, 1874-01-13

passed n the last aesuou increasing tho salary Of thu
1roafsfot, Congressman. and other olccrs. and lint
Tho members from this s'ao will fully represent ho
&tasr ps s ae ss at tho Third o
selor Diptrlctin Now hampshire, in Convention ns-
.semh!e tJan 81 that we cnnaeIn1 e, n unncasnrod
gross. md that wo bstIoyo tho nenbcrs Of Congress
are spending tho hard earnings Of tho people in hot
y ~ r., alo hst Iiss snd rsad e soy
s' ;9y iii BY Stss t. ariGa es
grexs, without further elay, aid in1lo1ibIo ccouonay
In Tho expenditure Of tho peoples money.
Ono Of two thinga 'a certain; II co"gros
G,ongress. e,g Already tho ropo, Of fate Is twined
about tts mock and tho people arc getting roady
to pnll.-Ncn Hauen (Ci.) Courier.
,.. .-tho Senators Of WaBhinaton aro acting even
than tho faon9hors OF tho House acted With tho
wasted hy thess honorable sent!omon ] in I'M nnais.
n,nea ohnttor aboat tho rewards they ought to
fece!Vo tof tleir sorvicos.-H0st0n Globe,
Tho courac taken by Senator Forry. OF Con
nootic', on this question ia tho most extraorli-
nary. aud hla constituents should cal him to &C.
count, especially tho professors and dvines Of
rn,, nSw dageh who urged hts election il order to
Advertiser.
-Coi1KreHH ia .waating It's time iu auarreNne
anout tilo proprlety Of t4or contracting to sorro
the peepio at stipulated price ana then voting
enoiseiyos third moro pay. Just how much
ee;xaaperAtion OF that character do tAey suppogo
Lilo people can endure ?-1o!et{o Blale.
,,,,, mhi thus may he highly amusing to those
to o fpsaeGq In IT. hut T. Is not pleasing to
| lng impostanco tn"n tho " Balary- -grab," which
| onEht to occupy tue attention Of GonEross. II
| sno Menhoss are wise, they will atop alt this
speech. making. nnd como to Home final decision
upon Emo question ct once. Arguments either
for or agaist tho bill at this limo arc tho shcor
est folly. Tho people demand tho repeal Of tic
| act.zz!H"6alo EJprcss. 0'' - '''>'
pon'aa 9 oa Ndea o fntzp psean Tea hss 5epeatea
turo Of eloquent thought upon this aalary.aaen
| tfon, and Congress- call do little boiior ttan to
'm1nediately acqnesce in return to tbs Old law
W9sh1ngion 90. q National Republican.
nrsoa uen w.. nae oneroa a. anscasson ot sur.
episotao. Con. Buffers yirtuouu stand on tha
Civil Highta bill. and A1r. Tiptons remarks "a
tho Salary bili havo been published In as many
days, and, II tho same proportion Of exciting ln-
session will make as brisk reading as auy one
could desire. It must havo boon eipht to sca
Mr. Sherman calling men and angels, mud oyery-
thing else good or pad, to witness TINT he had
,,, noyer, never, M never received ono cent in Wush-
inGton FOR any service apart from his honest
duty aR Observation-Disclosures Te1eqraph.
Senate yory much a. It aid in tho MoaSse before ore
tho ho}ttny reccsB, much to tho annoyance of
many Of tho members.-La Crosse 1Vis.) Re-
| publican.
| Tho Forty-third Congress Is still biting ut
the file. Tho salary-bill. which appeared 30
| plain and straightforward 1T first, which morolY
| required = few sentences to reduce the salariea
! to the Old basiB and make provisions for tho re-
| turn OF tho baok-pay, has boon 80 clouded with
resolutions, patched with amendments, aud be-
! logged BY debate, TINT what it amounts to now,
OF in what form It will reach final vote, would
n fHn6 46fY1n n{ru~ ~ a. -
Davenport (looa) Democrat.
| The Chaplain Of tho Senate, Wednesday, In
bis opening prayer invoked Divine Providence
to hold In bis own hand that powerful engiue,
the public press. The prcc{se reason for this
special remembrance does not appear, but We
presume 1t is not wholly unconnected with a GER
tain Freedom Of criticism which has of late
cropped out in tho most unexpected qua1to,a.-
Ne.o Y0rh: Tribune
| -Tlore il no doubt that tho people at large
arc growing aomawhat rcstiye usader the load of
! eloquenco emanatiug from Congress-. Tho desks
| OF members ara submerged with petitions asling
ior the passage or repeal Of this Or that law, and
tho words commercial calamity" etc., are be-
| coming ~ familiar as household words to Con-
Kressonal cars. Complaints generally and In
diyidually are being heard On every aido, and
nothing would be more pleasant tbnn to know
oil frnitesB diecuasiona wore passed. Washing-
nal.
IL they do not do this [repeal tho salary act1,
It Will not indeed destroy ths power OF the great
party which ia at the helm. but it will asslreJlY
leave Congress without q constituency, una their
| places will know them no more forover.-OYa11a
| (Kan.) Republican.
| In the series Of conflicts which are now i'm
pondng, men will have to stand straight up aud
range themselves either for Or agai,,st thc peo.
pie. No convenient cloak Will 10 furnished by
party usage or party platform. There ia no po-
hticai creed In existence which pronounccs for
tiie few against tho rnany.-San Francisco But