The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-18


SPEAKKR--The gentleman from Kentucky
Mr. UNDERwOoD took the Chair, and the laughing
and spreeing began again.
While the Speaker was In the Chair, CrsHI,o
moved to reconsider the vote that clOsed all debate
in Committee at three o'clock. He said "We
are wasting all the time" and he called the yeas
and nays Negatived.
Ayes z N ice
1872 members present.
MALLORY move a call Of the House.
Cries of "No, no"-"Mallory, do n't"-and roars
of laughter.
MALLoRY-I insist, sir. This is most important
Affects officer Of The Y. mi
hope. sir, the gentleman wont attempt to dodge this
under an open flag, SIR Great laughter3
mean to dodge this or any other question. Uaugh-
A MEMBER 20 give me wet sheet and flow
AaNoID.-Now, then, sir now, now-why don't
you meet the question now You don't do it,
(Laushter)
elsewhere.
SpKAKER.-Order, order.
VoIcE.-Keep cool, Arnold.
ARNOLD We'll, they're trying in that mean man.
Here there was great noise and confusion. Tel
ers were ordered for call of the House All the
Cres that
vote Tor every thing to-day, and then we're sure to
come out somewhere" " Pm dry"
Some MEMBER, singing =
"There were three old women in Spain,
One got DRUNK, and one lay down, and one she'--
Tellers reported-ayes, GO noes; 100 so there
call
The House then again went into Committee, I'm
derwood in the chair.
ARNoLD.-Now, sir, move
HoIMEs.-My amendment is in order, sir.
ARNoLp.-Havn mt the floor, sir 7 daughter y
Sir, move TO take up bill No. 54S. (Roars of
laughter) II was with reluctance, sir, with very
great reluctance, that witnessed the attempts to
HoLMEs.-IL rise, sir (Rcars Of laughter.)
Arnold won't yield the floor, sir.
HoLMEs.-To point of order, sir,
ARNoLD.-What is the point Of order, sir (Great
laughter.)
HOLMES. i claim the floor on the amendment
(Great laughter, noise, and coniusiOn.)
UNDERwooD.-The Chair gives the floor to the
gentleman from South Carolina (Laughter.)
ARNoLD.-Very well, sir (Laughter)
The amendment Of Holmes about mileage was
read.
ARNOLD Does the Chair decide that's in order4
UNDERwooD.-1t's the opinion Of the Chair that
although the question will remain rather awkward
after the insertion of the amendment, that it's ger
main to the matter Screams of laughter)
HoLMEs-l don't much care, sir, whether the bill
be passed in very symmetrical shape or not
| (Roars of laughter all round the House 20 for
| the reform of the gentleman from Tennessee
| My only objection to him and his bill No $40
(roars of aughter) is that it don't 60 to the nj
| J.
AENoLD-l hope gentlemen will explain their latin
as they go along. .(Here the screams of laughter
and shouts were truly terrfc)
| Mr.. HOLMES said he wanted to retrench the exor-
| bltaDt mileage OF members 1t was deception on
| the people. This bill would give them Sc for 70
miles; when they could go in rail car 800 miles
day for Sib i a member from the West and South
| West got but SO day, still he would have il made
up by $1,000 for mileage where he paid $500. His
| amendment would save $4,000, 900. He would re-
pay members what they actually paid out for travel
tnn hat iaIr Avsxa H..
here. He was opposed to reducing the pay of the
members Of the cabinet. Their station required the
present pay to support it. He didn't object to cut
| down the salaries OF some government officers
| The gentleman is prevented by the constitution
from touching the pay of the Judges the Presi-
dent
ARNoLDma(eagery,)-I wish I could get at him
too. sir Roars of laughter)
HoLMEs-l want reform. hope the tariff will
be rrformad and cut down-(cries Of "good".) That
enx 81 "a. On tea 1.d
the taxes on al alike. The tariff men prophcsied It
would yield Ss26 600, OO0 1t has only brought SlO,-
100000 and that's the main cause OF our embarrass-
ments. ....rf
Mr.. CUSHING said-I call the attention of the
Hosue and the country to the remarkable fact, that
now IN the three last weeks of the session, we
egslang to reduce the pay, not OF ourselves but of
successors. (Laughter.)
A VoICE-We've all got our pay
i, Mr. CUSHING said, that he rejected the idea that
this government would refuse opay Its servants ad-
equately. BY reducing the pay TO a small sum, or
nothing this Hall would be filed BY the rich and
the aristocracy Of the land and poor and worthy
men kept out Of it, Many OF US are about to leave
these halls perhaps forever-soon TO bid adieu to
each other-few would return-and we ought to be
the last men on earth Of whom it can be said hereaf-
ter that final act was to degrade and humiIiate
the legislative poor Of the country by reducing the
pay Of the Congress Of these United States and by
virtually saying that our services have actually not
been worth SO day
IL was now half past two.
ARNoLD-I hope the gentleman will divide the
time with me, sir Uaughter)
CUsHNa-Slr, can't yield the floor.
ARNoLD-Oh, very WE'LL sir; very we'll take the
whole time, then, sir take the whole time; don't
care.
Mr.. CUSHING went on to contend that the reduc-
| ton of the pay of members would not be demo-
cratic, but aristocrac The duties were
more arduous and onerous than those OF any execu-
tive officer, and yet BY our own act, we are going
ton that services are not valuable those of
the subordinate executive officers. He had no per-
sona interest, but he hoped that in this last stage Of
their existence, they would not change the entire
| character Of the Legislature itself:
1t wanted four minutes to three The noise
and confusion was at Its height.
Mr. BEEsoN rose and sad-There was once re-
port sir. that there party this country who
would bring IL to iron money and black broth.
| (Roars of laughter) 1t is so now, The banks in
this district wanted their resumption to depend on
resumption in Richmond, (Laushter) and this was
making it depend on resumption no where tGreat
laughter) I've got the book here, and the ayes and
Here the noise, and confusion, and laughing and
talking were tremendous. Mr.. Becson took drink
of water.
BErsoN--Sir I did some good
SrvEn.L VorcIs-rime's up! Three o'clock,
Thank God that cakes all dough
MEMBER (singne)-
Hey, Jim slong--Jim along Josey.o
CHAR-Three o'clock has arrived (Roars Of
laught~r)
MsNBER-Im going to dinner Com. along, Ge-
neral.
Here the voting commenced in earnest, and the
shouting, laughing, talking, and shouting was 80
great that it resembled Babel till the House broke
up.