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heretofore appointed, the following only be and are hereby retain
ed, that is to say, John W. Rider, Geo. S. King, Samuel Peacock
and Joseph Morritz.

J. SAPPINGTON, Ch'n.
Which was read.

Mr. Grisfield, from the minority of said committee, submitted
the following

REPORT:
The undersigned a member of the committee to whom was re
ferred the enquiry, "whether or not it would be expedient to dis
charge some of the doorkeepers and committee clerks," begs leave
o report that he finds there are three doorkeepers; two for the
Hall of the Convention, and one for the Senate Chamber, which
is daily used for the accommodation of the members of the Con
vention and its committees. He is of opinion, that two door
keepers are necessary for the Hall, and that as long as the Senate
Chamber is used as it has been during the whole of the session,
a doorkeeper for that apartment is absolutely necessary, for the
protection of the public property, and for the accommodation of the
committees and members of the Convention. The undersigned
therefore, thinks it would not be expedient to discharge any of
the doorkeepers.

The undersigned finds that there are in the employment of the
Convention a Post Master, and seven committee clerks, one of
whom performs the duties of clerk to the President, as well as
those of clerk of the Committee on Accounts, and keeps all the
accounts of the Convention. His services are indispensable in
the opinion of the undersigned.

The labor to he performed by the committee clerks of the Con-
vention, has not been great or arduous at any time; and it might
well be doubted whether the number originally employed was not
greater than was necessary; but, however, that may have been, it
is certainly true, the labor for which committee clerks are neces
sary is now over, or nearly performed. The undersigned is of
opinion, that there is not now, and it is not likely there will be dur
ing the residue of the session, labor sufficient to employ more than
one-half of the present number committee clerks. He is there
fore of opinion, that the public business would not be injured by
dispensing with the services of three of the present clerks. The
undersigned, however, wishes it to be distinctly understood, that
in announcing this opinion, he does not intend to depreciate the
characters and services of these officers, as far as he knows or
has been informed, each of the clerks of this body has faithfully
performed every service which has been required of them. The
undersigned thinks a portion of them may be dispensod with, not
because they are incompetent or unfaithful, but because their ser
vices are unnecessary.

 
 
The undersigned thinks it no part of the duty of the committee