The state journal., 1883-12-22
PROMPTLY ANSWERED.
AUDITOR GENERAL LEMON TO GOV,
PATTISON.
An 1temized Statement of the Pay of Legis-
lative Employees during the Extra SEES
sion and the Expenditure of the Con-
tingent Fund by the Chief Clerks
The sum Total-&c Sc


ing an itemiZed statement of the nav TO
employees of the House and Senate dur
ing the recent extra session and the man
ner in which the contingent fund of So.
900 for each house was expended.
The contingent fund of the two houses
of the Legislature is drawn in bulk from
the Treasury by the chief clerks and dis
bursed by them, and accounted for
by vouchers taken and returned by
them to the Auditor General for set.
Element. Payments from the said
fund embrace all items of expense
not covered or provided for by
separate and specific appropriations.
Whena payment is made from this fund
receipt is taken from the party receiving
the money, who, in addition to signing
the receipt, gives certificate that
the labor or material therein
charged for was actually rendered or fur
nished as therein set forth, and on the
back of such receipts the chief clerks of
the two houses make the following certi-
ticate: Il certify that the within bill is
true and correct and that the labor or
material therein charged for was rem
dered or furnished for the use of
the Senate or House, as the case may be-
This form of receipt and certificate has
been in use in the Auditor Generals De
partmcnt for years All vouchers for
extra labor performed are certified as cor
rect by the speakers Of the two houses, as
we'll as the chief clerks. The bills for
the payment of the employees Of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives and
the vouchers for the expenditure Of the
contingent funds at the late extraordinary
session, reached the Auditor Generals
Department in the regular way.
In compliance with the Governors re-
quest, Auditor General Lemon this morn
ing forwarded to him the following CON-
munlcatlon;
Hon. Robert f. Pattsoa, Governor of
Pennsylvania:
SIR:-In compliance with the request
for information contained in yours of
the 18TH | submit the following:
First. The name of the employees of
the Senate, the character of their en-
ployment and the amount paid during
the late special session Of the Legislature,
as per bills On file in this department, GER
titled rs correct by the President pro tenn
and chief clerk Of the Senate, are as fol.
lows:
Thos. 3. Cochran, chief clerk, mileage
81 90 Z. W. Smiley, journal clerk, mil
cage, $40; Georgc Pearson, reading clerk
mileage, $66; Charles r. Keech, message
clerk, mileage, s17 60: 5. NJ. Wright
transcribing clerk, salary and mileage,
500; John J. Clyde, jr., transcribing
clerk, salary. 500; John G. Delaney,
librarian, salary and mileage, 50 80
L. J. Adamson, clerk to President pro
tenn, salary and mileage, 1881 10; Lem
| ucl Davis, sergcant-at-arms, salary and
mileage &941 so, Richard Lynch, assist
| ant sergeant alarms, salary and mileage,
1881 20; Edgar G. Lyons, assist
ant sergeantat-arms, salary and
mdlatT,@ sor4fin ;27s;; n,rI lam J4inpert, most
L. Voorhees,, messenger, salary and mile
age, 1891 70; John A. Dcnninger, assist
ant messenger salary and mileage,
$911 so; Ii. NJ Tomb doorkceper, salary
and mileage s956 VIM. Adams, assist
ant doorkecper, salary and mile
age, 5000 VIM. Lerch assistant
| doorkceper, salary and mileage,
S979 90; Frank w. Murray, superin
tendant folding room, salary and mile
age, 1862 so. Pastors and folders-salary
and mileage, Robert Ray, $780, w. s.
Kreger, s952; r. F. Hyland, 1881 70;
franklin Reed, 1891 10; Jas. d.
MCDOWELL, S9G1 40; Thomas j.
Bell, sO10 Henry G, Meyers, en-
gineer, salary and mileage, 1922; Jacob
S. Deibert, fireman, salary and mileage,
1926 40; John J. Rogers, fireman salary
and mileage. 1920 so. Janitors-Anthony
Frenie, 500; Joseph Higgins, 500; Wm1
E. Gross, 1913; Rev. B. +. Beck,
chaplain, 1904 80; Rev. A. III.
Studebaker, chaplain, 500 G5. Pages
VIM. p. TatnalI, VIM. Findley, Solomon
Patton. John b. Greer, Geo. A. Saltzman.
| VIM. NJ TAFT, Abraham Hughes, +. II.
Burkhardt, VIM. Faley, B. nj. Good.
| 1882 each. Total salaries, s25, 780; total
mileage, 1878 70, Grand total, $780,
653 70.
Second. The names, character Of en-
ployes and amounts paid the officers and
employees of the House of Representatives
at the recent special session Of the Legs
laturc as per bills on file in this depart
ment, approved and certified by the
| Speaker and chief clerk of the House Of
Representatives as follows
p. Grey Meek, chief clerk, mileage,
$50; C.. Ben Johnson, reading clerk,
mileage, s23 60; S. w. Shade, journal
clerk. mileage. sig; Daniel Vaughn,
message clerk, mileage, s28. THE
following amounts include salary
and mileage 4 TRANSFERRING clerks
IT. B. Gregory, $977 G. Morris
Eckels, $912; John Boland, sergeant
at arms, 1927 go; assistant sergeants-at-
rams-C. NJ Hoover, 1894 80; John Muir
phey. 1885 80; Joseph FentOn, post
master, 1896; Jos. J. Monaghan, assist
ant postmaster, 1891 70; r. Hartline
messenger, 1929; Frank Killacky, assist,
sistant manager, 1891 70; Joseph
Hagan, doorkeeper, $500; Joseph
J. Elliott, assistant dOOrkeeper, 1910
John OFlaheTty, assistant doorkeeper,
s979; w w. Gibson assistant door
! keeper, 1886 80; John L. Lawrence, fire
man, 500; VIM. Linton, superintendent
folding room, 1920 CO. Pastors and fold
, ers-M. J. O'Brien, 1920; Jos. Lipman
, | 1858 40; Frank Hendricks, 1891 20; Franz
Jarvis, 1865; +. X Steller, s91940 Janitor
John Grouse, $912; G. W. Gutelius
1922 go Thomas Alsop, 500; Rev. X
J. Keeling, chaplain, $500. Pages-Geo
Brady, Chas CrOwcl, Clarence Seller
| Jacob Hirsh, Charles Montgomery, An
drew ]. Pync, VIM Brady, Charlie
+ Scltzcr Harry Cunkle, $182 each. Tota
n salaries, S22, 868 total mileage, s817 80
Grand total, s23 685 80
Third The payments made by til
chief clerk Of the Senate from the apprC
priation for the contingent expenses {
> that body during the recent special sessio
|. of the Legislature as disclosed by voucf
crs returned to this Department are {
follows:
!. Cleaning Senate and Committee room
s1,217. This totals made up Of the pa
of twenty scrub women, who r.
ceived salaries ranging from SIP
down to $50. Adams express charge
2 sG4 65. Reading express, $50 80; tel
1t grams, $50 20; Purdon's Digest, SO 0
% IiIhnrt & Son Ga 20. cleaning carp