The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-26

in passing the Congressional salary bill
have not heard the last of itby d. good
deal. It will stick to them like another
shirt Of Neasus, which they cannot get
off turn it,never so. .Reroe'y. We haze
mentioned, the .sc!iou Of the Legislatures
OF Neg, Ydsk ,apdS oAia in denouncing
tho ftranssbdSR| a|asst i: then, Iboth
Houses o. TIE michigan Legislature
have adopted resoluGons oondennipg
tho.sl#ho vbtldt }orelt, 'aad appianains
those who opposeda it. It has been
sevetsb osassr4lsdn thss Rhode Iland
DsmoesatisS Stats CohsentionS and no.
where hasatsBssn defended: b: F. But
Ter is the ohl5'mnn WHO tries to brazen
it onb and throw idnst IN peoples eyes.
Of oo1rse. we cannot expect hintoSbe-
haseidscSntly like Judas, to ratnrn tie
money dnd 60 ont and hang himself, but
itaw5ll 1blp to'kill him yet, politically;
The oopdpoot q. Speaker Blaine, i1 90
amending The bill as to make. the In
crease Of the Speakers salary take effect
aHer'tks expiration Of the forty ty-second
qo1gtess, shines all the more conspieaq-
opsl$1 from the dark ! surroundings,
MesRrs.i Roberts and Potter. aof New
Yorka Hawley, OF .Conneosiuut,: Upsoh,
Of Ohio, 0bftett, of Oregon. Hoar, Of
Massach h6setts, and Meftick,, Of Mary:
land. have raipsed 70 touch the upearned.
pay. Judge .Hoar sppropristes his to
charitable purposes. Mr.. Oorbett rs-
turns small amount. the difference be-
tween the addisianal salary allowed under
the bill and his mileage to Oregon,
(allowed. under the old ,Iaw,) and dssires
that II be added to the Washington
;moqument'fund. Tbs other gentlemen
return it directly to the Treasury. which
is the more proper course. -s There it be-
longs. and there it should go. We are
pleased to dhroniol.i these exceptions.
The salary increase itself can hardly be
upheld as neGasaaty. and fr6psr, bnt
that it should be made t99 apply to exist
ing terms of. service, then about expir-
ing, is an abuse of right, q breach of
propristy, a. a-stransaction. altogether go
questionable, as will cause the country,
to:piace il In range with the Lonisiaua
infamy and the Credit Mobilier bribery.
affair. In the case of all who voted for
it. 8. 900 additional reasons exist against
their continuance in the public service.
r-nir,l S--r.->->-<-- 2!
Here is richness for You from the Sa-
vannah' Adortises.. It relates that Mr..
Montmollin, of that city. is under some
sentence of punishment for an alleged
violation of the lave Of South Carolina;
that Mr.. J. D. Robertson. whom it
terms Senator. but who is member Of
the House OF Representatives Of this
State from Beaufort County, lately ap.
preached Mr. Montmollin. protesting
himself to be tho agent Of Governor
Moses. with proposition to dismiss the
case, if he would fork over to him $500.
Mr.. Montmollin very. naturally showed
him the door, and subsequently had him
arrested for libel in connection with
this same case, and bound over to appear
Advertiser represents J. D. Robinson's
face as wreathed in smiles. his voice mel
lowed and softened as it conveyed this
dishoneet proposal. We think We see
him, this man whose speeches in favor
of reform were always oontradicted
point blanc by his votes. Will Mr..
Robertson explain this new effort Of his
to abate the rigor of the criminal laws of
the State? or will Governor Moses ao.
knowledge him as his plsnipotentiary to
our sister city OF Savannah to settle by
acceptance Of douceurs the injury done
the majesty OF these laws of sovereign,
Radical, Republican State?
THE "CoNFSpERATE CHIEFS. "A Radi.
cal paper, having asked o certain ques.
ton, the Tribune, of New York, answers
it. and very effeotual answer it is. too
short. sharp and to the point. The
question was as to what use the econ
federate chiefs" were making Of the
clemency of the Government, the Radi.