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who always voted the Republican ticket and
for w. Jasper Blackburn, being compelled to

who always voted the Republican ticket and
for W. Jasper Blackburn, being compelled to
earn livelihood by the sweat of their brow,
while bloated aristocrats reveled in the luxu-
ries attendant on fat offices and plotted the
assassination of true men of "the party" ETC.
The Wing wept with him and passed the
resolutions, and now tear your hair, We DEM
ocrots who hold office under Kellogg, for your
fate is fixed.
| These resolutions, however, are worthy of
consideration, aside from the soothing effect
they were intended to have on Jasper, as be-
ing an exposition Of the principles of the
highest body of the party.
1t will be remembered that when the Con-
gressional Committee came down here for the
especial purpose of allowing the faithful to
show that their many tales Of intimidation
were founded on fact, that witnesses in guam
titles were introduced to show that chief
among the measures of intimidation by the
Conservatives was the discharge of EMPLOYEES
on account of political opinions
This action of the Wing, however, is not
proper and correct. 1t makes considerable
difference, you see, whose OK is gored, and
which OK does the goring.
Oh. Poor Auditor Clinton!
Cinton's troubles are increasing and there
is no telling where they will end.
Yesterday Antoine's Wing passed bill
taking from him, provided it is promulgated
as law, the fees and emolum ents of his Office
growing out of proceedings in tax cases,
amounting from fifteen to thirty thousand
dollars, estimates are various, but none lower
than fifteen and none higher than thirty,
and reducing him to the miserable pittance
of ten thousand dollars year, or about that
sum; five thousand being allowed for salary
and the other five thousand being made up by
allowances for contingent aud travelling ex-
perses.
There is but little doubt that the bill, will |
pass Hahn's Wing but there are some doubts |
that Kellogg will sign it; but that does not |
lesson the trouble Of Auditor Clinton. Kel- |
logg is SO uncsrtain, and this measure once in
bis hands, only requiring his signature to
give it effect he will have Clinton in his
power, and Clinton will have to step around |
lively, aad Clinton does not like the pros
pect.
Hihn's Wing also paid off score Of the
members against Clinton. The new appro-
priation bill had a section in it very care
fully worded, that gave him his old power
in issuing warrants, but this section was
amended after hard fight, and now Clinton,
20 far as the Crowd is concerned, is no better
han any other man.
Lowell is on the committee that is wading
Trough his books and it is fair to presume
hat the public will have the benefit of the
esult, and that the Crowd will act on it in
he proper manner.
Truly, Clinton is in bad way.
The Appropriation Bill.
1t transpires that the new Appropriation
'ill does not make quite SO much reduction
# the amount in the old bill, one hundred g
nd eighty thousand dollars, as it was stated :
did when it was introduced.
Instead of fixing the amount called for at t
ne hundred and thirty-eight Thousand dol c
ars, as was given out, it calls for one hundred
nd tifty-eght thousand dollars l
Its provisions are somewhat different from $
be first bill. 1t does not provide for a loan, Z
nd fixes up all those clauses against which
here were questions of constitutionality }
aised. a
The indications are that this is the bill, and f
will stand without any regard to kellogg's
pinion, whatever they may be. .
The probabilities are that it will go through 2
ntoine's Wing to-day. a