Wednesday, :. December 23' lsl6,
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RgprcrioS or S,lARigs---A bill passed the


House of Representatives on the 18th lust, which


was promptly rejected by the Senate however,


providing for further reduction of the salaries Of


officers. The salaries OF Supreme Judges were,
hy this bill, to be reduced to sl2poi of Circuit
Judg.sto S50Oio Auditor and Treasurer to $500,
and Of Prosecuting Attorneys 10 5000 They
took great care, however, to leave the pay Of
members OF the Legislature unaliered. In thi.
latter item. the members no doubt had some ss.
pcrlepoe, ,-and knew that ,he present per diem
allowance would not more than cover esPensesi
hot il appears to be matter cfiutifhrenee 10 the
Lsdsa,ur, whether tic salaries oi other officers
Of the government would be sufficient 'rnnnef.
alton for then services OF not,


'iThe present salaflc.are Risgafdly enough, aud
a further reduction would have a tendency 10
driye the few compcteh, officers We have from
their stations. Il would in our humble opinion,
he better Tor the people fthe salaries were increased
liuls Instead Of being diminished, as we would
then have officers moe competent to discharge
the duties Of their several siaiions-men Of ability
whose services such parslmonicns salaries will noi
command Reduce the salaries of our Circuit
Judges to 500, aud no lawyer Of any legal at.
,anment would accept the Office Such only as
were unable to make a living at the bar would
preside in our legal tribunals, aud the admins.
uaiion OF justice would be mere moekey, Our
judiciary now is nothing to bag Of, but i could
and would be worse II their salanes were reduced
TO 80 small pilianec. The salaries Of the ofiesr.
In this State are smaller than are paid by any
other State 10 the unou. taking into consideration
the kind Of currency they receive, and we are
candid TO admit that In many cases, small a. II Is,
Il Is fully equivalent 10 the fefsier rendered. but
money will command talent, and We think the
beat and cheapest plan in the ead = 10 oifsF to
men Of legal auainmenls, qualified 10 hl these
stations with crtdi, sach inducements Ia the way
Of salaries as will command them.


We desire 10 see retrenehmeni tn all anneees-
sary expenditure Of the public funds, and IN order
TO effect this Object We should commence wefe i
will be- least felt We would therefore modesily
suggest that the consultation BE 10 amended as
to have a meeting Of the legislature onee in every
four years instead of behuially, until II becomes
necessary from increase Of population 10 meet
oitener, By which means much more could be
saved 10 the State with less Inconvenience to the
public than could be effected by further redlc.
ton Of salarits