Mohave County miner., 1886-08-01
WARRINGTON LETTER.
tFRoa OUR REGULAR coRaksrosDEsfl
WAgBisoTos. JuIy 10. 1896.

WAsHisoTos. JuLY 10, 1886,
Consistency is jewell rarels
found smong Legislators. Represent.
asiyss IN Congress- who belong to the
party which pratas Of economy and
reiorm. coD,iune 10 draw thousands
II dollars for miieag. Will" they
point With pride 10 their votes against
pensions for soldiers, The same neo
boast Of their votes sgsinst tbs time
honored custom OF a months extra
allowance to employees of tho Capitol
The latter get no mileage. aad have
10 pay their way 10 and from home
TO work and vote for the election of
members Of Congress.
i am not advocating the months
extra pay, but why should these self
styled wssch-dogs Of the Treasury
cut and slash at the little bonuses Of
those around them, and reserve ali
the good things for themselves They
have recently voted to reduce the
mileage VI army officers from eight
to four cents a mile, winch IL we'll
enough, for that In considerably more
than Il costs them to travel. But the
mileage rate Of Senators aud Repre-
seutstlyes n maius at ~ cents mile
Aud then again If the Holmsns and
Resgans and Rsbdails Of the House
of Representatives would exhibit the
same kom IN virtue in regard to sp-
preparations which effect their OVID
districts aud their friends, they
would he more entitled TO the respect
of observant people. Tue same men
who vote against everything which il
not going to berett their own con
stituents Or tleir own pockets, have
just voted to put iu deficiency bnl
on appropriation for the payment Of
Texas war claim.
1t Is said that many yirtuous Con.
gressmeH, who draw mileage, travel
on free passes, and that some who
pose as economists get all their sta
tionary from the committee rooms
and then draw in cash the SlaG
allowed each member for stationery
during the session.
No one knows when Congress will
get through and ~ home, bnt no one
now thinks it will be before the mid.
die Of August. 1t is the same old
story with regard to Appropriation
bills. They must bs disposed of,and
they were held back ana then rushed
through the Senate and Eouse, to i,s
acted upon finally by conierees'
Legislation by conference commmit.
tee has become 4 part Of cur consti
tutional system.
1t is thunght the Presidents veto
messages will excite q prolonged dis,
cusslon before adjournment, and
there are a number of other questions
that will consume time. The Morrison
Surplus Revenue Resolution will take
mp several days, OIeomargarine, and
Land Grant forfeitures wall be press
ed for attention, while methiDg will
be done to reach the Mexican and the
one arm aud one leg pension bills, III
we'll as that for the Increase Of tb.
/ Naval establishment.
Incensed claimants and theil
agents who have been hanging
around the halls OF Congress doing
all IN tn Ir power to bsTs their pri
vate schemes pushed through, art
disappointed and indignant now
! The Senate, they say, has treateC
them fairly, but the House has on
tirsly neglected them. Having tai!Pc
! 10 an attempt to have little OF th'
remaining tilne Of tue session allot
ted to private bills, they decided Il
hold an indignation meeting at tn
National Hotel on Sunday morning
TO be repeated until Congress vii
heed their cry. All the dissppointsc
claimants in Washington wero invit
cd TO attend the meeting, and it Wa
worth going to see. whether one ha'
4 claim" or not. One very indignan
claimant said: I'VE wsut to teacl
Congressman that they are the sery
ants and not the masters Of the peo
ple." Let them iudigpats" wa
Speaker Carlisle's comment when li
heard Of the meeting.
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