New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-13
The Mileage Debate.
Reported for The Tribune.
Hovsr or RrrsxsrSrA1rvrs Thursday. Jan II

Reported for Tho TribunC
Housr or RxrnEsxSTAItvEs Thursday Jan H.
Mr.. VEsAsLr Of N. c. having concluded.
Mr. GnxxLrY Of n who hsd been three day.
struggling for the floor obtained IT, and proceeded 10
say:
Mr.. CHAiRMAS-The gentleman from North
Carolina Mr.. V. submits a proposition looking
To q very thorough and sweeping Mileage tie
form, yet makes a speech against such Reform,
and more particularly against his own propOs ltiOn
It applies with tar greater force TO that than the
proposition OF the gentleman from Indiana, Mr.
ENBREE The latter would still leave to the
Members from distant States a decided advantage
in the matter OF Mileage, which the gentleman
from North Carolina argues that they should have
while his own proposition would take II entirely
away. i am at q loss whether 10 support the
views embodied In the gentlemans speech. and
oppose his amendment or support bis amend
ment In opposition To his speech. | am not
sure that ! shall not vote for his PROPOSE
ton, bat then there is very much force IN
the opposing considerations presented in his
Speech. Ii is very true, Sir, that gentlemen from
distant States have to endure protracted separa-
ton from their families, Tor bring them here at
great expense) and 10 iorego all supervision OF
their personal interests aud business, To degree
not required Of Members who live near this Met
ropolis And am not sure that the system OF
Mileage, amended as IL proposed by the gentle
man from Indiana, 10 not the airest and most equal
system that could be devised. That would leave
% the remoter Members 81 900 to sl 500 each per
session more compensation than We from this
neighborhood receive-morc than twice as much
&C we have at each Short Session like the present.
That would be- generous to the Members from
distance, and wish u be SO | appreciate the
force OF the suggestions OF the gentleman :" 70 the
blessings Of this Union aud the importance OF
strenxthe ming its bonds and will do whatever IL
lust and fit to confirm the attachment OF the re
moter sections 10 the Union and to this location OF
iA Metropolis a.
hut. Mr.. Chairman, | object to the present Mile
are system a. grossly unfair and unjust IL gives
nsrt of the Members OF this House twice and
thrice a. much compensation as others over and
above the travelling expenses to which they are
severally subjected. This cannot be denied but
10 10 pailiated-and how BY assertions that
Members Of Congress are poorly paid. s1r do
not concur in this assumption but II II Do Just
bring forw ard frank aud manly proposition Tor
An increase Of our pay but dom make its alleged
insufHciency an excuse for giving some Members
only twenty dollars and others over two thousand
In the shape OF unnecessary Mileage.
But Mr.. Chairman, | have been Mraigncd on
this aoor and asssilod ith tho grosscst epithets
and ,mputations nth regard "a my publication OF
the Mileage Received by the Members oil TINS
House. the Miles Travel Tor which they were
pa,d and the excess OF such payment respectively
kevond what would have been payable and paid
he'd the law required the Mileage To be charged
nv the shortest Post Route from the residence ct
each Member respectively u tins CIV, as con
tend I, should be, aud tue proposition before us
IJGdge ENsRirs preserioes thst u sha'' ' ov nS'o
sftar For this have been reVllcd and detained
hevoud M easure on this floor, without chance 10
asfsnd myself: but | have the floor at last and !
will now bring this matter 10 locus lhs nan
has resounded nth vague charges ~ numerous
end gross mistakes IN my Mileage ehhlo'-mole
thsn a hundred the gentleman trom OHIO Nj
eIvrTRl asscrted-and Members have not
hesitsted to charge me with deliberate ials'
fcstion. | have already stated that did
not transcribe these Statements from the
,.,;o,s hacks in which they are gwen have
-, go, E,r such a labor as thst-but directed 10
10 he done, and prescribed the manner of do'ns u.
ar ooarse \ cannot hope that So many hsurcs nave
bean transcribed aud So many computations made
without come crrors-but that all have been hon
es,ly made know, aud that they are ScneFa'ly A.
rursts I confidently believe. But let US come ~
,hs tr,sl ls there one gentleman ON hls hoof
vho will assert that he Is charged IN The Tribune
..pose with taking pay for 'aorc Miles than he &C
taslly dad take pay for Ii there DC any, let him
SPEAK now
No Quo answers. Nov demand # any gen
si.u.n IL charged ia that public alton " nh recev
,,r sors Mtieaxs than he actually dad receive -
uany one IL so charged les HIM speak now
H. w r. LAWRENCE ofN. y. observed that
"A. us,caxs wss oventa,ed sioo-~hieh 10 the fact as
80. AN sse--his Mice Travelled being correctly
49, =, $40 The loyal Nnsse for which Of course
s<se .pssrsd Of ssss. a printed In The Tribune His
Exesss or Circui,ols Mileage IS well " MS distance BY
.Aorssst roais 10 correctly given In The Tribune show
,.s hat the error in the table purely Typographical
Gen. w. BARROW OF Tenn. also stated that b"
Nu,sase Received vas ovsrsssted In The Tribune oy
.o,s 40 or t25 which not 80, his Nlesse no
se.y,d. Niles Travelled and Distsnee BY Neare" fo''
~, bsins strictly but In the computation Of
N4s Exosss or Crcsitoss Mileage there mistake oil
els The trus being sJ5o &C. instead Of sSos 90
- given 10 The Tribune
Hon. THOMAS J. TrKsER OF III asked the door
for 20 erpisnsos or question and proceeded % To-
6ulss In abuse asserting that the distance from Wash
isstoa W biz residsass Frceport Stephenson Co ND
~ assrly LOO mies In direct line Instead oi ~ ~
Nearest Post Ros,o a. sst down In The Tribune The
eossrosarsy 10 entirely between Mr. T. add the Official
Table Of Post Oess In the United States on the 5i
oS Js.aary Ist2 from which The Tribune eahlah r~
s>6s up lat Sra, supposed there might Be mistake
81 100 usIss Ia The book-s32 isssssa OF s32but on
rsascton and eonpsnsen. coneisde thsrs Il not -
UsSde~'s orses IN the same County, 10 Get down si
ga miles and Cedar Crssk HsAs same Coz SIS
rnliss from WAshlpslon No. kos 10 NO nisaks In The
Tribune statement far A. "a Affects Mr. Tarner-whas
sTu nls,sss tsess sOoa, b. ACCOUNT pertains 70 no