Hetrenchment at Last
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Mr.. HuNGEREoRp of. this State has reported to
the House from the Retrenchment Committee q
bill cutting down the pay of Members to Sc per
day, and reducing the spois of the officers about
the Capitol. We hope it may pass though it is
made to take effect only from and after the lst
of July next Better late than never. II also
cuts down the salaries of the best paid clerks,
sc. about the Departments, and actually abol-
ishes two offices-Solicitor OF the Land Office
and one OF the Postmasters to Congress.


The Committee say they have more such bills
to come. Let them grind them out, then, for
the People would like any amount Of legislation
Of this sort as change from the non doings Of
the last three months.