The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-20
From Washin gton.
SALARY GRAB.

tACllIuE oIN dhloH5 oh' Ia" i'it'N"'S ~ $780,
ington, the chief topic being the salary grab.
After series of antics that have scarcely a
parallel in the history of congress, the contest
reached, on Thursday, in the house, lame
and important conclusion like this: a bill
was passed by majority Of one, fixing the
salary of congressman, from the commence
ment of the present congress at $4,000 year
and the salary OF the Vice President and
of the speaker of the house at $4,000 each ;
leaving the Presidents and all other salaries
untouched The credit is awarded to Ben,
Butler and Congressman llurlbut OF this
state, of engineering the bill through the
house in this shape. OF course, ii is miscr-
able abortion and worse than if the whole
subject had been left untouched. To reach
this conclusion the house stultitied itself in a
dozen of ways. 1t voted, in its instructions
to the special committee, and on separate
propositiOns and amendments, a dozen of
times in favor of a reduction to $4,000, than
a reduction to $500; then a total repeal Of
the whole salary bill of the last session, pres
ident's, judges, heads of departments, and all
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WILLIAMS.
Inc cohloliiallon Vi "il''aliis DIS "iiei JUS
ICe SUN hangs hi'' So'i'' Va ni' oPi''ion'
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a'c "oin'i''''.c al" 90 NV VI
Juulclal cruul'y anu S'u''"I.!' i'' "'l'ei
III 'l'e 1''o""0 Aop'S Nc wa u. No44' ''t'N'
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"oulu HIS secohu cilolce Ut
bANA'ofI LAW
The mousse on MONDAY passed. Dill Vir'u.
ally repeating thc bankrupt law "i'son' VI
Iowa, Openly aiSSu .ha' INC iepe"l was io'
the pehent Oh JAY COOKE anu 'iia' the mouse
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AS 10 al lhc'ease Vi gfeehoachs LOT circu-
la'ioh' ID - seheEa'ly cohceueu 'h"' inc re-
'ssuc oi inc sff'Voo'V" 'csa'''enoef ie,ct'e
VIII be authorized oy congress alter the hoii-
u'Ss' Aooo' '"'.n'ius u 'na' ieS'i'e h"'e
"lfeauy pceh issued ny inc treasury
FREE NE" efAfHhS AND sEhpo IN lhh MALLS
nc house coihl'tee Oh posi- oiiiccs mas
agreed on a OIL Whlch au'horizes puo!ic
documents 10 be sent Tree through lhe mails
the tree exchange OF newspapers ana the Tree
delivery OF newspapers IN counties wherein
they are published In distributing pubic
documents stamp Is pFoVideu 10 De piaceu
IN custody OF an oincer OF the house 10 DC at
tached 10 every BOOK pamphlet ana suocu-
meht sent from either branch OF congress-
10 prevent inc ABUSE 0i ms power by unau-
thoFizeo paitieS' II Is also necessary Tor the
name OF the member sending document to