The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-17
INTRA PAY AND MH.EAGE,

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I IS EXTRA PAY AND MILEAGE.
The Hon Horace Greely hns shown hin
II self 10 10 nn honest, true aud G'ilhlH repre-
- sentative of Tho people,
y The Farasiles of power the recipients ofun
|, Jusi 4 nip may bcrale him 10 uiey plense, IN
Ilie people viii respect, love aud honor lir
mar. Ills bold aud maI,ly defence 81 lhsi
rights Will eudear himto every lover Of br
country aud 20 every friend ofiuslico,
Tie eHpofHes made by Mr Greedy ia ld
paper aud IN Congress, hs4G II,r unIusl ac
ton Of Congress in reEnrd to Giilenge nnt
other euormllies committed there, upon lif
iusssury Of tho milton, viii be news 20 ilie
great mnss Of Tho peop'ri It 10 however -"
verl information llial Tho people woni md
exactly what the great mass Of Congress, IN
tended TO have kept from lie eyes ofiho poo
pIv.
The action in lhe q, :, house OF Represen-
iOliyes, IN regard TO Mr. Greedy, shows very
plainly that "il II the wounded birds that ilnt
ter" aud well may they huuer, when IL 10 so
pluiuly shoWuTtHsnity have done wrong
tie exposure Of which mnuIlcs their cheeks
with slI1mc,
.,sal dOllart day Ia pretty good pay, aud
aiglll dollars for every 90 miles travel tilie
actual cosi Of which Is aLouI s0ceUJsI n n
very good travelling fee. But aGorlhis liber.
nl pfOyisi0u made for tlrir compensation,
I these Solomonr IN Congress hnrs 10y suhleiy
invented constructive mileage, taking tens Of
I thousands upon tens Of thousands from the
trcuaiiry annually, Cor travel ,liey uoytr per-
formed. They, some of them, seem to think
II VIII do well enough Cor Congress mem hul
similar conduct would he rrne, TO he pun
ished by lilo Judges, II done 10y persons inI
tho humble walks of private bfe
II never could have been anticipated 10y the
people TINT under Tic mileage acl,nud the -
per diem pny, that members of Congress
would receive some thirty, and some Ms high
~ forty dollars per day; while others recoive
M the report snys only nine dollars day.
but lhis nine dollars must bo exclusive Of
hooks, shooting instruments, stationery md
Other plumber amounting PROBABLY TO about
die thousand dollars u ycnr 70 each member.
II is said that the pOy Of members Is very un.
equal, TINT there nre thirty mombors. rccciv- |
ing iiesnty eight dollars per day, while there
urc thirty others who receive hut nine
From this representation II may fairly be
Inferred, that all except the last thirty receive
over nino dollars. hl thus receiving more,
than their stipulated pay oroiRhi dollars. +
n II is couuiulyno more Than right Tint Vie
people should know Lo,c this Is, aud who the
men nre that hnyc made these new rules Of
Congressional moraliiyi Who have taken this
grcgt'incrcnsc ocpay.
Mr. Greedy Inns done wcll-hns done honor
10 himself-honor to the country; and II the
enemies Of his incorrupiiblo probiy, viii !
only abuse him liltlo more. tho spirit of /
The people will be aroused in his favor, aud
They will show to thc confusion Of his enc
miesl that he is n m0n whom tho people will ]
delight To honor. lie may pcrchonce bo the
successor ofGen. Taylor in the Presidency. |
and whatever his revilcrs msy sny,Lo is probst
nhy nor the mosrpopular man in this Union.
We horo ihpt these strange lcakNges in
Uncle Sans strong Box quay lao ierriicd out
and exposed TO the glare of broad day light,
that the people mny SEQ how much conf.
dcnce is to be placed in their public agents,
and reward them accordingly. We hope TINT
the press from, Maine TO Gcalgiu, aud on the
shures oftho Paci6c,will speak out on this
snhjcct aud enlighten the people, do justice to
Mr. Greedy, and oins,ce TO their worthy und
their unworthy members in Congress; let the
poopleyknow what they have to pay lfor the
services of n Congress .plnn, how much per
diem, how much mllengc, how much sutton
cry, how many RITES, how. much in Books
and how much in other Constructive items.
II il said TINT the tcn of extra mileage a.
mounts to Gully about $40, 900 year.
These men have forgotten the lesson taught
by the people when Congress some years
since raised. their pay. NenrIy nil the mem
bers voting for the Increase OF pay had lenve
to stay al home from md piler the dute ofrhnr
vote. %
4 great fraud is that voting books to the
members. I, is to n great extent the voting
ofso much extra pay To each member mud
handsome douee,r to some favorle publisher.
Some of tle'Yuemlrers may bring tho hooks
home,nnd perhaps occasionally pcrmi; con
stitusnt to look nj them; while other mem
! bers, when tho books IRE voted, think n pnri
of their value in cash would do them more
good than lhe,hooks, nnt jusrwnlk down TO
the publishers and sell 10 him The books at
n much lower rate than he sells them nj, lnk-
ing the money in lien of'ihc Books, mud tho
sOgNcious publisher leaves tho books on his
shelves 10 he sold at n great advance In his