Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-03

Daniel Ahern, tipstaves in the superior
court. All these patriots had received
the salary provided by law, and the
extra $4,000 was an intended rape of
| the treasury.
THE PADDED PAY ROLLS.
For salaries of the officers and en-
ployes of the senate. $7,266. This was
an attempt on the part of the legsla-
ture to obtain state funds for the pay
ment of men who performed no SER
| vice. The total salaries for officers and
employees of the senate Librarian, pages
and watchmen excepted) would amount
to s47.710. The appropriation had been
raised to s5t,976.
HUMOROUS BUT EXPENSIVE.
For payment to a jantor for keeping
in order the apartments of the lieuten-
ant governor, the sum of $500. The
apartments in question had gone up in
smoke. therefore this appropriation was
a most fragrant abuse of legislative
power.
WATCH AND PRAY.
The sum of $2,1S4 for services to be
rendered by watchman in and about
the senate chamber. The senate cham
ber had shared the fate of the capitol
building. The temporary chambers in
the Grace Methodist Church were to
be, and since have been, released to the
church officials, and consequently there
was no more necessity for senate
watchman at SO per day for two years
than now exists for the appointment
Of a state official to count rain dropa
in the desert of Sahara.
FINE ENGINEERING.
For the payment of the salary of an
engineer in the capitol building until
January. 1899. the sum of 81 $50. What
possible labor an engineer could perform
where there were no engines, boilers or
buildings Is not apparent.
A WITTY SCOUNDREL.
For the payment of the salary of the
cellar fireman of the senate, until Janu-
airy, 1899. the sum of S1,650. This fellow
was side partner of the engineer above
mentioned. He could not find a boiler,
fireplace, CRATE or stove in the capitol
building. were he to rake the ruins
with a fine tooth comb.
ET TIL LIICIIIS!
To one Lucius Rogers, the sum of
$1,000 for payment for services as clerk
to the senate appropriations committee.
Payment had been provided for in a
previous item of the appropriation bill,
although the aforesaid Lucius Rogers
was but a political ward in chancery,
whose actual services did not entitie
him to any compensation.
MORE PADDING.
For the payment of the salaries of
officers and employees of the house Of
representatives Except resident clerk,
tS.l,. 4
preparation of $l2,35O This was an at
tempt to rob the people for the bene-
tit of those who, having no visible
means of support, had their names adj
ded to the salary list in violation of
law
One watchman for II. of, r., the sum
of $2,1S4 This fellow here provided
for lost his occupation when the CAPT
tol building went up in smoke. Our
noble and too generous legislators. how
ever sought to give him princely in
come for watching something not in
existence.
One cellar fireman for H. of r., 81 $50.
A fireman who could find anything TO
fire up" in the ruins of the capitol
building is too smart for such menial
occupation. He should travel in a side
show of modern wonders.
OLD HARRY.
For the express benefit of Henry
HUM, an asthmatic, political barna-
Gle. for extra services, $500. This bene-
ficiary draws a stated salary as speak
er's clerk. The extra $500 was to be
clean steal, Harry" no doubt, having
proven himself very handy fellow on
many occasions
PETTY KNAVERY.
To one John Harner, janitor of the
supreme court rooms, Harrisburg. the
sum of S100 for services rendered va
rious committees for the session of
1895. together with a further sum of
$100 for like services during the ses-
sion of 1897. This was an attempt to
pay a salaried janitor for services per-
formed at party caucuses with money
drawn from the state treasury.
A BLACK RASCAL.
To one Josiah Higgins, the sum of
1850 "for keeping in order the bath
room in the basement of the executive
building" This item was not for a
plumber; but for a fellow whose occu-
patton it is to scrub out the bath tub
and wash the clerks. A bath room that
costs 50 day to keep it in order is
luxury to be dispensed with.
A CURIOUS GOODMAN.
For expenses incurred by the for
eisn paupers' committee and owing to
one II. l. Goodman for clerk hire and
stenographic labor, the sum of 81, $50.
The act of the Legislature fixed the
total expenses of this committee al
$4,000, and this was an attempt to in
crease it by the amount of the sum ap-
propriated for H. l. Goodman.
WORSE THAN CONvICTS.
For expenses of committee to investi-
gate convict labor. etc, the sum of
$4,000, A specific appropriation for this
committee had passed the senate in bill
6z7. This was an attempt to draw two
salaries for one service
DESIGNATING THE DEAD.
Hon. William H. Cassin and Hon.
d. d. Phillips were ex-members of the
legislature. The former had not been
a legislator since 1894, and the latter
retired to private life after the session
Of 1897 Roth paptIapnan died dI1ripo