Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-08

81 o.ar;on. s. the fathers nave eaten sour
.ss. and the children's teeth are SET on
P > or in other words, that gentlemen
"A have declined throwing all unpopn-
ae,s on their predecessors, and the tax
t. l, the merit of ali popular acts TO them
sclves. ~,
dsee me 10 vote against the bill. he
law af the Attorney General has been
a ii contrary to the intention Of law.
4 u, 7So tic salary given that ehlfer was
~ so,l@s. In-l797 IL was increased GEO..
4 @e,wsrds al snd..ional compensation iorsxtFa
80. under the British treaty of6oo dollars
sllowsa. And after tf.tI thc law of Ho9
81, passed, giving him 5000 dollars, as a saia.
= lien of all other conpcnsaiions, 10 wit: in
/ :, Of the 1909, the soc, and the Coo dollars
.fo,e allowed. And yet it's said be has been
Elhsed !, SEQ dollars. II 50 It is owing TO
m;seorstruSe ion of law, and it follows that we
4. ooy about 10 sanction that error by giving
H. a psrlnauens salary Of 5000 dollars, when
A. temporary duties have ceased. Whether
|bs $500 much, ortoo listlc, ! will not under
~. 10 shcw bur viii say that it is not con-
enable 20 he act of 1899. Under these n-
br,sioas. j am justified in voting against the
kbcle bli.
There IS anekher circumstance. By recurring
3 The journals it.will appear that gentleman
how III sfsce who occupies one of The ofhces ir
.hcb we are novysptoyioing, declared by his vote
4 one thonsan4 sevcse bundled aud ninety nine,
Ia. the existing salary was sufficient. Shall we
hen force upon tia. gentleman money which he
unwilling eo.sake? Shall VIC say TO him you
hall take that which yau declared yourself IN.
ylIing to allow to Others This Willie placing
Gentlemen 10 arvery delicate situation, by fore.
No them to take more than they thiak is con.
,sten, under Republican. government.
/ End on the same record about twcnty three
,cnsmen now in the house entering their dis
emf against this increase of salaries, not one of
vhom are dssp sed &c eater their ptotes now.
Gentlemen bsvc.a rightto change their opinions,
nd to reua8 their errors Lam glad 10 see
UGH reform commencing. The gentleman
lon New York DIR. Mttehiil) has said number
/ good things. He has told as that hief saia-
les ale consonant with a republlcansg oyernment.
)a other OCCASIONS We have heard very different
suarks. In the year 1890 they we're iaconsst,
n with a republican government.
Dr.. Mitchill explained F4e-had not said that
igh salaries, bur moderate salaries were fitted 90
republican governments.
Mr.. Goddard. High and low are rela.
i've terms. Salaries deemed high in 1899,
nay be now considered low. / saw these
alaries are high, NOT in an abstract view,
Or high and low being relative terms: they
re low compared with those in the repub-
cot France, and-it may be the opinion of
ONE gentlemen that they should be equal
high in the sister republic of America.
5ut 10 shew thar they are 100 high, / ask
Gentlemen &c compare them with other sa-
aries under the government: with the
ompensations Of the officers of the states;
nth those of tAe other officers Of YOUR go
ernment; with those Of the Judges -
nth respect 10 them the law, as it was ORR
.nally passedm 1889, remains unaItered.
y ny not increase their salaries? Are thew
lot placed IN situation that requires the
OF y astlv more asduous duties,
ma nave they not to leave the comforts of
domestic lite, and to travel from one end
: 'ne continent to the other? And yet they
Ises'Ve but $500 dollars. Compare them
s1n our own compensation, and Won vii
ma that they vastly exceed it: OUGHT we
lot 70 have on this aoor men Of the first
susnss to Judge Of the propriety of The
'l's OF the Executive. IF we have not,
aaii We be the humble tools of the Ex-
'suliYe! And what is the compensation al
's IN this case. Computing, with the
Ioas'ary OF the treasury, the session at
su' monthsand half, each member will.
,sseise SO dollars, instead of the enor-
49, Sun Of $500 dollars, as stated by
~ gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. SAM
: :. ~ aws thar either tie one compensation is
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