The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-21
SAVING TO THE
STATE OF $1,000
Retrenchment Committee to
Report Tomorrow
Expenses Of General Assembly Of
1913 for Clerks, Etc. Estimat-
ed at $4,000

noon OF the special Senate and House
committees to investigate alleged ex-
travagance OF legislative running ex-
penses, the report was agreed upon
and ordered presented Monday. At
q former meeting the terms OF the
report was agreed upon Judge Jones,
chairman Of the Senate committee, and
Representative Gather, chairman OF
the House committee, together pre-
pared the report. They were cordial
ly thanked by the committees and
their report approved in every par
ticular.
Judge Jones has given a great deal
Of attention to the economical side OF
legislative affairs. He had secured
from the auditors department a de-
tailed list Of employees for the Legis-
latures Of the past several years. While
it is not mentioned in the report, the
cost Of the Legislature Of 1911. was
$25.7S7, an increase over previous
Legislatures. and over $4,000 increase
| over that of 1909. Judge Jones said
his investigation had not shown the
extravaganza so constantly referred to
by the newspapers. He did not state.
however, that by reason Of the news
papers calling attention to these
small matters" his own investigation
and effort, according to his carefully
prepared report. would keep expenses
of the 1913 Legislature down to SIS
$40, thereby efecting a saving of 81
101 over that of 1911.
The Report.
The report, which will be presented
to the Senate and House Monday,
reads:
THE joint committee appointed I'M
House resolution two. to investigate
and report back to the Senat and
House of Representatives to report
upon the salaries Of clerks, steno-
graphers. laborers and pages and re-
port the amount paid to them re-
spectiyely, do respectfully submit the
following as our report:
I'VE find that the rules of the
Senate and House conflict in such a
way that it is impossible to reconcile
them upon the question Of employing
clerks to the various committees of
the respective bodies. We therefore
recommend that each body adjust the
question Of cl~erkships to their respec-
tive committees under the rules of
each body. We further recommend
! that no clerk be appointed by the
, chairman of any committee till the
, chairman ask for such clerk, and that
the necessity Of such ~clerkship be
: submitted to the members of the re-
, spective bodies in session.
4 I'VE find that there is now en-
ployed by the Senate eleven clerks an(
: stenographers at four dollars per day
: fourteen laborers at two fifty pei
day; ten pages at one dollar per day
We find that the House has employed
= twenty one clerks M ~stenographer.
. at -four dollars per day; twenty fiv,
laborers at two fifty per day; fourteen
= pages at one dollar per day. That tn
; aggregate amount Of expenses to b,
6- fHo Sorn n "a
Representatives under this statemen
and report would be $~1S,63O.00 if al
: the clerks and laborers and pages ar
= permitted to prove n receive pa
for the entire term of the Legislature
We further find upon investigate.
e Of the auditors records the cost 0
tformer Legislatures for clerks, steno
# %graphers. employees and pages to b
: as follows:
If For session Of 1901, S20.221.3G
session Of 1903. s15,212.sO: session c
IS 1905, $18.152.43: session Of 1907, $40,
h 355.56; session of 1909. s~22.327.50.
f. I'VE further find upon investigate
l. Of the auditors reports that there ha
1t been very little difference in the co!
y of expenses Of ZACH Legislature fC
the past our or five five sessions. w
recommend that the sum of four DO
re lars per day be allowed to each cler
for any committee which their r.
~ spectiVe bodies may deem necessal
~ to be employed as clerks to said con
I'd mittee. We further recommend tn;
s. the sum of two dollars n fifty cen
re per day be allowed each laborer, an
SIS that no mileage or additional pay
e. allowed any clerk. Stenographer
en- laborer at the end of the session. "
t. further recommend that one doll:
a. per day be allowed each page. "
he further Recommend that clerl
stenographers and laborers do rot
al permitted to draw pay for the 2
tire session only from the time tn,
may be appointed and Sc
vice. This report is estimated up.
ht. the present conditions and do n
a include the which may be {
to lowed to clerks to committees or 9th
lid clerks hereafter TO be appointed
the respective bodies.