, 1879-06-18

A,ll acerbitY Of speech. Warner, tie author of
tha Silver bin, wandered about the House aud
tho Capitol building ike petturba4 spirit.
The Democracy shared ID bis unrest. brought
up agsinst dcal.watl by tie iotlr OF their own
loader. they are unwilling to butt their heads
against H. or to turn back. Thts spirit was az
hit.tcd III the proceedings Of lAe uou4s from
the beginning IL tic eni.
TIN 6rst subject considered was the coufnr.
cnca report on tho Supplementary sunt1ry Civil
bill. Which WAS Gnall agreed u. Then c,stne tue
report Of sha Appropriations Committee On Tie
Senatc amendments to the Legislative Apuru.
priatton bill, which was finally accepted, but
mt Until alter TIC Chairman of the COMMITTEES
had lad
AanARP CONTEST
with the dissatisfied members Of his
uwn party. The dissatisfaction wns ret'-
resented by Townshend, OF Illinois, rho
assatisd tile Cotnmttse Tor not having
forced the Senate to reduce tie salaries
Of ita employees t,Iere biug difference Of from
~ TO 20 per cent In the salaries paid TO the
etnplores Of tho Senate and uouse fur the sa,ne
class of work. Tie trouble ts that the Deulu.
Gratis tu their great pretensIuns Of ccopomy cut
down the salaries Ut tt,anY 0f tic etnploycs of
the Hause below Twin. rates. Tile Senate,
When It was Republican, refused 10 conseut 10
u similar reduction rs regards It's own employees.
Tile same state OF things exists, now ttat tue
senate Ia Democratic. THE Seuasors quite
sharply tell their Democratic aseo:1usca In
the House that the Seuate salaries arc right;i
and that, II The Honsc tilslikes It and waits
equality, they would do well 10 put the salaries
Of their erpploYcs
BACK TO WHERE THEY WE'RE.
Because tht Appropriations Committee had not
succeeded In bull4ozinE tlle Senate into g sur
render Of thfF question, TownsEend. Of Illinois.
representing q very considerable discon.
tented faction, arrai9ncd the Committee,
but bis opposition was finally oTcr-
come. There was one amendment pro-
posed BY the Committee which, strangely
enough, did not excite any considerable oppo-
aition. It was the amendment br which It Is
proposed to give everE seuaiur and member
fl25 additional notntnaflv ior stationery and
newspapers, practically to bc converted iptu
cash, rs perqutste. T1lc:orlginal design Of the
la" wes tint the allowance of 4l25 should cover
the full term Of.
CONGRESS or TWO YEARS.
That sum would doubtless purchase double the
Amount of stationery actually Nsed by most
members, as they are abfe to purchase II at the
stationeFy-rooms Of the two Houses ut the
actual cost as purchased from thc wholesaler
After while this allowance was presumed to
be mnde for every session instead uf for the
whole Congress; and NOW the Democrats, as
praeuy for tile last dollar which tlley can appro-
priate to themselves as they are enthusiastic Ia
reducing tile wages Of clerks, iaborers,
sud ChaEwomeu. put an amendment
voting themselves $195 each for
tue extra session. This tnkes some us, D00 from
the Treasurs. Or course 1t wus passed, and
| there was no recorded vote on tue question.
There seldom ts on matters OF that sort. The
Legislative oil, With the new matter In 1t, now
Rties to tue Setlatr for concurrence or uou.con-
| currcuce, aud lie difference between the two
Houses will probably bc speedily settled By u
Committee OF Conference.