The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-11-20

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hvers, In aa1 manner, Otherwise possible for
them TO de- and finally settle them.
Thers ars me members absent more or less
sach ssniops uht such ones usually appear st
- elosal16 fine to sign the payroll and be
uan fioS ~ Treasury (Which Is the ultimate
ivoept4 depository Of every individual TAX
IN the HtsSSl the same amount for travel and
attendance vAich they would have received had
they been present during the entire session
hut ON O. Scillors, trho hape not been IN at
hadasfe AZ ~, sent their order on the State
freasurer r. the amount assigned them on the
usy-roI' = actually receive, In money, the
- a. others, who have been In At
art or the whole Of the session. with
Ible Of writing and afixing three
stamps (which the State buys and
M - carried home from the capitol, - per.
ouisitss, Dr. their own use) TO theis Official COM
muuicatitus, when they have been at home
sbout thsir private business the whole time, for
which tbs State thus pays them two dollars per
d,y andten cents mile for travel from the
place Of their residence to Augusta and back
again.
t;ce ofreckoning session Of eight or ten days
ss two weeks; Of absence during part or the
whole Of that time; Of allowed expense abroad
when they have been at home oil the time and
Of other dodges more shameless than even these,
the actual per diem pay Of tho Council Ii never
ss low a. two dollars, the constitutional allow
ance. Cases have been known where . Coun-
cillor, who after the expiration Of his term was
elected TO the Senate and who there attempted
to have the pay Of that body raised, was found
ON investigation to have received ten dollars
and q half per day for days Of actual service he
had for whole year previously performed a. .
Councillor; Of smother, In o subsequent year,
reaching Augusta at 4 o'clock p. II. and leaving
there at II O'Clock the next forenoon and 10
cciying seventy-three dollars for bis ssrriees(O
and Of one who attended only 81 days for the
whole year he was In Office that was paid S497.-
90 for II.
:, No one would make objection in these days Of
high prices and excessive taxation to any pub
(lic servants receiving fair, or even literal pay
for his efforts and services In advancing the pub
lie interests. In the case Of the Executive
Council however, there are persons who assert
that no one has, as yet been found, In the whole
State, who can explain what possible good that
body does. has ever done. or |, ever likely to do.
~ 10 sure. II n .a rery pr,tiv portion. !" with
an ole oant Office: no work. or next to none, to
do. fne chance 10 loll about. smoke eat apples,
oranges, &C., which the State pays for under
some other name familiar to the Council every
year but to no one else; for uncouth and inefti-
cient men to put on airs as members OF the FL
scn,;va Denarment. 10 assume 70 he almost
o,sI n moi .ctu,iiy suner;or N the Governor
equal, mo. ao,ua 'upeV m ~ ,V uu ~ two
1 ms aau NV ., ro.a~s ,non. n,"rsv for isss
aollsis ~, 3D. 49, am" o,hsr yer.on n
service 70 inc o'a'e 'nah any o'ns' Ps'''A :"
employs oar. r,,, .,,,,-.
ony Ssn r =. u, S S sa -, ~" .,ot.. fa,s.
= eoun0,.' u' , otu.s .S.; hnJn Thsv are
noU, se' s S,O"s m rornrts3 .. rsneralIy
no"e., , 80 al .m"oas.t,i ~ ,hs;r .isters Tbo:e
P,osPerou' 49, NM s ~ .ta. ~. ,r,;o, ara os
mmiou "' 'A'o'01 "''A ''"' '''
follows:
Maine' Wnicn III iooo lmheh 'n0 coz n". We"
last taken), had population Oh ozo,s4i anu
sends nve REPRESENTATIVES 70 oongresS, mas ee.en
Councillors; New Hampshire, win Popuiauon
Of 81, 679 and three representatives 70 Con
gress, has five Councillors; Vermont with 3l4,-
1863 population and three representatives IN
Congress has twelve Councillors; Massachusetts
with l ,22l ,432 population and ten representa-
tyes to Congress, has nine Councillors; virgin
10, with population Of l,O47,99 (before the
rcbellion) and eleven representatives to Con-
gress. had three Councillors; West Virginia,
"a State formed since the census was taken with
three representatives to Congress, has five
Councillors; North Carolina, with population
Of 620, 942 and seven representatives to Con-
gress. has seven Councillors. and South CARROLL
ns with 29l, 800 population and four members
OF Congress, has eight councillors besides the
lieutenant governor who is, er cNeto, chair
man OF that body.
These eight are nil the states In the whole
union which adhere 70 the customs OF olden
time, or the only puritanicai notions OF some
leading men IN the early history OF tne Se'ue-
ment OF TINS portion OF the conunsnI All Tue
other States nave aaopeed methou OF usns-
aoung .nelr Puoio Dus'ne'' WHICH aey P'''''
I" .no SeuS.inor sysse% ..,... ,.., 4.
S mmen m' "n .oosar thsu Uu ~
sneite any S Cemna;, Thnoe Az dn,. 'nsy pus
I h,.n ~" ,a sDe .nd HI; "s . 80 .S.,
ne ~, cahno, hear .ie lAs' lump lol parry ,-
n'1sl anu nenes' me-. h Nv n ~. NO Ph
SI .' 'aList Nv ."' na;.,s ;, l." ~
s"'0 !" ""''A "' "A' ~ ""N' " ~
W. I.. =. ,,,,d u,,u. ,.o.,,, cor,-
~. - an. sa.a 49, =. IT, duo "n' ,..r.ant ~ .h.
Trs. ~ % S,.ts ~, sanoa m -, ,ha ,s -
arost ~ . roru,.r,, anro;rtoJ orsn, ~. tho ~
Nh NJ br;Src wbirb rena,rs Iors not S.sn
49, 20, .o,,,..,.sJ 20 tha nrasont dsw. or tha;r
smnloyimo two ;neTnsrisncsJ clerts 70 transact
.hahN,ness ~ hnpoam ana- ,ho fo,;.I.,mro
WV. wv ,aN ~. ..,,,u =, .S,;a h.,d. ;, ",s.nJ -
non.;nr hv nS Sar u se xo,a :" .,IO ono
netsnt Gentlemen Of large cInerence in tba, yery
Pu.;nsss ~ ann On. "Isc fnr that rns,,sr ~
csnt thn ConneiIlor, tbsmselres 70 attend 70
tbe vboIo ~ that bushes. ~ inds.l ~ have
.ny,hinc ~ do with /, md Tins tbe bn,;nos.
wI;cb rss socially and n,nciallv ~ ;mnortancs |
20 tSs whole Stats n.s.oJ from ;rtcl,ircpt 70 ~
..,,x nor.n, IsnJr. IF ,h.;r .ilow;ns ,sr s.ut.
nsr mIo N their messencer who resIdsj with |
f.. family In Au,usta md was a yotsr tSsrc for |
trs,oi ss.h s.ss;sn from b;s h;rth- n,ac. ~
hnnSr.d miles ~ r,oroW.o no ,om,d IT, - n,uds
- 49, srn,os or.n~as g. =" g.. al c.nna;i -