Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-19

tfon II Of the same chapter gives the sen
ate a maximum Of sixty-six. Thus the house
has exceeded the limit by twenty-five,
while the senate has seven less than al
lowed by law.
These figures are taken from the state
auditors office. They could not be OBJ
tanned, for the house. from any records
kept there. Even the pay roll does not
show the full list, The auditors books,
however, contain the name and address Of
every person appointed by either. body, and
the auditor, without hesitation or question,
audits tbs vouchers from ell these en-
ployes.
A few employees have been let out in the
house, but no or can tell how many. The
timekeeper says about thirteen, but his
records did not show it. The speaker was
asked how mary had been discharged, but
could hot give an exact statement. 1t is
known tina. four names were dropped from
the list within the spast week and one
added AMI then one or two we're dropped
before and one slerk died, but in the mean
time othe 3 we're added. The auditors Of
fee gave out the statement today that
official notification had been sent there of
but two discharges. So far as they know
there are 100 employees on the house pay
rolls.
Whaf the Committee Did. I'D
Good Of Nemaha, chairman of the house
committee on employees, was asked what he
Osuld tell about the excessive list Of en-
Vloyes, and said:
Our committee did not have the oppor-
tunity Of endorsing all the employees se-
lected, but we admit having endorsed
something like eighty-two or eighty-three.
The Othara va EDau nofhHpg ~ -
Notwithstanding the fact that there is
no demand for anything like near all the
employees on the pay rolls, another new
one was put Oh today. The appointment
was without the knowledge of the commit
tee on employees.
In Control of the Passes.
1t has been Q notable fact from the first
Of the session~tKat one OF the employees.
Hubert Glasgow. timekeeper for the house,
is The cu$oHian OF a Burlington pass book,
anf FROM his desk in tho chief clerks
rodp isseesgthese passages promtscuously.
Last FEdAyla Jew minutes after the house
had adjourned for the week Mr.. Glasgow
became the busiest man in the state house
and he meets with this experience after
each adjournment. No secret is made Of
the affair, but of late it has occurred tc
some as a rather strange. combination, fol
a man Employed at the expense Of the
state, alta salary Of ssa day. to bear, sucf
a relation to a railroad company, that h
can stand at his desk and issue passes t.
other employees Of the state. Glasgow Il
said to be retained in this position by tn,
grace and influence OF ]. H. Ager, tn,
veteran high chief pass distributor Of tn,
Burlington. 1t is said to have been through
the influence Of Ager that the last EN-
ploye was added to the house list. This Il
the one who was appointed without tn,
knowledge Of the employe committee.
OF the 100 employees 1t is said at leas
twenty-five are from Lancaster county, tn
home Of the speaker. Fifteen were counte,
on the books in the timekeeper's Office, tn
same books which fail to show the full 10
names that are disclosed by the auditor
books. Yet Speaker Mockett thinks thl
number should not be charged up to hi
county. He thinks II is possible that som
OF them, though from Lancaster county
were recommended by and charged to out
side members.
VIII he Expensive.
Except in a few cases the employees of tn,
house are paid SO a day. The pages ge
$3.50 and the chief clerks stan 81. 1t ha
occurred to the finance, ways and mean
committee that at these rates twenty o
twenty-five extra employees would pull u
the incidental expense fund considerabl
and therefore the suggestion OF maxim
some sort OF a reckoning is being seriousl
entertained. 1t is thought very strang
that the state auditor would audit account
Tor any employees In excess Of the humble