New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-31
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
TIP PRESIDENTS PAY.


A correspondent of THE New YORK TRIB-
USE makes exhaustive examination into the subject
OF the Presidents pay. He ores the ground taken IN
The O6serrer that the oubng Grants salary during
the period for which he elected Is Ill violation OF the
Constitution and antasonstc 10 the views OF those who
framed that instrument We summirize his article in
the belief that the question which II discusses VIII be
reopeIed at no distant day.
TIE AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
Prom Ire Albany EIr.ss
THE TRIBUNE is manifestly correct as to the
duties Of the Legislature respecting the proposed
which has been taken. As understand the facts.
amepdnens to the articles proposed last Winter have
adopted by either house OF the Legislature. except
in the way OF striking out certain words which were
retained last year Nothing has been added to the pro
them Every word in the amendments passed by the
Legislature OF 1874 may be found in the articles agreed
Legislature OF 1873 and IN precisely the same
connection. Tne present Legislature has no power 10
change the proposed amendments except by striking
out Ii cannot add to them, or change their phrase
ology But evidently has the power to strike OUT and
to adopt only portion OF the work passed upon bv the
previous Legislature. IL may be. however that the
Court Of Appeals Will be called upon to decide In the
event of the ratification OF the amendments by the
people, whether or not they were legally passed.
JUDGE WILLIAMS AND THE OREGON RING.
Prom TIE Portland ortgon'an.
We have been watching the mails with
learn from Washington exchanges just what kind
of defense the Custom. house Ring here made in the
repeaters and bribers In Washington special OF Dec.
%, TO THE NETWORK TRIBUNE we find the following,
which, q specimen Of condensed lying. has never been
exceed Judge Williams has received the following
dispatches from prominent officials in Portland: ,
To he 1ttorney General Hdhngon C. eases trei and
eIpe. other No foundation for suits
PORTLAND Oregon, Dee n, 1873.
Remainder indictments noDsu'ed Of evidences proceed
ine eL opaou universal that Gibbs deserves removal Result
completely vpdieaies your action.
We do not know who signed these kilograms and We
suspect il would not be easy matter to fnd out But
we have some reason for believing that Mulkey, Ryan
the repeater Dubois and johnson the eminently
spectacle individuals. Mr.. =. Coakey We believe, was
not in the city at the time sent and Bruce and the
other johnson busy coming Judge Upons sting
inR remarks on the calling disgrace OF 400 line, the
utter inadeQuay Of the penal code OF the State Tor
ofsnses Ike theirs. The people OF oregon, VINO were
cate the sturdy lying which the enemies OF Gov Gibbs
compelled to resort In order make defense for
Senator Nipple before the Judiciary Committee IL Is
said that numerous other kilograms we're sent 10 wash
iDgton, and that they even surpassed these IN iasy
THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.
From The Nsr. Orlaas kfpattoos
ar. II. Mari of New Orleans, o delegate OF
the Peoples onvention" the style OF signature APP
pended to a long letter in THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE OF
the 2oth He alleges that the Fusion ticket was elected
1872 and tries TO provo by another ailegauon He
informs THE TRIBUNE that the senate knows Pinchback
Is not entitled TO seat IN that body, because the Gen
eral Assembly that elected him was incompetent.
Doubtless Mr.. Mari knows what he himself knows very
well, but We must be permitted 70 question
For, " that august body knows what he
thinks he does, the IL ~ an eno and
the verdict for the petitioner But the msfor-
the delegate Of the Peoples Is that
be seems to know than the Senate-moro than he
prove the satisfaction OF that body 10 the course
OF his rather long and proey statement he assumes ON
the authority OF the returns OF the various Fusion re-
turning boards that Gov. Kellogg ana Lieut. Gov.
Antoine were not elected at all forgetting that a the
emf view from LIS.
We regard Mr.. Marr's allegations Of facts as the weak