All Sorts Of Pen-scratches

The House salary bill - as big grab bill as the law it proposes to supersede - is not to meet with favor in the Senate, that is if the Cominittee on Civil Service and Eetrenchnieut representa the views of that body. Mr. Wiight froiu that committee, on Friday last reported a substituto which fixes the salaries of meuibers of Congiess, offieers and emjloyes at the old rate9, and of heada of dejartruents at $8,000, lea ving; the aalary of the President - the champion grabber - md of tho judges of the Supronie Court at the figures fixed by the MLw of Maich ast. And this disagreeruent of the two houses is just the vy to perpetúate the swindle and Stoal. " For vvays that are dark and trieks that are vain" modern Congressnien are peculiar. ■ - If the opinión of Attorney-Gnneral Williams is good and valid it is uow settled thnt the registration of the Virginius as a vessel of the United States wus procured by perjuiy, and tbat she was not entitled to sail under the natiunal colurs. The AUorney-Geueral thinks.liowever that the Tornado had no right to capture her ; but fails to teil us what the United States had to do about it, even without that protocol which ho thinks tuust be carried out. And uow how about " the invasión of our territory" and that threatened war! - Senator Suraner was present at the animal dinner ot' the New Englaud Society, New York City, on the evening of the 22d, and was put forward to respond to a toast to " Tho Senatfl of the United States." He said this much for the body of which he has so long been a inember : " You bid me speak lor the Senate of the United States, but I feel that the least I shall say is the best." Could he have used language expressing greater contempt ? - The little disturbance at the Opera House on the occasion of the appearanoe of the Woodhull was a godsend to the press of the State, and the way Ann Arbor, the University, and the students get hauled over the ooals is a cautiun. One Willis, in the Battle Creek Journal, turns historian, and details one of Parker Pillsbury's adventures at the old Quaker meeting house, whioh wasn't half as much of a shindy as he would have bis readers believe. - In speaking of how we modern pilgrim8 emulate our ancastors in their way of liviug, Dr. Angelí said on Monday evening : " 'l'hey lived on codfish, we meekly consent to ootne down to oysters ; we read that they hunted and brought in their venison, we, too, have brought our deers (dears) with us here to-night," and pointed out other similar siniilarities, all of which, no doubt, ministered to the self-complaceney of his hearers and s'.imulated their pride of ancestry. - Thurlow Weed demands the repeal of the eieht-hour law and that " all binations to limit, restrict, restrain or embarrass master mechanics frotn receiving as many appreutices as raay be required for the suocpssful carrying forward of the various industries of our country," be declamd illegal : an eviaence that Thurlow Weed is aor..;bie at the last. - The yeas and naya were refused on the passage of the uew salary bill through the House. The members who proposed to vote against it had an inteiest in screening those wiio were to vote yes. A fellow feeling if not a tacit understanding or agreemeut. - It is said that Grant declines to withdraw the nomination of Atttirney General Williams to be Chief-Justice. He believes Williams to be the best man in the country for the pluce, and will let the Senate rejent him - if it dare - Secretary Kichurdson has gone to Boston to spend Christmas. It is a grei' pity that he couldn't irubibe a grain or two of good, sound, financial corumon sense with hts Chrislmas bevernges. - At last the California Legistatnre has elected Gov. Booth United States Senator for the long term. Tho vitcancy made by the resisrnation of Senator Cas aerly has iiot yet been filled. - Congress adjourned on Friday last for the holiday vacation. It is to be hoped that somo of thenembers will go back in January with both ears full of very lively fleas. - The educational bill of Congressman Hoar offers a premium for illiteraey : that is it makes illiteracy the basis of distribution of the proposed land-sales fund. - Baez having been overthrown in San Domingo what will beoome of the Samana lease and eolouy ? Will Gmnt interfere in favor of his co-speculators ? - The war over the Coldwater postoflioe has come to an end, and J. S. Barber, a chronic ofSne-b.older, is the luoky man. He had a cousin " afc court." - Before the death of Professor Agas siz, he appointed his son Alexander to be President of tho Anderson Institute. - A. S. Berry, of Adrián, has made an asaigninent. Amount of liabilities or resources not yet given to the public. - The Pope announced the appointment of twelve Cardinals on the 22d inst. '