The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-03-09


CITY on LANCASTER
Mfndsay EVENING, March 8. 1854
FF ctzRxs-THsER ConfEsst
Epdl,or Of ssats has responded
he resolution 81 tht Senate, adopted on
ths I'd Of February, asking to be informed
ssio. ihs names and compensation Of the
Clerks ofths Senate and House Of Repre-
ssnislivss, during the sessions Of 1852 and
1851, Fsom this document It appears that
the snms paid a. compensation q Clerks
for these two sessions. amount in aggregate;
to The D "a little sum Of GrEIGHTEEN
THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND
FORIY-TWo DOLLARS AND FOR
TY GENTSat-A Ahdin a note, the Au-
aitor adds. -there is an unpaid balance Of
$40, stiti due Mr.. Flood on his aecount per
dism,v fer the session ended May 4, 1853!
Let ftbe paial In the name Of all the
gods and graces, let Mr.. FLooD be- paid!!
Why should tho Stats daily or delay ii pay
ing up tho "per diem" ofits s~etyaptsg Pay
Nr. FLoop this "~batsnce,' and take a good
arong receipt IN flu. Let Us hear no more
Of an tsauPald b~alance.p
By the way, this matter Of Regulating un-
der cthe Nep Constitution in the hands Of
its riends.n 10 becoming Fathsr an expen.
sivs luxury. NINE THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS
AYEAR for Clerk hire. is somel
The former of these two sessions com
menced on ths 5ih of January, 1852. nm,
so~htinuedtothe 4th Of May-i2o days. Thl
latter commenced on the 18th Of November
1852, and continued to the l4th Of March
~ls53-l2o days. The Reporto of tbs Audi
tor discloses the facts that payments wer'
made for Senate Clerk hire for TIE first SEES
sion, for l,sIi days, az 81 per day, amount
ing to- 1924. Like payments we're made
forthe latter session. for 9795 days.st S4psi
day, amounting to Ss,sS7 40. And nOtwith
standing the strong clerical force employee
at the former ofthsse sessions, this Specia
Report ofsthe Auditor Of State shows tina
of the SS,ss7 ~ paid Clerks for the latte
session, TWELVE HUNDRED and FIVE
DOLLARS was for bringing up he records
much Of which was the unfinished tOorh o
the former session! work of no earthly Mill
" whom finished, unless finished at thu ap
sprOpriate time; ahd for which, the Sscfe
tary Of State says, the Legislature had Ok
pressly' provided that no pay. Or -eompensaiioi
shouldb Be dllolDeai ...T $500
s7 The Report disclosessthis further, fact:-
That n w. WsRicREV received, four dol
lars per day as Clerk ef ne Senate, during III
entire session from 18th November to l4tI
March inclusive, 100 Days, $3.50; and tina
6r"Mr. RIcKEY ioas The pripdis aSeeresdrVi
tie Governor, and RECEIVED hrs SALARY a
SUCH, (S266 66) during Rs session Of he IL
Saislaturs." 5000 "a laer .s
How Is THAI Are there not aDemocrat
enough to absorb tia appropriations, with
cut administering double doses to ssmei i
itindosd tfae that there could not be foun,
Democrats enough TO sustain tho offices, an,
receive the pay, that two officers, and tw
salarles must be thrust upon ono man al on
and the same timei Four hundred an
eighty dollars az deputy clerk, and wv
hundnsd.and sixty dollars as secretary, "a
four months service IN these placosi 1t
Auditor MoRsAN's own showing, Mr.. Tax
paysr-there's where your money WENT
II was absorbed very economically, an