Show petty BUS biln buln in the HOUSS bouse washington post we do not think that any intelligent and right minded citizen will be proud of the action of the house a few days ago in reducing the salary of the presidents private secretary from oooo to per annum it was a performance of very needless meanness altogether unworthy of the congress of the united states mr thurber Is a faithful painstaking and most laborious and conscientious officer he Is entrusted with grave responsibilities ties and burdened with very exacting work what he be does Is by the prest presidents dents orders and in the presidents president dent s interest this blow at him Is nothing less than contemptible |