EXpENsTYE LEGIsLATToN.
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We took occasion, last week, to notice the enormous expenses of the late Legislature, and endeavored to show the amount of the 1" dear peoples" money that had been vast ed and squandered during the session. The Times notices our remarks, and thinks it would afford the public much greater satis- Faction to know how may times the bill hold CT has been told within the last six weeks, at the Hartford Bank, and that he could have no change" We think it altogether proba- ble-for we doubt whether it affords the pulp lie any "greGt satisfaction" to know what an enormous sum they have been obliged to pay for the use of "t the democracy" in the State House, "the last six weeks;" and it evident ly affords the democracy" themselves uery Ehze satisfaction to have their bills examined and audited by the public.

 The people demand faithful account of their servants, and will be satisfied with mo- thing short of this. It cannot be shown, and we defy the Times to point out to us single session of the legislature, when so much of the peoples money has been wasted in ex- penses, in one session of equal length, as du- ring the late session. Look at the debenture bill, with the contingent expenses, amounting to $21 1,544 26-of which amount, $6,O42, was appropriated to pay for time when the legis- lature were not in session-seven days pay in-

 

 legislature adjourned; so that the members received pay for whole week after they had returned home and resumed their customary employments.

 The printing bill, 10 which we alluded last week, should not be forgotten-$572 10, for printing! A snug little sum, truly! The same amount of printing ought to have been done for about half the money. But this matters not-the " By Authority" press must be rewarded, and the people must pay for it it is very easy to charge the extras to the account of "paper and twine !''

 We wish our readers to compare the de- benture bill of the legislature of 1884, in which it will be recollected the Wings were maiority-with that of 1887. The bill for the session in 1884, was but $l5,596 63, which is $5,947 43 less than that of the last legislature. Our readers will doubtless re- collect the hue and cry raised by our oppo- nents, some time since-the Wings were charged with extravagance in expenditures, and the dear people" were called upon to elect representatives who would check these expenditures-and now they hGue checked them, with interest! lift affords great satis- taction'' to the people of Connecticut to be robbed of their money, in this manner, we greatly mistake their sentiments on the sub- iect.-Hartford Courier.