, 1873-01-20

public documents now under the Capitol Ihey
sae so' 81 e% III hs sps vast eposto pesi SD
"A mcmbor often oonloa to mo wllo wants
some book, said Nfr. Buxton, and toll him
nono nro to bo had of that kind, and then l,c
goes down into tho vaults and secs thousands Of
diAobliging. I am merely looping tho quotuln
Said /, "Air. Burton, whom ono rnnn receives
d50 coptas OF q single book, doos It not strilso
yon that tho frankins privilege is an inpost-
MWliy, nv doar cir, tho abolition Of tho fran1t-
ing privilege will do no good as long rs you
priut 60 much. Tho dovornments contracts
and the matter Of transportation is nothing aftcr
YOU havo otruok OF 40 many volumes. II thore
Is any error in the business, It ia in printing SO
muoi, But tho railroads can charge mt. moro
ton ons X e. oeS eose y Se 6enos 5a 49,
down to THO Baltimore & Ohio depot scycral
Thousand bnBa Of books, and choked up tho NAL!
esss and sasgsEo oasas sf1s Tho ,a 5afoad ssd
freight disguised an. mall ,mattor. said
NO tYos, you must. Your contract oalla for
you to take away juat what NO aend. Wo want
these books of our hands, and want tho spaoo
as fast as NO sent thom, although II added worry
much to tie length Of their daily trains. somc
Of tho books publtaned horo really mako enor-
nous piles. Look at no Au-klnx Report:
There you hRyo thirteen volumes, bound IN black
cloth, and filling nearly as much space as Apple
tou'e Cyolopmdla. Whom no begin to bag up
those books and aend them OF under tho 1nom-
bors f5anhs' 1t Is lively soene around tho depot
OF Congress has box with his na1ne paina!t,cd
upon II. Do thoae hoxoa go as meil-mattor z"
'"No. sir those boxos have to &C. as oxpross-
matter, and DO paid for; but, then, 9 ma
jority OF the members Of Congress- have OK
everything In the Lord's name Which they chooao
to sond homo. A Congressman is deadbcadod
on telegraph wires, freight cars. and IN paagon.
gor cars. He voyy Seldom pays gaa-bsl!s or
membera an being more seouro and moro easily
handled than g. trunk. Each member has tliree
boxes. As they are strongly made md provided
with = powerful lock, they coat about fire dollars
carry documents, md tho third Is intended TO
transport 1owor: :pots, plants, shrubs, bouquasta,
ID, from the Congressional Public Garden.
BY this time found The sub jeot 30 interesting
ns vss a asagSE gs ef nW Tefy o4rss
sion OF opinion that Oongreggman WAS" "as
hotorogenoously and Us wonderfully made up as
D fashionable female in full dress lie Is hower"
pot library, doadhosa three trunks, ,v'd
10 gives up his olllcla1 ontity, and merges into
private citizenship, there can bo no moro loft Of
him than Of tho most nloagre bride whom tho
ti,ne comes to dispense with her h'ousseau.
Whom tho movement was mado, tile othor day,
1sonEAsE THE pnrs1pENr's SALARY
to 100000, Dir. Garfield and othora wero on tho
floor drumming up for = vote In favor OF tho
proposition, although I1r, Dawes, who occupied
tho Chair, did his best With oross-rnlings to help
1t nlong. Many Republicans voted against It,
amongst: then, Blair, Amber. Farnsworth,
ete.; while Potter, Of Now York, Democrat
voted In its favor. II thora WAS any good
reason for making this increase, I Should not
say word against it for believe tn that 5rne
tic aaaS Concerns % Of lila a''' Office. But, Il
ihero is ono salary moro than another which
docs not require incroaso, It Is tile Prea1denes.
Ho is provided with house newly furnished s,
OF his seryanta; with clerks paid BY the Coy
| ernment; aud, to d very great e1tont with
forngo and all the equipments Of his stables.
During the sessions Of congress, he glves din
Of ths time, tho oxponsea Of tho White House
are not greater than those Of private family,
Tho dnya have long paused when gold was at T. a
{i' Eincoin a md ID Prosidont johnson could
bach PIT . BY fully 50 por cent
Of tho aatary, It ought to be easy to DO tho sano
saans shis inessase, but the % sapesaafyiceable
feeling of q part Of Congress, Of fyhose
! members, for temporary popularity at tho
White House, would vote away tho name Of tho
Vieo.royalty. At 10 por cent, which, Il The
worth OF money in this country, the Preuident'e
salary represents quarter Of = million dollara'
! principal. When this sum is Increased to
| $50. 1000, while tho Judges Of. tho Courts-n,any
Of whom have grandehildren-7get no moro than
| a young md lusty Congressman, it will prove
that economy and parliamentary Rblf-roBpoet hre
| out Of the question any longer in the Republic
can party, and wo must simply sit and por1nit,
until In our common Affections, tho rcactionary
elements Of tho country nre awakened to tho
fact TINT there arc still burdens In reservation
| creator than any fanced onoB which belonged to
| past day.
THE COMMON ENEMY
What Is the Democratic party, so-ca11ed doing
to distribute itaelf back among the nassos sn
primary duty Of a1l ..patriotio Democrats. self.
| extinction In the old party sonse. The Repub.
loan party will govern this country so Long as
| the Democratic party. kceps up Sign Of life.
less; its gpas1uodio attempts to eail in tho oye
| OF tho wind, aud pass the younger party, will all
| fail. It can cling around the neck Of any Ro.
form elements amongst tho Republican,, and
not without ahdlcation aud 1t would appear
that considerable number OF persons IN the
Domocratio party make Q more lucrative
thing Of 1t under Republican coil.
troll than by sharing according to lndl.
yidual desert In regular Democratic
triumph. Take the member from tho Bonighty
District. IIo has ilyo or Bi4 thousand n1ajority,
the profits OF public llitareoy in his district
Ho LAS merely to 10 home and tell two or three
| to q negro, and hold aloft what he calls The
time-honorad Democratic banner, and back he
comes to "take caro- OF tho Democratic sido" BY
contract with all tho jobbors; and, It no eyel
makes speech on public question, it aoonB tc
DO made With tho design Of displaying tho con.
ton.plbility Of his party, 80 that It may meo!
| with National disaater at the no1t Proaidentia
conteBt.
II this country Is ever again to SEQ q part,
etaunch to resist tho aggresaions Of patronage
and Of party dosposism, such party must bt
organized, not ii the few months preceding :
campaign, but in . tlne Hike this, al
tho beginning OF victorious Administration
aud lis organization muBt not bo made out Of
rofuHo materials, but from tho best elements oi
resistance. Such party, to lead q phtloaophi'
| nal 1{fa 1nnt1u mt }ha hnnGa nj Mr. Tn