The Democratic advocate., 1882-02-18
A Wise Reform.

The Annapolis correspondent IT ihe Eai'i.
uore Giazcffs sayss
senator vsndrr;ar,l has introduced in thr
senate a wise rneasur, If reiorin IN the ball for
the appointment uf osiirers of the GeueTal A.
sembIv. Il provides a. :Olloss; There shall
lse for the senate one secreiary, wiih 2 PEI
dien Of sic one rcasliRg clerk. with q per
diem of SO. one joHrilal clerk With per
diem az $40: one sergeant. .as arms. Uiih ytG
diem 81 81; onc &ooskseper with peF diem
0f - +; one assistant doorkeePeF, sIih Fsg
die1n Of 81 one cngrssssislg clerk wHfh = Per
dieIu Of s. four eau,utltiee clerks. eaeh eiii'
q per diem IL -. oue fodder, with Per aAsr'
II - tao f,ages, each wlih per afeHi 81 - :
one janitor. who shall lse keeper 81 thc Setiais
chamber. the ro0ms belonging "a thc senate
aud the eoat closets, with a isT dlem q So
one possmastsr. with per dscm II -; otse
messenger to the PRINTER and mail carrtsr.
with per diem of s.. -, and cne chaplain,
~ilh Der diem If s. provided. shat IN case
of the inability of the committee clerks herein
required 10 perform the RRrk ~ tlte Judgment
II The President aud secretary u ihe Seusts,
such additional clerks A. they may deem uc-
cesSAry may lse appointed BY the PresSdcni,
who shall receive Tn per dien II the e0aliutt.
tee clerks fr4na the day ni their appointment
the officers az the House of Delegates shall b.
examined Is the Speaker, uF soHse one aP,
pointed rs him, Is 10 their qualifications
they shall draw compensation respectively
from the date of their heius s~orn IN g the
end Of their trrsn Ut sefSier; they shall =, as
follows. and receive a. compensation the ifF
diem herewith named and 10 muEe: one
chief clerk, With a per dlsu uf Si0s one read
ins clerk. Nth a tser diem of sl0: one iaassml
clerk. with a per dirfu of $40; one sergeant
alarms, with y per diem of s.; one doos-
keeper. with per dieIu 81 - two assistant
doorkeepsrs, with per dieul Of - one en-.
crossing clerk, With a per dicm q = one
clerk ta the committee on claims, with per
diem of -; SIX committee clerks. each aiih
a per diem ~ s. three folders, each wi,h q
per diem Of 81 two Pages, each alth per
diem oi 81 80. one lanitar, who shall D. keep
sr ~ the hall Of the House of Delegates, and
the rooms belonging to said House. with per
diem of s.; one postmaster, with per diem
Of s. ; one messenger % printer and mAh ear
rier with per diem ot -. SOS aud one chap.
lain, with per aSem Of Sail % se paid
from the date Of being sworn IN; proFsied,
that in cake IL the inability 0t the coniniiiee
clerks herein required 20 perform the work
in the Judgment Of the Speaker aud chief clerk
Of the House Of Delegates, such additional
clerks as they may deem necessary may be ap
pointed by the Speaker, who shall receive the
per diem Of the committee clerks from the day
Of their appointment the President Of the
Senate and the Speaker shall appoint jointly
one suitable person who shall aet as police Of
keer in the rotunda, and shall have charge of
the raising aud lowering Of the flag with per
diem Of S, and one keeper Of the watereles-
cts. with a peg diem OF 8. 80. IN organizing
the Senate Il shall not be necessary 10 require
the presence Of any former officers except the
secretary, sergean;-a arms and doorkeeper'
and IN the organization Of the House none ex-
eept the chief clerk, the sergeant alarms and
doorkeeper, nor shall any others be paid for
snch attendance