The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-21
She 9aiIg Arsns.
Friday, March q, 1879,
How the Big ofiOs-Holdsrs Gobbls the PsO-
Plies Money.
VIV , HVHVy1
WASHINGTON. March L. lSI2


pies Money.
WASHINGTON, March H., 1873.
If ever quotation could be applied ap.
propriately, " the ruling passion strong in
death is he thing for the last acts of our
late Congress. After all the odious dis
closures aud scientific doubrngs of the
Credit Mobiher game, anything like hon
est upright legislation would, of course
have been altogether out Of place besides
there were sundry NJ. C.'s who had been
forced 10 disgorRe, and who must be REIN
bursed out Of Ucle Sam s pocket,-the ylr.
tuous Kelley, for instance who returned
his $1,000, aud could not possibly be cN-
pected 10 lose well the easiest way to
satisfy all concerned was 10 put nice
httle plum into each Congressional pocket.
and thus IL came 70 pass that our patriotic
lawmakers increased their salaries, for
the term ending March lth, from $4,000
o. $1,000.
When one takes into consideration that
during the nt- session for instance, Con.
rress met on the second day Of December
and remained 100 session until the fourth ct
March. period Of ninety two days tha,
thirteen Sundays interviewed aud that
both Houses adjourned over from the 22d
Of December o. the 9Th Of january -leay-
inr only sixty seven day 81 the session.
tL.., = ,-.U L., .,,.., yI,t tf fba r,,f. q, &
$500 per auuuu. each was paid at the
rate of about SIM 10 per day or a, the
average number OF hours they were in SEES
Sion would not exceed five hours per day,
the rate ut which they sacrifice themsclvc,
tor their country amounts TO So - per
hour or % little over thirty-seyen cent, per
minute withou, all Those available per-
Quisite4 and contributions which find
their way, in some mysterious manner IT.
O. their innocent pockct,
Two or three Solaus have been afflicted
with spasms Of conscience. and have in
consequence followed Oakc. Anne, max.
iu of putting il where Il will do thcm,si
good by advertising their charitable in.
clnation- with it blrs. their little hearts
And here while I'm trying % show You
what % nice thing 10 Is o. he an VI G. .ur
G. VI ! will add fnv word, for the
benefit of those usophisticatci being.
r g "' uur under the i,Iu,iou that
the President llary o. s2J,Oul per az.
mum wa. all hg had boy virtue ct hi office
and that on that asg1unt tic increase ro
$4,000 was impcrltiycly necessary The
truth vt the matter is that the rcrquistc-
pertaining To the position, have heretofore
amounted to fully double the ated salary.
and that now thcpeorlc have thcrroud sat.
istact1n of giyiugtheir executive officer the
handsome sum of sluuunu per auum
besides the presents
THERE it that heavy dose OF fact.
aud figures doesn't put somebody e
sleep it, NOT my fault Tn sure
To make up for it. III tell those
interested Ia such matters. tina, th,
great inauguration ,hanty .co,t SdJuUu,
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