The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-26
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'''N NOAilulSSIOGtI WILL Al NiNl u
could do the work.
Mr.. Willard said no was obliged TO rely
on what Commissioner Young stated.
Mr. Natts Would the gentleman from
washington (Mr BlounD be willing to
cave part of the salary of the clerks and
pages paid out of the salary of the mem
bers p
Mr.. Blount: Il don't know about that.
The commissioner gets IS per day for four
years and we get 81 per day"
Mr.. Watts: Would you be willing to
pay Tor the work done here for your"
Mr. Blount: None Of the members has
private secretary paid for by the State
to do his work for him."
Mr. Duls said the provision for ex-
penses of furnishing violations Of the law
was enc that every revenue act contain
Ell, as was we'll said by Mr.. Willard.
without that the law would be dead let
ter. The bill has been carefully ex-
amined by the committee" he said land
they are Of the opinion that it is an ex-
cellent measure, that Mr.. Young should
not be expected to pay for clerical 0ssis-
lance out of his own pocket, as he had
done last year, to the extent of $4O0. In
the last two years he has collected $4,000
from men who had before eraded the
tax"
Mr., Blount said. as he understood it,
that the law was what had brought in
The revenue, and not the commissioner.
Mr.. Duls: He is the strong arm of
the law, that executes It. The provisions
Of The law are useless unless they are
executed"
Mr.. Duls went ON TO say that this de-
partment was one Of the best paying ones
Of the State.
MIR. Hayes hoped the amendment would
be voted down. The department has been
shown TO be one of the best paying ones
in the State. The commissioner not ask
ing anything for himself but simply for a
small outlay, in order that the increased
work of the office might be dispatched
without the necessity of his going into
his own pocket.
Mr.. Blount asked if II was shown that
the Treasury Department increased the
revenue Of the State, would the gentle
man believe in increasing the Treasurer's
salary accordingly.
Mr.. Hayes said that was not the idea
If the Treasurer could not do the work
without additional assistance, he should
favor giving him that assistance.
Mr.. Blount: do you undertake 10 say
the Insurance Department needs add
tioual clerical assistance2'
Mr.. Hayes: THE Commissioner of In
surance undertakes to say So
Judge Graham spoke against the allow
ance of $500. Yesterday" he said, Il
took walk out TO the soldiers Home
and | saw these men who served the
State SO CALAMITY in her time OF need
housed in miserable shanties such as
would hardly be considered fit for farm
hands. The superintendent told me or
TWO veterans that had TO be sent back 10
Jhir counties and put in the poor house..
Last year we agreed TO give the
foul I'll class pensions $2j apiece, and the
same amount 10 the INDECENT widows
fhey got the miserable pittancc Of Sl4.50. -
The superintendent Of The Western
Insane Asylum told me there were be-
tween $40 and 500 unfortunatcs in the
iais and log pens that ought to be III
the asylums, but for whom there is no
rom, and he said there We're probably
just as many in the east.
Can it be said that We are increasing
salaries and increasing the number OF
offices. and neglecting claims made upon
Us for such objects as these
Mr.. Duls: we arc really by this bill
decreasing instead Of increasing saIa
ries'
Judge Graham: How many days in the
year is the Commissioner in his office"
Mr.. Willard; I'VE might just as well
ask how many days the gentleman from
Granville is on the bench"
Judge Graham: "All the days my term
gives me, and they say q great many
nights, too"
Mr.. Duls Don't you propose to in
crease the salary?"
Judge Graham: Nothing of the kind.
Now the gentleman has said he could do
all the work of that office with the pres
emit help"
Mr.. Willard: u never said that
will explain what / did say
Mr.. Watts asked il more help could
not be given the old soldiers by passing
measure that would enable more rcve'
nue TO be raised.
Mr. Mason said the question was wbetb-
err the department needed additional
clerical help.
Judge Graham said he was not con-
yinced the increase was required.
Nh. Shannonhouse asked If he waa
aware Mr.. Young had said that he paid
s4OO cut Of mis- own pocket for that pur-
pose.
Judge Graham: Il answer that by ask
ing the gentleman il ne knows how many
days Mr.. Young is employed in his Office"
Mr. Duls said that If any charges were
made they ought to be substantiated. 1t
must be taken for granted the commits
sloner has done bis duty.
Judge Graham said he had nothing but
the highest opinion Of Mr.. Young, ana
had no idea of rejecting on him. But
there vas no evidence TO prove that more
clerical help was needed.
MIR. Mann asked if the report OF the
committee was not sufficient.
Judge Graham: But when we ask
them, they just say that the commissioner
says So"
Mr.. Wright of Rowan: 1T is bad
precedent to begin Increasing salaries.
When the commissioner was appointed, he
knew his salary was to be $4,000 and that
he would be allowed $1,000 for clerical
hire
Mr.. Gattis: Don't you think ne ex-
pected $1,000 without having TO pay Qua
s400?"
Mr.. Wright said he vas opposed toI
increasing Que mans salary and not an
al q