The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-10-13

same per diem>as cloak-room keepers
Of the House of Delegates, ana that
the Clerk OF the Senate be and he Is
hereby authorized to draw his war
rant for the same"
Page 221-"Mr. Littlepage (Dem)
offered the following:
Whereas, The cloak-room keep
ers and the messengers to the Com
mittees on Judiciary and Finance of
| the Senate, are required to perform
the additional work Of 1anitors dur
ing this extra session; and,
Whereas, They are only receiv-
Ing two dollars per diem; be it l
Resolved, That the cloak-room
Keepers OF the Senate and the mes
senger to the Committees on Judi
ciary and Finance be allowed q total
! OF four dollars per diem, the same
as allowed by the House Of Dele
gates during this session OF the
Legislature, and that the Clerk of
the Senate be and he IS hereby
authorized to draw his warrant for
the same
Page 230-"Mr. Kidd (Dem.), Of
fered the following:
= Whereas, 1t hass been the custom
Of this body at all other sessions to
allow the attaches Of the Senate adj
ditional pay for their services; and,
whereas, A portion Of the attach
es OF the present session have been
allowed extra per diem by resolution
OF the Senate: and,
Whereas, The present attaches
are as efficient as any former ones
have been, and should not be treated
with a less degree Of consideration
| than thpjr nrn6opoccnrc ood fhot &ho
present attaches should be placed on
a fair and equitable rating commen-
surate with the services performed;
therefore, be it
! Resolved, That John T. Harris,
Clerk, and his assistants, the Priv
ate secretary OF the President
stenographe Of the Senate, and SER
geant-at-arms and his assistants, the
librarian and his assistants, the door
keeper and his assistants, the mail
and banking page, the journal page,
and floor pages, the special janitors,
the day and night watchmen, and the
committee clerks-other than those
whose per diem has heretofore been
raised by resolution,-be each allow
ed the sum Of two dollars per day
extra pay, to be paid out OF the con-
tingent fund of the Senate"
On the adoption Of this resolution
all the Democrats, except Fisher,
voted for 1t. The cost to the tax
payers WAS over $4,000.
Journal Of the House, page 307:
MIR. Hays (Dem.) offered the fol-
lowing:
Whereas. The present attaches Of
the House have been efficient in their
work; and,
Whereas, The Senate has given
the attaches Of that body an extra
compensation of two dollars Der
diem; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That all the attaches
Of the House be allowed an extra
per diem Of one dollar, to be paid
out Of the contingent fund Of the
House, and the sergeaht-at-arms is
directed to draw hiss warrant on the
Auditor for the saIle.''' .,.,i
Mr.. Hays resolution involved over
$1,000 Of the, taxpayers money.
/ .: Session Of 1900 -: .
Senate Journal, pago'791: -. a.. 3
"Mr. Fisher (Dem:) offered the
following: -, =. .
'"ResolVed, That Joe L. Smith be
allowed five hundred dollars, payable
out Of the contingent fund of the
Senate, to apply on~the- costs Of de-
Efending the contest Of A. w. Holmes
against him."
Page 81S-"Mr. Kidd (Dem.) Of
fered the following:
"Resolved, That M. Kelly Malcolm
be and is hereby appointed an assis-
tant clerk Of the Senate, and that he
be paid the same from the beginning
Of the session as other assistant
clerks, payable out Of the contingent
fund Of the Senate"
Page 79-"Mr. Fisher (Dem.) Of
fered the following:
''Resolved, That the President OF
the Senate be directed to appoint G..
Warren Hayes committee clerk"
Page 169--"Mr. Littlepage (Dem.)
offered the following:
| whereas, Raynor White has work.
ed fourteen days as Journal page,
pending the organization Of the SEN
ate; and
whereas, The said Raynor White
was not appointed to serve during
! the session; therefore be it
| "Resolved, That the said Raynor
White be paid for fourteen days
service as Journal Page, at three dol
lars per day, to be paid out Of the
| SOhIo1oC luhu VI lie OSlldI6 Oh ~
warrant drawn by the Clerk on the
Auditor.
ION motion ef-Mr- Littlepage- the
rules were suspended and the reso-
luton was taken, up for immediate
consideration, and adopted"
Page 188--"Mr. Littlepage (Dem.)
offered the following:
Resolved, That the President Of
the Senate be and he is hereby
authorized to appoint G. w. Eagler
to assist In wrapping and mailing the
journals, with pay Of committee
clerk
Page 7G4,-~"Mr. Littlepage Denny
offered the following:
| Whereas, 1t has been the custom
OF this Senate at all other sessions
| to allow the attaches OF the Senate