National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-08
THE BACk.pAY QUESTION.

Geseral Dstler's Defence-BFief synopsis
OF an Able Arauneut-An Elaborate His
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The Newspaper Correspeadents.
General Butler has begun an elaborate defence
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ietter u addressed 70 eonstituent supposed TO
be the Generals faithful partner at New OreanS
Colonel Jonas II. French, and IL, in the words d
Mr.. Redpaih, can elaborate historical and legal
fortified by numerous precedenis, and rendered
very entertaining from Inc fashcs Of saTcasm
and wit that abound In it.- II Is one Of the
with defence OF the increase Of the pay OF Inc
President, whose salary was raised from sa5. 900
to 1000 by the bill. He shows that President
salary wss more @nvs than inin ye es
Grants, and that, taking into account the Differ
ence In wealth, population and prices, Grants
SALARY would be saIo, 600 IN round numbers II In
proportion to that Of Washington. lie next
shows that the salaries OF the Cabinet oficers
supreme Judges and members Of Congress would
be treble their present amount, and that Con-
Rressmen should have higher rather than lower
salaries than the Judges, as their expenses are
necessarily greater,
lie then proceeds 70 show that the salary bill
does not so much increase a. equalize the sal
aries OF members OF Conqress, IL abolishes
mileage, and thus retuces the pay Of some mem
bers quite 30 per cent, while it raises that OF
allowances in the shape Of stationery aud news
papers, as well as franking so that instead Of
IL being true that every Congressman voted him
self i've thousand dollars additional pay, there
has not been, 10 reality more than one thousand
dollars q year added, II 80 much. Considering
that the services Of an efficient agent OF manu-.
featuring establishment Of any considerable
capital cannot be had for less than seyenty.nye
hundred dollars q year-while our railroads nav
twenty.nye thousand for their presidents-iho
General cannot see how this increase can be
At this point he makes keen thrust at Min
lister WasnbuTne, who has had lately had pub-
llshed letter. In which he stated that the people
dld not else, members Of Congress TO go to
or to "Duck at the tiger After speaking sar-
castically OF The Minister, the Generai adds that
he has not observed any objection on Wash
passed In 1871, for the purpose Of defrayng the
expenses OF the Minister 10 France In ls,0.
although that appropriation was retroactive. lie
ing at the tiger" II Is perhaps a little easier 10
support a family In Paris on SiJ 800, gold, than
10 do the same In Washington on Oh 600 currency.
almost I S n,n ps q n ss he show, mat
has returned his bacf salary. or VIM has RAISED
an cutlery about II, has hiiaseit In years past,
Voted ior And aSespted baek pay ~ esPeelai
Daniel Webster, Charles samner. N p Ranpys'
A. II. Rice, John ". FarnsVorth. ami Henry II
that Banks and Rice 10th xaiea m ,srS for sn
Increase of nav at the rate of an nar cent WIN M
mileage and other allowa nces-made Retroactive