The Jersey City news., 1904-12-05

" complied with, and since its enactment,
November /, 1895, not one dollar has
been expended unless appropriated i'm the
annual bill or a supplement thereto, ex-
cept the incidental expense account of
the Legislature, including the salaries Of
officers appointed in apparent violation
of the spirit if not the letter of the law
above quoted.
The first annual appropriation bill
passed in 1895 contained an allowance
of $50 80 for the use of the Legisla-
ture of 1896, and the amount has. been
the same each year since, divided as fol
lows: salaries for members, SAC, 1892;
salaries of officers, $30,150: stationary
for opening of session, $500; manuals,
$1,000; indexing, incidentals and contin-
gent expenses $6,700
When the session of 1896 opened the
disclosures of the Senate investigation
were fresh in the minds Of the members;
the first Republican Governor elected in
thirty years was inaugurated, and no at
tempt was made to increase the number
of officers allowed by law or the expendi-
fure for stationery and other incidentals.
One year later the Republicans had
teen in the Senate, the Democrats hav-
ing carried only two counties, Warren
and Hunterdon at the preceding cleo
tion. The pressure for increased patron
age was strong, but it resulted in Great
ing only two additional doorkeepers, two
committee clerkships, one assistant to
the clerk of the House and a few minor
assistants, at a total expense of $2.S32.50
of which about $400 was contracted in
the work of borough law revision.
In 1898 the majority had dwindled
from fifteen to seven in the Senate, and
from fifty-two to fourteen in the House.
Instead of dropping the added offices
few more were filed, entailing an ex-
pense for that year of $1,400 in excess
of the amount fixed by the act of 1895.
Since then the increase has been with
rapid strides until last session, when with
out an attempt to repeal or modify the
act of 1895, the following officers were
appointed in violation of its provisions:
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
Eight gallery keepers, $3.50. -. $500
-Four doorkepeers, $3.50. ....... 1,40O
Nine pages, $500. 500
Assistant to Supervisor of Bills. 500
Assistant to journal Clerk -. 500
Assistant to Clerk of House. ~. 400
Com. Clerk, incidental expenses 100
Clerk of Corporation Committee. 300
Page extra service postmaster. 200
Page. extra service assistant post
master ....... .......... 100
Total ....... .......-..... $500
SENATE.
Two gallery keepers, $3.50. ..... 700
Three pages, $500 ......... 600
State stenographer ............ 500
Assistant Bill Clerk .. 500
Clerk to Committee on Appropri-
ations ........ ........... 500
CLERK to Committee on Banks and
Insurance ....... -. $50
Clerk to Committee on Labor and
Industries ........ ......... $50
Clerk to Committee on Judiciary 1850
Clerk to Committee on Municipal
Corporations -. ........... $50
Clerk to Committee on Revision
Of Laws $50
Clerk to Committee on Railroads
and Canals ................. $50
Clerk to Committee on Education $50
Clerk to Committee on Boroughs
and Towns ................. $50
Clerk to Committee on Game and
Fisheries ........ ......... $50
Clerk to Senate President 1880. $50
Assistant to Calendar Clerk -. 250
Assistant to Clerk on Appropria-
tons ....-... ..-..-..-..-.. 100
Postmaster 100
Assistant to Postmaster ...-... 100
Total .... ........ $3.50
House ...~.. .... S,100
Grand total ..... S15,35O
The act of 1895 provides that the COM
pensation named shall be payment in