St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-27
THE ECONOMY AIIIGATOR.

The indlScrimlnate appointments
made by the senators is due to this fact:
Each senator has some political favor or
debt to wipe out, and each assists the
other toward that end. 1t is surprising,
under such condition of affairs, that
not mere than forty-One clerks and en-
plOyeS have been appointed, although
that number gives each of the thirty
three Republican members an appoint
ment in his gift. There is undoubtedly
a need in the senate for an official and
an emplOye staff, but for the sake Of
common decency the whole of the ap-
pOintments should he made elective, and
an end made not only of the lavish use
of state money. but of Investigations and
discussions entirely below the dignity
of so august an assembly. Now that
legislators have set their foot down
upon legislative extravaganza. their
constituents must demand that the poor
clerks shall not be mere scapegOats, but
that the state public institutions, which
are the real squandererS of the state
treasury, shall be dealt with in like
manner, Senators are now upon their
record.
Senators HalvOrSen, Eaton and An
derson composed the committee inveSti-
eating into the number and work of the
clerks and employees of the senate, and
if was their report which disturbed the
cobwebs of the chamber. They set forth
that: "NO bills have been referred to
the committee on deaf, dumb and blind,
and yet the clerk of said committee
has found time to draw his S. per day
from the state treasury with commend
able regularity. The following COM
mittees, having clerk. have each had
one bill referred to them, except the
H., ha1 Ia Rnnmc
and lumber, public lands, grain and
warehouse, state public school and seed
grain" They. therefore, recommended
that the following clerks and employees
should be dismissed:
Booms, Logs and Lumber-T. l.. Mer-
leaf. Dumb and Blind-G. w. Mosier.
Public Lands-Alton Crosby.
COrporations-J. K. Merry.
State Prison-O. II. Case.
Towns and COunties-H. E. Ives.
Grain and Warehouses;. G. Belyea.
State Public Schools Sc. w. Taylor.
Seed Grain-O. G. Forsdale.
Banks and Banking-C. l.. Hilton.
Claims-E. M. Woodward.
The doorkeeper at the outside door Of
main entrance to senate chamber, the
doorkeeper at the postoffice door, the
senate postmaster, the two committee
room keepers, keeper of the cloak room
and keeper of the gallery, are also re-
ported as unnecessary, and recon-
mended to be discharged.
The reading of the report struck the
senate to the core. Senators We'd with
each other to gain the floor of the cham
ber. and amendments to amendments to
amendments to the report were show
cred upon the president in such force
that at one time it was absolutely inn
possible to make out the real amend.
ment before the senate. Secretary
Gutter had barely ceased reading. when
ensued the following scratch battle:
Senator Thacker-I move. to except
the committee on claims from the re-
port.
committee on state prison from the re-
port, and =
Senator HiXsOn-I-
Senator johnson, MI
Senator Johnson. tt
Senator Edwards s-Gentlemen, have
the floor. The clerk of the prison conf
mittee, since his appointment, has ac-
cOmplished more work, and sat moro
hours on business connected with the
committee than any other clerk of the
senate, excepting alone the clerks OF
the judiciary committee.
Senator HixsOn-I move that we lay
the report OH the table.
Senator Johnson-I move that the
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