The record-union., 1896-12-28
2 Assistant Engrossing and Enroll
ing Clerks {from the thirtieth

3 Gatekeepers OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3 w
Doorkeeper w
| Gallery Doorkeeper .............-. w
! Messenger to Printer. .............. W
/ Bill Clerk .................... 4 w
| Assistant Bill Clerks ............. 4 w
| 10 Committee Clerks ................ w
| Skilled Stenographers and Type
writers ......... ..........--... w
| Several recommendations are maoe
as to the handling Of the file to expe-
dite business. Unless a bill receive
favorable consideration in committee
it is recommended that it be not
printed. The size of the bill is recon-
mended to be reduced to chapter
| FORM
| IF bills were not printed unless favor
ably considered or recommended by the
| committee to which they have been re-
ferred," continues the report, lit is
estimated by your committee that the
saving to the State would be about
$4,000 at each session of the Legisla-
ture. The estimate is based on the cost
at the last session. The total cost of
the printing at the last session was
$77 sos g.
I'm addition to the amount paid for
assistant engrossing and enrolling
clerks the cost of printing engrossed
and enrolled bills of the Senate and
Assembly was $500. AT the last two
sessions of the Legislature engrossing
and enrolling clerks have both been
provided for at a large cost to the
State, while the actual work has been
performed by the Superintendent of
| State Printing.
| I'VE find that in addition to the
amounts appropriated by the Senate
and Assembly for the pay Of officers
| and clerks there was appropriated for
additional employees and attaches not
| provided by the statute-in the Senate
the sum of $40, and in the Assembly
| the sum of $50 215. Those sums are
| represented in pay to numerous OFF,
Gals that, in the opinion Of your COM
| mittee, could be easily dispensed with
| I'VE recommend that but one as
sistant engrossing and enrolling clerk
be appointed at the same time as the
engrossing and enrolling clerk, and
that two additional assistants be ap-
pointed on the thirtieth day of the ses-
| sion, at a per diem of SO.
Heretofore it has been the custom
to appoint a clerk for each committee
In some instances, such as the Judiciary
ard Finance Committees of the Senate
and the Judiciary and Ways and Means
| Committees of the Assembly, it is nee
essary to have one if not two clerks for
each committee, and in almost all other
cases your committee believes that it
would be proper to assign the work of
the committees to ten clerks, who shall
be required to perform the work of the
committees to which they have been as
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made a saving of $500 a day
1T Will be noticed that In the bill
recommended by your committee that
l. has named ten committee clerks as a
sufficient number to transact the busi-
| ness of all committees of each house
In doing so it considers the fact that
| numerous committees really require no
clerks, and as several committees meet
in the same room and at different hours
it permits Of one person attending to the
duties of committee clerk. Several
committees meeting in one room can
secure Tire proper attention and have
their work properly carried out by the
employment of the same individual as
clerk
Under the rules submitted herewith
it is contemplated that opposition to a
measure shall be exercised upon the
second reading, and if a majority is
opposed to a bill it shall not be con-
sidered after a, second reading. We
also submit a joint rule provision for
committee on revision in both Senate
ard Assembly to consist of three mem
bers in each house, It Is intended to
have all bills submitted to this COM
mittee before the third reading and
after the second reading. It shall be
its duty to examine and correct, for
the purpose of avoiding repetitions and
unconstitutional provisions, and to in
sure accuracy in the text and refer
cree and consistency with the language
of the existing statutes. Such commit
tee shall report whether the object of
the bill can be secured under existing
laws Any changes in the sense or
legal effect or in the construction shall
be reported as a recommendation.
"The joint rules provide that no bill
shall be introduced after the fiftieth
day of the session, nor shall any bill
be presented to the Governor for ap-
proval subsequent to the twelfth day
preceding the day of adjournment sine
die, excepting revenue bills, deficiency
bills and bills for claims against the
State.
While it would seem that the twelve
days preceding the day of adjournment
would not be utilized, your committee
would suggest that all bills for def
CLERGY in the State Government, all
bills providing for claims against the
State, joint and concurrent resolutions
Cfnless otherwise ordered), the general
appropriation and tax levy bills be de-
ferred until such time for action.
"In making the above recommended
ton we believe that it would be an ad-
vantage in more ways than one, prin-
cipally in permitting other bills to be
recognized at the first part of the ses-
sion, and placing the bills enumerated
above together. to be acted upon when
ether bills of different character could
not be conSidered.'
The Steering Committee recommends
forms of records bulletins and his
tories. and also a bill 10 provide for the
number of officers and attaches TO be
employed by the Legislature, and their
per diem as set forth in the foregoing
tables. The committee also submits a
new set of rules to govern the pro-
ceedings of both houses of the Legisla-
ture and their employees.