HARRISBURG -- While lawmakers tout reform and transparency in government, the state House refuses to let the public fully examine its taxpayer-financed payroll. A long-standing policy permits citizens to review only 15 salaries at a time. That means it would take more than three months to review all 1,700 House salaries if the chief clerk's office agreed to accommodate such a request each day. Asked how long it would take to get the first 15 House salaries, Johnson said Friday: "It would not be today." She said the bonuses paid to legislative staffers amount to "theft by deception."