The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-28
Increase of Thirty Over Two
Years Ago.
JEALOUS OF PLACES.
Senators Resent Attempt to Re-
duce the Force.
List of Those Who Are on
Senate Payroll.


ate this session, according to disclos-
ures made on the floor of that body
Wednesday by Senator Hodges. Most
of these employees cost the state So
day The senate is therefore spend
ing over $500 a day on its employees
alone. Last session the senate, under
the demand for economy which pre-
vailed just then, managed to struggle
along on less than IS employees
This session the house of representa-
tives. with over three times the MEM
bership OF the senate, has only 65 en-
ployes.
When an effort was made Wednes-
day to stop the pay of twenty or thlr-
~ of the senate employees, and send
them home, it raised great rumpus
in the senate and caused Senator
Noftzger to demand-that the commit
teen on senate employees, which had
made the recommendation, be dis
charged.
The committee on employees started
trouble by deciding that it would be
good plan to be economical" They
proceeded to make out a list OF the
employees with whom they thought the
senate could safely dispense Four
members of the Senators
Young, Huffman, Brewer and Martin
signed this report, and handed II 10
the secretary OF the senate " De Cal
ried out. Some of the employees who
were slated for slaughter appealed to
their senators TO save them, and the
senators rushed gallantly to the res
cue.
Senator Getty did not think that the
resolution appointing the committee on
employees authorized that committee to
dismiss employees without complaint.
Senator Noftzger inquired by what
authority the committee had taken its
summary action
1T was merely recommend atiOn,'
said Senator Young.
ut don't look to me like a recon-
mendation when the sergeant at arms
is directed to stop the pay of the en-
ployes named" said Noftzger. 81 move
that the committee on employees be
discharged"
81 second the notion" said Young,
chairman of the committee.
Senator Hodges of Johnson then
made the assertion that there are ia
employees on the senate pay roll, and
that there were only SO at the last ses-
sion. I'VE have IA assistant door
Keepers said Hodges land they are
SO thick around the doors that they
block up the entrance. and get in our
way. But this assumed virtue of
economy comes too late. The session
is over now
Every senator on this floor" said
Senator Young, has come before the
committee on employees and begged
employees than we have. 1t is your
own fault if you have too many en-
ployes.''
Senators Haskell and Tucker there
upon denied that they had ever asked
the committee for anything, and Sen
ator Young said he was mistaken
about them.
Senator waggener then moved that
the sergeant-at-armS of the senate be
instructed to disregard the instructions
or the committee on employees. This
motion carried.
Senator Noftzger then moved that
the resolution offered by the commit
tee on employees earlier in the day.
recommending the dismissal of most
of the committee clerks, be laid on the
table. This motion also prevailed
The senate has therefore saved the
Job of every member of the regiment
of ia immortals. There are only a
comparatively few of the employees
who are actually necessary There are
committee clerks who seldom come to
Topeka at all.
Following is a complete list of the
senate employees:
Adams, A. J., committee clerk
Adamson. Roy, messenger
Akers, Earl, second assistant secre-
tary.
Amrine. NJ. F.. committee clerk.
Arnett S. C., guard.
Bell H. clerk.
BennywOrth, F., journal clerk
Brenois. Selma, stenographer.
Berhius, A. page.
Bliss. D. NJ, assistant sergeant-at-
arms.
Bomberger, c., assistant doorkeeper.
Bitsinger. John, assistant doorkeeper-
Bradshaw. Ellis. committee clerk
Bronson. ]. l., committee clerk
Brown. f. r.. chaplain.
Burkhardt, Chas. assist doorkeeper
Busenbark. D., assistant clerk
Cooper. Minnie, stenographer
Callman, Mike, assistant doorkeepsr.
Carswell. ]. H, page
Cox, Mrs. Robt. janitress.
Cumberfred, John, assistant sergeant
alarms.
Conley A. b, committee clerk.
Dee, Gertrude, stenographer
Dennie. Bruce, reading clerk.
Docking, Anna, telephone
Emmerton. w. guard.
Ernest Roy page.
Terrell. Roy. committee clerk.
Fowler. Jesse. committee clerk
Fleeman. w. p, night watchman.
Fritch. L. w, committee clerk.
Farlity. H. p, assistant docket clerk
Gardner, A, assistant sergeant-at-
arms.
Garland. S, clerk
Carver, c. J.. committee clerk.
Gilmore. G., page.
German. Geo, page.
b Grant, John, committee clerk
Gross, B. c., assistant doorkeeper.
Green. Olive. committee clerk
Hamilton. H, assistant doorkeeper.
Hays. Roy. committee clerk.
Heisler, E. s., guard.
Herman. w. l., janitor.
HILL Alfred, page.
House, J. Elmer, committee clerk
House, Mabel. assistant docket clerk. |
Hovatter Mabel. postmistress.
Hopkins. z. G., committee clerk
ingalls,, c. E., committee clerk
jackson, George, janitor.
Johnson. Adolph. mail carrier
johnson. Amly, janitor.
Jordan. H. s., committee clerk.
Kennedy, NJ, messenger.
King Earl, page.
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