Tag Archives: Bureaucracy

benefit increase

Reportedly, 150 years ago the United States Congress decided Uncle Sam was going to be more generous with war widows and disabled veterans. From a Seneca County, New York Newspaper in August 1866: EXTRA BOUNTY AND PENSIONS.- Attention is called … Continue reading

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review board

Many states and localities were dissatisfied with the quotas assigned them under the December 19th call for 300,000 more soldiers. President Lincoln ordered a board to determine fair quotas so the draft could proceed speedily. I do not know if … Continue reading

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don’t jump

From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in January 1865: Heading off the Bounty Jumpers. The Elmira Advertiser says Maj. J. Ladd, Paymaster U.S. Army, has been stationed at Elmira, for the purpose of taking charge of the money received … Continue reading

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bureaucratic nightmare

Wages in DC for lower level federal clerks weren’t keeping up with prices. The civil servants were heading home. From The New-York Times July 24, 1864: NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.; HIGH PRICES AND THE CLERKS. … Special Dispatches to the New-York … Continue reading

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Red Tape in the Federal Government?

Who pays the sailors? From The New-York Times July 18, 1861: THE UNITED STATES STEAMER HARRIET LANE. This steamer is now undergoing thorough repairs in her machinery and armament, and will be ready for sea in a week. The families … Continue reading

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