What We Pay Taxes For

The report of tho incidental exponaos of OongreaS oontain somo itcuis that taxpayers might lovc to contémplate. The present Coagrees elcoted a new speaker. His room in 'the Capítol, though sx'loiiciiclly fittöd up, was re-furnished, and here is the Vil of the uphclsterer ovi-nly : Doobleaet oí furniture in tilk aphotatwy... Íl,.i5n no lasga (Mirtitins IOS. 0Q linntc aolid wuJnut tailles - l(n no I. e n rojvlng dmlr, in wik rep M m Wü'nnil r.vu'.ii'.iii i'huir lino Coat and umfaefla stuud (IR CO vhi'e Holland BUTtalns and flxt-.ircs M m TW enty-fbnr henvy otik ohnin 44 00 Oneloumnln leother. 68 en Eighty-thiro im'l n Ihird yivrds ixminstfr cnrppt woon Vorty-fonr ym! nxniinsVr bonlor 143 00 Tbree uheep-flkta mats.. 4500 One nxmimitoi rag 30 flo Ifidcing mrpet 31 CO 10,758 00 Tho farmers and nicehanics of the nati'm who tind it dirHcult to purchaso a five doUat bedetead and are required to sit on hard-bottomed thairs, wnile thoy arn soiTietimcs ftrosd to sell the last cow or pig to pay taxes, will rcad over these items with aetoniahment, bnt tho records of a rodioal Congreaü aro full of' evidtmee of sinvlav rxtravap;ancc. It oost the tax niyi rs of tin: natton l,.SI(l :ió to bury Thüd. Stevens, ono of tbc richest nirn ín Pi ni.iylviuiia, ii.'iO (f whieh was for a eoffin. A fivo dollar pine coflin may bc rood enemgh for thoee who pay the taxes, but the nristoeratic radioal oongresmai mnst have fomiühod him ono, Sned with silk, and studdcd with silver at tho peoplc's exponsc. Anothor of Üie incidental exponsos of Oongross is thus dclieately hintcd ut in the report : FOlt TTOT IX WATBB OI.OSET. 'JVo hiinilrnl pviiiih of soft mnTiilln piíper ÍMS 80 The expense is ono that will astonish plainpoople, and open their oyes, probabij', to an unwonted extent. The wny;ps of a hard-workíng Inboting man for a year wonld not buy this luxmy fnr the iisc of the niee class of radical politicians.