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Dual JOB HOLDERS
HIT BY new BILL
Proposed Law Would Affect a
Long List Of Officials.
MANY DRAW TWO SALARIES


Mothers Pension Bill Is Reported to
the Senate - Would Make Picket
Duty Legal.
Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 5.-Fire was
opened IN lne house by Frederic b
Ge4ser, Democrat, OF Easton, a5ains,
persons drawing dual salaries from the
State.
Geiser's attack took the form of a
resolution wnicn calls for an investl
CATION by a committee of three Re
publicans and two democrats, to be
appo4n,ed by the speaker, under in
struclions to report wilnln thirty days
to the house.
Former senator John T. Murphy, oil
Philadelphia, mad a bill introduced by
Senator Farley, of that CITY, plon.Dit'
ing dual office holding by federal, sta.e,
city, county, borough, township Or DIS
trict officers. He excerpts the office o.
notary public Or commissioner or aeeds
or any office held ex-otficlo.
Seventeen select councilmen of Phil
adelphia would be anected ii this biIi
becomes a law, according to Mr.. Mu.,
ply.
Mr.. Geiser says he believes there is
"a nest OF dual Office nol.ers" on the
states payroll. He mentions the fol
lowing:
George Thorn, chief clerk in the Of
flee OF secre AIRY OF the commonWealtA,
salary $3.50; secretary board OF par
dons, salary, $lvVU, and besides r.,
ceives perquisi.es Tor counting the
state vote.
John hendlehart, $1400, clerk to the
secretary Of commonwealth, and filling
a clerksnip at $5UU 1or the board o.
pardons and the lees OF notary pdb,
lie.
John F. WhitWorth, corpora ion
clerk at $2250, and secretary OF the IN,
derground railroad commission at $7oO,
which, according 10 Mr.. Geiser, has IS.
sued only one char, er since IL was es
tablished by Governor Stone. Whit,
worth was also a water commissioner
at $4,000, Mr.. Geiser declares, I'm il
Governor Pennypacller asked for his
resignation.
James V. Murray, corporation clerk,
auditor generals depar, ment, sa.ary,
$4,000; also gets $500 as, clerk to the
board of accounts.
Christian Meyers, county clerk a:
$4,000, and receives $1,000 as seere ary
to the board of revenue commissioners,
Mr.. Geiser says a sub-clerk writes the
minutes.
H. D. Jones, cashier in the state
treasury at $4,000 annually; secretary
of the sinking fund at $1,000, and unit!
recently $500 secretary to the board OF
public grounds and buildings.
James Craig, deputy secretary of in
ternal affairs, salary, $4,000; also gets
$500 as secretary of the board OF prop
erty.
Walter Gather, Governor Tener's
private secretary at $4,000 a year; re
corder of the board of pardons at $500
annually. and secretary of the Panama
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Cassius A. Dunn, s.enographer II
the executive department at $1,000, ant
gets 5000 more as clerk to the Cap-to
Park commission.
Samuel P. Todd, executive controller
$4,000, and receives $4,000 as secretar.
of the Capitol Park commission to in
vestigate real estate prices.
Harry McDevitt, assistant controller
$500, and secretary of the board o
public grounds and buildings, 5000.
Thomas ]. Lynch, assistant execu
tive clerk at $500, and water com
missioner at $4,000.
Benjamin Demming, adjutant gel.
erals chief clerk at $500; receive
$500 more as recorder of the sat
military board, and $500 as secretar.
of the state armory board.
Senator Richard V. Farley, of Phila
delphia, introduced bill in the senate
that would make it lawful for striker
to do picket duty and to otherTis'
carry on strikes against employers, 81
long as no irreparable injury is don
to property or property rights. 1t pro
vides that no injunction or restrainin.
orders shall be issued without reason
able notice to the parties enjo;ned, ex
ceut where immediate and irreparabl
injury might be done to the complain
ant, when the court may issue TEN
porary restraining order.
The senate committee on pensions
and gratuities reported out the Sheat:
bill providing pensions for mothers t.
maintain their destitute children. Sen
ator Sheath said that Representative
Stein, of Pittsburgh, informed him tina
the western city wants mothers pen
sion act along the lines drawn by thu
Philadelphia.