St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-07
The SENATORIAL IRE.
1t Was Invoked in Several In.
stances Yesterday to Bring
About Reforms.
Mr.. SHEEHAN AS A REFORMER
He Proposes Bills to Cut Down
City and County Sal ~
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STATE NINE INSPECTION.
81
Old and New Appointments
Confirmed in Open
Il
Session.
MR.. sHEEHAN AS AREFORMER
STATE NINE INSPECTION.

The senate held the longest And most
animated session of the year yesterday.
There were several debates on meas
ures, and especially the report of the
committee on legislative expenses. The
bills to abolish the inebriate hospital
and to repeal the horse thief bounty law
also stirred up warm discussions in the
committee of the whole. There were
nearly a score OF new bills introduced,
many of them being important ones.
Two of them are of especial Importance
to this city, as they meet the demands
asked by the public and advocated by
the GLOBE for a curtailment of the eX-
pensiYe fee system and salaries OF
county and city offices. Both Of these
bills were introduced by Senator I. D.
Sheehan, CT this city. They are gem
eral in character, and their passage will
meet with popular approval elsewhere
than ST. Paul.
The bill regulating salaries of county
officials in counties of $4,000 inhabitants
or over places the maximum compensa-
ton as follows: The chiefs of the off,
ces shall receive stated salaries, pay
able monthly. The clerk of courts sal
airy is $1,000, and shall be allowed nee
essary clerks in the office at all expense
not exceeding $1,000 per annum. In adj
dition to this he shall have the neceS-
sary clerks to attend the district courts
at salaries for them already provided
by law. No clerk shall. however. be
allowed more than $1,000 per year.
The register of deeds shall have a
salary of $1,000, and shall be allowed
clerk hire not to exceed 5000 per an
mum, no clerk to receive more than
$1,000 in any one year.
The county auditor, salary of So, O0O
and not to exceed $1,000 for clerk hire.
No clerk is to receive over $1,000.
The county treasurer, $1,000 salary
and 5000 tor clerk hire, no clerk TO re-
ceive over $500.
The sheriff IS to receive salary OF
$1,000, $4,000 for deputies, and in addi-
ton thereto there shall be allowed such
deputies as are necessary for attend
ance upon the district courts OF any
such county, and such deputies shall
receive the same compensation as Is
now fixed by law for such service;
there shall also be allowed for mileage
and TRANSPORTATION OF prisoners the same
sum as is by law now allowed for such
purposes; there shall also De allowed
such employees and Watchmen FOR the
care of prisoners in the county jail and
for the keeping and board of said prls-
oners the same compensation or fees as
is now allowed by law for such purpose.
In case of public riot or tumult. when
the force of deputy Sherifts shall not
be sufficient, he may employ such dep
uties for such time as may be necessary
at compensation not to exceed IS per
dav. Provided that no salary or COM
pensation shall be allowed to any one
person in excess Of the sum OF 81, 800
per annum.
The county assessor is to receive a
salary OF $4,000 per annum, and $4,000
for clerk hire in the odd-numDered
years, and $1,000 in the eyen-numbered
wears. This gives the larger sum I'D the
wears when real estate is revalued. The
bill does not make provision for assess
ing the city part of the property alone,
but likely is intended to cover the Of
fee known in the county OF Ramsey as
county and city assessor"
The county attorney is allowed q
salary of 5000, and $1,000 for assistants,
provided that no assistant shall receive
mere than $1,000.
The bill provides that all the officers
named shall file monthly statements
| with the county auditor, showing the
names of deputies and assistants, the
character of their work and the COM
pensation of each. The compensation
of each shall be receipted for in person.
The duties of the officers are not to be
| abrogated by this act, as compared with
existing laws. The fees Of all offices
| shall be turned over to the county treas
urer. ltemized statements OF the tees
| of certain officers are required to be
made. If any officer shall receive or
bargain to receive from any assistant or
employe any part Of his salary or COM
pensation as a condition OF employment
he shall be punished by fine of from
$500 to $1,000.
| City Salary Bill.
The bill of Senator Sheehan regulat-
ing salaries of city officers IN cities of
10000 or over provides that the common
council may Tx salaries not to exceed
the following:
| Mayors secretary observation-disclosures. -UO
| Clerical force not TO exceed. ........... 4,00O
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