Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-14
LEGrsLArVE. oFFicERs AND EN-
PLOyEA

The Carson Tribune o Few days ago
gave some very sensible advice to our
incoming Legislature concerning the
employment Of clerks and attaches OF
the Senate and Assembly. Inasmuch a.
the subject il Of much Importance -
we'll a. considerable interest to the
swarm OF candidates for clerical and
other positions within the appointment
Of the Legislature. We call attention to
an Act passed by the Legislature at its
Las. session and approved BY the Gov
amor March Z. 1879. II wal introduced
BY senator Davenport Of Lyon county.
himself heretofore an attache OF the
Legislature and is complete in its pro-
visions regarding all officers and en-
ployss Of the Senate and Assembly. II
NAV BE- found On page l53. statutes Of
1878.
Section 1 provides that the officers
and employees Of the Senate shall con-
sist OF one secretary. one assistant sec
rotary, one sergeant-at-arms, n assist
ant ssrgsant-at-arms, one minute clerk.
one Journal clerk, n enrolling clerk.
one ~engrossing clsrk,tw Two copying clerks.
one chief clerk Of committees, three
committee clerks, one porter, one mes
ssngsr and two pages.
Section 2 provides that the officers
and employees Of the Assembly shall con-
sist Of one chief clerk, n assistant
clerk, one ssrgeant-at-arns. one assist
ant sergeant alarms. n minute clark.
one Journal clerk. n enrolling clerk.
ons sngrossing clerk. n chief clerk OF
committees, fsur committee clerks, two
copying clerks, n porter, one mssen-
ger and two pages.
Section . provides for the payment OF
these officers and employees as follows:
Secretary and Assistant Secretary OF
Senate, Chief Clerk and Assistant Clerk
Of Assembly. so per day. All other
clerks Of the two Housewife the sI-
csption Of chief clerks OF committees
and committee clerks, who shall receive
Sc per dsy-s9 per day. To the Ser
gsant-at-Arms Of each House, $40 per
day; to Assistant serseants-at-Arms, IS
per day; psrtsrs, s.; messengers. ~;
pages. 80 per day. AL additional copy
ing to be under the supervision Of the
respective enrolling and engrossing CON-
nittees and paid for at the rate OF 10
cents per folio fer sngrossing and %
cents per folio for enrolling. Section 6
provides for the election Of all officers
and employees by the Senate and Assem-
bly, respectively.
Section 8 prohibits the employment Of
any additional officers or employees.
One Of the objects Of this bill was to
restrict the number OF committee clerks,
and another Il withdraw the enrolment
Of bills frsm the Secretary OF State and
place ii under the direct supervision Of
officers Of the respective Houses. Some
Of the Offices to be filled are Of much TO-
sponsibility and require not only good
penmsn. but persons familiar with leg.
i~slative p~hraseslogy and with ability to
correct technical errors. Especially Il
this the ease with the enrolling and en-
crossing clerks. Clerkships Of commit
tees are. in general, mere sinscures. an'
the number provided is fully enough 10
all business to be done by them. II
the lass Legislature fsliy ons-third o
the clerks employed were entirely unfit
ted for their positions. and the Stat
was put to much expense in procuring
others to do their work. Thisis unnsc
sssary and should not be permitted II
the coming session.