, 1873-12-16
WASHINGTON.
The salary-Grab Matter.
Railroad from Chicago to New
York.
The Questions in Arrear OF the
Virginius.
From Our Dir,t COrrfspbndtnt.


whole, that OF large body Of men who have bcon
voted tho right to Balary from tho Public
Treasury, md aro balancing the ledger oror a
computation as 10 whether thoy aro "Dotter OF
itout It," or had bottor tahe 1t mud retro onrly.
Tho ayornge politician Is III D grumb!ing way.
bocauao ho thipls tint to be clocted Is to bo
worthy Of oil tho "swag, aud ho cannot undor-
stand constituency Which Aas elected him with
any mcntal reservations. To bo elected once lie
thinks to bo tho summit OF usefulness, popular
lty, aud autocracy. "All this Is nero clamor, y
ho says, transferring his misery to torn, as IL
elamor WAS anything but dangcrous.
If yol wish to know at n distance
THE REAL fEEL1Hos OF CONGRESS,
you must understand TINT uino.t .tonthB OF the
members thereof feol themselves bullicd and
outraged by nny demand from tho public 10 re-
duco salaries, which they hold to DO part OF tho
contract Of their election. So ovonly arc coward
ice and domagogory distributed through both
the senato aud the House, that you cap hear a
speech liko Judge Wright'e, aud still doubt
whether he is n,nhing it from principle or fcnr.
Tho Domoc,a.s Ind thought to intono tho Ne-
publican ca,lous with some confidence on tho
subject, and they mot first and bul1iod poor
little Holman, md declared that they would keep
tho plundcr. THO wicked Republicans mot
afterwards. and surrendered the "grab," by
which they gained great popular advantage over
tho roactionary minority. But many Of them
woro not content, eren for political
reuora1al,in tn reIiunuish ANYTHING: and.
When MIR, Blaiuo's man Friday. Hale tho soil.
in-aw Of hnndlor, brouglt in liB bill to reduce
tho pay, and oko it out with mileage, and gam
mon around tho question in soulo manner. such
coiyo this loticr, in a lne beiu,; drawn ia Uou-
CrGDb bHkWcbu ttmiLiEv and rAppEjtY.
TIE ONLY PROPER WAY
to hnvo met tins iolcato subject was to layo re-
debated uuscl,Ishly tic question Of q Coucross-
man's proucr sxlary. If il ahouG In
detormiuol to yoto an i,lcrcaso Of so nor
cont, lot tho incrcaso DO applied with
mnguanimity to son,e future Congress,
and not to lint ono which paascd tic incroaao.
It il true that moncy-palin. wus become so
grcut part Of public lifo flat a member will
fook around upon his constituency wLen they
seek to reduce his porquisites, Ike a wildcat
robbed Of hor young.
Ills was tl.s way A1r, Eldrideo attacked uol-
tnnu in caucus aud cannot better describe it
than III tho words Of the poet:
Like adder darling from his coll,
Like wolf that das4cs through tic toll,
Ltke ,uo1lntaiu-cat who guarda her young,
Full at rlts-Jamea' throat ho sprung.
Holman went OF and DRINK of tho insane root
which nlakos tho reason prisoner. Eidridgo,
Butler mon. II any Of them could be made to
believe that tho average constituent had my
identity and consistency for more tAun BIN
mouths at time, they would suddenly unfold
their grab, like tho Alab, and silonty pass away.
low Mucu a CONGRESSMAN ouaHr TO GET
doponds upon tho kind Of soap he uses, and
whether lla lives to ornament his position ur to
DO thrifty in 1t. 70 be Q ho,lsokoepor in this
Capital, with a watchful' wife, who guards tho
expenditures aud il little given to social matters,
will require about S3,5u0; md it must DO re-
memLered tint tho furniture for the establish
mont haH to bo Ind upon tho. spot. 10 board
hero at tho ordinary hotel will cost about Sl0D q
week with onos wllo, aud from $500 to 500
month will DO nearer the staple OF tho cost Of
comfort. But tho average Congressman is not
man in pursuit Of duty or honor. though
these ho may considor,-bnt OF profitable on,~
ploymont. When you out OF tho "grab," you
out or the premium on the salary.
THE LOGAN = FAnWELL RAILROAD.
Gracious HoYlnga! hero are two ablc-bodied
young mon reporting, on tho Same day. blls
for trunk-linc OF rail from Now York to
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