, 1873-12-11


railroah;" and tint Tho gnllo is up with both
tho old party organizations iu California. ll.e
Federal ot1fca-lioltlera, who rallied at Sacramento
t with mtcll money md magnificent lay-olt ut
conmlssary BupploH, arc considerably dtstunycd
but do not givo it up yot. They uro for "apy.
thing to 1ont Dootl.."
Tho special oloction, Inn. 7, In Leo Cutnty
(Kookuk1, for d 1uo1nl,or Of tho Iowa Iegsla-
t,tro, lnay, In fact, ocdo tho organization Of tu
HouHo, wook lntor. It Inns boon rndorBtoul
that parties In tho House were Acd 60 10 20.
Tho docoascd mombcr (Laytou) WAS Nopubli-
cnn ecotod In district which gavo too Oppoai-
ton majority for Governor.
| AT tho November election in Minnesota
thoro woro tic votes in two Legislative Districts
aecoud election III ono Of these laa shown 1o0
Opposition majority. Tho other District yutca
Dec. 10.
--rho Burlington M,'oh-]gyc uayp Of Senator
WriElta bill. Which proposes to restore tho
$4,000 Congressional satary, n'd to lot no'noos
retain all they Blall have drawn undor tho 9'.5o0
act:
Ts would enable conurcsanen this yoar 10 :akc for
$4,000. Tsat won't 10, scnator Wright. Tho
enigly packed nwny I'll tho Hennttrs b, Ia Hc!rcely
sss nrn q, M rneo thsn tue ss o9 ask Ety
And Tho Davenport Gazette saya.
Fsns on some hcad: ths sa!ary 5e aot rspoasd
i!%t nos n1 Nsllisan M ,asralsr vii fs..eeied IL
ConKrfs* who OH Bq'are votU oupuRcs this rcenl.
Tho Gazette might have added, wllat wilt be
found true, that the individual records Of Cot
Etessulo1'--lsopubllca'. or nomoorat--sil! be OF
Congress itself, oil this question. Tho vorio,t
Ounce among yotors understands, nov. tic trick
, Of 'malsing np porsolal rocorl.' II thiu
Hnlary net be not a4nareIy repealed, and repealed
an f1nA n hoot+
aavo linlHc!f III lis "pesBonal rocorl." Tho
demand for men III Congress- is Likely to II,
fatal TO most Of tuo prosont lncmhora anyway,
Y and. if tho salary statds nnreponlou, 1t will 10
: fatal to oil: Let them look to 1t.
pnar The rnorgn 1.,,5 srsnig sos gsegyapa l
Il Butler nov thinks OF 's 1cttor conteMpttonsiy
4 ncloAiug a-ceut stamp to n gentleman il
y Washington County, Pa, who objected to tho
j trah."
, WORTHY, the foundations ero being broken up
: in h1aino. Tho Portland Press {ntaunch Al
0 nlinlstration) HpcukH eontomptltuualy Of Deu
a l3ut!er and his satoteg ia Congress a,I H..
Portland argus tstannch Domncrat) speaks vita
T. scorn Of Ehldgo, Randall mud Fernando Wou.;.
a aH "plnnderers," aud caia thom e catBpawa uf
Gran IT,
: Tho Raetcstor IN. " Union, quoting fro:n
Q Fcr,lAnto Woods letter, begging Ia1u1nany LII!
!, to denounco him, HuyH:
That resolution If ha local Democratic ortanlzaon
s tue sp"sfs @ q sn the ,sIag* G % he @ M
wIat VIC intend du Ii !" lIy $aide oil dikcusui:u
among ourselves and nite for ,"nrc action agai1
tls s.elny hy casting uu a.d Oh! az not QUO of or.
u RivcH pTery Democratic member Of CongrosB whDo
II hack-pay a' docs not return IT and who. heing IT
t,o present Congress. does lG dS .hat und votv f1t
IA I REPEAL Of thc elllre saAry-bil bcadc.
Tho Democratic party does not. it is cosr,
ntond to bo placed III a falso petition by tue
tim Of tho Congressional eancus.-heokak Co"-
Situti0n.
~ -son1o iguoramuB in Congress- proposes to IT,
- store The franking privilege. II there be unaer-
10 meath tho Ea'afy~grab abyaB lower tleoE the
L. 1nen who vote for such all infamous proposition
will tlnd it. II suc restoration should be made
10 the members Of Congress- would Hoon ind t..t
ID "thero's place like homo for hot Weather.
- -Anncapois Tribune.
4 WIS QUO BY Hoses ". Field Of the Detroit Dis
trict, to abolish the salaries Of Senators and lo
= presenGtivos in Congress-, and to provide thct
III thoy shall sorve without compensation aud wish
:. tor" II ltr Fied means this to DO seroue
~ proposition, ho goes rs far III ono extreme ~
l. those who favor the s7,5o0 go in the oier. II
lo u,cans it as b,lrlesqno upon tile proposition
" to repeal the aaary-increase law, ho will lind
OF that the "Iaugliter" with which Lis humor r: >
70 received by tho House will uot prevail oxtoa-
syely among bin constituents. Detroit Tr1buev
oH -CongraaA might aa well understand that tlsa
10 people arc in eailost about tho repeal Ut tlo
back-pay law. Words won't do hulf measure3
oy cnnnot satisf. The back-pay law repeal should
cd he radical -should 20 to tho root OF ihc 1nte,
~ and tAe quicker il is done, the bottcr.-Wi
e1 cousin State journal.
" Tho action Of certain members Of tho IIouro
yesterday i'll connection with tho proposed rapo:i
OF tho "Salary-grab bill" was not only unliE-
p- niiad, but suggestive Of the suspicion TINT Ito
ag offending members have uliatakon their vocation,
Ono Representative introduced bill providing
ty TINT congressman shall snrya without pay, mile
II, age, or allowance another that monlbors sirll
er lny for the privilege Of serving tho country. Wo
la, told that the reading Of those bills wsy re-
ceived with uproaronS laughter on both sldeu g of
H., tho House. . But We would respectfully
W. suggest that this salary grab" business is no
tolc.-P Philadelphia Ielsgruph.
10 Ivory bill Of eycry kind thus far presented
~ in Congress for tho amelioration Of e1iaiill:,
% financial Depression calls for largo appropria
ID tons increased nubsidos, and hoAyier axactlons
II in tho form Of taxation. It is PROPOSED to cure
tho cyl by intousfyng lg caHHes: Tue deman.i
N Of retronchmont mid economy remaina Jet to ba
-, thought Of as possible improvement to tho sit
~ uation.-Sl. Paul Pioneer.
If Tho people may just nH Moll turn their backs
st on tho Ke publican party. 1t ia now in such 3
" condition that no good can como out Of it,
O. Laurence (Kas.) Standard.
N Tweed in the Penitentiary teaches Z lesson
~ j.. whicl, should DO kept prominently before
10 the. public-that mon enthroned in power,
s, backod by stolen millions, and who lead for
-. 49, lorn hope against the ballot-bo1, and create
rs be dealt with before the law.-Memphis Appeal
nj Right here on tho threahold OF an impor-
"' tsut Congressional aession, it behoovos tbs
u" Democratic praas to sharply re-lene tue posl,
let it bo understood in tile start that the leferi
H. Of so hoaithful sentiment, no matter how high
o. iii place Or influence. need expect no quarter.-
,4 Ctevela'1d Plandenter.
w Mr.. E1dridge, Mr. Randall, and their asso-
lis ciates do what they plcnso about i, bnt they
Nv must take tho consequences. Tho DemocrAtle
- pnrty will not be answerabe for their acts bul
n, will senudIatc and danounce any Democratic
e representative who persists III dcfyug the son.i:
-" ment Of tho poople on tlis subject. A limo had
to bo drawn somewhere. sud it j. drawn at back
H. H.le az YOU choose. Tho man who fails whou
~ the vote ls tukon to repeal tue aaary-etcal must
I'D look to the party Of Grant, the boss sa!ary-sraD-
-. bcr for his political futnro--Buftalo Courier.
~ --We may as woEl aay what We think about tue
of members Of Congross who voted for Wood fol
H. Speaker Tlloaa OF them who voted with Wood