The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-09
70 STOP An EVIL PRACTICE
Plan TO Prevent a Division of Pay
by House Employees.

she Special Investigating Committee
Meets Next November. When lis
Report on the Subject VIII He Pre-
pnred-Thc Power OF Appointment
The special committee Of the House
appointed under the Bailey resolution
during the closing week OF the last Con
sreSs to investigate the alleged scan
oaIs growing out Of certain appointments
under the offices Of Clerk. DOorkeer5aT.
ergeant-at-Arms. and Postmaster OF
the House Of Representa-. viii hold
To meeting until next November. when
?, report viii he made. submitting a re
vised scheme to regulate and control
the appointment OF the force Of en-
TJoyes of the House.
As . result OF the investigation made
Fy the special committee during the cos
Ing week of the session. the following
amendment was tackled on the Legisla-
tee Appropriation bill:
Hereafter employees Of the House of
Representatives under the Clerk. Ser
geant-st-Arms, Doorkeeper. and Post
master shall only be assigned to and en-
gagged Upon the duties of the positions
to which they are appointed and Tor
which compensation IS provided, except
that in cases of emergency or congestion
Of public business incident to the close
OF session of Congress or other like
cause an employee or employees may be
assigned or required to aid in the dis
charge of the duties of any other en-
plOye or employees and in the discretion
of the Doorekeeper not more than one
folder may, il necessary, be assigned to
do clerical work under the direction OF
the foreman of the folding room. but al
r,zlV T,a
without additional compensation AMI
I'LL not constitute the basis of 4 claim
efor-
shall not be lawful to appoint or
10y in any position under the House
Representatives more than one per
at any one time. or to require or per
any such person TO divide with an
OtII5r any portion OF his salary or com
peBSatiOn while so employed
1t shall not be lawful to require or per
nit any person in the employ of the
House OF Representatives 10 SubieT 10 an
other the discharge Of any portion of the
duties OF the position to which he is ap-
pointed
mo person shall be appointed or en-
plOyed as a page in the service of the
House of Representatives who is under
twelve years OF more than eighteen years
OF age; hut this provision shall not apply
10 chief pages, riding pages, and teIe-
phone pages
The Clerk. Sergeant-at-Arms. Door
icate each month to their respective pay
rolls, stating whether the persons named
IN such pay rolls and employed in their re
spectiyc departments have been actually
present at their respective places of duty
and have actually performed the services
for which compensation IS provided in
said pay rolls. and in each case where a
person carried on such pay roll has been
absent and has not performed The services
IN whole or in part for which payment IS
proposed. the reason for such absence and
for such oD-perfOrnance Of services shall
be stated
The violation OF any of the foregoing
provisions OF law shall. upon ascertain
Tnent thereof. be deemed TO be cause for
removal from Office
1t shall De the duty of the Committee
on Accounts Of the House Of Representa-
tiVeS from time TO time TO enquire into
the enforcement or violation Of any OF
the foregoing provisions of law: and for
this purpose they are hereby authorized
10 send for persons and papers. and 10
administer Oaths. and they shall report
TO the House at least once every session
their compliance with the duty herein
imposed
The effect Of this amendment is 70 put
stop 10 the practice heretofore prevail
ing Of requiring certain employees to '-di-
vide their salaries with political workers
who were carried on the pay rolls, but did
no work