Evening journal., 1919-03-28
STATE TO spend
GREATEST sum,
SOLONS Decide
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redemption OF Woman's College bonds.
and S25,000 as a preliminary for the
new memorial addition to the State
House This leaves a net total Of ap-
preparations for the year OF si,iii,9O5.6S.
The 1920 appropriation bill shows a
total 81 si.34927536. This includes
s250o00 from income tax for school
, fund. $4,000 for maturing bonds and
$4,000 on account OF the State House
addition. leaving a net total OF s694.-
1856. There IS also included for both
/ years about $4,000 received from the
government for educational work
which comes into the State Treasury
and has TO be appropriated to the col
leges.
Share In Pay Raise.
Members OF each House. under resO-
I lutions adopted allowing their pay and
that OF the officers, are granted AZ days,
al $40 a day, under the increased pay
bill. and IS days at IS a day. which made
a total Of $50 for each member and
s6i2 for the presiding officers. Several
OF the clerks received substantial IN
creases over that allowed two years ago.
The pay allowed the officers and
clerks OF the house follow: Albert B.
Peat. Speakers clerk, $3.50; James A.
Hirons, chief clerk, Si200: $500 for
printing Of Journal and 500 extra for
preparing the journal Of the special ses-
sion last year; Horace Sudler, reading
clerk, $3.50; Irving Stetser bill clerk,
$3.50; Phillip w. Crosby. chaplain. 500;
Julian c. Walker and Charles 5. Rich
ards, attorneys, $500 each; Lloyd Hol-
lowav. sergeant at arms, 500; Irving
Buckson, page, 500; ]. A. Sterrett, tel
ephone clerk, $500; Representative
Gregg. chairman Of passed bills COM
mittee, $50; George w. Cunning, as
sisting clerk, $500; Mrs. Bessie F.
Weaver. chief stenographer. Si25; Mrs.
Mollie II. Harbordt. stenographer. $50;
and Mary Bell Morris. stenographer.
s325. The Speakers clerk, reading
clerk. the attorneys, the telephone clerk
and the stenoTaphers all received IN
creases over two years ago.
The Senate In the resolution adopted
by that body also allowed some IN
creases. The following amounts were
allowed the Officers and clerks: Har-
old s. C-eamer, secretary. si300; $500
for journal this session, and 500 for
setting up the Journal OF the special
session; ]. McCommons, CLERK 70 presl-
dent protein. $3.50; II. L. Robinson, read
ing clerk. $3.50; Frank c Miller. Dill
clerk, $50; William NJ Hope. attor-
ney. $500; ]. r. Bunting, sergeant-at-
arms. $500: William Ramsey, assistant
serceant-at-arms, si00; r. s. Stephens,
chaplain. 500: Joseph Heintz. page
300; Alfred Rsikes. telephone clerk
500: PAGE Catchings, chief stenos-
raphers. $500; Nellie L. Walls, stenos-
rapher. 500; and Frances B. Arthurs'
stenoerapher. S325: Wallace 5. Handy,
chairman 81 passed bills committee.
$50. The House in committee OF
whole. passed the two appropriation
hills and also the claims bills.
The bills were sent 70 the Senate az
once and will be acted on this AFTER
noon. The claims bill included an al
lowance 90 the members for mileage.
This allowance ranges from $3.50 10
s239 according 10 the distance or the
member from Dover. The State Sentinel
Publishing Company tAllee paper) Jared
fine in the claims bill. This company
Is allowed SS,038.24 for printing done
for the Senate, and s2,4S4 % for the
House printing. a total Of S5522.23.
The Senate reconvned at 1880 o'clock.
but as some members had not arrived
a recess was taken at once until i.30
o'clock. Speaker Corbit today ap-
pointed Messrs. Gregg. Clendaniel and
Sherwood. the House members Of the
''little legislature" 10 audit the accounts
OF the State officers and institutions
next year.
President Pro TEN Short will appoint
two Senators on this committee later
Some members are complaining about
the large Increases that the claims COM
mittees allowed TO some Of the clerks
and officers OF the two houses.