Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-03-14

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's'"fe "oe the P-niteniisry is 10 Be $,
ported exeer. q, the expense Of N. 9,
az large. Persons invoking such .,u,
'egisla'''n have no. suggested an ans,
% 'his very important how. There i.
] great disposition to view legislation frc
9 ''e standpoint Of "hou this and ,b., ma
. 'nre will atec. my popularity a. hou.
la,"er 'h'n how j, win comport with sour
POney and the general good. Some 90,
ana wise bills. at presen. unde, .opsfde,
anon will. fear. be lost, owing To N
vicious principle determining in r.
great measure legislative action
The bills Of Mr.. Scott "a -, L.,
% extend the jurisdiction of Magistrate
% eases OF petty larceny. oueh. to Be o
general rather than local application. I
very doubtful. however. If they. OWNS
. Tue ABOVE assigned causes. can com.
sand favorable consideration. even !,
'ne'r present 'aodi6ed state. limi,inv thai,
provisions to the counties Of Anne AM
gel and Prince Georges. Amucb need.
60 OH has been introduced providing for
'ae increase OF pay Of Judges Of Cour. Of
appeals. That the bill should enoount.,
the opposition Of d;..:-.p;...a -
oil the House and Bar has excited some sur
U0eeaeni nav Of The judge ofthe-
prise. The P!e9o1 (g
Court Of Appeals is miserably low. made
quate and unjust. They are necessitated to
remain at Annapolis nine months Of the
year. at considerable extra expense. away
from their families. and are subjected to
an amount Of mental labor calculated to
break down strongest constitutions. In q
peeuniary point Of view. a place Of book
keeper in frst-elass mercantile house is
more desirable than place on the bench
of Court Of Appeals. This ought not to
be. The pay of Judge of the Court of
Appeals ought to be commensurate with
and in proportion to the great trust and
labor imposed upon him. and such as
would command the best legal talent of
tie bar. The honor and dignity attached
to position have tempted many to relin-
quish the cmolumcnts Of profitable pro.
fession, and sovereign State ought not
to find its account in the self-sacri6cing
ambition oflearned and honorable citizens.
would direct your attention to an article
that appeared in the issue of the calvert
Journal of Oath February. wherein the
editor expresses regret that the effort made
by MIR. Williams in the Senate, to reduce
the salaries of Tobacco Inspectors, wa.
and although she cannot
it possible that the Senate of
Maryland could have been Influenced by
the fimsy argument advanced by the Sem
ator from st. Mary's (Mr. Downs) that
men with families would no, accept the
position for less S25OO." it is a melan-
choly fact. cradle deFendum," that thew
seere so Influenced, and we hope that our
" Thomas Didymus." Of the Calvert Jour
nal, has. ere now, repented of his incred-
nifty, and in paroxysm Of delight and |
returning good sense. exclaimed" did you
evcr?" 1t is very true, that men are very
often induced to accept Offices when the
salaries are very inadequate indeed. and
We agree with sour esteemed contempora-
ry" ",hat nothing could be more absurd |
than to suppose that respectable men can
not be obtained 70 gil these Offices for
$4,000 a year" The same respectable
men would, We venture to assert, -accep.
Judge Chase's place in the Supreme Court
IF the United States for the same sum, and |
would undertake to support dozen and |
one children in the City Of " ashiugton out
IF such very attenuated salary. II would |
be rather difficult to graduate salaries ac-
,ordiug Ito the number of children men
nave" rs has been suggested BY our friend |
IF the Calvert Journal. 1T is q wise son |
that knows his own father. !" and wise faith. |
srs are not always "posted up as to the |
number of their own children" Howev.
r. while the salary Of $25O0 does not ne
sessarily exclude men who can erist on
$1,000. and support dozen or 90 children |
besides from accepting Office. itjustiies men |
Of culture. good family. and liberality in |
their domestic arrangement and expendi-
lure. to accept such position. "eu,incntly
qualified in every way for the performance |
Of their duties" "Why salaries should |
not be reduced now that war prices no |
longer exist" Se leave our friend to think |
,vcr and determine. Will. the remark. that
his why ought TO include other salarie.
Ind fees Of Office besides thoee Of Inspec-
'ors Of Tobacco. and may embrace the
present ftightful price Of gin cock tails
md tavern per diems, &c. Terbum Sat. |!
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The late foolish attempt Of one O'Con. |
ner to scare Queen Victoria into pardon
ing some Of the imprisoned Fenians has
been magniied into an attempt to asssssi-