Show ahe springfield mass republican refers to items in the general deficiency bill passed by the last congress which show that modern democrats are not BO very strict among tho items originated by the house was one appropriating the sums named below to be paid to the widows or legal heirs of the following laia members of tha congress as the balance of the salar iba and mileage they would have received had they lived and served out their terms M H salary and me leage joss E GAMBLE salary and mileage L 0 COCE salary and mileage JOHN W salary and mileage LEE salary and mileage E T stackhouse salary and mile ase F B SPINOLA salary and mileage 96 24 in commenting on this the republican says we invite particular attention to this item because the majority of the house which insists on the appropriations boasts much of economy in the expenditure of public money and jf strict observations ions of constitutional limitations on the power of congress in relation to the same the men named here elected to the fifty second congress but have since died some mr ford and mr shioo ia for example never got to washington even successors to them have been elected and are out the terms and receiving tha salaries and mileage here named it is insisted by tha house that the ako day the salaries and mileage to the families of the dead members two nets of salaries and mileage in these seven cabes mr of tennessee for example u succeeded by his eon and thus double salary in this ca all braes into ona family and mr hours son appears to have voted in favor of this at all elates ii the house manifestly the custom 13 contrary to statute law Is is al contrary to the spirit of tho fundamental law |