Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-16
The Alarming Condition Of the
Country.


country, has at last awakened even the uun auu
stupld scusibllties OF the Congressional Sa"'y
0rabben. ate
The great majority of these gentlemen, before
ssonrInR The nomination for Congress, were nOteu
fOr nothing especially beneficial TO their const'u
snts. Usaully they are men who have ialeo 10
make even decent living at their professions auu
are found seeking Office for livelihood rS'net
tnun for any special desire to render service 10
the country. And to hear such men talking Of
the sacrifice they make in going to Congress al
salary of $40 900 for niue months, service and de-
mandIng $4,000, is Absolutelyldisgusting TO con
sGituents who know their resources ana Tue
small amount Of brains it requires to serve as
psrty nominee for the National Legislature
They now get their pay sent TO them in cheeks
far over 5000, each mouth of the year, and 1t Is
no wonder they have not felt the Pinching neces
sity for money. The people have to earn TINS
money, one.hAlr of which is wasted in this very
mode; as three.fourths of the COngressmen are
Utterly incapable of making. at any PROFESSION
they NAY have studied, more than about $2,oUV a
year. 1t Is the duty OF the Press OF the cosntry
to make these gentlemen understand their real
position. They undertook to destroy in measure
the influence of ths newspapers IN the rural DIS
tricts By heaping postage upon subscribers WITHIN
the county and cutting of Tree exchange ana Sii
who voted for such measures did 50 with view
Of putting 6oGn the Press and votng money into
their own pockets IN the shape OF increased sala-
ries. The administration was with them in all
their schemes to make money out OF the people
and Rggrandize themselves.
But the press has finally succeeded IN alarming
these gentlemen. They have discovered that they
have gone too far, and now We have an unprece-
dentSd spectacle presented Us in the resolutions
offered yes rday in the House Of Representatives
by Nj. Dave - > NE. Garfield, of Ohio,and
Mr. Kelley, ., .t,.anis. These gentlemen
are all Repu, 49,, ,so,I- their party in the
House, yet the cay found opposing
the measures G. -.,e at,on. such an ao-
tisu was not tAou, u. csk ago. And 1t gotl
very far 70 prove utterly ignorant are, NOT
only the President and Heads of the Depart
msnts, but The party leaders in Congress also, Of
the terrible condition OF the country. And yei
they we're on the very brink of war The high
salaries and great wealth acquired by their va
rious devices have tended to lift these men above
tbe tFAdss-peoplea and render them ignorant Of th'
wants of every day life.
These several resolutions, which We publish be
low, raised the curtain and partly exposed tn
real condition OF the peculAted public treasury
aud 60 astOunded the House that it adjourne'
forthwith:
Mr.. Dawes, OF Massachusetts, called the attsn
tioh Of the house to The recommendation OF tn
AeeretaEy Of the treasury ioT an increase OF nxs
tlon 70 the amount of $40 600, 600, and said tina
the committee Of ways and means had iustTucte
him TO ofer the following resolution.
Whereas tue secretary Of the treasury has rec
emnended, in an official letter to the committe
on ways aud means, an increase in certain custom
duties and internal taxation therefore be il
ResoIrSd That the heads Of the several dePar
ments be instructed 10 revise their estimates
expenditures for the next fiscal year, with view
Ia the changed condition Of the country, to n
ductiOa therein, and " report the same 10 III
house TO the end that all possible Efforts at redO
ton be exhausted before new burdens Oe impose
on the people.
Mr.. GARFIELD, Of Ohio then, from the commltt'
on appropriations, offered the following resol
ti0n
Whereas, 1t appears that since the estimates
appropriations Quired for the service oil the GO
eminent for the fiscal year ending June 30, lS7
which have been laid before the house, were mat
BY the several departments Of the governmeI
the country has entered on period OF great fina
cal enhancement, accompanied by "a shnnkaj
in values and heavy falling of in the revenue
end whereas, In the judgment Of the foregOiI
hct1 Isakes 1t the duty st congress- TO reduce q
NEpendituTes to the lowest point consistent wi
10 necessiHes Of the government and where
the secretary OF the treasury has recommended
an oGAesal letter to the committee Of ways Al
means an increase in cegtain duties and intern
taxation;
ThsEelore resolved, That the president be
queSted 10 cause q revision Of said estimates TO
made By the several executive departments, a
cause report 70 be made TO the house, II poa
bic, as early as the 5th of January next, setti
f0uh IN detail what public expenditures for 1
caEFent fiscal year and what estimates for The NJ
0seal year can Ne reduced, and the amount
Sneh reduction wiihOnt serious detrineRt to
public service.
Tue questlon, after considerable debate, v
taken on Mr.. Garfeld'S resolution, and it Y
adopted.
kr Kelley, of Pennsylvania, asked leave To
GSf the following resolution:
Resolved That IL Is the sense of this house d
the tAxos which now burden the people sho
NOS be IAcreased but that The exLraordn
DOahs, If any he required for the support OF
government during tbe temporary paralysis OF
Industries of the tOuntry now prevailing, shO
be obtained By Temporary loan or loans bear
al0W rate 0flnteFest In currency, aud redeema
IN United States notes.
Mr.. Dawes objected unless the resolution '
rsIeFred TO the committee Of ways and means.
Mr.. Kelley moved TO osusPend the rules and adj
the resolution.
NF. Wheslsg, Of New York, moved that
house adjourn, and the motion, which was
gAEded In the light OF n test vote on Mr.. Kellt
reso.1ison vas adopted-ysas, ll9; nays, ia. !
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