The President's Share Of It

The Chicago Tributos has a very íngenious argument to show that tho increaas of the Presidenta salary, iustead or' being irrepealablo, is roally "unconstitutional, whicti it closes as follows : "Iftho demand of the people for the repeal of tbc salary bilí shall prove to be irresistible, as it seeins Hkely to provo, it is not probable that Cougress will cousent that Gen. Grant shall draw his pioportion of tho grab when they are denrived of their portion. ïhe whole trunsaetion presents itself to the public as a wielced compact betwemi Congress and tho President to get their bands into the piiblio treasury mil tHvidc tlie s[kh1s. It is very gcnerally beiievod that Cougress would Ilot have iucreased the pay of the Piesident esoèpt as a means or oonsuinmating ttieir purpose of enlargïng tlieir own pay. Tlio belief is just as gum ral tlrit tho President would nover have givrn tho bilí bis signatura, without which 'Ú could not havo becorao law, if it had not provided au eno-rmous inCreaee of hls pay? In this liglit it will not satisi'y the people to repaal tbe irforeaso of ies, anti luavo Gen. il to eujoy tfie re#axd of his impórtaut part iu the grab. Kor cun this occuiit' either tho spirit or tho lotter of the titution bo enfoTced. Hen. Qrant's personal proportion of tho grab will have: ; Congres oan be foroed to disgorge its proportiQU."