The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-09
PAY OF LEGISLATORS.
|inllIntroduced by representative
Morrow and Terrell.

iullIntroduced by Representative
Morrow md Terrell.
n N Editor Of The Post.
l.str, Texas, April 6.-Enclosed nnd
zs II bill to prescribe the compensation
r,ubers Of the legislature. and to
xha the mileage.
Eas publish the same In Sundays
1N. 1gether with our reasons for in
r.ylg said bill.
: The present mileage of 20 cents per
~ each way is too high.
krs Of the members who live In the
rsns northern and western parts Of
n State receive from 5000 to $500 miller
n Ehile those who live in Travis coun-
receive nothing, and those who live
", here receive very little. Most of
y members use railroad passes. hence
be who live farthest away from the
yil having to pay no railroad fare,
<xlYe nearly as twice as much for their
risss as those who live near the cap
iils makes the compensation very I'M
"a and hence unjust
~ htts is, members of the legisla-
y saunld receive as mileage only their
-s expenses, incurred in going to and
Narning from the capital.
J : argued by some that the members
y legislature are not paid enough.
ns mileage should remain as It is.
w admit that they are not paid
1Asn but tine present mileage is very
A'ual, and unfair.
uur Dill proposes that no legislator
y receive pay unless he Is in attend
UPON the session, or absent on ac-
Y q sickness or doing committee
" ! think this is the saving feature
W Oin Il your readers will examine
sainals OF the house they will find
aVm twenty to forty members are
sl al the time.
q nost OF them use passes and they
ana forth home, all the time.
nsNse law in the courts OF the State.
Asna 10 their various other duties.
\ Wy are drawing their per diem
ss Ay that the State does not pay
ssn, ana that they ought to be
E,.s." 80 nome and make money bv
.s % tleir private business. This
~ as1ment, for they knew when
Naat the compensation was. and
s.yaa not have accepted the most
saess they intended 10 give tbeir
Inc State. 'A'''
.oaia The people OF Texas think
NJ ~ elerks In the various depart
s.,., 70 quit work and go home
s'r tney got ready?
t,.n ssa,a soon be fired out. A quorum
sssnuy broken by the absence of
n,ss aua We can not transact any
hpss we're passed to prevent the use
and the inclosed bill should be-
.As' me members would attend
sass Respectfully,
Geo. B. Terrell.
krusIams feierred to In Mr.. Terrell.s
"A sTrlon Is by representatives Nor
,efrell. and is as follows.
nnpensa. en'illed an act to prescribe
p ii rh M zion OF members of the mem
i'd proe ssa,ssIature, reducing the mile
Nv N,C n. that no member shall
h stlspSs any day that he is absent
msrsntye upon the session, unless
1ess ar ~ from such attendance by
stilOn pseht ON committee work.
estths enacted by the lerlsla-
" Itrisisssse OIL Texas: That members
frsssn-le shall receive from the
s dsy,fc .ue sum OF hve 1851 dol
asr sass,s. tne nrst sixty DAYS OF any
lur NJ non and two (S9) dollars ner
an ana aremainder of such regular
EseIs1 n'e lsj) dollars per daS for
hlrtr ~ called session, not "a ex-
h ssss,.aA ys for any such sneeIaI 81.
t!sn and ia additinn ~ .i ~
Ne Of M snail receive mileage at
'iiYeied IL uts per mile, for every
Ron ~ "a ~ going TO and IN return
ieermi sta,e capital; such mileage
ssel, reeass oy the most direct route
g. pfcyldsS OF railway and water
~ fof ats. mat no mileage shall be
% Ia, any special or called
.lourpma, Val!ed Within one day of
sN furthss VI any regular session;
~ rtmnensn., tnat no member shall
-sslt nom a Tor any day that he
the eendance upon the SEES
eltd frnrF glslsture, unless he was
vas an sb.sneh attendance by sick
4 tAs ~ sosent doing committee work,
sA fha, OF sickness he shall make
l9'sd ssssia ne was physically unable
VA P sh upon such day or dars
aaste certificate Of the secretary
4. y III es sp,eyed by the president
\ lhaiiI ~ spprsyed by the sneaker
isast 81 Is sufficient evidence 10 The
II H. ne per diem paw OF any
= mn legislature. ana the comm mn
lsaaare;ss sue his warrant unon Ike
- as,s s .or the respective amounts
s.ilsr ssa 1sr Of the Legislature. The
bon sses Keep record OF the dis
Y pra ra county seat, to the STAT.
As s ,,aed for in the constitu.
~ MET Texas. ana be SHAH
1alauss aeage Of each member al
and he shah issue ~