The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-07
Howl of the Democrats About Leg.
isHative Attaches.
AN INTERESTING COMPARISON
Two Years Ago the Democratic House
Employed More Clerks, Etc. than
Does the Present House.


past week has been very busy one
in the Idaho Legislature. No laws
of importance were enacted but
several measures of interest to the
peop p1e were advanced toward final
action. One of the features of the
week was the expose of the manner
in which the last (Democratic)
Legislature "grafted" in the matter
of attaches. It had been stated
that only such attaches had been
employed as were necessary to
properly conduct the business of
the session. People accepted the
statement, for the rank and file are
always reasonable in such matters
and do not ask the Legislature to
conduct its business with smaller
force than is necessary.
Since this session opened the
Democrats in the House had been
barking at the Republicans on ac-
count of the alleged extravaganza
in the employ of attaches. The
majority paid no attention to these
yelpings for some time. But the
howls were taken up and re-echoed
in some of the Democratic papers,
the editors of which, however, it is
believed here, were simply deceived
by Democratic members of the Leg
islature. The Republicans decided
to put stop to it, and Representa-
tive Jenkins, leader of the majority
on the floor, began an investigate.
He went through the payrolls T..
the present House and found that,
at the same period two years ago
the Democratic House was employ
ing twenty-five attaches, or five
more than are now employed in the
Republican House, while before the
session closed the total number of
attaches in the Democratic House
was twenty-nine. The following
shows the comparison strikingly:
REPUBLICAN HOUSE, 1903.
Chief clerk ........... I
Assistant chief clerk I
Journal clerk k............... 1
Engrossing clerk k.................... I
Assistant engrossing clerk ......... I
Enrolling clerk ............. I
Assistant enrolling clerk. ........ I
General committee clerk ............ I
Doorkeeper ................ ........... I
Sergeant-at-arms NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I
Assistant sergeant-at-arus. ........ I
Chaplain ......................... ]
Clerk state affairs committee. ..... /
| PageS......... Observation-Disclosures. z
Messenger. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ]
Total .....................
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE, 1901.
Chief clerk ........................ I
Assistant chief clerk ]
Journal clerk .... ...................... ]
Engrossing clerk.................... !
Assistant engrossing clerk......... ]
Enrolling clerk. erk........................
Assistant enrolling clerk ............
General committee clerk ............
Doorkeeper ...................... ]
Sergeant-at-arms s.....................
Assistant sergeant-at arms. ........
Janltor r......"...............
Chaplain NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Clerk state affairs committee. .....
PageS..".. INSTRUMENTATION.
Messenger ...................... !
Assistant general com. clerk.
Clerk judiciary committee. .........
Proof reader.........................
Porter Observation-Disclosures.
S.-nthfat.l!lT ...............,,.,.
l Total ,.,,,,,....,.....,....,..2