The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-16
A Expenses of the PennsyIvania Legislature.

Expenses of the Pennsylvania Legislature.
HARRIsBURG, August 15.-The accounts of
the last session of the Legislature have been
audited. A creful examination of the books
in the Auditor Generals office shows the fol-
bwing to have been the expenses:
Senator'S pay, mileage and stationery, S35,i77 90
representatives. pay, mileage and sta
The legal allowance to each person was Too for
salary; s25 for stationery, and IS cents per mile
circular for travelling. The thirty three Senators
and one hundred members therefore received an
average of SlU75 each for 10l daye, (fr ON January
1 TO April H. or about $40 "a per diem
Rev T.. J. Bailey received $500 from the Senate,
and Rev Jacob Kennedy $500 from the House for
opening the daily sessions with prayer being at
the rate of SO per diem
The thirty three Senators had twenty-nine re.
gular officers, seven pages, twenty. five women,
and four reporters who drew pay The officer
drew S2Se9j 80, or an average of S996 each. The
pages drew Sl270 so, or SlSl each The women
$92l, or over 1886 each, and the reporters $780, or
$500 each.
The contingent bill of the CLERK of the Senate
was but S633 a. as against the contingent bill OF
the Clerk Of the House, which was $4,000
The one hundred members of the House had
sky y-five regular officers, thirteen pages, wo-
men and four reporters who drew pay. The OFF,
GERS drew S57,53O 70, or an average of 1886 each;
the pages 1859 So, or Slsl each; the women Sl2iO,
and four reporters $500 each.
The members and officers availed themselves of
the privilege of ranking documents (postage paid
by the Statr) to the extent Of S0257, with o,ner
bills notBsceTtained
The entire work Of the session was the passage
OF 1916 private laws, 70 public laws and Ia resolu
tioDs
The House appointed number of investigating
committees, the expenses of which were fol-
lows:
Wm S. Gregory, Chairman of Commit
Philadelphia, s1,s93 90
Advertising meetings of committee, 367 ga
George w. Mooney, clerk to committee, $40 IS
1850 40
Edward g. Lee, Chairman, and E. W.
Davis, VIM. M. Worrall, James Subers
and VIM, J. Donohugh, committee to
inquire into the lottery business In
Joseph r. Matthew'S, clerk to committee $50 S@S @
0l0 %
Samuel Josephs, chairman of committee
to ascertain whether the Atlantic and
ordinations in freight charges, 4d5 90
Joseph T. Ohese member of committee, 445 90
George W. Mckee, do i45 0J
Alexander AdaiTe, do 445 90
A. Muckley, do 445 90
George Ii Bemus, clerk to committee, S25 90
VIM. J. Ovens, sergeant. at-arms, 397 10
s3,377 10
tee to investigate certain charges in re-
ference to an Allegheny county liquor
Three witnesses, 1W 80
sI70 80
r. A OolviIle, Chairman of Committee
to ascertain whether the Penna. Rail-
charges, 1925 90
NIB. Pennypacker, member of committee, 225 OO
o. S. Woodward, 225 OO
A. ID. Markley, 225 OO
George A. Qugley, A." 225 on
Luke V. Sutphin clerk to committee, 1863 az
VIM. J. Ovens, Sergeant. at arms, 272 So
SLIGO 90
VIM. b. Hood, Chairman of Committee
to inquire into the running of locomo-
tives over the paved streets in Philad'a, 1881 &C
George De Haven, member of committee, 35l &c
VIM. ]. Donohugh, 391 CO
Geo. W. Ghegan, " 3sl &c
Geo A. Qugley, 39l &C
John w. Boileau, clerk of committee, 741 ca
VIM, j Ovens, Sergeant-at-arms, 100 OC
T. S274O GO
George o. Diese, Chairman of Committee
to investigate fast freight transporta-
tion system, and M. S. Quay, Geo. De
Haven, l.. Westbrook and William b.
Waddeii, members, sllOs 25
J L. Anderson, clerk to committee, $50 10
Two witnesses, 81 80
Expenses, $50 0O
J. L. Anderson, clerk, 49S 20
Three witnesses, rs g
S26O4 6s
John @, Sturdiyant, clerk of committee
to ascertain whether any corruption
attended the election of U. S. Senator, 800 90
Two witnesses, 65 81
sl6s 81