Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-09-04
UNPARALLELED ExTXAyk.
esASGE,
vvitas 81 Radical Legislature
Costs tiie People Og E'en1a-
sylvAni;l.
A Small. ArDiy OF EiHri0yccs--yR-
vcstisRii9n Committees, sc.
Ect ts.c TaX-g'ayers Read.

H.ct the TaN-g'Iycrs Read.
HARRISBURG, Aug. lj.-The accounts Of
the late session Of the Legislature have been
audited. A careful examination Of the
books in the Auditor Generals Office shows
the following to have been the expenses:
Senators pay, mileage andstston-
....................... SOD, w
Representatives. pay, mileage
and stationery. IOI, ,5OS 40
The legal allowance TO each person was
81, 900 for salary, %25 for stationery, and lj
cents per mill, circular, for travelling. The
thiriy.thrcc Senators and one hundred mem
bcrs, therefore, received m average of 81,
O,5 each for lOi days (irom January to
April ID or about $l0.6i per diem.
Rev, Il. j.. Bailey received 5000 from
the Senate, and Rev. Jacob Kennedy $500
from the House for opening the daily scs.
SONS with prayer being at the rate of''3 per
diem
The thirty.thrco Senators hal twenty
nine regular officers seven pages. twenty
five women aud four reporters who drew
pay The officers drew S2S. $3.50. or an
average Of 1896 each the PAGES drew ST.
20. 80 or $;lS! each; the women 1921, or
over $40 each, and the reporters $500, or
;2OJ each
The contingent bill Of the Clerk of tic
Senate was but SG33.4i, as against the con
fngcnt bill OF the Clerk OF the House, which
was $1,000.
The one bundled mcmhcrs of the House
had siyty-fvc regular officers, thirteen pages
-wcmen, and four reporters, who drew pay.
The siiiccrs drew $j1 j3O,IS, or an average
of $3.50 each. The pages s2,3j9,5o, or
SlSl each. The women $l,24O, and four
reporters 5000 each.
The members and officers availcd them
selves Of the privilege Of iranking docu-
ments postage paid by the State) to the
extent Of s9,2jG, with other bills not asccr-
taine6.
The entire work of the session was the
passage Of l,5l6 private laws, 73 public
laws and fourteen resolutions.
The House appointed number Of invcs.
tigating committees, the expenses OF which
were as follows
William s. Gregory, Chairman
| Of Committee to report upon
Exempt Property in rhladcl.
phia............ ................. 81 1913 90
Advertising meetings of Com
Observation-Disclosures. 3G7 "A
Geo. W. Mooney, Clerk to Com
mi,tcc............ 80. .............. $40 SIS
Intal................-..-....... $50 45
Edward 6. lee, Chairman and
j.. W. Davis. William NJ. Wor-
rail-, james Subcrs and William
Donohugh, Committee to in
Qurc into the Lottery Business
in rhihlclphia................... Geo 90
joseph i. Matthews, Clerk to
Committee. c.......................... 2So 0S
Total. ',..................."........ $9iG g3
Samuel Joseph8, Chairman Of
Committee 20 ascertain whcth-
cr the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway had made dis
ordinations in freight charges ) AS 90
Joseph 7. Chase, member of
Committee ..................."- AS 90
Geo. W. Mckee mcmberof com
mlttcc.... Observation-Disclosures. 4lJ w
| Alexander Adairc, member ct
Cammit.c. ......... ................ l45 90
! \. Muuhicy. member OF committee AS %
George H. Bcrnus, CLERK to com
mttce.. ........................... SO co
William j. Ovens, Scrpcau.-at-
Observation-Disclosures. s27 10
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s3,371,lO
Of Committee to investigate
certain charges in reference to
| an Allegheny County liquor
..............."............. S15 co
! Three witnesses. es...................." l0i 80
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $lI9 80
| Il. \. Colv!lc, Chairman Of Com
mittce 20 ascertain whether the
Pennsylvania Railroad made
! determinations in freight charges 225 90
y. b. Pemnypacker member Of
| N0lnmlttec........... ........ 10 w
o. $. Woodward, member Of
COMMITTEE. e........................... 10 oo
y. ID. Alarklcy member OF Com
| mittCc... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20 w
George A. Quigley, member Of
| IonMlttec..... 10 w
Luke V. Stutphin Clerk to Com
| lnlttcc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 900 ~
| William y. Ovens, Sergcant-at-
! Arms Observation-Disclosures. 2i2 1o
|
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 81 200 80
VIM. Il. Hood, Chairman of Com
miltcc to inquire into the run
ming Of locomotives over the
paved streets in Philadelphia. ISL GO
George Dc!iayen, member Of
........................ ISL 60
Wm ~. Donohugh, member Of
Committee ........................... 3Sl Go
Geo. W. Ghchan, member of
| Committee. ......."............. ISL GO
Geo. A. Quigley, member Of
Committce..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ISL 60
Jno. w. Boileau, Clerk Of Com
mittcc ...,..,................ 74l 60