Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25

900 a wear. All of those who expect
to be President voied for il of course,
and the bill passed. Several members
were not present. and a motion to re-
consider WAS entered, and the bill may
be beat. The saia-y was raised for
Grants benefit; but the salary is not
considered too much if the President
would Keep out of outside rings, SUIT
lerships, etc.
Pay of Members.
The House CommitteeoD Approria
tons intend reporting in favor OF re-
ducing the salary of members from
5 5000 TO $3.50 a year. In View of the
high charges for everything in Wash
ington-especialy during the session
$1,000 is not any too much. Here, as
in classic Carson during the session,
the sharks elevate prices about l,50O
per cent. In the early days OF the
Republic, and even up 10 1886, mem
bers only received eight dollars q day.
And vet, in a few wears, by saving
their per diem and livingecononicaliy,
they became wealthy. On such a sal
airy, n poor man could moi tome 70
Congress, live well, and remain honest.
But then a poor man has got no bust
ness in Congress-or anywhere else.
Cabinet Officials.
Fish, Secretary of State, and Zach.
Chandler, of the Interior, are the only
two Cabinet officials who are wealthy.
Fish spends about $50, 600 a year. He
has a yearly income OF over 500, 600.
And Vet such poverty-stricken up
- 80 - Dill N .,fft. NO r.nS-
but an SS.000 salary. attemptto shine in
society with such miilionares as Fish
and Chandler. Fish also has brains,
which is more than can he said of sew
eral other Cabinet officials, or of Ciys-
ses.
SchencA's succeSsor.
Beast Butler opposes the confirma-
ton by the Senate of the nomination
Of Dana as Minister 10 England, he
aus Dana ran against him for Com
gress in 1877. As this Is freq country,
or supposed to be. any man has q right
to run fur Congress, and get defeated
a. was Dana. Butler was elected. but
vet ne hates any nan who presumed
TO ~ for Congress iii his district.
Butler nos tramps up a charge OF ''li;-
erary piracy against Dana. On this
fimsv charge the Senate refused To
confirm the nomination, and notified
The President if he did not wi bdrlw
it they would reject it. A council of
war MAS held. and it was decided to let
Dana he heard in his defense. For The
sake of argument, we will admit the
CHARGE to he true, aud ask the Senate
what made them so virtuous all at
once? The idea of such carpet baggers
and scallawags as Clayton. Dorsey.
West. Spencer and others of that iik
| passing upon the qualifications of any
body for snythingi In view of several
recent combinations, l do not see how
the Senate can reject anybody, no mat
ter What charged with. and remain con
sislent. Had Dana only stolen spoons
instead of literature. Beast Butler
would have recommended him.
Capital Leaves.
Be,knap's solitary bondsman is a
theatrical manager. Mrs. Belknap is
a Massachusetts Yankee, and not a
blue blooded kentuckian.
Norman Wizard, the great gun
burster, is expected from San Fran
cisco to tell what he knows aboul
frauds in the Navy Department.
Senator Christiancy's tid-bit wife was
a forty-fve-doliar Treasury girl. The
seventy five-doliar Treasury girls
make this correction.
Senator'S McCreerv, of Kentucky,
and Cameron, eff Pennsylvania, are
ouly Solons who wear spike tailed
coats. j. NJ. ).