Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-04-10

THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1884.
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.

Whilst the General Appropriation Bill was
under discussion in the House Of Representa-
tives on Tuesday, Mr.. Vance, of Ohio, asked
leave to have an amendment printed which he
proposed, at the proper time, to offer, in Com
mittee of the Whole, inconnection with the APP
preparation Bill which had been under cons-
deration to-day.
Objection being made the reading of the
Amendment was called for; whereupon it was
read as follows:
ssBe 1T further enacted, That from and after
the passage of this Act instead of the compen-
saton now allowed by law, there shall be paid
to the within named officers the following sums
per annum:
To each of the Secretaries, of State Trea-
sury, War, and Navy, four thousand dollars
To the Postmaster General, three thousand five
hundred dollars. To each Assistant Postmas-
ter General, eighteen hunded dollars. To each
of the Comptrollers Oft Treasury, two thous-
and dollars. To each of the Auditors Of the
Treasury, two thousand dollars. To the Soil
citor of the Treasury, two thousand dollars. To
the Register of the Treasury, two thousand dol
lars. To the Treasurer, two thousand dollars
To the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, two
thousand dollars. To the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, two thousand dollars.
And that there be deducted from the COM
pensation now allowed by law to the Clerks in
the Departments of State, Treasury, War, and
Navy, including those in the General Land Of
fee, at the rate of thirty-three and one per CEN
tum per annum
That from all officers of the customs, by
whatever name designated, or in whatever man
ner employed there shall be deducted from the
compensation now allowed to them by law, at
the rate of thirty three and one-third per cen
tum per annum.
"That from all officers connected with the
system of the public lands, either as Surveyors
General, Registers, Receivers, or Clerks, there
shall be deducted from the compensation now
allowed them by law, at the rate of thirty-three
and One-third per centum per annum.
"That from all the Clerks in the General
Post Office Deputy Postmasters their Assist
ants and Clerks there shall be deducted from
the compensation now allowed to them by law,
at the rate of thirty-three and one-third per
centum per annum.
"That from all persons connected with the
Indian Department as superintendent, Agents,
Sub-Agents, interpreters Agents for removals,
Commissioners, or in whatever manner employ
ed, there shall be deducted from the compensa-
ton now allowed them by law or regulation, at
the rate of thirty three and one third per CEN
tum per annum.
"That to the members of the Senate and
House of Representatives, instead of the COM
pensation now allowed by law, they shall re-
ceive six dollars per day, and six dollars for
every twenty miles travel to and from the Seat
of Government And that from and after the
expiration of the present Presidential term, the
salary of the President of the United States
shall be fifteen thousand dollars per annum."
Mr.. VANCE now moved for the suspension of
the rule so as to allow him to make motion to
have his amendment printed On which ques-
ton,
Mr.. CRANE demanded the Yeas and Nays
They were ordered and taken, and stood as
follows: Yeas l05; Nays 81.
There being not two-thirds in favor of sus-
pending the rule, as moved, the motion of Mr..
VANCE to print the amendment was overruled.
The House then adjourned.
The proposition for a general reduction of
salaries will, however, probably be brought up
again in some other form.