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"Retrenchment And Reform."

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Day
4
Month
September
Year
1843
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Public Domain
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1 hese wortis ore rung jn the popuJar ea without cepsation, just previous to each elec' tion. Schemes of economy are discussed ant advocated with enrnestness, bul seidorn carried out practically. The Whigs and Democrats are trying to convict each other of lavisli expcndittires and exorbitant salaries te public officers. We think they may both de lilis willi oase. We give the comparal ve statement of our Legísláture and Congrcssional expense?, as a matter of information to our readers. We have hut one re.-nark to raflké at present, and that is, tJiat 'Nine hundred dolars is too iñuch for merely travelling to Washington and home again, averaging about one hmidred dollars per diy. Those who object to thiee dollars per day to our Legislators, ought, in consistency, to oppose eight dollara per day to our Congressmen, nnd these ctiormous travelling fees. The articlo is from the Free Pre.ss. CoMPARATrVK LkGISLATIVK AND Co.XGRKSSlOïfAi Exi'Knditukks.- We nlhided a few dn ys ago to the resolution adnpted by the vrhig Oongressional Convent on of this district, ap pluuding our whiy merobers of Congress for their course at nsliington, and at the same time tho Democratie Legislatures of 1842 and r-l;5 fot thcir extravagant expenóityrês, in long eessions and high poy. Jn notioing this resolution vo stated what !eJieved to be a fací, that Messrs Woodbrido-e, Porter, and IJoward had received as inuch nioixy from the puhlic Treasury for re presenting the people of Michigan at Washington during Air. Iloward's two year's term in Congress, as the wlioJe skvkxtv-oni-: members of the two Domocratic Le?is!atures of 124-2 and IG43, received i'ur thoir services to the people of the state, at home. Mr. Howard, in his usual swiigfrcring (not staggering wny, proriöünees thia a muristioiis i'ahc.huod. " Now then lor the fact'è: Amount paid Messrs. Woodbridge and Porter, at the KeHulo session, called ,rvlirc!i 4, l4i, to net upon Gfii. IJarrison'a Cabinet nomiiiations. Alilenge $000 eöch, $,300 J er chem allowance, j0u Amount paid Hiièssrs. Woodhridge Pon er in;! Howard for the extra se.ssion of 1841, Mileic ÜiODü eiich, 2,7Oo Per dii'in niloynnce 3J mouths, 2500 Amount paid same at the recular session of 184 land "42. Mileage $üoo each, 2j700 Perdiem aljówancé 9 monlhs, g'too Anioc.nt pn'nl same at the recular session lí42 and 1.;. Müeage $000 each, 2,700 Per diem allowance, w' jgo Amount roceiveü by Messrs. Woodbridge, Porter, nuil Ilowi.rd, as : their shnre of f he $47,000 worth of books that they vo'ed to tliemselves, besides the ordinary book?, b-tationerv,Sic.xfurnished ilie members- $1 GO each, 480 ,„ T()tal' 21,940 'we do iiot say that Ihc abovc is the precise amount, to h fraetion, that Messrs. YVooribridge, Porter, and lioward receued, bnt : t is as neur it as can be ascertained without lookmg at liic records of Güttgrëss. Lot us now see what the srvk.ntv-omí meoibere of the democratie Lègjslaturj of' 1342 and 1313 were paid for Uicir services at thosc two sesHons in wh:r State scrip, wliicli was worlh lut 7i cmits on the dollar- thus their my !2.25 por day in pjir funds, euclilis our meiiibers m Conrros.s rpceived: Amount in inouey paid 71 members of L,pielature of Michigan ut the seásion óf 1842, six weeks, $G,720 Amoynt, in monoy, paid 7( nien.bcrs at the session of 1343 10 iveecks, 11.200 Tülal _, $17,020 Rp.CAl'JTUI.ATrON. Amount, in criák, paid Messrs. Vondbridre, Porler. and Ifow nrcl, for cervices dminfr Mr# gward's lerin of two voars, H q Amount, in Cftsli, paid skvrntyojs'k rqembcrs of tiife Lpi:slaturo of Miclifgari for tiie two sesiion üf líiía :i lid 1843, 17.920 (C0 Excoss received 6jt thrce members of.CongresH ovtr. -avny one mcm'ers of Uie State legislature in two ycars, $4,0"0ü

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