, 1869-11-02

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Hon. John 4. Baldwin, edftcr Of the Worce.t<:
9Aassl Spy, who Was member Of the thsee Con.
slesses next preceding the preceding the present
sses &c a ~ s 4'sa,t % a
Small sloa ol coo9resa." Ill, Dsid xn
RrtreEan alwsss scrupuiousiy &C.
Than nAnJ men 10 b. s~erred from The typth bT
tne seasS,oc. Of x.qus,tes. A. bis statements
t-mstsd to make much IN Fecent oampstent ihr1
sie worthy OF conssderaalon and remempraucr.
At1ahc 'ass T"s,s pa8n: n !he !7ss saMnes q the
CGnREefs. lilo ahows some knowledge Of bis
suoiSSt, ana pan5 Of hts criticisms nre worthy Of
i!ou.c ard the Senate that might be seioruos. sSI
innerala .hould be dsconanued Tas TxaspeN uoenmeat
and members Ct the House can 70 e. fnrt1
tntEenee - TO lessen the tumpe1 Of employs.
tnn 9a os1s Ill q ee esnto h9. s.o IN
sons II Winnie keam 70 make statues. There ara
otse, o. =, natter 'nas might FeEy properly be subject
Mot 1t Il mselfest that Mr. P.,to3 IL not well
ih'orneu In regard 10 some OF The pnatters
eoneerniDg which he wnies. There are not,
p'o,es ! out nc capital; ne fails L q G1n. an.
:ientard clearly TIE purpose and necessity Of tic
"continseo. "seeonDt Of The House and Senate;
AID. % tno 6r Three points, he fails into positive
e,Foss and MISREPRESENTATION. OF courte de- nas
70 intention tV ntEtptcsent the facts; aud, for
more Injurious. One OF his errors rriItss II tse
cost 10 The country IN time bpeut IN sees,ons OF
ne MoSse MG Z. or Senate; lie SAYS, fur n4:4nee:
ne I've minutes to make al e1riausrtou =, ssft
tfat reqrss. Ia granted, It cost, the peop e Of me
Crited states seIo.',. And again-a Caliius tac
seas "a o1ef nasa an operation Of hall an hous
We khould lie to see Mr.. Parton explain
mete ~ staie ,h 1t ls Impossible for u to
calculation Of expense. II Congress Weae to be
rsns h5 the cay Or The hour-an1 II al .he9 er-
teston is sd,ournel, unIii il O'Clock Of the nexi
ta5.-thete would be q basis for hta eslcplations.
out tb1s y not truc. So fur a re.ates to expense
he daily tss.ion Is al atIoa1nsS a. n1etae[ !. eE
0r O'Clock IN the afiesroou Neither
the Memorable e n'lenenh fvc MINUTES, nor the
cost OF Col Elest 10 The country. Short daily ses
ttoT. or d:il5 sestfens matte louR by nothing but
usetfs tAsk, hey lenstnen tae stay OF CoDR7ess
peLse Of nennesP, They would be paid 10 more
sneJ Nere IN session al The fluc, than they nra
~nall be il creased. Mere L. anosaeF mistase 'ef'
charged at prices rans1ns from one doiisr ani
we carnos help feeling that every one Of those ar
ticses u Petty traun. What = scandal, too. IA
sast ANIMAL Ieu-1nue business: Ous thousand
search. charged qmone tue "eont1ngsnt &
u kNo 1QlIGtu SQnHfE8ks / could.
pFohatay, make up the amount to two thousaud
By going through the book.
Mr. Parton y o"ltt he much hctier iusoFnoef on
this tchject L he maize due inquiry n the station
tly roclu- The law requires tie clerk 10 rurchase
a9d Keep On hand for sale 10 members, a snpply
Or statloreEJ; np'l. whatever remains unspid 1t
the close OF one Congress, Is Transferred to the
pe1t, the accounts belng properly kept and
carefully audited. There II small a!tQ sapca "a
eeh eaeh men eer for sa.toneF.. and at the end ot
te thfir acrounts and pay their balances, II tney
nave oFefdHWu the allowances Tney yet neither
aoy k,nd, for which the7 a1c required to psy. nj.
Parton has queer notion Of the 'ptnkn!fc busl-
ness, became he does not understand it, In tae
contingent account Of Congress, he can nsd
Charged tho Whole amount OF stasionery Dur.
Chased ~ the clerk for sale: he can, also md
credited there what members hare pa,d the CLERK
for stationery.
Thero WIS = time when tho penkuife npd stu
tlhnery husInesA Was something like what Nj,
l'nton Imagined: but that wss years ago, 10 far
- tho Housc is comet med, and the custom nas
1nallY been Ahotbhed Ia the Senate. No member
OF either body now receives RtatioocTy without
pairing for It, sR~e have explained. Tie change
ma greatly reslnced the expenses TOR this article
AID thus corrected ote Vi sho Email aIps' which,
N otacs la3H sometimes grcw to ba a rEthei
Large Cuc."