Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-04-09
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MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 8. 1883.
Hard Lines.


in the allowance of fees to the army Ct
LAWYERS that he now has workin- for the
United States under special appoin -ment.
Mr.. Crowley, ex congressman, who was
appointed special United States attorney
a year ago, and while congressman, to
assist in prosecuting certain parties in
New York, charged $1,000 and his ex-
penses for his services. The attorney
general thought $500 was enough.
The first auditor Of the treasury consid-
cred that the law forbade any such pay
ment to member of Congress without
an appropriation expressly for the pur-
pose. This opinion seems plainly in
accordance with the Jaw which fOrbids
"any person." in the employ of the
government with fixed salary, from re-
ceivinS extra compensation without the
authority of special law. But it seems
that the attorney general and the COM
troller allowed Mr.. Crowley the $500
but the ungrateful man was not satisfied,
and indeed is SO much disgusted with the
illiberality of the attorney general, that
he refuses any longer to serve a bureau
with such a stingy head and has declined
employment proffered him in South
Carolina. Certainly this is quite new
side on which to attack our very elegant
and heretofore deemed very liberal
attorney general. 1t shows how hard
are the lines of the head of a depart
ment. Mr.. Brewster. with an ardent
desire to grandly and nobly sail the legal
ship of the government, has taken on
board SO big crew of special assistant
high priced navigators that there is
danger of the vessel laundering under
the load. The attorney general, no
doubt, was permeated with the iOveliest
aspirations in his employment of this
heavy cargo of lawyers. He aimed at a
wholesale publication of the government
and wholesale benefit for his friends at
the bar.
1t is sad 10 think that he has been so
lily rewa rded. The public abuse him for
his ex. ravagance and now Crowley ac-
cuses him for his stinginess. 1t is GER
tainly hard case. We hope the mag
nificence of tie attorney general may
meet no sucl; Il requital from any
other of Lis special assistants. Crowley
ought to be ashamed of himself.
Crowley, like unto The snake, has stung
the bosom that warmed it. But perhaps
not altogether. The snake in the fable
had the bosom all to himself, and it was
not frilled shirt bosom. Crowley does
not seem to have got within the frills
nor to have enjoyed the full warmth of
the bosom. There were too many other
creatures ahead. If he had been in the
warm corner occupied by Bliss, for in
stance, for an indefinite time at twenty
five cents minute and board,
he would have been the CRATE
fullest snake imaginable. He would
not have thought Of singing
the good Brewster. No doubt it was
the comparison of his chilly outside seat
with Bliss comfortable location that
caused Crowley to abuse the great Brew
ster. We do hope that our altogether
beautiful attorney general will he
able hereafter to appoint all the
lawyers in the country to be his
special assistants at all the salary they
Seek and so be happy. l. 2cssilv does moi
seem To - fair that when So many art
taken to his arms there should be any
lefC or that any of them should he
s.inted in their fees The country is
rich, with an overllOwing treasury.
1t appropriateS small fortune to every
one who ever got a headache or a stO1n-
ach ache, or any describable pain, in the
army while engaged in the defense of his
country, whether as volunteer, substi-
tute or drafted. Next to the soldier We
know no class SO deserving OF govern,
ment support as the lawyers. They are
all PATRIOTS and statesmen. There are
not enough Offices to 60 around among
them and it is discovery for which
Attorney General Brewster is entitled to
credit, that there is room for all-or
nearly all-and rich fees withal in the
field of the cloth of gold which they en-
ter as the special counsel of the govern.
ment at the designation Of his wand ;
for he is the fairy king, who bids them
to the enchanted glade.
THE interests of the wOrkingmen of
this state have been assaulted from
several quarters in the Legislature this
session. Measures devised to rob them
of their right to make private contract