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Six Incbe

Six Inches Of snow az Easter.
Boston, April o-Dispatches from the east
report that about six inches of snow fell las;
night.
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RfMENBER the ball for the benefit of the
Children's Hospi al TOMORROW night.
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TEE suxNER EuLoGY II Bosrox.-April 20
has been fixed on for the euiogy Of Charles
Sumner BY Senator Schurx, IN music Hail,
Boeton. The mayor viii presIde. wendell
Phillips will introduce the orator, and poem
by Oliver Wendell Holmes viii be roed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-06

De. q. ii. NICHOLS, of the goTernm INT
bOspitsl for the insane, was before the Hruse
Committee on Appropriations to-day in refer
eLce TO q small deficiency of about IL mo for
the institution named. The committee expects
to lie able to report the deficiency bill to- NOR
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ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
NAIn AZ TnEAr.R.
EAs7Ik ION DAY,AIriIs,ls7 Bennett. %
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WEDNESDAY, AytiIsa.
sTElKCCB GR4NDOPER t.wirhN I-son. Car
eI6 s..i-i, q .ry snt g--s- mo.a.
EOKD-s OPERA HOSE.
CUSuHaS.
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sHAKsPsAEEo HENBf viii;
In separation, shsk.pe,re', xOBEFH. $40
w nth street, below Penn "a avenor.
APRIL 6, pURIKS ms wEkK, AND THREE
O; sfSsSs T s. s. t%fIisp Actor
d. cLaGDx Dt ES'' entities
First Appearance this cess n Of the beautiful and
dsshing serio,eemic Vocalist,
MISS sALIlA MASOS.
Fret S. Z n TSTHs ssg=dIsnne,
Last week Of the e-ea,
JACK MILY,
the most wonderful troupe in the world.
MARTHA WREN AMI JANIS COLLINS,
IN their orizinsl sketches,
Hs hias' a s'iD' 6t sSRoIGGS'h
MISS HELENE RkvEsE
in their specialize, f6rn iHe The bss, conSoa;on
troupe ever il wsst iasion. are tr
NATIoNAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
~ Mr. J G. -AvILLF------.... L+ssee snd Manager.
THKIE 49, NIGHTS ONLY AND ONE NATL
MEX OF TIE
sTRkE0ScH GRAND ITiIliH OPERA COMPANY.
oonn'Ii LIS at tSSGGEsffssiiII IN.
ME- CHRisIIN In NILSSON a yxLESTdNA
CAnpasfsf. bEE sS PaEs Tsk saS sIsEnsS
sOOLARA, &C
Grand Ch rus aud Orchestra.
1Rs GG ga feso
NINE CHRIsTINE NILSSON sE'yIRi
LIE IOhRIANI, MAREsI. SIG SOR GA NJ
PAsINI, DEL PUENTE, NAHSETTI,
SCbLtRA, sc.
FRIDAY. April 10,
1oRRIAHI, CAREY, CAPOUL, DEL PCE TIE,
SATURDAY. GRAND FAREWELL NILSSON
MkTiNEI,
FAUST.
General Admission, 50: Gallery, 81: Reserved
Seats, Orebests, 81, Re.eTved sraf., Orch sra
Circle ana Dress Circle, 50. Boxes, s25 each.
sests for Tor either q she abJve now sfw. C. h7,z-
EAsTER TUEsDAY,APRIL IRA,
BanshtOf
Mr.. GEO. bETKIFF. ap3-
OPERA LIBkErTOs SAVE 10 GENTS
~ ONLY correct and plete e6iIOn.
PIECE, ONLY Is CENTS
PRICE, ONLY Is CENTS
For ssie BY JOHN v. Ellis = 90. sI2 St
OLpEo On Exhibitisn and Sale Nzw No
4eo 43g
7IH ST Al Urn Sr
MARKRITER'S, 81
No. 439 7tb street, between l. snd L streets eight
doors above Odd Fellows HsH,
Choice OIL Pa'nings, EHGrsv logs, Chromns, &c
Also, largest stock Pzpsr Hang ms, Win+Ow
shecss, Ftotqr.s. Frames, p G. Hre Cords and Ta.-
sis, , II g, Nalls &c, 1. the District.
b-PIesse rsuemb- T Name and Number. iaI-ly-
ALL KINDS OF CAsT-OFF WEARING APP
n PABEL cav b sold to the very best ait auIsSs
D addressing or calling on JUSTH,
sig street, between 5;b AMI I'm a ".
Notes oy mail promptly attended o.. Cssh paid rs If
ECTIyDEI
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s25o yoR JILrEp HRARf-In breach Of
promise suit brought in Jerseyvilie, m. bv .
$500 damages, the jury awarded . vsra,ss OF
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LECTURES.
HISTORY OF THE JLwIsH PEOPLE.
3; z. hARkISG Los, ESQ

at MASONIC TEMPLE,
For the bSns 81 81 the Charity Fund Of
LtFAIETTE L0rGE, o. A A NJ No I9,
NEDHEsDAf ENENIHG, April 8. at 8 o'cI5ck.
Tickets. "a cents. Rep ,Onronl apo s.
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coScnA,. the new captain general q Cssa,
has arrived At Porto Rico, and Il expected u
Havana to-day.
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F. III. SMITH, Indian agent, arrived
in Cheyenne yesterday fro n the Red Cloud
Agency. He says the actual nu nber OF whites
killed since January I, nv Indians, is six. He
reports that the troops at both agencies ave
been unmolrst6d, and that at Spotted Tails
agency especially, friendly relations exist.
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A POSTAL CARD ITRM.-The first postal card
was issued on the 18th OF May, last year, Or ten
months and a half ago, and up to the Il insti
exactly OO,OOO 900, or the whole amount estf-
mated for the first year, were delivered to the
government. Of this number, the fifteen largest
cities in the country took 40 900, New York
city alone taking eleven millions ana a half or
nearly eight per cent. of the whole. Next to
New York came Boston, which took about ii We
million. while Washington required for her use
considerably over one million. IL Is estima ed
that about ten millions more will be re1uirei to
meet the demand for the first year since tneir
introduction.
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SECRETARY RICHARDsoN.-So many greu nd
less reports have been put out in regard to Cab
met changes that the public gives little at
tentiOn to them. There is reason to belle We
howe that there may be some foundation in
the report that Mr.. Richardson will soon retire
from the Treasury department. He is quite
reticent upon the subject, however, and has not
given any authority To any one to assert that he
has bis G arly resignatinn IN view.
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GRN. BUTLER AND THE SOLDIERS AND Sol
DIER's wIDows.-Thirty-two honorably dis
charged soldiers, employees OF the government
I'D the PaymdsteT General s Office, having ten
dered TO Gen. Il. +. Butler their ..hea .tfsl
thanks for the untiring zeal you have mani
tested in behalf OF the soldiers and the colder
widOws." be replies in . letter dated April 81
acknowledging receipt of their resolutions o
compliment and thanks, saying al am ex
ceediDgly obliged to you therefor, bur do no
see that what did requires any thanks "a I
was simply doing what believed to be a dnty.
and carrying out the promises made by the ma
ton to the soldiers when they enlisted"
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SANBoRN was again before the Ways aud
Means Committee to-day and questioned further
relative TO his contracts with the government.
He testified that he had had several convsrsa-
lions with Secretary Richardson in reference t.
his contracts, and had no doubt that the Secre
tary was fully informed on the whole matter
The list of railroads filed was made up from
ApPletons Railway Guide, after examining one
hundred or one hundred and fifty and finding
everyone more or less indebted TO the govern
nent He explained this to some Treasury
m,isI whom he failed to remember, ana W -
told TO include in the hst all the RAILWAYS m an
toned in the book.
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CATTLE IN TRANsIrU.- Gen. Hayes, the
chairman Of the House Committee on AgrIcul-
ure, was to-day authorized by the committee
10 report fsvorably on the bill to prevent
cruelty to animals while being transported in
cars or vessels from from one point to another
i he most important feature OF the bill is that
~hich provides that cattle shall not be carried
On cars without food or water for a longer Pc
riOd than twenty-four hours.
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The HOUSE, Comm ttee on Agriculture a.
their meeting TO day unanimously instructed
the chairman 10 report fsvorably a joint resolu-
ton that hereafter all seeds cuttings and plants
sent to any part Of the United States by the
commissioner of Agriculture be transmitted
thrOuUh tEa oil froa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-27
EFrom the Lewiston Journal.
Cranberry Culture.
Experience OF an Oxford County Cram
berry Grower.

notice in your issue of December 25th.
an article by UHHs. inquiring about the
cultivation of cranberries. He seems to
think they might be raised in our State
of Maine, in unlimited quantities and ver2
easy, if the vines could be had cheaply.
have been doing something with the
cranberry vine for the last twenty years.
and getting and multiplying vines hn
been the easiest and cheapest part oil tho
business.
My first operations were on wet bog,
where have now about ten acres OF very
thrifty, healthy vines. but up to the pres
ent time they have not given fruit sufficient
to pay the interest on the outlay. DUR
ing my operations on this boz. when
time could be spared, it was put on
piece of swamp ground, grubbed, and
set about two acres ol ground, but did
expect much from it. But was disap-
pointed. In about three or four years
after setting the vines, they commenced
bearing and have given me yearly crops.
without inlermission, from one bushel to
four bushels to the square rod.
You will perceive here is wide dill
ference in results and you truly say in
your editorial note appended to "Unus"
communication That all the mysteries
OF cranberry raising arc not solved
You have given in your note two points
that are essential TO success: First, win
ter flowing; second. clean cultivation for
three years. The first lessons that took
were Of n successful cultiyator on Cape
Cod. lie told me he did not flow his
vines in winter. He found il was not
necessary, in practice. | took great
deal OF pains to keep out the grass and
weeds from my swamp vines for three or
four years, but did nothing TO my vines
on the bog, except to pull out the bushes
as they sprouted up, and clip off the grass
where it overtopped the vines.
Now, at the present time there IS mora
grass among the vines that were persis-
tetiy made than there is on the bog.
So you will see that cranberries will grow
rank without winter flowing or careful
culture.
Now, the question with me is, who has
the key TO unlock these mysteries that
hang around cranberry cultivation l
am not certain that have it, but | am
certain of one thing. that have raised
from one to four bushels to the square
rod of very nice crauberries, on twelve
square rods of ground, without intermis-
sion for the last eight years, and the vines
looked as healthy and promising last fall
when the fruit was picked as they ever
did. see nothing to hinder under the
same management, why they should not
continue to give me good crops for eight
years more or perhaps indefinitely.
G. T. CHASE.
Bryants Pond, Dec. 29Lh, 1873.
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Qotttg
THE CHILDREN.

The following beautiful poem was written D
Charles Dickens;
When the lcssous and tack, arc all ended,
And The school for the day is dismissed,
Aud The little ones gather around me,
To bii me good night and be kissed;
q, the little white arms that euetrele
NJ neck in a tender embrace
CA, the smiles that are haloes of heaven,
shedding sunshine OF love on my face
And when they are gone .ii dreaming
or my childhood too lovely % last
OF love that my heart viii remember,
When il wakes 70 the pulse of the past,
Ire The world aud it, wickednc,s made me
\ partner OF sorrow aud sin;
" hen The glory Of cod is about me,
And The glory Of ,iadncss within.
Oh, nv heart grows weak a a woman's
And the fosniain, OF feeling will flow,
when think OF the path. steep and stony,
Where thc feet OF the dear ones must 90;
Of The mountain, Of sin hanging o'er them,
Oi the tempest Of Fate blowing Wild.
Oh there is nothing On c,rta halls 50 holy
a thc Innocent heart % q child.
Tscy are idol. OF hearts AMI OF households:
They are angels OF God u disguise;
a., -unliSh. .till sleeps in their trcsscs,
III, glory stil CLEANS 90 their ewes,
o those truents from home and from heaven,
They have made me more manly ;hIn mild
Ana know how Jesus could hkcn
The kiugiom OF God 10 a child.
ak not a lite for the dear ones,
Al radicnt as others have done,
BuI Ibar lac may have just enough shadow
t. temper the glare OF the sun,
would pray God 10 guard them from evil,
But my PRAYER would bound back 70 myself;
An. a sersph may pray for sinner,
But sinner must pray for himself
The twjg j. - easily benicl,
have banishVI the rule and the rod
have taugh, them the goodness OF knowledge
Thev have augh, me The soojno-. of God
My heart .- a dungeon OF darkness,
Who're shut them from breaking The rule,
Al uuWu D. sufficient correction.
NJ love i. jhy law oi tae school.
shall leave .he old house IN the autumn,
To traverse the threshold no more;
A. how / shall sigh for the dear ones,
That mc, me each morn a. the door
shalt miss tle good nights and tlc i.,scs,
And thc -u>h OF their innocent elc,.
The group on che green and thc noV.r-
That are brought every morning @, me.
-bail miss ,l5rn a; morn aaI 40 eve
Their songs 300 th, school and the street
1 -hli, m.~s tlc low bum o. their VOICES,
AMI ,Dc tramp ol ,ae.r delicate i.st.
" ben th. less u- iu.l task are 40 t1ar.I.
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Srlrtt StotD.
From the Hearth and Home
SUMMER BOARDERS.

Pauer, drip. splash, Alter three con-
scculiye days OF rainy weather, perhaps
it was only natural that Laura aud l
should take rather a despondenl view of
lite.
IL suppose the old black trunk must
come down TO day from the garres" "
dolciully exclaimed Laura. lWirliug the
spoon in her empty coffee cup "Oh tor
the time when school vacations ne'cr
break up
And housework has an end" chimed
in sister Ruth. Us she started with a pile
OF clean plates tor the pantry door.
Come, girls, ii you have finished, l
wish you would move cut ol my way"
I Breakfast was a lazy meal with Laura
and n.c. We had habit OF lingering
/ ("dawdling." in Ruth's phraseology) at
the table, gossiping over village news.
building air castles; but oCteuer seriously
discussing our vexed question. "How
shall we earn living
1t was the same old story OF gentecl
poverty. and time. instead Of mendiug
matters, only made them worse.
Laura and were twins. Ruth was
our halt sister. and nearly dozen years
our senior. She was brisk, CHEEKY
body, one in whom the Yankee gift,
faculty, - was largely developed. Her
lace showed knowledge OF evil as well as
good, but it was the look of pure,
strong spirit. that had the evil under sub
lection; often sorely tempted, it may be,
but conquered Ruth was one OF
those who keep their sunday dress nature
for mere acquaintances, and let their
nearest friends have the souls dcSha6 lie;
she always made the best OF everything,
turning to the world the bright side OF
her lie. even as the market woman puts
The fairest part OF her fIuit uppermost.
During our fathers lifetime. he had
done a small business as commission
merchant, sending butter and cheese to
New York City Tor the farmers in our
little town Of Berkley. BY great econo
my he had secured a comfortable home
but when Laura aud | were only year
old, he died suddenly OF heart disease,
leaving a delicate wife with three chill
dren to support. A short time previous
to his death he had taken the precaution
To have bis life insured; but this slender
income hardly sufliced for our wants, land
since my earliest recollection life with US
had been rather piuched. frost bitten
affair.
Ruth had faithfully shared with hel
step mother all heavy burdens. | have
often thought that it was one like hel
that Goethe had in mind when he drew
that charming portrait of the loving
helpful eldest daughter, whose lite wa:
''eia e,cigeS Gdhen md KOmeH."
When Laura and | were thirteen, Rutl
married her old playmate George Ames
He was about as poor as herself, "bu
rich," as he laughingly said. lin The
chief elements OF success-a pair o
strong hands and disposition to work.
| The young couple hired small farm no
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-27

Szbs.riber- can tell. BY examining the coloJed
snp attached - their papers tlte amount due, and
tasss wishing % avail themselves Of thc advanced
payments. can send 20 Us by mail. or hand 20 the
nearest agent. "Scpt. IS, on ths sip, means
ths paper is paid ior 20 that date. When money
- sent care should b. taken O. examine the slip,
And ID the money - Rot edited within tNo weeks
we should be sppriset ot a.
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And his sentence was not finished until
A few hours later.

lew nOuTs lateT.
grew rather tired. though. before
the afternoon was ended. 1t was dull
watching the others, and attempted to
steal across the ground. hoping to gain
the house unnoticed. But | had mis-
calculated my strength; and then.
unfortunately, vigorous. ill-direeted
stroke from Laura's mallet sent ball
whizzing toward me- could not move
quickly enough 10 avoid the blow that
came crashing against my poor lame foot.
The sunshine turned black, and the trees
went dancing around me. Iheard cry.
my darling!" and with bound DR..
Raymond had reached my side.
When | opened my eyes again, was
back in my old place on the low couch,
and loving faces we're bending over me.
But saw only the doctors; and read
there the truth that had been too blind
before 10 discover.
We'll" said Ruth, smiling, "do you
wish il would happen now' Laura and
the doctor you know; so well fitted tor
each other"
my beloved patient shall not be
leased;" and Dr. Raymond. with mock
sternness. drove them all out of the room.
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shall probably always limp a little.
my husband says. but have his strong
arm on which to lean. We are Ruth's
boarders still; and when Laura finishes
her studies ut the Boston Medical College,
we four are going to Europe.
And so bright tints may creep into
gray lives after all. F. w.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-27
NUMBER 2.

lege. First Lieutenant in Army Of the
Potomac; Town Treasurer and Clerk
three years, Supervisor Of Schools, Assis-
tant Assessor of Internal Revenue.
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Your Newspapers.

Now is the time when the farmer should
remember his newspaper subscription;
wise man will see that his money Is sent
on in season. 1t is appropriate too that
he should consider whealher he cannot
add to his list some new journal for
mother or children, which shall bring
health and wealth and happiness TO his
home. A good newspaper or magazine
is all these to young family, Farmers
families are necessarily much secluded
from society. and the children have not
the advantages to be obtained by inter-
course with other minds. A valuable
paper in great measure supplies this
want. Ii brightens their own ideas, and
they would otherwise never have had. It
cheers many lonely hours and keeps them
out OF more mischief than Jou ever dream
Of. 1t is a rest too, to the toi ing mother
10 sit down and cut the leaves oil fresh
magazine every month, which your
thoughtfulnesS has just provided; and it
will save many doctors bill in the
course of the year. There is nothing
that helps promote health of body like a
cheerful mind Look after your news
paper. and don't lose the face of an old
friend for want of little attention at tho
proper tine.-Corr. Country Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-27

Men sometimes fear that religion will
force on their attention that side OF life
which is painful and terrible. They as.
sociate it with the sense of sin, with sor
rowlul repe tance, with death and terrors
bevond death. But that is wholly
wrong way to look at it. 1t is not re-
pentance that is painful. The prodigal's
coming home to his father was not sorrow.
full. It is while men are unrepentant that
they suffer; the moment they turn 10 God
they are in the arms OF love. 1t is not
religion that tells us that suffering is in
the world; we find that out ourselves;
the message of religion is that all these
things work together Tor good to them
that love God. Wherever our life breaks
down--in our losses. our disappointments
by the side OF dying friends, before the
messenger that calls US away-there. like
an angel, stands The promise OF God. No
man walks so royalty in the world, none
Is so lighthearted, none finds such cour-
age in trouble, such happiness in life and
victory in death, rs he who puts his hand
in Gods, and lives as the child OF Cod
II. ". Beecher.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-27

Thou shalt not take the name of the
Lord thy God, in vain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-27

We clip the following brief biographical
notices of the members OF the Legislature
from Oxford County, from the Daily KeH-
nsbsc Journal:
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TernS.

$500 Per Year---l.5O II Paid in
Advance.
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JOR PRINTING OF Every Description
Promptly aud Neatly Executed.

Rx-S VI Pcttcugiu \ Co, 10 state street, Bos
ten, and - Nassau 81, New York ; L Niles
Court -. and I. e. Evans, loi Washington -
Boston, are authorized Agents.
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VOLUME Al.
O8t 0ffor0 9rmOrat,

Published Every Tuesday Morning. by
+. Z. SHAW i. CO,
EDITORS & PROPRIETORS
2. +. SHAW. GEo. a. WATKINS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-17
THE SALARY BILL

THE RECORD oP THE HOUSE on THE QUESTION.
iFRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE T.BUNEJ
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-rhe record the House
has upon the salary question s not one OF winch
anybody bias 20 feel proud. The Tact that it
closed yesterday with in the total repeal
bill passed by the Senate does no; redeem a. and makes
its Inconsistency more giaring The following Is the
record III brief:
Nov. 29.-Repuhlicsn members determined npon total
repeal of the grab law. Caucus held and committee
appointed to draft bill.
Dec 4.-House appointed special committee I" con
slider the subject OF repeating the law -,
Dec 7.-Commitee reported two bills Majority OH,
offered by provided for restoration oil OLD salary
and allowances OF members from date but LETT all other
Increased salaries untouched. Minority BILL reported by
Mr. Kasson, provided for retroactive repeal OF all IN
creased salaries that could be constitutonaly reached
reduced Presidents salary ~ $4,000 after present term
and cut of his until reduction could begin
Dec I3-Afer % weeks debate both bills were recon-
mtied and by Yeas 49, Nays I2G the committee was
nstruced 10 re- port new bill repeal the whole Salary
ACT as far as the Constitution permitted and salary
for members equal 10 Old pay, mileage, and al
lowances with additional allowance for actual uaV-
cling penses.
Dee B-Commttee reported bill fixing the salary at
$3.50, with actual travelling expenses House adopted
by Yeas Ia Nays H. Mr.. kassoDs amendment, making
the reduction retroactive. beginning March 4, 1873
Dee l7-By Yeas to 1873 Nays, House refused to eH-
dent Speaker aud heads OF departments. BY vote OF
refused TO strike out the prospective repeal
requiring members Of the present Congress
TO the back pay drawn In the last Congress was
ment including all members who had drawn back pay
IN pre- vous adopted by vote or ll3 10
working on and adopted Mr. Huributs substitute, after
ward called the New Grab BILL" giving members EUo
Sneaker and Tice-President at 5000 and leaving
other increased salaries untouched Tue vote Sss Isl
Jan is-By a vote Of I9 10 Is. the House agreed to
the amendment OF the Senate repeating all increase OF
salary made by the law OF last session except OF the
President and Supreme Court Judses-tne repeal not
being retroactive,