The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-30

iehce against any Vote oil ccnsure.
The universal opinion here is hat the |
Sanborn business was mighty bad and |
that all who had anything to do with
it from Ben Butler to the treasury
department, and from thence outside,
soilcd their fingers, and when the ways
and means committee, largely rcpubli
can, voted to censurc q cabinet officer
and his immediate assistants, we may
rest assured that there must have been
something very rotten.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON.
This non-entity, from Massachusetts,
who would tumble gladly from the
secretaryship Of the treasury to n
judgoship in tho cour.oi claims, is in
great erici at the proposed censurc by
congress. The president, and in fact
Richardson, is afraid to trust his
name before the senate for con6rma
ton. The odor about the Sanborn
and other matters is so redolcnt of
suspicion, at least, that Richardson
cannot be confirmed for the important
position named. An effort is being
made TO induce the ways and means
committee to reconsider its resolution
of ccnsuro. If it were allowable for
ono house to take action in regard To
member of the other the committee
would have included Senator Boutwell,
in its censurc.
| OUR MIDDLE.
The president, it seems, has not
enough to do in standing by and sus-
tanning the national sharks, but he
also lends a helping hand towards boil
STEERING up the local leeches. His re.
moval of Mr.. Adolph Cluss, a member
of the board Of public works, has ere
ated quite talk. Mr.. Cluss has given
some very damaging testimony against
the board of public works, hence his
removal. The committee, investigat.
ing matters here, had called for Ger.
tain documents, which this action will
prevent being produced. Is tho
president in the conspiracy to prevent
an extended investigation or is he the
tool of the boss and the board un
knowingly? When President Gran,
can afford to help the board of public
works and Boss Shepherd to screen
their villainies, he certainly is lost t.
al! sense of decency and right. The
committee propose asking for sus
pension of the board and the turning
over Of the books, SO that no covering
up, and tampering can be
done. a resolution of this kline
would be most uncomplimentary t
General Grant, in view of his remova
. Of Cluss-because he told the truth il
. giving his testimony before the com
: mittee.
-..- -.-.4A".
The sooner the question of exemp.
tong church property from taxation j.
met, and determined in the negative,
tho better. Petitions have been sent
here from all parts of the country
numcrously signed-asking congress
to repeal the act cxempting church
property, IN the district of Columbia,
from taxation. 1t is alleged, and very
truly, that this exemption is equivalent
to direct appropriation for their sup
port, which is in violation of the first
amendment of the constitution. 1t is
stated that the value of church prop
crty in the United States quadrupled
between 1850 and 1870, while in that
period the number Of church members
was;not doubled, and that such rapid ac
emulation Of wealth in ecclesiastical
hands is most perilous to civil and re o.
ligious liberty. This question is Of
late years attracting considerable at
tention, and will soon be a bone Of
contention in congress, with the con
stitution lovers arrayed against the
pecksnilfs and christian statesmen.
RELIEF FOR THE SOUTH
The bill introduced into congress by
Mr. Morley appropriates $3.50, 900 for
the relief of the people of Louisiana,
Mississippi and Arkansas. The sub
committee report that 10000 persons
will be dependent on charity until Sep
tember, when the crops can be raised.
This will cost 100000. This is
the exact amount that Philadelphia
asked for centennial purposes. Now let
congress prevent suffering and save
thousands of lives by the appropria.
ton of this sum and while the centen.
ialists are wrangling in PHILADELPHIA
the work of charity will be going on
among the destitute and starving. in
Il Il.