, 1879-01-14

fef1etttnB Wf1ter.
Gov. OoLEsnr Inns stcatlily gainsd influ-
ence, respect, aud standing with his fellow
Senators, by his earnest nature, unsclash
patriotism, close attention to Lis Senatorial
tlntica, and known hrmnesa Of purpose in
behalf Of tho right. liz is sot down as one
Of the pure md incorruptiblo men in that
body, whom Tho lobby-yultures have learned
to steer clear of and waste none Of their
Establishments upou.
CoNFEssEs THE GRAB AND PETT1F0as
TIE FACTS.
The Milwaukee, Sentinel sqnirms aud twists
over MATT II. CARPENTERS salary-grab. It
confesscs That
1t Was nut proper thing to do. Il was opposed
to a principle which hod. In almost every uti.cr
department OF public service, which prohibits OIL!
cis1a from Increasing their own pay. Good goy.
1s talarlca Of Legislators sha,l not bo nc1rascd by
themselves. fct Congress hns done this eleven
times. eaeh tin,a making The tncreaso cuyes tbs
term Of tho members voting for tt,-and In len
ferca. and stems taken 10 aba sl, .l,c Practice
infamous crinol
1t hns teen harl work to twist this little
confession out Of CAnrEsTEn'a organ, that
bt0 1AAA4 ~ az II AAAkIA ~ ACtH4 WIN HUI
proper thing to do; that 1T WAS opposed
to principle, good government, common
sonsc, md dclicacy." Tho ''confession I"
would hive carried much moro weight If It
hal stopped tl,cre, aud not proceeded to
pervert and falsify tho record and pottifog
tue faots The great mud essential differ
ence between the acta Of Mnroh 3, 1873, and
the previous saven-not elcvon-acts was,
that 1t was passed. just rs that Congress was
expiring. Tho eloclions had been hold tho
previous fall for fuli House, aud all the
now Senators had been elected. Tho grnb
WIS nialo behind tho backs Of tho people,
md when 1t was too Into for them to pass
| upon tho propiety :untl righteousness Of tho
act. Tho grabborB .wnitod until they worc
ro-elocted 10 tho House or Senate boloro
they rsachcd their hands into the Public
Treasury mud each dsow thorofsom two
years. extra dack pay.
III all tho previous increases Of salasy
Congrcsa had Tho dccency to pasa tho bill
during tho j9rst stssion Of a term. and before
tho mombers sought and obtainctl ro.olectlon.
Congress- would pass a bill modifying or
raising their compensation In tho first scsslon
Of tho term, mud then tho mombors would 20
| home and face the misiu on It. II their
constituents approved tho change or raise,
thoy would re-elcct the1ns II they tllsar.
proved ot tho increase, thoy would resiro tho
offending member into private 1ife, and the
offending Senator whose torn WIS expiring
would not ba ra-electel by tho Legislature Of
hiH State.
Tho net Of March 10, 1916, chaugoa tho
compensation OF ~ per day into $1,000 q
year, hut tho people disapproysti Of It sc
generally that 1t nearly omptiel Congress at
tho summor and autumn elections following,
and tho sams Congressman who passed. the
bill wero 20 scared ut tho manifestations o!
popular lgapprobation that they hastoned
to repeal tho "salhty" bill at tho nexi
session, and restored tho former Ttr.diem
compensation. This was the nearea. to Q
salary.fgab wo llavu Ind between 1889 aud
1873, and 1t was etEectually punished by The
people.
| In tho first session Of tho Congress o
1856, a salary Of $I, ,10O year was aubsti
tutcd for IS day aud pcrqnisltcs and books
amounting to about 81, ZOO q year. 1le1n
bers Ind contracted tho habit of votlut
themselves libraries 10 make up what mos
Of them considered inadequate pay. Tha
Ind, corrupt practice WIZ abolished by thu
net of 185r, whicl. passed III tho flsst sessio1
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