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ment on The ground that the present
wages Of members were not proportion
ateto the standard ofspricesas applied
to articles Of substance.
Mr.. ,Wilford considered the proposl
tion merely as 40 attempt 10 manutac-
ture political capital, in order to secure
la Bank majority in the Legislature
when the wages Of members would bt
raised 10 four dollars. He though
those who voted for it, did so for Bun
comb, and forno other object
Mr. Atkinson dlscIaimed being infiu
enced by any such motives, and assert
ed that he supported the amendment
from clear conviction of duty
The amendment Of Mr.. Olds was
then disagreed lo-yeas "a, nays Al.
The question being Oh the adoption
Of the first amendment reported by the
select committee. Mr.. ScheDck made
some explanations In regard 10 a provi-
sion contained IN it aboIishiDg the prac-
tice ofcopyIng reports made to the Le'
gisIature into record book, and reduc'
ing the price formerly allowed for pre-
pairing an Index to The Journals.
Mr.. Byington was opposed to-wastiDg
time upon propositions oi this character,
when business of much greater iDPor-
tance was demanding our attention. He
considered the proposed amendment Ii
hitting the per diem Of members at three
dollars for the first ninety days Of the
session as a superlatiVe humbug, unwor
thy Of occupying the time OF the House
a half day in debate. The session did
not usually last much longer then that
time, and while we were celebrating
on saving the sum Of four hundred dol.
lars, or Whereabouts, bill was ying on
The table authorizing a loan Of l,50O,.
900, which could not be obtained by the
means provided without the sacrifice Of
an amount infinitely greater than what
was sought to be saved by the whole
bill under consideration. II any reduc
tion was 10 DO made in the wages Of mem
bers, he preferred that it should COM
mence,with the frat day Of the session,
and when we had done this-when the
spigot was stopped, he wanted members
10 put their shoulders 10 the wheel, and
by diSposing OF more important abnsi
ness, arrest The (urlherincrease ofState
Indebtedness, and stop the bung'hole-
He concluded by moving to reIer the bill
and amendments TO the committee OF the
whole House, to prevent numbering up
the journal with the settlement Of the
details Of bill.
Mr.. McNulty briefly opposed The mo
tion, when i; was lost.
Mr. SpindIer moved TO amend the
amendment further, by providing that
the per diem Of members shall be two
dollars during the whole session, which
was negatived as follows:
YEAS Messrs. Atkinson, Baldwin,
Brown, ByIngtoD, Chenowelh, Counts,
Dixie, Earl, Gordon, Green, Humphreys,
Kelley Of P, KlIgore, Martin of c Nc
ConHeIl, Nelson, OIds, Pardee, ROBIN
son, Sharp, SpindIer, and Wakefield
2I.
NAYS -Messrs, AckIey, Atherton,
Baird, Bowen, CahhI, Campbell, Cham.
bers, Converse, Douglass. Fisher, Full
Ter, GEuber, Henderson, Houseman,
James, johnson, Kelley Of c, King,
Larsh, LarwiII, Martin offs, Meredith,
Midget, McCIung. Mcclure, McFarland,
Okey, Pitcher, Probasco.
Rees, Reid, Ross, Seward, Schenck,
Smith, Seedman, Tuttle, Warner, Webb
and Speaker-4l.
Mr. Robinson moved to amend furth.
or by providing that each member of
The General Assembly shall receive for
bis services the sum of $3.50. and.sup'
ported his amendment at some length,
W hen il was lost without division.
The first amendment reported by
he select committee was then agreed
%, and
The Houaa adiournpd.