The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-02-16

the several territories upon this 'ques-
ton have been uniformly in conformi-
~ with said decision by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
In our territory the second legisla-
tive assembly passed an act providing
for additional officers and attaches of
the legislature and appropriating
moneys out Of the territorial treas
ury TO pay the same but the territorial
auditor refused TO issue his warrant to
such officers and attaches and a case
was brought in our Supreme Court to
compel the auditor to issue such war
rants, which case W. dismissed by the
and the maudamus prayed for was de-
MED. In 1895 the third legislative as
semblv desiring TO employ additional
help, caused another case to be brought
before the Supreme Court which
sustained the law, two of the associate
justices dissenting, whereupon the
auditor issued his warrants TO the sub
ordinate officers and attaches employed
under said law and in pursuance of the
necessary acts OF appropriation by the
legislature. The fourth legislative as
sembly repealed the act providing for
additional officers, etc. and enacted a
new law which will be found on page
200, session laws OF 1897, chapter 81.
After carefully reading all the laws
referred to and the several decisions Of
the several territorial supreme courts
and the decisions Of the Supreme Court
OF the United states, am fully con.
vinced that there is no law of the
| United States creating or recog-
nizing such subordinate officers
or employees of either branch of the
Legislative assembly as this bill seeks
to appropriate moneys for compensa-
tion; that the laws of the United
States forbid the creation of such sub.
! ordinate offices by the legislative as
sembly, and that my approval of this
bill would be a participation in an at
tempt to use the moneys belonging to
the territory for purpose not a right
ful subject of legislation by territorial
Legislature, not authorized by law, in
consistent with the laws of the United
States and clearly illegal
| come now to the second objection
to this bill stated by me, viz. that it is
unwarranted by any necessity of public
service and is an extravagant expendi-
ture OF public funds. am well aware
of the necessity and the value of an in
ccease in the clerical assistance per-
mitted 10 the legislative assembly by
the acts OF Congress and would aid and
assist by every means within my pow
er to so present the matter to the at
tention of Congress as TO secure its
consent to the employment of such
reasonable help as the exigencies of
the situation would seem to require.
This bill Is not in itself for large
or an excessive amount but it is only
the forerunner of other appropriations
to follow for the same purposes, which
would at the close of the present ses-
sion of the Legislature, when summed
up, disclose the enormity of the ex'
penditure sought to be made out of the
territorial treasury, and the matter is
of such Importance to the best political
and material interests of our people
that in nv judgement it should be
honestly met and dealt with at the
the very threshold.
lam advised that under the act OF
the fourth legislative assembly hereto.
fore referred to the two branches OF
} the fifth leg islative assembly have
elected additional subordinate officers
and employees as follows:
IN THE COUNCIL.
One assistant chief clerk at S4p per
,l,,, IN layS O1C
Two assistant chief clerks at SO
per day each Go days. ........... 36C
Two assistant sergt. at arms at S4
per day each GO days. .......... 4SC
One assistant enrolling and en-
crossing clerk AT 81 per day.... 24C
Eight assistant enrolling and en-
crossing clerks at So per day
each go days. l44C
Two janitors at So per day each
60 days. 24C
Four pages at 81 per day each GO
days .............. 24I
One sec'y to president at SO per
day 60 days. Isl
One clerk Com. on Judcy, at 81
per day 90 days. 24C
Seven CLERKS otl.er committees at
s. per day each 60 days. 1860
lotal, ................ siS2I
IN THE HOUSE.
One assistant chief clerk at 81 per
day 90 days. 24l
, Two assistant chief clerks at So
per day each so days. ......... 36(
Two assistant sergt. at arms at 81
per day each go days........... 4sC
One assistant +. and T.. clerk 81
per day go days. 24C
Eight assistant L. and L, clerks
at SO per day each 90 days. l44C
! Two janitors at 81 per day each
/ 60 days ........... e4C
SIX pages at 81 per day each 90
uhNs '....... ...'''''' ''''''s... oOS
; One Clerk to Com. on Jud at S4
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