The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT
On Expenses of Three Sessions Of
The State Senate.
QUITE AN INCREASE IN TEN YEARS
The Twenty-seventh Senate Cost the
State $275 for Each Legisla-
tvs Day.
QUITE AN INCREASE IN TEN YEAR

Austin. Texas. February s,-The subcom-
mlttee OF the legislative investigating COM
mlttee appointed TO check up the expenses
Of the Twentieth Twenty and TWEEN.
ty-eevcnth senates, reported today ana fur
n,shed the press with tf' result of Its
findings. The report, which is given be
low, shows that the per diem expenses Of
tho twentieth senate amounted to only
s914s 90. while the contingent expenses
were so3s1 50. The Twenty third senate
Gomez TO the front with per diem ex'
rsnss Of ST.. 1850 and conunSent ex'
pense of s15,310SS This Is an Increase IN
the PCT diem expenses over the Twenheth
senate of SS347 and an Increase over the
contingent expenses Of S502S.5S
Among the contingent expenses Of tho
Twenty third senate Is found an item
amounting to. S54.c.G3 for newspapers f Tor
members. Also an item OF $iSl ~. Tor
drugs and druggists sundries Inc IWen-
ueIh senate had four committee CLERKS,
four PAGES anI three porters, wnlie me
| TWenty-thiId senate had eight commit! ee
clerks five pages and i've porters. inc
exDeusn Of the Twentieth senate per Day
was Si09 of the Twenty-third senate
The twenty seventh session Of the SEN
ate not including the two special sslons,
shows a total per EN- expense or Sl0.NsI
a
expense per day was $40 an Increase over
tho two other sessions Of Slb0 over the
Twentieth and Sl2l over Tho Twenty -third
senates Tho Twcnty-seycnth senate also
had nine committee clerks. nine pages aud
eirht noltcrs q big increase in pages ana
polters over the olher sessions.
The report OF the committee is as fol-
'"' TWENTIETH SENATE.
Lieutenant governor presiding officer and
thirtr.one senator's lthe maximum number
authorized BIZ the state constitution organ
lied on the l1th day Of January, 1851 W
electlng one secretary. one ASSISTANT secrs-
tary one journal CLERK. one elroiuns cielh'
one eugrosslng clerk, ono calendar clerk,
ono sergeant at arms, one assistant SER
geant at arms. one daorkeeper, one assist
ant drorkeeper one chaplaln one pcs ~ -
ter and by appointing four committee
clerks These PAGES eccNed pay at t4e
rate OF So per day. acre were also np-
pointed four pages and tnrec, porters VINO
received 81 yer day 90 "a total o, $isFto. or
For additional services the sum OF
Z sl2525o. making total OF Sel4s.5o'
Tor contingent cIprns % this session
there was s8Ss1 so disbursed in the main
az follows In eXtruu binary session SIT
ting as high court Of lmpeaehintent IN ai.s
4 ana stationery s42g3.2i; postafe, Sll.8;
I furniture. furnishings and repairs, S8S4;'oi
/ visiting Institutions, $2Ia 80: carrlAge "a. e,
! oil. 1895: laundry, S5oli crepe for funeral
/ Alterations. Sp.48: sundry Items $685.
! The result OF this legislatures delinera-
/ lions was a submission OF eight joint reso-
| iutiors one OF which was for the organ
/ i1ation Of The supreme court and court OF
! spneaIs: another OF which was o submls-
1 SION Of the prohibition question. They also
/ enacted 40 general and special laws,
/ II was in session elghty-four calennaF
/ DAYS. which embraced seventy-two leglsla-
live dave adiournlng April
TwENTY-THIRD SENATE.
Lieutenant governor presiding officer, and
tbirty.one senators tthe maximum number
authorized by the State constitution, or
ganlzed on the 10th day OF January, lsoa
nv electing one secretary, one assistant
secretary, one Journal clerk, one assistant
| ionrual clerk one calendar clerk one en-
| ruling clerk one enerOsslng clerk. on'
| serneaut.st-arms. one assistant sergeant
St.srms one doorkeeper, one as
sIsfant doorkeeper. one postmaster, ons
.haplain. and by appointing eight commit
fee clerks All the above named otneer'
reeeived pay NJ the rate OF 80 per day
ave oages aud Ave p0rters were also np
naiated Who received So. 20 per day. TO
fai 81 SIS. 40: or expense per leeislaiN'
dav S154 20: or expense per calendar day
Sf30 For additional services fhs sum o
saoo5 20. making 4 total Of fi7, $500
Scr eonungeat sEpsasss q tas pessisl