| Show whai rosi NEW YORK graphic there are just members of the house and of tho senate and to wait upon them and run errands and hold open the doors as they pass in and out and carry the cards of their callers and take care of the thousands of bills they put in they have employed about people who are paid the snug little sum of for doing so every member has one employee and for the services of alie same there is paid an average of about each the snug little sum of is required to pay the salaries of the senators and for the compensation of the member of the bouse 1 is to bo provided and this brings the salaries of our national lawmakers to a total 0 over per year it costs a little less than per session fo pay the mileage of the members and the country pays 50 to purchase the stationery for members and officers of the house alone in any one session the treasury pays for reporting the debates whether congress sits for one month or for twelve as the official reporter like most of the clerks are paid by the year they seldom do more than twelve conuis worx in the twenty four months that make up a congressional term |
