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old rye, the democracy got on the rampage and stole a
march on them in securing the election of the clerk of the
Court of Appeals by the people. He had voted for that
because he did not want to oppose the democracy. He had
tried that a good while, but he had never made anything
by it. [Laughter. ]
Mr. Barnes. —And nobody else will, in the end.
Mr. Syester did not know about that, there was still a
pretty big party against them. However, he should vote
against this amendment, as he was satisfied that the
great unterrified, unwashed, undegenerated democracy of
his section did not want the trouble of electing this officer,
it was too small a matter for them to bother with.
[Laughter. ]
The amendment of Mr. Watkins was then disagreed to.
The amendment of Mr. Ireland was disagreed to.
Mr. Howison moved to strike out the words "and no ap-
propriation shall be made by law to pay for any clerk or
assistant to the librarian. "
Mr. Howison said the duties of the librarian were of so
onerous and confining a nature that it was impossible for
one man to perform them without assistance.
Mr. Syester said the library of the State was in a de-
plorable condition; no lawyer scarcely could go there and
get any book which he could not get in his own library.
If he was not opposed to giving any patronage to the
judges of the Court of Appeals, he would vote for giving
the appointment to them. They used the library more
than any one else. The Legislature was only here bien-
nially, and the members then wanted no information ex-
cept in regard to statistics. The library of the State, as
compared with that of the neighboring States, was a
mockery. The miscellaneous books were scattered all over
the city, and for aught he knew all over the State. No
sets of books were complete, and in the present organiza-
tion of the library, he was opposed to having any as-
sistant.
Mr. Jones said it was due to the present librarian to
say that he alleged that the miscellaneous books were
missing when he came into office, and he had been unable
to get them.
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