Show 1 f THE orosiriON before the Legislature r 4 Legis-lature to provide a fee bill for tbo territorial t r ritorial secretary is very proper end i the measure should go through both i as au act of juatioe to the official 1 1 mentioned and a prctotion to the public The secretary is called upon to perform a gooJ deal of work that does not come within the regular 1 thUies for which he is paid by the government and no good reason cant can-t be presented wny he should not be reasonably compensate for his extra service Now ha has no authority io receive pay however willing parties may be to give it to him Some territorial ritorm secretaries ia the past diro 1 gardod the absence ol lav on the subject sub-ject and cxtoited unre souably large fees not only lo the labor not required re-quired of them but uso for performing perform-ing Ii9 legitimate duties of tac oSco r People were grievously robbed and loud complaints wrre uttered A fee bill would prevent any such extortion 4 in the future and at the same time 4 be doing justice to an official who is b ut niggard I paid at best We hope the measure will succeed |