West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09
THE GANG THAT PLUNDERED
THE GOVERNMENT
While Working TO Elect Senator
Scott Their Names Should Not be
Forgotten

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. 81.
Delegate Stevens. of Weizcl
county, Monday very forcibly pre-
scented to the House the part which
has been taken in the Senatorial
contest by Federal andState officials
when he introduced the following
resolutions
Resolved, AS the sense Of the
House that it is highly improper
and manlfestly subersive Of the
due consideration and speedy dis
patch of the public business. for
persons who are appointees Of the
Federal government, or of the
State government. or judicial Off
GERS under the State government,
and not entitled to the privileges
OF the floor to invite and induce
members Of the House, while en-
gagged in the con sideratinn of the
public business to leave the floor of
the House for private conferences
with such appointees and judicial
officers, concerning matters which
do not appertain to the public
veal. And, In order to remedy
this growing evil, the Sergeant-at-
Arms is ordered to clear the floor
of the House of Delegates Of all
persons not entitled to tho privi-
eyes thereof. =
After introducing the resolution
he rose to question of personal
privilege and submitted the follow
ing list of officers and their salaries,
which he asked to be printed in the
journal as part of his remarks:
Commissioner OF Internal Reve
nue. N. B. Scott, salary, Sc, 900;
Collector Of Internal Revenue. A.
b. White, salary $4,000; District
Attorney j. Il. Gaines, salary,
$4,000; Marshal. John X. Thomp-
son, salary, $4,000; GU. S. Court
sitting at Parkersburg and no
marChaD special "nigger' mossen-
ger of Scott's, 5000; Postmaster
George Wise. Wheeling, $4,000;
Postmaster Hughes. Huntington,
81, 200; Postmaster Petty. Charles
ton, $500; Major Charles Elliott,
army, salary, $4,000: Captain
Avis, army, salary, 81 800 Lieut.
Hughes, army, salary 81. 400;
Postoffice Inspector Hooten, salary,
81. 800. Posio office Inspector Alien,
salary, $500; s. v. Matthews,
secret service, $4,000; Assistant
District Attorney n orthcott,Sl, 200.
Assistant District Attorney
Showalter, 81, 400.
Alex. Campbell, Deputy Inter
nal Revenue Collector, salary,
$1,000; Fish Com missioner, George
NJ Bowers. salary. &c 900; b. y.
Dovo7or, Cong~e man, sd.ry.
$4,000; A. G.. Dayton. Congress
man salary. s. 900: y p. Ruckcr.
Attorney General, salary.
g.. T.. Dorr, salary, 5000; DR..
StalDaker. Board Of Deaf. Dumb
aud Blind Asylum; j. Wm. Grlke-
son. PenueuiJry Board: Arnold
SchoFr, Pent outmry Board; J. vs..
ltaWke5, warden Gcultcn tlarY; DR..
Stathers. Superintendent Weston
Insane Asvlnm; Lively. Game
Warden; Ju leo } a. Clmbcli.
Stale University Board of Rpqenfs:
Morris llerkheimtr, cclnnc. ou
sstaf of Governor; Groryp W. Car.
Tin. 0rigt4ur gearral West Vjr-
,giuia NdIDuai Quart: Ed Picknry.
Fayetfe county. mine Inspector:
Thomas r. Davis. Grafton .comml.
tsary general ~ w. National
iGuard; COL Dos. T. Berry. Fayefte.
.aid Sc camp Governor stall; Coli
w. b. Crooks Kerser. aide DE
camp Governors .fa1; IS. g. Wolf
Wheeling. director OF pcnfentmyv:
Ajax MrVeign Miller. Mpnroe.
director ~. Va. Hospital Tor In-
stuc. aud others too uumc.ous to
mention.