Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-04-27
Records Show Interesting
Distribution Of Peoples
Money Among Favored.
CLERKSHIPS ARE NICE
For Working Hour or More Week
for Two Months. Friends Of LegiS.
lators Presented with from $167 to
1866 Out of Public Pocket.
nv Forrest A Garrett.o

Little Rock, April 20.-Ihe ac1lon
of the state supreme court Monday,
in knocking out the right of the leg
| islative investigating committee to
hold over or draw pay after the ad-
| iournment of the regular term, on
the ground that no legal provision
| was made for retaining such commit
tees, will probably call for an addi-
tional story to sum up just what mas
been accomplished by the investiga-
ting committees of the 1915 session
of the general assembly. This is
especially true as it has been limited
| since the decree of the court was
| handed down that action may be
taken by the state or some citizens
| to recover what has been paid out to
| members of the committees and to
| the accountants since the session
| ended, March II.
Some general facts regarding the
| expenses of these Investigations, how
| ever will not be out of place at this
| time. Three experts were employed,
J. F. Thomas and T. E. Cross, by
the committee to audit the various
state departments and institutions,
| and George A. Bone to audit the ac
counts of the old charities board.
| Themes and Cress have each receiv
| ed $3.50 and Bone, who was employed
| later, $3.50, making a total OF $1,4S0
paid out for expert accountants. They
each draw $40 per day. In addition,
there was paid out for postage, wit
ness fees and tie like, $9S.O7 In
addition to this eight members of the
legislature, Senators Carter, Bush
,%-ti
Smith, Cazort, Gentry, Joiner and
Young remained for the full 20 days,
or until the temporary injunction
was issued, each with the exception
of Mr.. Young, drawing $120 or a total
Of -$S4O. This makes a total of ST.
41Se7 paid out for the Investigations.
Representative Young did not pre-
sent 4 voucher for his 20 days. SER
vices until after the injunction had
been issued, and so did not get any
thing for his services. He has a
voucher issued to him, however, for
$120, covering this time.
More Expenses.
In addition to the clerical cost re-
ported in the article last week, the
following, paid from the contingent
fund of the two houses, should be in
cluded: ]. N. Childers, temporary
chief clerk of the house, two days
and mileage, 5000; John B. King
temporary sergeant-at-arms lof the
house, two days, So; Mrs. George
c. Naylor, temporary enrolling clerk
of the house, two days, $40; Frank
Milwee, temporary secreMtary Of the
senate, two days, SIP; ]. R. Woods,
temporary ergeant-at-armls, senate,
two days, So; r. J. Raney, temporary
assistant secretary, senate, $40; Miss
M. Mcdonald, stenographer, $17.10.
Total, $1O1.10.
Wafer for use in the house, cost
$44 and in the senate, $25.
Expenses of various house and
senate members to visit the differ
ent state institutions during the
session amounted to $343.0S for the
house and $12023 for the senate or
total of $465.31. In most instances,
where number of members visited
the same institution, the expense of
the members was the same. In others
it was different. For instance, in
visiting the state university, the ex-
pense accounts returned by the Diff
ferent members varies from $3.50 to
$32S5.
The printing of bills was done by
two concerns, the Democrat Printing
& Lithographing company, of Little
Rock, and Frank E. Robbins, of Con-
way. The former received $3,693,50
and the latter $1,407.30, or total Of
| $5,100.S0. OF this amount the house
spent $3,2415S and the senate, ST.
1922.
For stationery, etc., one Little
Rock firm, Allsop and Chapple, re-
ceived $1,S05.34, of which $1,327.21
was paid by the house and $47S13 by
the senate. For typewriter rent and
supplies the sum of $12050 was paid
during the term.
All these items were paid out OF
the contingent fund, the same as
clerks and stenographic hire. There
were some additional small items,
| but none of consequence.
Committee Clerks Get $4,151.
The itNn of s4151, mentioned in
J the preceding article as paid out for
committee clerks went to the follow
ing persons: Mrs. r. Barton, clerk
of committee on auditor and treas
urer's books, senate, $22S; e. A.
Bement, clerk of house committee to
audit books of departments of educa-
ton and state lands, $22S; Miss Nell
Butts, assistant clerk budget COM
mittee. House 1882; Ed Brown, sue
cessor to R. S. Hudson on ways and
means committee, $52; Miss Gladys
| Dipboye committee mines and min
ing, house, $212; John T. Ginocchio,
joint penitentiary committee, 1924;
Mrs. Emma Hoeltzel, budget commit
tee. $205; Mrs. Cora Babry, house
committee on banking, 1904; Miss
Leila Moore, committee on public
service corporations, house, 1904; j.
NJ. Metcalf., house committee on agri-
culture, -$176; ]. L. Newberry, peni-
Tertiary committee for house, $2OS;
Cola Moffitt Nelson, capitol commit
tee of house, 1912; A. w. Parke, SEN
ate judiciary committee, 1928; Miss
Myrtle South, house committee on