury
for It's Maintenance.
SOME ONLY TEMPORARY
special Despatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald bureau

Check off one-quarter of billion
dollars as the cost OF maintaining the
different commissions and boards OF
the Government and their various en-
terprises-As distinguished from the
ten regular departments-and you get
an idea OF the growth within the last
few years of this phase of Federal
activity.
There are in all not fewer than thir-
ty-five Cor were at least while this
was being written, with Congress still
going strong) Of these boards and
commissions with first water impor-
tance. to say nothing Of the compare
lively trivial boards and commissions
Of more or less temporary character
Chief in Importance. naturally, is
the Interstate Commerce Commission
supervising the conduct of the rail-
roads Of the country. 1t costs the
Government. according to the esti-
mates submitted for the coming fiscal
year. $5574,500 annually.
The Federal Trade Commission
formed during the Wilson Administra.
ton to supervise trade relations and
conduct inquiries into special lines OF
business. runs up bill OF s1,055,000.
The United States Shipping Board
costs STAT ,ssS,520. while the Fedora
Board for Vocational Education. which
has charge of payments to disabled sol.
ders and sailors and their preparation
for return to normal life. requires $751;
10000.
Long List of Bodies.
committees:
Joint Congress Committee on Print
ing, made up of members of the Senate
and House serving without additional
pay; est of staff $500.
Public Buildings Commission, com.
posed Of members of the Senate and
House and Government officials serv-
ing without additional pay; cost OF
staff $500.
joint Congress Commission on Re-
classification of Salaries. which in
cludes three Senator'S serving without
additional pay and three members,
whose salaries are $3.50 each, with a
clerk at $1,000
Lincoln Memorial Commission, MEM
bers serving without pay; cost OF staff
1880.
Arlington MemOrlHi =
Commission, members not paid.
Grant Memorial Commission. MEM
bers serving without pay.
Meade Memorial Commission, MEM
bers not remunerated.
Board of Mediation and Cancellation,
one United States Judge serving with
out additional pay. one member ~
$500. one assistant AT Sovvo ana one
secretary at 5000; total slo,5p
National Advisory Committee Tor
Aeronautics, members serving without
pay. but Government pays personal eA-
penses.
Commission on Navy Yards and Naval
Stations. appointed by President from
navv officer personnel, members re-
ceiving pay of rank
Commission on Fine Arts, members
serving without pay, but personal cx-
penses up to total OF $4,000 met by Gov
ernment; clerk at N.sOo
United States Geographic Board, mem
bers appointed from Government ser
vice seryinr without additional pay.
Federal Electric Railways Commits
atom. members serving without pay.
United States Mexico Boundary Com
roisaion. one member at 5000; clerks.
$3.50.
limited States-Canada Boundary Com
r,Iasion. three members atsS.5OO each;
other employees, 5000 total
pecunlary Claims Arbitration Commits
.ion United States and Great Britain;
arbitrator. a.U
Interstate Commerce Commission.
eleven commissioners at $1,000 each;
total s5. 600 year.
United states Shipping Board. live
members at s. 500 each, secretary at
5000. staff OF clerks. &C; total *l47.-
S0S, $50.
Federal Trade Commission. five mem
bers nj $4,000. with large staff OF clerks,
costing s1,056OcO
One Board Pays for ITSELF.
Federal Reserve Board. five members
NJ $1,000 each. two serving as ex-officio
members without additional Government
pay also large staff. Inc reserve
Board pays its own way
United states Tariff Commission. six
members Mt $500 a year. secretary at
5000 three experts at 5000. $500 and
1000 and staff OF clerks. In all bp.oV.
Civil Service Commission, three MEM
bers at 81 600 each and large staff
Federal Board for Vocational Educa-
tion, four members serving without ad-
ditional Government pay. three members
Mt 5000 each. with staff OF special
agents and clerks; cost including pay
ncntS TO soldiers, SiS,WVVJ'
United States Bureau of Efficiency,
officers and staff costing approximately
sfon 200
United states Employees Compensa-
tion Commission--Three commissioners
ut $4,000. secretary at $4,000, attorney
at =" 10" a~d other clerical employees.
rsn-American Union - Director gem
era = 1880. assistant at $4,000. coun-
~eilor at $4,000 chief statistician at
$4,000 and other clerical employees.
Panama Joint Land Commission
member at $4,000.
Council OF National Defence---Mem-
bcrs serving without pay. but large staff
OF executives and clerks at cost of
s225,000.
War Finance CorporatIon--Three d.
yectors at $4,000, one at $1,000 (re-
ceives $4,000 additional as Assistant Sec
retary of1the Treasury and one as cx-
,,SSico member without pay: counsel.
$4,000 ohitf examiner. $500; other
taecutives. $500 to $4,000. and staff II
erIs. A---
Hen Property. administrator 1884,
Intardcpartmeriiala Social Hygiene
oard.- s2,246.924 -
Railroad Labor 2oaxd Mine members
$4,000 q year esch.