Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-01

Mayor Observation-Disclosures amendments
-Retrencbmeat- IVb0 gets The M0ney-StGte
Printing apks-Free Masonry Sc.
MesSrs Editors I'm nay last letter stated that
there was no probability Of the Senate's concur
ring in the election of Albert j. Wight was
hoping for too much. In that suggestion was
partially incorrect-he having since been declared
elected by vote of 10 to Is. To-day, however, a
reconsideration was carried, and the whole sub
iect was indefinitely postponed by vote Of Is to
ls. The American members exhibited great
deal of feeling on this subject-in fact, almost
| much as they did upon the fourteen years amend
ment, yesterday. The honorable senators pro-
| fessed to favor reconsideration, to set matters
right, to get out of fog in regard to the validity
| of the election they had made-but votes enough
were changed to kill off Col. Wright, who has
been unfairly used, to say the least So after ALL
| Gen. Andrews is left in quiet command of the
/ Sims Brigade
The fourteen years amendment, that " ghost Of
| ghost, was quietly and finally disposed Of, yes
terday, being rejected by vote of IA yeas to II
| nays, and that of the minority being adopted, Is
to l3 The Bee again reiterates the insane charge
of treachery, and threatens impotently l said
this matter quietly disposed Of 1t is true
there great deal of yaporing and spread
eagle eloquence, by Messrs Turner and Haynes,
who showed most conclusvely that the American
party went in for the greatest good of the great
est number-the greatest number being number
one,
The great theme before this Legislature, if you
were to Judge by the speeches of its members, is
retrenchment,' and it has been worn as thread
bare as Mr.Iss Richard Swiveller's" coat. Orators
this, and all other subjects, literally swarmng
like the locusts of Egypt; it might be not in
aptly compared to a Dover Court, composed of
more speakers than hearers.
There is no doubt there has been money enough
spent-but who gets it While we are wrang-
ling about paying the State Printer few hun
bred dollars, or less, it is running off In 9th
er directions by thousands. We find, by the in
| spection of the proper documents, that the gem
| tleman who superintends the editing of the Mas
| sachusetts and New Plymouth Records, DR.. N.
4 b. Shurtlif and whose pay has been fixed for the
most part by the Council who have advised that
| eminent leader Of the retrenchment hobby,
Gov Gardner, has received the following sums
| In 1858, $1,000: in 1854, $500; in 1866, $500
in 1856, S2500; and during the same time he
has received nearly or quite $1,000 for writing
the remarks in the Registration Abstracts pre-
scented to the Legislature; and estimating his re-
marks on the census, about to be submitted, at
$4,000 more, all things considered, this may be
termed g cutting it fat" The worst of it all is,
that it is mostly sineeure, the whole thing be-
ing done by others, for him to superintend 1t
is true he reads the proof of the Records, but he
does not even read the proof of the Abstracts,
merely analysing and explaining the tables which
remarks have been much better made by clerks
WIN nave pESCSu0u buaS leaving " euteE
into the labors of others. AS to the Records
everybody who is at all conyersant with them,
knows that their presiding genius has been David
Pulsifer, Esq, the clerk, who has so patiently
and perseveringly deciphered them. DR.. Shurt'
lift has some reputation antiquarian, let
him not endanger it by venturing upon statistics.
The printing question has been disposed of, af-
ter sharp fight, SO far as the House is concerned,
by leaving it optional with the Secretary, Auditor,
Treasurer, and the Clerks of the two branches to
contract with whoever they see fit, not even be.
ing limited to prices. This is right, for GER.
tainly the printer should be paid fair remunera-
ton, and observation-disclosures no such documents
as they get up at Washington, on miserable pa
per, and worse print, under the contract system.
This has been triangular contest the parties to
it being William White, the present printer, Dut-
ton & Son, and j. S. Potter, though mainly be-
tween White and Potter, and has resulted in a
draw game.
The Banking Committee, to whom was recon-.
mtted the subject Of increase of capital in Boston,
have reported leave to withdraw all the petit
tons except that of the Hide and Leather before
reported
The tunnel question comes up on Friday the
proposition to adjourn over on account of the
election being voted down.
Free Masonry is getting to be an element in
our midst 1t is now said that MIR. Kaloch is a
Mason, and that four of the jury in his trial were
fellow. craftsmen. 1t is even limited that some of
our able advocates win verdicts ON that account.
Have we got to shoulder that erutch again?
The IrG0eller has th1ndered against the Kan.
gas resolves, but has not killed them. Some of
our friends aver that the people will not sustain
us in our action on this mat ter. If we cannot
sustain ourselves on this issue, upon what ground
shall we be sustained To my feeble apprehen-
sion the ant-slavery plank is the main one in the
Republican platform, and should we give up our
principles we should deserve defeat, For one,
have fears of the result, the cause is Just and
success must aud will ensue ROLAND.