The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-08-27
Homeland Happening.

So N fHa. 90. ala fHrff-r.
lwill -hA ia reply 20 tue Bounie
Price, IF Grahaw1llr, that am not
de,li'l- of "a political suuabalr with
ans one. aul only peak what : know
or brl..ve rs for Senator Bitch. I
dou't tniuk ! hnve given him nuv
mogt praise Than he deserves. and rs
for M Iswtd,ki, | don'l thiug 1
have -aii anything against him jhat
caunp' Dee pro ZEN 10y the records of the
legislature. surely YOU have NOT
heard him speak on what he has done
in Tallahassee. he smoke az Stokes
ferry CA July 9th on what he dil IN
the legislature He made long tour
through "a long list Of gooi bills that
he proposed. But. alas, got killed.
Now &c This long list of bills were in
deed COOL bills, rs Mr.. ZsWadsld says
they were, why was j, they ait got
kilied2 Does il not appear somewhat
strange that the repreS -ntaiive- of the
respective counties Ia Florida could
not see the good qualities that We're
contained i'm some Of them and bet at
least few ~ his so-calied good bills
pass. Now, Bonnie Prince. if YOU
know 81 any thing good that Mr.. be-
wadski did, please tell us some of
them through your letters to the Ban
ner. Bonnie Prince saws that Mr. h.
waksk has done much for Ms the little
time he worked for us ia Tallahassee,
aud Ia aging that he j. backed by
east Orklawaha'- four precincts. !
will say that Sir Xcwadski received
quite number OF votes IN this section
Of the county, but none are proud Of
having voted for him In other words
"A good many are sorry of IL. Aud in
this I am backed by w,st Marion
county. What have Mr. Iewadski
and II,nuie Prince charlie to say to
the following
"prnof is demanded Ia certain quar-.
ters % Suh.tantiate the general charge
81 extravagauce made against the leg
islaiureo 90 1870. Theacts OF the mem
beers rtlatiI. L. this particular subject,
az least, are an matters Of record
rhe payroll may be found on file i'm
the oill.e of The state treasurer. and
ihe list ~ extra clerks. and amount
paid each ara printed in the bound
journals of both HOUSES Further
light may be- shed upon this subject hy
referring Ia matter of record: Among
the unusual allowances 90 first meet
the eye j. that one man who drew pay
for sixty-four days, while Tie legisla-
tive session Is limited hS the consttu-
tion 10 sixty days, including Sundays.
lie was paid 1870 in one position and |
$50 la another, making total Of $500. |
Aud this clerk il said 10 have come 90
the session in May, when tho legisla-
ture had been ia session nearly q
month Another ease of wanton eX-
travagance was the employment Of
clerk by the joint committee on au-
propriations az an expense Of Sis. |
This committee requires no clerk. -
the appropriation bills are always pre-
pared by the finance officers Of the
state, free 81 cost 10 amy one, Tor the
reason that they are familiar with the
affairs 81 the state, and know just
what amount, are needed under the
various heads 4 further strange tea-
ture IN this connection is that the gem
eral appropriation bill appropriates
more money than was asked fer i'm the
original till. a. prepared and handed
10 the committee. The committee 10
examine the Office Of the treasurer
aud controller expended $500. Four
clerks were employed on the part Of
the senate and two OH the part of the
house. There Is said 10 be strange
feature la this connection, too. The
last clerk Go reach the capital came
when the session was about half passed
hui he was paid for tifty.three days
service, receiving more money than
any clerk Tor the committees. Other
committees were al work in these OIL.
ces, and the aggregate amount ex-
pended for extra clerk hire iuvestiga-
ting th'se office was 81 Alq. The COM
mittee Ia examine the office Of the
commissioner Of agriculture employed
a total of thirteen clerks, four of
which were accredited 10 the senate
aud nine 90 the house at a cost Of 3D.
20. The house committee on coasti-
tutional amendments hired one clerk
al "a cost of $40. Heretofore the gem
cral rule has been for committees To
investigate the various Offices in the
state HOUSE 90 employ two clerks, but
sometime a committee would hire a
third person"
Famine says W. are sorry to see
that our county commissioners have
cut the salary of our efficient registra-
ton officer that he was poorly enough
T. aid as IL WAS say am glad that
they cut it, as he was doing nothing
10 earn $50 a year from the county.
think the salary he is receiving now
amply pays him for the small amount
Of work he ioes. I rather think they
could make another cut and he would
still be well paid for the two or three
months he works every two years.
fantine seems 10 think that the
county commissioners cut AR. Rarco's
salary for personal differences. He is
As mistaken ia his assertions as he has
been on several other occasions. If
lac will notice closely lac viii see that