New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-23

Ply bill expressly to meet this demand, aud the House
q Thursday resolved by GA to 90 that the ,mbers
shoud be paid for the long recess well asfor several
'hOrt ones
We rejoice 70 see the Speaker recorded as one Of
the twenty. He votes that the members are not en-
titled 10 sl2O each for the forty days wherein taey
pre,sly refused 70 attend to the States business pre-
ferripg 10 look after their He must certify tast
they are entitled much pay or the Controller can
NOT p.v liz and if be shall thereafter certify what De-
stands On record as knowing TO be false. be saks him
.ef poi,caly below the hope Of resurrection. Wac
ever NAY be mystfed By the sopbistry OF sFndlng be
msnsy is not and if be opens he door Of the Tr~a-
sury to this conspiracy Of pecaators he vii stand Eh
out excuse
There are names recorded among the sixtyour which
We see there with painful suprise-names Of men 10
either party whom We have been accustomed 10 beie7e
incapable Of stealing But robbery is robbery no mat
ter who perpetrates il aid this vote is nothing else No
matter whether it is is resisted and defeated By
the Speaker or Controller its moral character is the
same lie who thrus;s bis hand through jewelers. win
dow is 10 less thief because it is caught in trap there
instead of returning TO his pocket full Of rings and
watches And, regarding with unspeakabe contempt
the poor sophsty Of petorgers about recesses being
always paid for night TO adjourn over the continuance
Of the Session, &c &c, say that every man who
voted for this grab must kaow that it is a swindle-
Can Of them pretend that he has earned this money
Does one of them believe that had the last Consti-
tonal Convention oeseen just such case, it would not
baye rendered the taking Of pay for six weeks recess
impossible The matter Is TOO plain for argument.
Suppose one Of those Legislators on returning 10 his
family fnds his farm maze Of weeds, and the be
l,f in charge OF i gone fishing Finding bin a.
length he srerny inquiries" Well, sir. wat is the
meaning Of all mis- What have You been doug
since ! left for Albany in June l' Why. Sir. I've
"beeD TAX DO a recess" You have eh Well, Sir.
"make up your account, and III give you everlasting
"Tecess, 80 far as my work is concerned 80 cer-
"taiph Sir Ny account is for four months work from
"Macb 24th last ar $50 per mopth-ss0 less so re.
"ceiyed at sundfy tirnes-baance coming 70 me $50
"Why. you scouudrel you jus, told me you had been
" taking rocess, which the appearance OF my farm
would establish, even though the direct testimony
"wtre more unsafe than yours -" yes, Sir. I've
taken recess for the last month be sure bus wac
"ever heard of a recess being deducted from poor
labortrs time Did Mt you eigc me half day % go
fishing ore Saturday last May And If that recess
isn't deducted from my wages, why should this be-
What sort Of an answer would the Legislator vouch-
safe to this worbessy logical rascal beyond kicking him
out Of the door and hroEing AFTER him the small bal
ance actually due him
Wo to the good who joined in this shameful raid
on the Treasury There can be not many Legislators
who can afford to forfeit all honorable reputation for
S20, even if they of getting the money and
those who cannot have made sad ounder 10 voting for
Ke8rDeys resolution.