Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-02-01
The Mileage RefOrn-.Done for.

A correspondent of the New York Tribune. da
ted Washington, Tuesday, Jan. %, says THE
coppers were placed decently on the eyes of the
Mileage Reierm to-day, and the old and annually
aggravated abuse is to 60 on until the People shall
see fit to s,oPit. While they remain passive moth
ing will be done here. This voting money out O
its own pocke. is rather severe strain ON modern
patriotism.
The whole affair has been managed exactly as
was foreseen and predicted by friend and foe
The House did not, will not, dare not, vote by
Yeas and aud Nays to perpetuate the present mon-
strous inequalities and abuses. 1t dare not vote
that Messrs. Turner, A. G. Brown, Morse, Leffier,
Kaufman, Cathcart, &c. are entitled 10 some So
700 to $4,000 for travel to and attendance on this
Session while large proportion of the Members
receive each but $3.50 TO 5000. But it was not
afraid in Committee of the Whole (where no Yeas
and Nays can be called or taken,) to vote to SUBJ
stitute Mr.. Schenck's s., 900 compensation and
ten cents Mileage for Judge Embree's Straight
Mileage proposition, and, having thus thrown out
the latter, it had only to-day, on coming out of
Committee, TO order the previous question on the
whole bill, so as to cut of all consideration of any
amendments but those adopted in Committee, next
reject its own Schenck amendment, and then, you
see, the business is done! The Straight Mileage
is thrown out beyond restoration, and who did it
The gentleman who makes out the Long Mileage
accounts-that old reprobate, Nobody! The chain
lightning Mileage remains as zigzag as ever, but
what constituency tell whether its representa-
tlves voted to keep II so or not! The blow is seen
and felt, but the hand that struck it is invisible.
S'1ty-Seuen Members (but nobody can tell whol
passed between the TellerS in favor of striking
out Judge Embree's and inserting instead Mr..
Schencf's amendment. Thwty-Sir to-day, on a
call Of the Yeas and Nays. voted to retain that
Schenck amendment i'll the bill. Where were the
other ihirty-one! Can anybody guess
But the Schenck amendment has done its office
Il has killed the Straight Mileage and preserved
the House from the dilemma of Yea and Nav
vote thereon. say deliberately, and with thor
ough conviction of its truth, that the House would
not, dare not, vote down Judge Embree's PROPOSE
tiea on direct Yea and Nay vote. Ifit had dared
TO 90 this would not have gone round through the
labyrinth Of the Scheuck amendment to avoid it.
The whole matter must speak for itself to those
who have or shall have the facts before them.
Here, presume, the discussion during this
Congress must stop There is not the ghost of a
chance to get Mileage Reform bill per Sc before
the House for consideration; there never has been.
! appreliend there will no. be another bill before
Congress this Session on which an amendment
reforming Mileage will be in order. There is
just one chance left for present acticn--namely.
that the Senate will engraft proper proyiso on
the bill and send it back for concurrence therein.
1t will not be in order to move such in the House
in case the bill comes back without amendment
On this point Unless the Senate act, then. moth.
ing can now be done. Should any be inclined to
offer suggestions on this head; they should be ad-
dressed 10 Senators.
But the Reform is only postponed--it cannot be
lost il those who already perceive the right and
detest the wrong will but remember and act
And that they viii is my confident hope and en-
treaty.