The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-15

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NAYS.
Bogy, 0oldthsOaitc, Key,
Cockerell. Hitchcock, McCyeery.
Eaton, Kelly, Marcy.
Stevenson, Thurman,
toring the salary Of the private secretary to the
president and the salaries Of employees in the
department Of state were agreed TO-
When the paragraph in regard to the clerical
force in the office Of the secretary Of the treas
ury was reached, Mr. Eaton said the people Of
this country demanded the expenses Of the
government should lie reduced In his iudo-
ment there would be = deficiency IN the reven-
ue Of the government this year Of from eighteen
to twenty million dollars. and next year the
receipts would fall Of still more, and the de-
6ciency then would be between forty and ffty
mill ms. The amendment proposed by the
| committee on appropriations restoring the SAL
aries, &c of the clerks in the Office of the sec-
retary Of the treasury was agreed to.
Other amendments Ofthe committee restoring
the treasury departments, the oflces OF the
comptroller Of the currency and the commits
i0ner If internal revenue, the independent
trsa asuries at New York, San Francisco. Phila-
dulphia. Ct. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago, Gin.
cannan: charleston and New Orleans, were
agreed to; alss the amendments abolisbinQ the
once OF d-puty register Of the treasury. max
ing appropriations for the designated deposi-
tories at Bu6Alo and Pittsburx. and restorinr
the salaries Of emPloyss in the mint bureau, =
I we'll = in thsmint 4 Philadelphia the branch
mints at San Francisco, Carson, Denver and
New Orleans, and the assay Offices At New York
Helena and Boise City, and other amendments
proposed BY the committee on appropriations
restoring the salaries of territorial officers,
members Of the board Of health Of the District
OF Columbia, and the enployes in the war and
navy departments, and other various bureaus
were agreed to.
Now why should the salary Of the
next President. (not Grant, be it
. observed, but his successor.) be double
what Mr.. Lincoln received Are not
prices one halt lower than they were dur.
ing Mr.. Lincolns term? Is the next
president likely to be better or great
' er man than the martyr-presidentp And
! II MIR. Lincoln could save one halt his
! ! salary why give the next president any
: thing more than he received
Let US see what the president gets in
u addition TO his salary. Take last wears
: appropriations -
For repairing and furnishing the Presidents
; house, SIS 900.
It forlighting the Presidents house. the Capi-
70 tol and the public grounds, q, 900.
" For repairs Of greenhouse at Presidents
house, and purchase Of plants, 81 900.
Presidents house S72O
o For two policemen at the Presidents house,
: 2,64O.
!. For compensation Of two watchmen Il the
: Presidents house. 5000.
40 For com mpenEatiOn OF the dOOrkeener af the
le Presidents house, 900.
10 For compensation Of assistant doorkeeper a(
II the Presidents house, e6OO.
n For compensation to the private secretary
q md assistant secretary, (who shall Be- short
hand writer, two clerks Of the fourth class
10 steward and messenger Of the President. Ga
ID 500
u For contingent expenses OF the Rxecuttv,
10 once, including stationary therefore, q 600.
For care and Improvement Of the ground
= south Of the Presidents house. q QUO.
ke For annual repairs Of the Presidents house
ep el0,600.
I'd For fLel for the Presidents house. Is 900
~ - coo. -
~ ~ Here are appropriations for S77 .26O. o
= including the expense Of lights, fuel
:. servsnts, vegetables, secretaries, stat
- inonary. repairs. free house, etc. On
e would naturally ask what there il lett {
5. pay for that would cost 35O,0 Surel
- - groceries and clothes for half . doze
ia persons will not amount to that sum!
: And yet our Minnesota Senators, Wiz
i. dom and Mcmillan, many Of whose con
y. S0tuentS are - poor - poverty, IN
Ile hard q work now fighting grasshopperl
- vote that the salary Of the next pres
q dent shall be $4,000 with t77 900 "a
IN IN extras. l. il right? Is it just?
" Il this what republican pledges 0f 70
trenchment and reform amount toe
the price Of clothes, food, fuel stc. u
one half less than they we're during q
h war, why should not the salaries Of u
fer countless army Of o6ice-holders be 4
cal duced in proporti0nl II the tax-peyeg
ur- are pinching and economiang all oy1
nd this broad Land why should not The tn
ID eaters ec0nomtse also?
re- With Whist face can the republicea
iii put in their platform this week that the
are IN favor Ofretxenchment, when The
. thus sweep aWay, q masse, The entil
i1laGiOn - t1e House ii favor o. r
chmono
II - eappoe - people Vim q
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q ~ ahsaM NDeDrp:a.ns
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