, 1874-01-26
NOTES AND OPINION,

NOTES AND OPINION.
Tho Buffalo Commercial Advertiser makea
bold to say:
It is nmoEt too good to 10 truo that tho wranellng
Loulstana politicians aro about to to torms ald
ractcd B.ao. Hcru wo hro one EuSd result from tho
~ Urn ala Jdci9us stand aken by the Administration
Government net aside the verdict Of tho balothor
for their benefit. Their rebuff has warned tho Louis-
lana men TINT the day Ut wrath ID at hand and
that they bud bcttor mako peace before being com
pelled 10 DO so.
The Oshkoah northeastern Qoyal)is is alarmed
at tue prospect OF "Tbo Next Camp-Map" " and
says:
Tho people earnestly watching their representa-
record HI will bear the closest examination,
ALI tho infamy Of the salury~grab was not
alone in tho increase, covering back-pay; and
the repeal, merely Of the act Of March 8, 1873,
doos not reform tho vicious system of acoumu-
lated pay for vacant seats. or tho equally vicious
practice of forwarl'pay. TAuH pay has boon
accumulated since March 4, 1873, for Louisiana
Senator, whose seat lit anew election is ordored)
may not bo occupied before next winter WHOM
the amount, at 81. 600 por annu1n, would be somo
98,750. ANY gratuity to Pinchback. for cooling
his heels, would come out of the contingent
fund of tho Senate. Also, in the House, pay ia
accumulating for two West Virginia membora,
and as now elections likoly to be ordered, tie
two hereafter elected will find quite T.
handsome plumb OH their plates. As in tho case
Of plnchback, any gratuity voted to tho West
Virginia claimants would como out of the con-
tingent fund Of the House. Tho people will
lavo something to say about this whole salary
question i'll their instruction to new members
next summer and new members will UNDER
stand worry definitely the !" contracts" under
which they scrvo.
There is general expression that tho ac-
tion OF Congress on tho salary question has been
as ungEacous as the debate WIS indecent. And
1t would Heem TINT members will be very gen.
crally reminded this year That their " contracts "
expire March 8, 1876 Harpcr's Weekly says:
avery curious fact to close observer IN Wash-
ington to- M h;t Congress y generally profoundly gnorat
BtIict party action confuses accurate apprehension
The tisher sanda.a Of conduct forgotten III tho
IL constant forgctflnoss That purity c, arc nlso nol-
gont aui honorable citizens. The Banry grub was
sre Of s kse eeS sna as ho
brnyado Of Butler. They wcre immediate ind prcss-
tng, whilo public opinion was remote aud obscure.
Tho grab was driven through, and, although II Ia
now repealed. tho mischief 1t has occsioncd cannot
10 undone It has injured tho national respect for
Congress, and 1t has injured the Republican pftrtu
If tue members OF tho present Congress who
have drawn the back ply had returned It into the
treasury, and if tho salary OF tho President and
Judges Of tho Supreme Court had boon cut down
to the original figures, disposition at least to
oboy tho voice Of tho people would hayo been
oyinccd. In the absence Of any provisions Of
the nature suggested, tho repeating act III mere
ly a trick unworthy q body Of men making any
protonstonB to purity. Or statosmanship, but
quito iu accordance with the reputation aud con-
duet Of the n,en who passed tho grab originally.
Illinois State Register.
Grant approves tho Salary bill. This showa
him to be- the head glabbcr Of tho country.
ns5 TweS he 1 las approved ;s lay giving hint himself
would have prevented it. But he wanted the
money. Pittsburgh Post
And nov tho President may DO presumed to
be happy. uo aas signed the now Hnlary-grab
law which ropeals all Increase OF paarios but hH
own. .Ho docs moi seo,n to appreciate tho fact
tint tho infamy Of tho old measure, which waH
sproad out ovor great many porsons, il now,
without hoing diminished in quantity, all con- |
contrated on himself -liiluaukee Nc{cs.
Tho President has signed tho bill rapoallng |
tho salary grab. He has not yet, howevcr,
reached that high pitch OF honesty that would
impel him to return lls sllaro of the grab to tho
National Troasary.-Fo'd du Lao lfis.) Conf
Does anybody suppose tho sala1ry-grab can
DO buried out Of sight 80 long al the greatest
glabber of all IL allowed aud continues to draw
from the Treasury hts Indecent, aYa1lcious
!
the grab. nor :s history, nor tho da,nago it loes
to the Republican party, cas be bnriod out OF
Hight 30 long ~ its most conspicuous most re-
1,ugnant, mud most shameful feature s kept
aliVo.- Wilmington (IN.) Aduocate.
-CougrcBB will hay0 to "go ono bottor !" and
repeal Grants part Of tho steal, bofore the peo-
po will be satisfied. Willie tho littlo grab6org,
who onactod the law, ayo being bounded down
by all parties, 1t is most njust TINT tho Chiof
Grabber should 60 frco.-IiaudMa (lN.) Clarion.
-Cut down tho Presidents salaryl 1llia CRY
should 20 up from tho Republican Taxpayers of
this country to the car Of Congress, with IN
that would mako that body quake,
Out aow, tAo Presidents salary! Lot
;hole bo such public sentiment created tl,at
+ien Grant will ba compelled to nay baol tic
Dts 900 ut loast. into tho Tronaury, or lot him DO
.ibscd and spit upon wheroyor hu gooa.-Eavt-
lille (IN.) Transcript.
The tcnpte4 are punished, mud made to sur
endor tAolr apoils; but tho tonpter who rot
lls1n into tho knayery goes scot ffoo aud keol,s
IL his i.gotton plumber. 80 stands tho case Ut
'roBont. hut Tho poop!o may yet tako measures
hat will give It . very different aapcct.-Paye
County (lo.ra) Democrat
-Inoro IL QUO tl!lng which tho country canuot
nd will not soon forgot, uul that il tbs CON.
plouous faet tAat thora III no legal bar to resti
utiou OF tho plunaor by the Presidents own |
oluutary aot. With QUO single instance l