, 1873-08-15

ocrnts WHO supported thin lneasuro aro aIiko to
nr4S ne me y0te T. II" ToTa that Ind sitlof
oarriod; but both, from President down. woro
nike in favor Of tho bill, nnd losrod to noclct
tllo money it gnvo them Ther passing il il tho
,1,ado, TINT both tho old parties ate noltIcnlIy
corrupt nnd otlioially diuhonost.- Rockford lIN)
Journal
don. Butler tlrnws pitconB picture Of tho
HtruEgleB Of poor congressman to worry through
life ii Washington OIL u.s. QUO yonr. Tonrs must
Hlart from nntiy n,, oyo TINT noyor wopt before,
at tho thought tint inon who could 70 into Tho
l1alla Of tho National Legislature oyory morning
kind, should bo obliged to shovel coAi tho !'al-
ahce Of tho day for tho 1naintonat,co Of thoIp
fam!1ios a -Neo Fork Commercial Adqc,iise,; n..,,
Tho heaviest argumont put IN by Ben 9utloF
In favor Of tho salary-Atoal ie tint mon olectod
70 congress- are 10 promo to steal that, Ill order
to provont tlom doimg 30, their aaarios must bo
increased 80 ~ aB to take away all temptatton. 1n
50 into tho competing list with tllo purscs OF
corrupt corporations and raneally rings, to 200
which al,all hnvo tho purchasen6le commodity
70 r. hayo boon sonaing to oongreaa.- burlington
Tho substance Of Dutlor's dcfenae of tha
haok-pny grab amounts to Gil effort to show that
thoso VINO return tho money aro rnther bggon
r9gaos ,sg and much bigger hypoortes than thosa
We wnrrant that Butler md all others like
him, will be hold to strict account for Ills acts on
tho Halary-grab bill. y Tho salary b1lBi-
,sess III VIC last congress "aa larcenY ri pub
lie money to all intents aud p,lrposca-a grand
larceny, q breach Of public trust, amiadcn,oanor.
anu mafioaaanco n III olce which no people can
permlt 10 pass "itnoHt robuko, n1ld at tho sanla
Time look to 200 their servants in the fntura
faithful to their interoBtB.-u1rristurG (pn.l
State journal.
-3onator Mortona poaition relative tn tho
hack-pay quostion III this: immediately after
INC passage OF tho measure ho annon'scod lis
t1f7k I'm t1o1tr afAE
has not drawn q cont OF it. Furthermore, ha
iihs announced TINT 10 never tntondB to draw
y, T., 4ua II no aaoala 10 10 lie Will violate hia
Honor .; anu ny hamaoi5 open to severe condemna-
1 ssana , crea!tou to senator Morton. 20 that ho
asS S HMM ~ ~ ;ys nuy a!!o ~ aoeh pr9Fers nena-
tpf IT, aoe'on 1nsGit ~; cano5 anora 70 pettos
sin M CHeo, W ol1! !iis Ai1ol1ua 1oE nn-Eta'S"
! 0'ae tna.) Joarnat'
| 1-mo cohioss u ieelng OF s1rpr1ao as to
ha11lsoyt al u lug tTess nas on several occasions
slateu ~. n9 4aa fosu1leu tno MONEY any %e
thle, uhioas II were ! true Mo expected tr1ckerY
on the pare or Wlhaom, ana haVo not been dos
co.soa IL tarns OUT tna5 posh a.andtn tue sama
peetgo a nao npatos Vii Glik abao IN a.
IN thla theg wlll po baaiy mistaken. as long as
thls money s1a1las 70 tnelr creut, an'1oct TO or1
ael, u ~ as mucn iholr properly az y carried
apoa1 IN 'hef pocNeta m IL ia I not laiuro ta
/ t
] tue ononso. Nothing loBs can bo accepted ana
II ts getting late to evon do that. NosannE: poa<
session ts plain evidence Of purpose to keop+
1t tH tho motive that constitutes tho crimo ae
| much III tho act itself.-H. Paul (4utnn.) Pt
ofscer;
Ihfs (Eors Snolilng) action or Secretary
Delknap. il severely condemned in aomo quartcre.
Il he did wrong, It il cloar TINT Buchanana
socretary,, Floyd, did wrong in the Arst place In
making. the bargain with Staole.-diuscatlne
JourMaE administration"
people t Of 5 TIE mn Dss5et oa g. Of colp
tho stealing abtloB OF tho Board Of Public
Works that il likely to increase with yoars un-
| loss Congress ntorforoB md wipes it out With
ono OF itH handsome appropriations: Ihls VIII
provo another "baclt-pay" enormty, that the
pooplo Of tho various Congressional Districts
had bottor keep. their eyes oil. The Wostorn
Congressman who votes for an iniqnity, of tba
kind had bottor aecuro his pny in advance
Evansville (Ind.) journal. ].
Among tho infanlies Of tho Inst session Of
the pennsy y}vania Legislature thore Inns just boon
discovered pieco OF special legislation for tho
city OF Pittsburgh, Which III wholly spurious. 1t
is an act proyiding for tho vacation Of certain
streets and alleys In pittsburgh. Since the conf
Piotlon OF tue pr,ht0u volume OF la"s' WIN this
bill Incorporated tloroin, it has caused con-
tlte Representatives or soaators OF TINT city adj
NIT any knowledge Of when tho bill waH intrn-
duced, or when it oocamo all act by pushing both
Houaoa1 though tho manuscript copy IL 1 tlio
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regularly ndorsed by ono Of tho assistant clerks
Of the House to SHOW that it passed in due form.
But there is no record Of it III tho Journals OF
eltlor Houso. IL vas mover pr'nlea; 1no rec
ords Of tho committee to which it should II 1lnye
been referred contain no montlop oi lt'-i1htsa-
detpAtG Age.
-Wl.on wo exrreaaed our fear that tEo hadi~
eaB wonia coE!ro! tno ac!lol o. H., tne lltnola
l5oard OF Equalization IN regard to the property
Of their friends, tue monopnAs1s,. wo haldly ex-
nooted to be 80 soon reasanroa upon Tue qnet-
n tom t se morning sdG 1.e non,'o1 ao1
tho railroad conpnnloA to pay thor full share OF
tho taxes aaaoHsod.' Ting assurance comos from
Nadica hoadquartora. aud the admission no., ~ Tug
journal that tho railroads control Inc Board,
anu that tho railroad companies aro " thelr
friends tho monopollsts," will not tali to ba
noted 6y tho people VINO A.! afo ongaEoa g n ne war
upon tho monorollsta- ta-iusaoss stote negtster.
lilo Republican party, aa we nave otton