The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-09-03
REPUBLICAN EXTRAVAGANCE.
WASHINGTON. AUG. @

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1880.
The Republican party has been wont &c
Accuse The Dem6crats- while in' -poerer al
adding enormously to the public burden
and vaunts itself upon it's economy in public
expenditures. An investigation of the
claims Of the Republican party may be OF
some interest as well as surprise to some of
your readers.
The war burIencd tic country with an
enormous public debt ana sricvous system
of taxation. These matters demanded at
the hands Of faithful representatives in Con.
gress, rigid and effective system of reform
and retrcnchmcnt in the public cxpendi.
turc. With this immense debt ovcrhang-
ing US and burden of taxation that it was
almost impossible to pay, the Republican
party having the Executive, and control of
both Houses Of Congress on the Sd of March
1873, the act commonly known us the sal
airy grab" was passed, the same being re-
ported by General Garfield, then chairman
of tho committee on appropriations. BY
this measure the salary Of the President
was increased from S25, 200 to $4,000
per annum. Cabinet officers to $4,000 Il
year. Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
to $40 800, aud the niue Associate Judges
to $4,000 a year each, the salary of the
| Speaker of the House Of Representatives to
| $40, 900, and that Of each Senator and
member of the House to 81 ,50U-this upon
the 3d day of March 1873. When Con
gress was just expiring, the members Of
which had already served their two years,
at Il fixed salary of $1,000 year, this
act was made retroactive, and gave to each
,h,r ,,f - ..l
two years just served in addition to the
$4,000 stated salary. The unjust and un-
warranted measure was enacted when the
nation was groaning under an already cnor-
nous harden The amount of this salary
grab can be summed up as follows:
So, 900 additional to 366 members
of Congress, ---.-.--,--S 1870, 900
Addition to Presidents salary, $4,000
Addition to the judges ul Su-
prcmc Court, SlS.50O
Addition to Cabinet officers, $4,000
Making Il total Of these salaries 81 1897 900
Besides this the salaries of ali the employ
ecs OF the House and Senate were increased,
50 rs to aggregate 100000. So that the
increase in salaries made in 1871 and 1873
amounted in round numbers to $1,000, 900.
Representatives in Congress was formerly
fixed at $500 per day and mileage. In
1857 it was made $4,000 year and mile
age. In 1866. both Houses and the Ex-
ccutve being Republican. the compcusa-
tion of Senators and members was increased
to $4,000 year and mile ,ge. In 1873
the compensation was raised to $500 a
year and mileage, but in 1874 it was res.
torcd to $4,000, but only done SO to ap-
pease the howl of their tax ridden conStitu-
ents. For many years the salary Of the
Judges Of the Supreme Court was 81 500,
and the chief Justice $4,000 per year. In
1867 this was Increased to $4,000 and Sc
500. In 1871 to $4,000 and $500, and
at the same time nine Circuit Judgeships
were created at salary of$6,O00 each,
aggrcgatng $4,000. The salary of the
President was increased to $50 900, per year,
just at the expiration Of Grants first term,
giving him the benefit of the increase on
both terms Of 100000 in all. Iu the
meanwhile the expenses of the Executive
Mansion under Republican rule from
mere nominal sum run to SIS 900 a year.
and one year of Grants administration they
reached $4,000 This IS Republican edpn-
omy with ycngcncc. The Preside b
crcc cost the country SIZo,Uop year
This together with the large donation. and
subsidies received by the Presidential Chair,
in financial point of view, an cnviable
one. Not only have the expenses of our
government been greatly enlarged under
Republican rule, but what is still worse
the pure and elevated bearing and patriot
ism that has formerly surrounded the Exe-
cutive Chair has given away to greed, fraud,
vice and violence.
The above is but one of the many cxpcn-
sivc luxurics of Republican adminstra-
ion-CoRDwAINER, an I'tchens Sentinel.
-----..----.'o
PoTATo FLoUR.-Posato -four, or the
dried pulp of the potato, is attaining great
Importance in the arts 1t is stated that in
Lancashire, England, ,0G0 tons Of it are
sold annually, and it brings at present in
| Liverpool about double as much in the mar
ket as wheat -four. 1t is used for sizing
and other manufacturing purposes, and
when prccipitated with acid is turned into
starch. When calcined it is employed as {
dressing for silkw~~ <Ysa, M
The Keoh;uk Gate city wishes to know
if retired baggage.master can be appropri
ately referred to as the company's ex-
checker.
Many n Dronerty owner is moor in mrs,