Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-08-21
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Expenses OF the Pennsylvania LegisIa.
ture,

HARRIsBRG, August 15.-The accounts
of the last session of the Legislature have
been audited A careful examination of
the books in the Auditors Generals office
shows the following to have been the ex-
peGses:
Senators pay, mileage, and sta
tionery $34, AIT 90
Members pay, mileage, and sta
tionery 07,508 As
The legal allowances to each person was
$1,000 for salary, $25 for stationers, and
15 cents per mile circlnla for travelling
The thirty-three senators and one hundred
members, therefore, received an average
of$l075 each for lOl days from January
l to Aprial 1l), or about SO GA per diem.
Rev f. l.. Bailey received $500 from
the Senate and Rev Jacob Kennedy $500
from the House for opening the daily ses-
sions with prayer, being at the rate Of 50
per diem.
The thirty-three senators had twenty
nhle regular officers, seven pages, twenty
five women, and fonr reporters who drew
pay The officers drew $685. 1893 80, or an
average Of $996 each; the pages drew
$l270 so or $lS1 each; the women 1921
or $36 each; and the reporters $500, or
5000 each,
The contingent bill of the clerk Of the
Senate was but $632,44, as against the
contingent bill Of the clerk of the House.
which was $1,000.
The one hundred members of the House
had sixty five regular oficcrs-thirteen
pages, women. and four reporters, who
drew pay. The officers drew S57,530,78
or an average of 1885 each; the pages
1853 so, on Isl each the women l24O,
and four reporters 200 each.
The members and officers availed them
selves of the privilege Of franking docu-
meats postage paid by the State) to the ex-
tent of 925G, with other bills not ascertain
ed.
The entire work of the session was the
passage of fifteen hundred and fifteen pri-
vate laws, seventy three public laws, and
fourteen resolutions.
The House appointed a number of inves
tiga:ing committees, the expenses of which
wero as follows:
W 4Aiio'H W oAeSoiy y SnaiiAAd Vi
committee to report upon eX-
empt property in Philadelphia Sl,893,0O
Advertising meetings of commit
tee S6764
George W. Mooney, clerk to
committee 1885
$,08O,49
Edward G. Lee (chairman). and E.
w. Davis, William NJ. WOrrall,
James Subers, and William j.
Donohugh, committee to inquire
into the lottery business in
Philadelphia $G60,0O
Joseph r. Matthews, clerk to
committee s289,98
$949,93
Samuel Josephs, chairman Of COM
mittee to ascertain whether the
Atlantic and Great Western rail-
way had made discrimination in
freight charges $445,00
Joseph I. Chase, member of CON-
mittee 1880
George w, Mckee, do. 455,OO
Alexander Adaire, do. 445,00
A. Mucklev, do. 445,O0
George B. Bemus clerk to committee $500
William j. Ovens, sergeant at arms 427,lO
s,377Io
William 3, Wadde,l, chairman of
committee to investigate certain in
reference to an Allegheny county
liquor law S375,00
Three witnesses l04,30
s477,lO
r. A. Colville, chairman of COM
mittee to ascertain whether the
Pennsylvania railroad made dis
elimination in freight charges $225,00
N. B. Pennypacker, member of
committee 225,00
0. $. Woodward, do. 225,00
A. d. Marklev, do. 225,00
George A. Quiglcy, do. 225,00
Luke V. Sutphin clerk to committee 363,40
William j. Ovens, scrgeant-at-arms PIP 80
$1,76o,9O
William B. Bood, chairman of
committee to inquire into the run
ming of locomotives over the paved
streets of Phila del phia $38l,6O
George De Haven. member of COM
mittee 381, go
William J. Donohugh, do. 38l,60
George w. Ghegan, do. 38l,6O
George A. Quigley, do, 3S1,60
John w. Bolleau, clerk OF committee 74l 60
William J. Ovens. sergeant alarms 10000
2,749,60
George 0. Diese, chairman of COM
mittee to investigate fast freight
transportation system, and NJ. S.
Quay, George De Haven, William
B. Waddell, and l.. Westbrook,
members 1,4O8,25
J. L. Anderson, clerk to committee 350,l0
Two witnesses 21,90
Expenses 250,0O
J. l.. anderson, clerk 49S,2O
Three witnesses 1928
2,504,63
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