, 1873-03-19
NOTES AND OPINION.

many a private thoft,-dono iu haste aud trep-
idntiol, scattering plundor that was not carried
away. Tlua, tho bill makes the Presidents
$50, ,00G additional to the S25,0O0 already pro-
vidod by law; but Of this discovery, it Is aaid,
the President will not tako advantage Tho i'll
tent was nlao to increase salaries Of Congress
sional omployos (of tho CapitoD Ii pcr cent;
but tho law, as it stands, reads Capital, l,-thus,
by decision Of the Comptroller, embracing all
the Departments. It is little comfort to know
that tho Comptroller docs not, yet, find In tho
bill my money to pay these employees, because
VIC fear ho will find it, as le did tho money to
pay Congressman, "upou closer examination"
Tho temperance mon OF Rhode Island haVo
adopted tho Republican ticket, with, however,
Latimer ". Ballou for Lioutonant-Governor,i in
stoad of Van Zandt +; and Horny doff for T-cas-
urer, instead Of Clark.
| Tho Now York Conatit tutional Commission,
at Albany, completed its labors on Saturday, and
| adjourned. It's work, go far aB approved by this
and tho noxt Legislatures, will DO submitted to
| tho people in 1874. Tho proposed amendments
| contemplate tho creator responsibility OF Gov
ornors and Mayors, and limit Legislation to gem
oral laws.
-3lembers Of tho 1rcEnory Legislature hayo
organized o permanent caucnB, to assemble
| weekly In New Orleans and advise ns to the eitu-
| alton.
%. n. Lowell, Speaker in the Kellogg Legis-
laturo, and late Postmaster at Now Orloans, Is
quite in the fashion Is a dofaultor. His predo-
cessors, dating from tho War period, hayo left
this record J.. II. q. But1or, brothor-in-law Of
Ben Butler, a i" discrepancy" Of $4,000; Talin-
foro, accused OF cmbezzling" $4,000; and
Col smal1wood, poorer than whom ha took tho
office, went out. on q t'donciency' Of $4,000.
/ s.
frmod as Surveyor OF tho Port Of Now Orleana
under brothor-in-law Casey. There is nothing
most good.
kansas. a constitutional amendment restoring
suffrage to some 90 900 citizons Of that Etato has
just boon submitted to the people, and approved
by o large majority, Of tho votes east. About
Republicans generally refrainod from voting al
all, and permitted it to DO carried BY about ono.
third Of the Democratic voters, while the otho,
| two-thirds woro silent. Tho Republicans have
under Grants Administration in spito Of an5
opposition voto, and the Democrats hayo discoy-
cred that they only got themselves into trouble
and gain nothing by polling majority againal
apathy with which tGo question Of enfrauchisine
20, 600 more Democrats WAS regarded by bott
sidos.-tt. Louis Republican,.
Massachusetts, is entitled to something bet
other four by tic nose, md ali legislating fol
: their own intorcsts or courHo tho substitution
Of Mr.. Harris for Mr. Amos md nlr. Whiting
for. Mr. Twichel Is q great Improvement. A
! sentation was gained BY tho election Of Judgs
Hoar. But Butler, aud Hooper, and crockor 70
; main, and tho new Representative from the
Eighth District is, BY every fact Of hia career
bound to pympathizo with them. There Ii
every reason to fcar,, too, that tho BIT
, pinenoHs Of our capitalist Representatives
Is about to give tho control Of tho 8tato Gov
ornmont into tho most o1ous domination tha
, Mnssachusetts has ovor known. Twicholl, anf
Hooper, and Crockor, mud Amos are little bottol
tlan errnnt~boys in tho scrvice Of MI ambition
tint aapiros to reach tho Presidency Of tho Ull
ted statos through the Goyornorahip Of Masga
clluHetts nnd the cohesive powor Of the nepubll
can party, and which already confirms Its pos
:, aoButou of tho ontire Federal patronage IN tht
State by roachtng ono hand into tho Senate
Chamber, while with tho othor 1t manipulatot
tie Treasury Of tho Nation.-Letter TO Boston
Herald.