The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11
BATTLE WON BY
TYPEWRITER GIRLS
The Senate Gives Attention
to Enrolling Department.
HOEY GAINED A POINT
But Few Bills introduced and Routine Business
Swept Along in the Rapid Flowing
Stream of Senatorial Strenu-
osity.

osity.
The Senate again yesterday devoted its
attention to the Enrolling Department
question.
The typewriter girl, and how much the
State ought to pay her for her services,
was discussed pro and con. The changes
ON 10 cents sheet. ~ cents sheet AID
cents sheet were sung back and
forth in the anthem style.
But the typewriter girl won out, in the
Senate, even if it was by a narrow mar
gin of % to q. and the rate fixed there
is 10 cents sheet with one extra carbon
copy thrown in, typewriter and appur-
tenances all furnished.
In the debate concerning the Enrolling
Department it was left for Senator Mitch
ell, of BERTHE. to sound a bugle note for
the typewriter girls, pleading that a
just sum be given the ladies of the State
for their work.
TO understand the merits of this bill it
should be understood that heretofore the
enrolling work has been done by clerks
receiving $4.00 a day and by copyists at
10 cents sheet. A considerable part of
the time the per diem clerks were not
occupied. After comics were made in the
enrolling office these were sent to the
office of the Secretary of State, who made
copy press copy for the printers
The bill now under consideration pro-
Poses that all the copying shall be dcne
at 10 cents a copy sheet, with carbon
copy, thus securing two copies FOR ten
cents, as against a cost of more than ten
cents for the first copy made, plus the
cost of the second copy. The bill recog-
nlzes that the general price charged for
this class of work is ten cents z copy
sheet. When the State. furnishes these to
parties wanting them it charges 80 cents
for the first three copy sheets, and ten
cents a sheet thereafter, similar charge
being made by Registers of Deeds, while
the United States Courts pays twenty
cents copy sheet.
The bill under consideration repeals
chapter 631. Acts OF 1901, by which the
Enrolling Clerk was to receive $500,
copyists 10 cents sheet The Secretary
Of State wishes to have the bills type
written and it is his own idea to have
carbon copy sheets made for the printer
these costing the State nothing. He states
that the assistants to the Chief Enroll
economy, these being all the extra help
asked for not given in the old law and
the mileage provision is put in to put
these on an equality with the other
clerks
The Finance Committee reported a
change IN the original bill, making the
salary OF the Chief Clerk at 81 a day.
mileage 10 cents a mile, assistants 81
mil :
lists 10 cents a copy sheet The bill was
on its second reading and Senator Hem
derson wanted the Hoey substitute with
drawn. This was done after Senator Jus
tice explained that before he left the
committee meeting a rate of 71s cents a
copy sheet had been agreed on.
Senator Glenn explained that later the
Secretary of State had appeared and
stated that by the use of carbon copies
two sheets were had for the cost of one.
and that thereupon the committee recon-
mended the 10 cents sheet provision.
The bill then passed it's second read
ing.
On the third reading Senator Hoey of
fered an amendment putting the copy
sheets at 71H cents. Senator Henderson
stated that he first favored the ~ cents
getting two copies for ten cents money
would be saved. He understood that the
Secretary feared he would not be able
to secure copyists at ~ cents a sheet
and thought it was best to give the aid
asked.
Senator Wellborn, of Ashe, wanted to
amend by saying, mot more than 10
cents a Sheet" but Senator Henderson
fofV1 al fy,a4 H.
Ing to have the responsibility of giving
out work to the lowest bidder, and did
not want the discretion left to him. SEN
ator Hoey again urged 7h cents, saying
that $500 and $1,000 day could be made
at it. That the State furnished type
writer's. copy sheets and carbons and that
by this charge The State would save $500
a day.
Senator Blow said that assistants at
81 day would cost more than type
writers at 10 cents sheet. as the latter
would be often idle. He favored the 10
cent a sheet plan and thought work would
be expedited. Senator Baldwin, of For
syth. favored the amendment, as did
Hicks, of Granvill. who told of young
lady getting from him s25 for working
one and a half days.
Senator Justice stated that from Mr.
X. H. Boyd. expert stenographer. he had
learned that good tvpewriters could earn
at D cents copy sheet $40 in hours
80 for hours. and at 10 cents $10.S0 in
hours. $500 for hours. Senator Gill
liam favored granting the Secretary of
States request and of paying 10 cents
copy sheet. Senator Henderson said
that the assistants could not be used
as copyjsts. Senator Hoey said they had
been, and then Senator Henderson urged
for the 10 cent figure.
Senator Mitchell, of BERTHE. said he