The sun., 1873-12-27


Tie Government Is quite lavish in it, expcndi-
lures Tor hot houses, conscrvatories, Sc, out-
side the Treasury Department. A botanical
garden. u horticultural garden. and number ~
cnuscrl ..uii,s for flowers are maintained at
great expense to delight sightseers and provide
members of Congress and heads OF de epaftmeuts
with nosegays and bouquets. But the Treasury
Department must have an establishment of its
own, and here We 1nd S36 invested IN hyacinths
" December, and In April SO Tor hpwer pots.
II our legislators are IN earnest In their demands
Tor reduction of the Treasury Department cs-
tua'"s. they will see to II that all these useless
and exp 'ns.yc Injuries which have withlu ieM
years grown 10 large proportions are lpupcd ud.
The looping or must not ht confined t1 the d -
partWenis. There IL work pf the same kind TO
oe done a the Capitol
Mr.. Dawes, in hi. speech on Nr. Richardson's
proposed Increase uf taxes, herrclV dpnuuu ed
eNtravagance IN every de'artmcnt al the Cow
eminent In this lie WAS right, and ala not say
one word too much, but there are a great many
leaks In the Capitol which Mr.. Dawes might
stop Il he would address himself To the task.
Let him lead or On the House side for reduc-
monce vii his own committee the WAYS and
Means. HIS clerk receives t@.HeJ.>0 per ahnum
&. about nve months services. \ 4 cssenrcr
To- the same committee receives tl,jlllO. The
pay of messengers 10 the Committee on Appro-
nfiaiioas 70 the Sergeant at-Arms; and 20 NE
SlcS. and ~ ~. In addition 10 these there are
eighteen messengers not specially assigned,
each If whom receives Tor Ave months services
tl.Ci6. There are five others who receive S-U'O
eoch tor like services. There srC men and bows
iu positions that Require only ordinary intelii-
ries tlan ara raid to second and third class
clerks IN any of the departments. TIE pn'f
oGic" II the House j. prlVi led with four mes
scugots who receive SlaS7.-J each, toir mall c.r-
ricTs who receive n like amount, and seven
others Who Hre paid sl,2iU each.
On the Senate side there is the same shameless
cXtrayHcance. Three messengers are paid ss,U,O
each ana twenty 1855 each. The clerk Of
Printing Records and the clerks to the Commit
tees on Finance, Claims. and Approprtat tons
. each receive slI3 per snnuin. and don't per
form three months actual hard work. The truth
OF the matter IL that from senators and Rcpre-
fcutatlycs down T. clerks and messengers there
las fir wears been a desperate struggle to grah
T. e. peopc's money. Because forY nil ions Of
T. tp,r Iay The bids they think tie burden fllli
N,it igh.iy on Individuals, aud therefore there
t.pu.d be 40 gruulhnug. To Illustrate the DIFF.
rsuce between private and public talvrics
LtcN not - outside the Capitol. I'm the House
side Geo. /. Downing keeps restaurant. IL,
Cu pluy~ during the session Of Congress twelve
or uiteru coloT,d men Tor waters. paving then
e. per month. There are quite number ot
Co.ured men I'm the employ OF the House a:
u e-scHEer- and labuiers. They are on duty
about Xix hours a day daring five months, aud
GurlHc the remaining seven months they have
nu'hirr 90 do. and yet they paid froin ss.u t.
S2Su Ter annum.