Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-11-17

most likely get back bis old place,
But all these things arc some ways
of, The business Of tho approaching
session Of Congress ID Of more imme'
date Importance, Doubtless the ma
jorily will refuse 10 pass an aPproPFlA'
ton TO pay the election Marshals, AMI
an extra session IL possible, The pol
10y of the session can scarcely be
mapped out now, One important
matter for consideration will DO the
pessage Of u ne~ Congressional ap'
porlIonment bill, The census office ID
preparing the necessary statistics 10 be
sent 10 Mr.. Cox's committee early IN
tho session, Whether the basis Of
representation shall DO changed, or
tho number OF members Increased, ID
tho principal question 10 DO determined
Any one who has seen the House In
session will hardly be prepared 10 be-
lleve that II needs any more members
than II has ut present
II has been said that there 10 more
happiness to the square inch IN Wash
ington ut this time than Ia any other
city on top Of ground, aud ] indorse
the statement, But II II the sort Of
happiness that comes Of escape from
expected disaster, and Is confined TO
one class of persons. The sad, semi
sullen expression which for months
past has engloomed the sweet faces OF
our departmental clerks has disap-
peared, and the joyous grln that now
glds their fronlispicco can DO seen
from the back Of their heads Oace
more the tongues lately tied by sad
forbodings are free to wag In glorious
volubil,y, aud the credit refused, or
reluctantly accorded, in grocery stores
and samplc.rooms Is renewed. The
clerk who but of late had "always
been rather more of q Democrat than
q Republican, as you know Is now q
staunch stalwa,t Of four prospective
years standing unless he be dropped
flon the rolls on general principles III
which sad event he can shake the Off.
cial party dust from HE shoes aud put
down his name upon the lists OF the
"outs."
Speaking of the clerks; the Treas.
urer of the United States has recently
given notice that hereafter he will
make 10 payments on account OF sala.
ries except at the monthly and semi
monthly periods prescribed by the
regulations. AS matter OF course
it is ottenti:nes n great accommoda-
ton to the clerks to draw their money
at convenience, but that does not
make it proper il the regulations for
bid. There is much curiosity ex-
pressed in the departments as TO
whether the Treasurer will enforce his
order 50 far as the higher officials are
concerned, or whether it is only to be
applied to the poor clerks. For H.
stance, section 1853 of the Revised
Statues says positively that the Presi-
dents salary shall be paid monthly.
Yet since the present Executive has
been in Office his salary was part Of
the time drawn almost, if not quite,
q month in advance, ard, until very
recent period, if not now, the salary
tor the entire month has been drawn
in the middle of the month. 1t is
known that the Presidents attention
was called to the habit which he in
augurated CT sending for his salary
before it was due, and it was perhaps
this which induced him TO consent to
wait until half OF it was due. This
seems strange eagerness to corral
the emoluments, when it is known
that Mr.. Hayes has saved two thirds
or more Of his entire salary for the
four years. PHoNo.