The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-08-16
The Late Legislature ana Its Min.
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matter Of clerkships il was spcctaeu-
larry phenomenal. IL IL most devoutly
to be hoped that Florida will never see
itS like again, either in the number or
the relationship of clerks and attaches
Heretofore IL has been regarded as not
Just the proper caper" for Senators
and Representatives and elected officers
TO get their "uncles, their cousins and
their aunts," brothers, sisters, wives,
sons, daughters, nephews, nieces and
other kin by marriage on the pay rolls
Of the Legislature as clerks and at
taches, il being considered that the
people had employed but one Of the
family, and that one had been Indicated
by the peoples vote Occasionally in
the past some Senator or Representa-.
tive has violated the unwritten law, and
such violation has never failed TO call
forth anything but favorable comment
among their colleagues and by others,
in and out Of the capitol. II has always
been regarded as perfectly fair for
legislator 10 pay of one Of his pressing
political debts at the expense Of the
State, but not to any member Of his
family
The last Legislature threw tradition
and decency and everything else TO the
winds and went in for all they could
get. Perhaps many Of them thought
and riRhtly-that IL was their last
chance at the State treasury and in
tended 10 make the most of il, while
others imagined the State and its money
theirs because the people had chosen
them as their representatives, and what |
was the peoples was theirs by right.
Read the list Of clerks and attaches
u Is published in full In the journals Of |
May Dist. for both houses It Is large |
" family matter. About one-third of
the clerks and attaches are related |
either 70 q member of the Legislature
or 70 one Of the elected officers:
Andrews, G. o., bill secretary Of the
Senate, brother-in-law Of Senator John
Neel, 3lst district. Elected. Served 80
days, at IS per day, $3.50; allowed for
preparing calendar during session, S76;
allowed for finishing work, Is days at
50, 800. Total, S675.
See legislative expense bill.
The bill secretary Of the Senate and
the bill clerk of the House Of Repre-
gontativos shall have pay for fifteen
days each after the adjournment of the
Legislature 70 complete their unfinished
work and TO return their books and bills,
properly indexed, assorted and labeled (
IN convenient form for reference, 10
the Secretary OF State.
The books are not indexed,
Crews, Quincy, page In Senate, son
OF Senator j, Is. Crews, 18th district.
Very young and small. Elected. Served
50 days AZ 81 per day, $240.
Trammell, W. W., secretary 10 the
president Of the Senate Ia new office),
brother Of Senator Park NJ Trammell,
9TH district. Appointed. Allowed SO
days at s. per day, Si75.
Trammell, John D., recording clerk
OF the House, brother Of Senator Park
N. TrAmmell, 7th district. Elected
Served 60 days at S. per day, $500: al
lowed 70 finish work, 20 days at Sc per
day, $3.50 Total, $3.50.
Harvell, G. c., page in Senate, son .
81 Representative Harvell, of Santa
Rosa county. Elected. Served 50 DAYS
ut ~ per day, $40
Senate Engrossing Committee SEN
stOr ). W. Clark, 25th district, chair q
lnan The first bill 20 be referred to ,
ehe committee reached it April 18th.
But 81 bills were referred 10 IL during
she month of April and but Ga bills dur.
ne the entire session. The committee {
lao on its roll ( he enRrossing secretary
tNtA NC utiItI titIkht :
Hardee, Geo. M, ongrOssing score d
AIRY, son-in-lRw OF Senator j. Il. New.
an. 18th district, Elected. Served go s
lays az So per day, $3.50
Sans, Murray, assistant enRrossinR
secretary, son of Senator +. w Sans,
18th district. Appointed April 10th .
allowed 80 days at s. per day, $3.50.
fon, Miss Edna. assistant engrossinR
Iecretary Senator 3. w. Clark, 25th =
iietrict, chairman committee. Appoint
d April 3D.. Allowed 90 days at So per /.
lay. 1895.
Fannin, Miss Edith, assistant en- ,
crossing secretary, Senator s. w. !
Clark, 18th district, chairman commit :
go. Appointed April ID. Allowed 80 '
lays az So per day, 1895. 6
Holloway, Luther, assistant enRrOss-
~ secretary. Appointed May 18th. 2
Allowed IA days at So per day, $40.
Appleyard, Alice. assistant engross-
AZ Secretary. Appointed May gath. D
Allowed 8 days at s. per day, $40 6,
Senate Enrolling Committee. Soma .
o. Frank W. Sans, 2Sth district, ),
hartman The first bill to be referred Il
o the committee reached II April 9th o
But 8 bills, etc, were enrolled up 70 X
nd including April 18th. II bills went y
o the committee during the month Of =.
April, and 1876 during the entire session 4
he committee had the enrolling secre- =,
ny and IL clerks on its roll. "
CAnayn, j. f., enrolling secretary, =
7ofher OF Senator Il. r. Canova, 10Th =
ta&gaeN Eiantnd Car,,ad an H.. - "