Salaries, Officers and Employees

Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation of officers and employees, as authorized by law, as follows: office of the speaker For Office of the Speaker, $47,285. the speaker’s table For the Speaker’s table, including $2,000 for preparing Digest of the Rules, $43,885. office of the chaplain For the Office of the Chaplain, $2,950. office of the clerk For the Office of the Clerk, including the employment of an assistant property custodian at the basic rate of $2,800 per annum, as authorized by House Resolution 725, agreed to July 2, 1952; and an editor and laboratory supervisor, and a scriptwriter and general secretary, Joint Recording Facility, at the basic per annum salary rates of $4,020 and $2,500, respectively; and $745 additional for longevity increased pay for telephone operators; $684,265. committee employees For committee employees, including a sum of not to exceed $330,000 for the Committee on Appropriations, $1,796,720. office of the sergeant at arms For Office of the Sergeant at Arms, $384,045. office of the doorkeeper For the Office of the Doorkeeper, including additional compensation to the two assistant floor managers of telephones (one for the minority), at the basic per annum salary rate of $500 each, so long 67 Stat. 323 as the positions are held by the present incumbents, as authorized by House Resolution 136, agreed to February 9, 1953, $652,260. special and minority employees For six minority employees, $54,685. For office of the majority floor leader, including $2,000 for official expenses of the majority leader; and employment of a secretary to the majority leader at the basic salary of $6,000 per annum in lieu of an Assistant Legislative Clerk and a Clerk at the basic rates of $3,000 each per annum, as authorized by House Resolution 206, agreed to April 15, 1953; $45,990. For the office of the minority floor leader, including employment, of additional personnel at basic salary rates not to exceed a total of $7,620 per annum; in lieu of a legislative clerk, clerk, and a messenger, at the basic per annum salary rates of $3,060, $3,000, and $1,560, respectively as authorized by House Resolution 87, agreed to January 14, 1953, $36,000. For the office of majority whip, including employment of an administrative assistant at a basic salary rate not to exceed $8,000 per annum as authorized by House Resolution 147, agreed to February 18, 1953; and a clerk at the basic per annum salary rate of $3,000, and a messenger in the majority caucus room, at the basic per annum salary rate of $1,740, both as authorized by existing law; $20,310. For the office of minority whip, including employment of an administrative assistant at a basic salary rate not to exceed $8,000 per annum, as authorized by House Resolution 147, agreed to February 18, 1953; and employment of additional personnel at basic per annum salary rates not exceeding a total of $4,740, as authorized by House Resolution 78, agreed to January 14, 1953; $20,310. For two printing clerks, one for the majority caucus room and one for the minority caucus room, to be appointed by the majority and minority leaders, respectively, $7,485. For a technical assistant in the office of the attending physician, to be appointed by the attending physician, subject to the approval of the Speaker, $6,295. office of the postmaster For Office of the Postmaster, $177,230. official reporters of debates For official reporters of debates, $124,435. official reporters to committees For official reporters to committees, including compensation for the employment of two official reporters at the basic rate of $7,500 per annum each as authorized by House Resolution 732 and House Resolution 739 agreed to July 3 and July 4, 1952, $125,415. appropriations committee For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 1946, and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $450,000. 67 Stat. 324 clerk hire, member and delegates For clerk hire necessarily employed by each Member and Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, in the discharge of his official and representative duties, as authorized by law, $9,653,565.