New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-17
ne House proceeded to vote on the item. o,

The House proceeded to vote on the items OF
the bill
: Mr. JOHNSON Of Tenn moved 10 amend the clause
.aPprop'ianng -four hundred and sixteen thousand
'uIte noLdred and thirty eight dollars by addin
POs'o 10 reduce the sries Of all the oc srs Of
the Government civil ard military q, veil a. IN !.
pay o. Members OF Congress- on. 9Th The time
he said had arrived when rs,renchment ,b,.Id
commence. the expsI dt1res for hi. va re,ui,inI
more than fry two million, o. dollars.
The Amendment WIS rejected
NJ. owEETsER offered al Gmendna,, D .L,
proviso which declares no member II either b-.nch
Of Congress res ding east ~ the Rocky Molnt,in,
,hsll receive more than $1,000 miesge for esc7
session, and no such member or delegate residing
vest Of the Rocky Mountains shall receive more
than 81 90. He moved 10 amend by reducing the
sum ore half
III THUEsToN raid bis actual expense coming
here or going bacE 20 Oregon vas $500 10 cash
600 more than he would receive If the sneni
ment should prevail. His Journey hither az first
cost him Al, $50 ard occupied him 81 moth. time
travelling through country where he was every
moment liable 10 death
MIR MORSE moved 20 amend by Inserting g. 0O)
for those residing this side Of the Rocky Mountains
ard 81 COO on the other BE Vas sorry % see
growing disposition to diminish the value and
responsibility Of seat q this floor 10 TIE lovest
posiible price, by letting out seats TO the 51iers
II members should be ps'd higher NE should sea
better Class OF men IN Congress than uoE The
smendmsr, 70 the amendmsu, was rejected.
Mr.. VESABLE wss for giving men Of t,en. as
much az they could earn a, home, AMI %. maki1S
them psupers by ssrdiug them u Congress b.
REDUCING the pay none but rich men could come
here, and riches may be procured by plrscy and
plurder. II men pay all their m'ney for board. we
would f,d them going 20 the White House seek
ing for Foreign Missions and offices shijh pay
better than Congren.
Mr. SwEETsER's amendment was rel ecsed three
or four ayes only
Mr. Oar moved to strike out ell ofths proviso.
Mr.. GARTER objected 20 the present. system OF
mileage, because it made a distinction between
Mem bers Of Congress.
The gentle m an from North Carolina said that the
present MILEAGE system was one Of the strongest
bonds of Union. Now If the ties Of this Union are
merely mercensry and members are hid together
BY common plumber. the quicker this den OF thieves
10 dissolved the better. He was in favor OF the
clause as the Committee reporiedis
Mr.. Orr's motion was rejected, 3 10 10
Mr. SCHENCR offered amendments proposing that
milesge should be ten cents q mile and members
paid an annual salary OF twenty-five hundred dol
lars, provided no members pay shall commence
Until he takes his seat Intellectual attempts were
made TO amend this.
Mr.. THURsTON moved 10 amend.
Mr. AsHsUS raised point Of order. The dele
gate from Oregon could not make motion.
The CHAIRMAN caused the act Of 1917 70 be
read in which It was sad delegates shall have the
right to debate, but not to vote. And he decided
that the delegate has no right to make q motion.
Mr.. THOMPSON of Mrs. asked whether the Com
mon law OF the House did not give the delegate
this privilege.
The CHAIRMAN said it was not competent to
decide what is the common law OF TINS use.
He must be controlled by the rules. TIE qles-
tion was tai en- and the Chairs decision sustained.
Yess, Il Nays, l6.
MI PoTTEE was for increasing the per diem
twenty per cent He hoped this Buncombe talk
about pay Of Members will stop. IL any of them
get too much, let them yield 10 conscience aud
show their patriotism by relinquishing the over
Plus.
Mr. HUBBARD offered an amendment to Mr.
Schencks Amendment that Member shall have
ten dollars per day deducted from his pay for alb
sence unless he is sick or disabled from attending.
The question was taken. No quorum voted
TIE roll was called. The Committee rose aud
quorum being mcertained again went into Com
mittee.
Mr. HUBBARD modified his amendment making
a deduction Of eight dollars IL was rejected, 90
to 81.
Mr.. ecHEsoK's amendment was rejected.
Dir. Bows of Miss. moved an amendment, that
members shall be ao wed only the actual expenses
for travel and SIP per diem, from the time they
leave until they return home, provided not more
than twenty days for travel be 30 paid for.
Mr.. BAYLT said the most important part Of the
stction wss that prohibiting Senators from receiy
ing constructive mileage. He had never seen a
proposition brought forward 20 correct abuses but
t was amended Until il was made preposterous
and then rejected. He hoped that the committee
would vote for the clause 80 il is that we may
have ZONE reform. The mileage ia 10 be computed
on the route by which the mails are transported
from the Capital to the residence Of Members ahd
Delegates.
Mr. BROWNS amendment WAS rejected
Several other gentlemen offered amendments to
The amendments Of the clause, but they failed.
The Committee arose without making any
amendments ard the House adjourned