Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
United Gates This was weak effort to revive tat law in the State of Arkansas, MembeJs who received per diem pay TOT
 the Recess.
 OF1cE OF THE AUDITOR
 OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
 August 8, 1S59.l


 Mir. RfH. JOHNSON:
 Sarln reply to your note, requesting the nares of those members of the late General Assembly who drew per diem pay for rhe.24 days between the 24th Decem Der, 1SS, and 17th January, 1859, when there w's recess, have to say that the following named members received their warrans at the dates below:
 Feb. 10: Mcssrs Baxter, Beshoar, Far mer, Fitzpatrick, Gray, Hehington, Mur- phy, Newton, Roberts, Shaver and Will liams.
 Feb. II: Messrs Abbott. Anderson of Phillips Bateman, Gordon, Macon. Quares and Vaighan.
 Feb. F: Messrs Barker and Burns
 Feb. II: Messrs. Carlisle, Edwards and Killgor.
 Febrary l5 Mes>r, Ford. Robertson. | Thrown and Weir.
 Feb. IT: Mr. Mccoy. Feb. IS: NIT. Hays.
 Feb I9: Mr. West
 Feb Fl Me.sfs Anderson of Greene. 1 Bunrh Carroll. ChiIder,, Cook, Couch, | Crawtrd. Drak, Duiiie. Dunn, Du Val, ! Green Griffin. Hammond, IcmminEway, ! Jacory. Johnson Of ~t Francis, Mont gomer. Moss. Mcdonnell, MtRae. saxon. Stuart yenabIe anl Wilson. Marh p. Mr. Savage OfIhese, Messrs Barker. Baxter, Cor don. liay, ,acoway and Stuart drew mlle- age F second time. aui, except Mr. Cor don, rpaid the amount drawn for mileage when he House resolved to take per diem | pay. Mr. Gordon drew for daily pay dur | ing th recess, ani twice for mileage at 4OO milesach time Mssrs. Anderson of Phillips, and Ed wark of Conway. never presented their warrats for payment, and so far, have retusel to draw the money from the trea sury. NIT. Stuart of Clark, has returned l hi, w.rrant. and declines to draw the mo- ney. Mr. Doak, of Benton, has refunded to tln state S25. NIT. .Jacoway was ab sent n leave, being sick, and his account was ''eceipted by one of the members ! Uponbeing informed of 1t, he immediately wrote to me that he did not believe himself entitld to the money, and held it subject to tn order of the state He has since paid o the state the sum of S69 In Speaker having refused to certify accounts for mileage, certain members took | an account for the whole S96, and executed | a release of such part to the state as would | leavethe amount of their mileage The following copies of inducements on ac- couns will show by whom this was done: Or Mr. Garland's account is the follow ing:
 "ToTE-The above account was made out tt cover the 24 days during the recess from 24th December, 1858, to the 16th ,January 1859, and the sum of $60, being the per diem for l5 days, was deducted from the amount of the above account, leaving the sum of $36 for 9 days of the recess, which was drawn by MT. Garland in lieu of his mileage the Speaker having re- fused to sign a certificate for mileage for going and returning during the recess.
 w. R. MILLER,
 Feb. 3lst, 1859 Aud1tor. On Mr. Brewster's account, Is the follow ing:
 ssNot believing myself entitled to per diem pay during the recess, but to mileage, I have drawn sufficient amount of my per diem to make up my mileage, and hereby release the balance of per diem.
 JEREMIAH BREWSTER. Feb 21 1S59'
 On Mr. Craighead's account Is the fol- lowing:
 "I receive the within amount (S96), not that believe | am entitled to 1t as per diem during the recess, but l receive 1t in part payment of my mileage, which l am entitled to by the decision of the Governor, | and which the Speaker refuses to certify to. Little Rock, Feb 2lst, ls59.'' MT. Reynolds account is indorsed asI follows: /l Not believing myself entitled to per diem pay during the recess from 23d Deer, 1S3S, to 10th January, 1852 bm to mile age, draw sufficient amount6f it (S12) only to make up the amount of mileage l believe to be due me.
 H. REYNOLDS. Feb. Dist, 1859''
 Mr Lyle's account is inlorsed as fol- lows:
 Ireceive the within amount (s96. ] not as per diem during the recess, for do not beeve l am entitled to pay for services l didhot perform. but 1 receive it in part pay to my mileage, which l am entitled to by thedecision of the Governor, and which | the Spaker refuses to certify to.
 o. F. LYLES MT. Hills account is indorsed as fol- lows:
 lAraw the above amount of per diem duringthe recess in lieu of mileage, the Spealse having refused to certify the ac- count tr mileage, and l hereby relnquish to tho State the sum of $76 50, not be- lieving gmvself entitled thereto.
 Feh 2lst 1859 l.. D. HILL. Mr.E1eal's account has the the following indorseaent:
 "l rceive the within not as per diem, but sFportion of my mileage, which the Governr iustifes me in taking, but which the spe&er refuses to certify.
 w. T. NEAL. Mr. llsseys account is thus indorsed: ( rtinqush to the State all the within certifca., but one hundred and fifty dollars, hat being the true amount which believ,myself to be entitled to, because that alauut pays me for every days ser vice aually did the State, and in taking this aIa1nt the recess is excluded, and every Her day l was absent, except sui icient nmber to include my mileage to which think l am justly entitled, but which th speaker refuses to certify.
 NAT. BUSSEY." Mir. B1ch of Carol, presented his war rant to t treasurer who offered to pay the S96, blnIr. Bunch refused to take S36 of 1t as he eimed only mileage, and left the balance F the treasury.
 The Towing gentlemen it appears re- fused to ake either mileage or per diem; Messrs btchelor, Embree, Jeffrey, John son, of psha, Johnson, of Pulaski, Me CammopMitchell, McKean, Oates and Penningt. NIT. Johnson, of Pulaski, re- siding atte capital, was not entitled to mileage.
 Veryespectfnlly your ob't servt,
 WM R. MILLER,
 Auditor of Arkansos.
 NoTE hruE EpIroR.-Dr. Griffin drew his per die for his county He so stated before, ard Bat the time he drew it. He