Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-01-08

- - Public Bsiadises ~
skiing Cor a spVsopsiosioa ufl
- ~ rake god tks dsee;sasy
ths defalestira II their l.sa
=. BeaeJ D. Cooke. Mr.. Cooke
= - acesesomsd 10 ! reckless ~
oveFnmcrtis monsy thsa BE had
ksssen q tAs srust rsPssed II
e1itioa d 6Sins numerousiy signed
n hxpsyers Of the city praying Con-
y abolish the present oligarehy. and
- : rspsblicsn ferm Of goyesa-
exssD TAxArros. The impsessiou
1aily thst increased taxatioa l. In
= =. The Committee on Appropri-
1o NOS pretend that tAcy viii b
: est down the eseiaaees more than
Z. 000 even il they have the hear
asstion Of the Hosse. 70 do even
~ viii have to cot o6 Macy sppro-
- asked for By The Sspervising Ar
and nearly one-half Of the appro-
% asked for improve@snt Of river,
rbors. aud AL Of those foe fortif-
This Gill be difficult to do, q
= - members have IN interest 10 OBJ
: approx riasions for these objects
= : districts. and will combine 70 log
\ - al through. The deficiency
: - swslline to immense proportions.
u % two departments alone reach
enough 10 balance all the redue.
= committee viii reepmmeud for
HJexfye7P.
ks advocates Of expansion. with Judge
Kelley Il their head. claim that very lit
10 Il any reduction in expenditures is
possible. and assert that the proposition
% issue three sixty-6ve per cent. interest
bonds - temporary loan will receive
enough support to carry il through. -
Il any serious efforts are made to cur:ail
believe there will be dan
ger OF expansion. Al. the interests in
lcrested 10 securing aid from the present
Congress viii favor and work efficiently
Tor u. Tom Scott and the Cookies and the
Nol::!.:Arn Pacific people will urge it a.
/ preliminary to tho relief of the North
.rn and Southern Pac..ss". Railroad Com
panics. With such powerful interests
expansion is inevitable, unless
those opposed to this policy rally all their
strength for increased taxation. Que or
he other is conceded to be inevitable.
AGES or Qua C0NoREssNEN.-T uni:
ted ages of tho ~ Senators ARE $3.50
years or an average Of 43 years and near
y 8 months each. The ages of three are
not given. The actual years in the total
Of those given Is 1910 years. Cameron
is "A; Dorsey just over 81. There are
5 under 40 years. % over 40 and under
SO, and number from SO to SO, while
there arc 10 from 60 to 50. and l over
20. There are is * Governors. 1S cx-
Representatives, ex-Vicc President. 2
ex-cabinet officers, 3 once Ministers abroad,
3 Presidential electors, 3 ex-Lieutenant.
Governors and Is who have seen military
service. One of the Senatorial soldiers
was a private. Z Major Generals g in the
rebel service). and 4 Brigadier Generals
q in the Rebel army; was Chaplain
and another Surgeon. OF occupations
among Senators. 35 are lawyers. 6 plant
ers. 2 railroad presidents. 4 who have
been. or are printers and editors; lum-
civil engineer; 2 nanufac-
turcrs; 5 merchants; l miner in Ncva-
dn. and another coal miper and banker.
Two Senators have been regularly appren-
ticed to the carpenters sradc-Broxnlow
and o ,,leshy. Eight have hell high ju-
dicial positions; 5 have been Chief JUS
tees in their States. One Senator has
held office ever since leaving college; "a
have received collegiate. 10 an academic
and Is q common school education.
Pennsylvania claims s Senators, 3 Of
whom have carpet bagged" in the South.
and 3 others in the North. New York
claims 6 and Massachusetts, 5; Virginia
aud Maine claim as many.
JUICE RICHARD BUSTED Of
impeachment against Judge Richard Bus
teed are to be presented at an early day
after the reassembling of Congress. So
far as can be learned there are only three
or four charges to be preferred.
First-That he is not and never has
been citizen of Alabama, haring lived
on Staten Island and only going to Ala
bama to hold court.
Sccond-That he used public money
for his individual benefit. having ordered
the United States Marshal 10 pay out Of
the fund Of fines and forfeitures 81 900
to settle . suit against himself.
Third-That he accepted q bribe of
S50, OG0 to throw the Meridian Railroad
into bankruptcy.
Fourth-That he required the State of
Alabama in the bankruptcy case against
the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad
to deposit 800. 600 to secure her interest
The State deposited S10e. 900 Of her bonds
in lieu Of the money, and Busted took