The daily gazette., 1879-05-13
From the N. Y. Sun.
shameful Tom f0Olery.

The Legislative, Executive, and Judi
cial bill, as it passed the House of Repre-
sentatives, appropriated one hundred and
forty -four thousand four hundred dollars
''for compensation of the officers, clerks,
messengers, and others receiving an an
nual salary in the service of the Senate"
As reported back from the Senate Com
mittee, the bill appropriates for this same
service one hundred and eighty-seven
thousand four hundred and twenty-five
dollars, or fory-three thousand and
twenty-five dollars more than the House.
Since the Forty-fourth Congress, when
the Democrats of the House reduced the
exorbitant salaries of their own officers,
and sought to equalize those of the SEN
ate for corresponding service, there has
been a steady conflict between the two
wings of the Capitol on this subject, in
which the Republican Senate always
came out victorious in asserting the
right to regulate the compensation of its
officials.
The Democrats of the Senate never
heartily or even partially, co-operated
with the House in carrying out the re-
duction of the public expenditures to
which they were pledged. On the con-
trary, they were stumbling block in the
path of progress, and gave aid and COM
fort to the enemy. 1t was hardly SUI
posed, however, that when they came in
to power and with decided majority,
they would be so impolitic, to use no
stronger expression, on the eve of
Presidential election, as to follow in the
footsteps of their Republican predeces-
sors, and to vote away the peoples
money recklessly against the recommen-
dation and the action of their own polit-
ical friends in the House.
OF late years there has been growing
tendency 10 change the character Of the
Senate as it exists by the Constitution,
and to ere ate a special c'ass with peculiar
privileges never asserted or claimed in
any way until the civil war dis !ocated
the var ous functions Of Government and
set up new theories and practices. AL
though the Denioci attic minority M
planned of the eXcesses of the Republican
majority, there were many profitable
abuses in which they shared to a small
degree. Gradually they grew TO stand by
each other without re- pect TO party, aud
to join with their adversaries in resist.
ing the policy of the peoples representa-
tives.
No Democratic Senator ever raised his
voice, in the sharp collisions with the
House In the two last Congresses, to up
hold the demand for economy. Upon
the plea that opposition was use ess they
submitted in sileace, and falsificd the
pledges VIII ch had been made in every
State Convention, and most solemnly at
st. Louis in 1876. Now when this mis-
l.. 1,N
and when the flices are held by Demo-
Gratis, they do precisely what the Repub-
licans did, in opposing reduction of the
pay of the incumbents. The Democratic
majority ofthe Appropriation Committee
consists of Mr. Davis, of West V rsinia,
Mr.. Withers, Mr.. Beck, Mr.. Wallace, aud
Mr.. Eaton. They are answerable for the
bill in its present shape, and ought to be
held to account for this shameful extrav-
agance.
1h' SO officers and clerks and messen-
gers and suoordinates of the Senate re-
ceive more than douhle the pay to which
they are entitled, measured by compar-
ison with the price paid for as high a
grade of ability and education in the
other pursuits of life. The ordinary..av-
erage of service is about five months in
year. For the first months OF session
the Senate usually meets four days in
week only, and sits about four hours OF
those days. Duling the recess Of Con
gress these officials go home and, witt
few exceptions rarely render any public
service. Yet the Democratic majorit,
propose to continue the iniquitous sys
TEN Of the Republicans.
! II is not judicious to postpone the con
sideration Of your health, because you
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