The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-29

extent. That is the whole Of the PROPOSE
ton, and days session was wasted in an
endeavor TO prevent this just and proper
retrcnchment by barcfaced msrcpresenta-
ton Of the facts, OF the law, and OF the
usage Of the Senate. Tho pay of the pro-
fcssors was increased in 1873 upon the
Academy bill, and when an effort is made
TO reduce il in 1s.G upon the Academy bill,
ills denounced ns an unprcccdcntcd wrong.
The country will understand from this
statement what receptions are to be cN-
pected in thwnrling every attempt to bring
down the public expenditures. Mr.. LOGAN,
Mr. FRErlNGmuYsEN, Mr. DAWES, MIR. AL
1isoN, Mr.. WRIGHT, and other Republican
leaders rcsortcd to unworthy expcdients
TO deceive the public on this subject. Mr.
FRELiNGuuYsEN declared, IL protest that
it is not the business of an appropriation
committee to do any such thing Mr..
DAWES was very much shocked nj such
legislation, just rs with the back nay in his
pocket he cantcd at the act by which il
was passed.
As Il rule, general legislation upon APP
preparation bills is to be condemned. The
Republicans are ans wcrable for that prac-
grated the Civil Rights bill and other par
tisan measures upon these bills, and denied
the minority any chance for discussing
them under the operation of ironclad
rules, designed to curtail the liberty of
speech. They construed the rules so that
ii would he i'm order to lacrosse salaries,
and out of order TO reduce them. Through
tins scundulous system they doubled the
Presidents salary and porquisitcs, voted
themselves back pay for two years, in
creased the salaries of all the employees
of Congress and the departments. and in
six weeks gave Bose SuEpuERD's Ring three
and Il half millions of dollars. Now, when
moderate measures of reform are offered.
and the Democratic House has changed the
rules SO that economy may be parliament
AIRY, the Republican senate, which hereto
fore originated the most offensive logisla-
ton on the appropriations, affects to be
astonished, and does its best to obstruct
the movement The leaders find this the
| improper place to commence rctrcnch-
ment." 1t pinches the corns OF their sons,
cousins, and friends, and therefore it
| ought not to pass.
Under ordinary circumstances. we should
prefer to see every reform considered on
| its own merits, and passed with due dclb-
Grafton. The Republicans would not legis-
late in that proper way when they had
majoritcs of two-thirds in both branches
of Congress. They made the appropria-
ton bills pack horse for their worst and
crudcst schemes. This example is not
worthy OF imitation, but those who set il
ought to be the last TO complain, especially
when It Is only applied TO the best of OBJ
| jccts. But II Is evident from this demon
siratiOn in the Senate that every bill for
| economy is to be resisted by the Repub-
| licans TO the last extremity, aud sent back
to the II use in form to continue the old
corrupt aud prodigal system If they are
prepared to make the test IN that way, the
| Democrats will probably not be sorry Of
"A chance to meet them. aud to place them
selves on the ground that the public ex-
pcnditurcs must be reduced as the people
demand, or the Administration may expect
TO live without money for the next year.