APPOINTED BY THE DOORKEEPER.
- Assistant Doorkeeper--J. F. Furnish.
- Announcing Messenger--Isaach N. Jonson.
- East Lobby Messenger--W. S. Eckels.
- West Lobby Messenger--T. Butler.
- Mail Messenger--C. S. Cookerly.
- Postmaster--Mc McDonald.
- Folding Clerks--T. W. Pease, J. M Cookerly.
- Cloak Room--V. Elliott.
- Fireman and Water Carriers--R. H. Moore, T. Borsey.
- Sweepers and Spittoon-cleaners--L. Martin, R. H. Lancaster.
- Committee Rooms--W. Shell, W. Anderson.
- Floor Pages--William McCarty, Lew Cornell.
MR. PRESIDENT : I am instructed by the majority of said committee to report the names of the foregoing employes to the Senate.
E. M. FOSDICK.
The undersigned, one of said committee, recommend that one Journel Clerk be dropped from the list of appointees of the Assistant Secretary; also, that two be dropped from the appointees of the Doorkeeper, and when so corrected, that said report be concurred in by the Senate.
GEO. W. DENBO.
In reply to an inquiry from Mr. WILLIAMS--
Mr. DENBO said the Principal Secretary had appointed six clerks he may have to add one enrolling and one engrossing clerk. The Assistant Secretary has appointed six also. The Doorkeeper has appointed fifteen besides the pages. The officers say they cannot get along with a less number. The whole number is twenty-eight.
Mr. FOSDICK explained that the majority of the Committee recommended a retention of the entire number, because it is the same number as were employed two years ago; and of his own knowledge he knew the Assistant Secretary last session was frequently engaged in his work late at night. For a few days one less might be gotten along with, but the work would soon be too heavy for a less number than has been appointed. As to the Doorkeeper he was not so well posted; but by a resolution of the Senate the Doorkeeper is to furnish and take charge of committee rooms, and if he does so that officer will require all the assistants he has appointed.
Mr. WILLIAMS did not want the officers to work all night; but was satisfied they could get along with a less number of assistants than were employed two years ago. If we must have a man to the committee rooms besides the clerk, he suggested meeting at the rooms in our hotels and then the chambermaid--who generally does as much work as ten clerks--could clean up and take care of the rooms. If a clerk cannot make the fire Mr. W. would be in favor of dispensing with such an one's services and he would volunteer to make the fires himself.
Mr. WILLIAMS made an ineffectual motion to insert the word "four" instead of the word "two" in the minority report where it refers to the Doorkeepers.
The minority report was rejected.
The report of the majority of the committee was concurred in.
