The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-08-19
From; Niies' Weekly Register
THE COMPENSATION BILL.
Statistical and Poiii;cG'

From Niies' Weekly Register
THE COMPENSATION BILL,
Statistical and PoHi;cG'
The bill passed at the last session OF
'esngress, to /" change the mode OF
compensation to the members" sc as
tits entitled, has excited no little am
nation among the people, and we have
thought it might be useful and conve. |
nicnt TO collect together the princi pal
ehings belonging to'hs statistical ant
pslical character
THE ACT
An act 10 chang the mode of compen.
sation 20 the members OF the senate
and the house 81 representatives
and the delegates srom territories.
Beit enacted by me S nafe and House
IF RefireseefaaOes of The Uaped STATES
Of Imerca in Congress assembled Ina
instead of the daily compensation, nov,
allowed by law, there shall be paid an
nuaily TO the scnptors, representatives.
and delegates from territories. Ct this
AMI every tu, urs rorgrcss OF the Unit
ed Sia,es, the following sums rospcc-
uyaly: tina, Is to ray. 10 the presideD.
, OF tre sena,c pre-,empore, where there
is no vice residens, end 10 the speaker
of the house Of rese1ta,ives, three
thousand dollars each--to each sena-
cor, member, OF the mouse Of repre-
seBta,ives, s,her than ihe speaker, and
delegate, the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars: Provided Nevertheless, that
IN case any senator, representatives o.
delegate, shsil no, attend in his place
at the day on which congress STALL
convene, or shat. absent himself b.
Gore the close of the session. y deduc-
tion shs!i be made from the sun, y HIGH
would otherwise &C allowed 10 o,n, IL
proportion to the time OF his absence
saw 3 10 the cases OF sickness the
s.me provisions as arc established b,
the existing laws. And the afore said
allowance shall be certified and paid IN
the same manner as the daily compen
sauon to members OF congress. has here
tO.ore been.
II CLAY,
Sneaker Of The RoEse Of Representa-.
tiDeS
JOHN GAH.LhRD,
Prcsidens Of the Senate pro fenhore.
March -, 1916
APPROVED,
JAMES MADISON
Here follows the yeas and nays noh-
ticd!ky designated which has Seen given
in The Herald
Dissection and Dissri6nsi0n
There were present in this vote
In the house Of re1reseneGftpes, one
hundred and forty eight members, viz
ninety-twc republicans and sixty six
tederalists ioriy-one republicans and
forty federa!ists fsI voted for and
hf'y two republicans and fifteen FEEDER.
a'ists (e7) voted against the bill--ma.
jority fourteen.
In the senate, thirty-threa members
viz. twenty-ope republicans and twelve
federalists, thirteen republicans and
nine fedcralists (23) for, and eight re-
puhlicans and three federaiisis tIl)a.
gainst the bill.
In The two hcases---one auadred and
fourteen republicans, and sky seven
federaiis,s--totaI one hundred and
eighty one members oil whom fly
four republicans and forty nine iederG,
lists (io3i voted for, and sixty repubi
cans and eighteen fedefshs,s (78} vet-
ed against the b,H. MsioIny IN the
two houses, ninfty five.
More than one haC of the republican
members. and more than fourth IF the
Of the federal members, vote against
the bill, in regard to the Strength %
parties IN both houses. the repubiicars
IN The neGative have proportion to
the feds,aists who vo,ed on the same
side tnearly) as tzuo is IN one. If the
federsiis.s had voted, in either house
against the DILL in the same properties,
TO their numerical force that the repub
iicaps did--Il could not have been car
Tied 10 enher house.
But Sd party question it cannot come
before the people, thanks to the pral
tIce Of recording the yeas and nays
for either party, acting with utility,
might have defeated it, in either branch
OF the Legislature.
ComharasfVe View.
For eigh, years, last past, it is stat
ed congress has been in session one
thousand three hundred sld twenty
two days, on an average of one hun
dred and sixty five and ruaster .days