The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-22

OF CONGRESS-THE NEW CON-
PENSATION BILL
In the United States House Of Representa-
tiVes on the 18th Of August, 1856, (see Con-
gresSiOna! Globe, LIST session, 34th Congress,
part 8, page 216O) bill from the Senate
fixing the compensation Of Members Of Con-
gress at S2,5OO per annum, being under con-
sideration, Mr.. Orr (democraQ Of South
Carolina, offered substitute fixing the said
compensation at three thousand dollars per
dnnum. The substitute then passed the
House, and, having been concurred in by the
Senate, is now the law of the land. The
following is the
VOTE on ITS PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE:
YEAS Messrs Aiken, Bali, Barbour,
Barcley, Hendy :. Bennett, Benson, Bishop,
Boyce, Books, Broom, Buffintop, mes Il.
Campbell, Caruthers, Chaffee. Bsyard Clarke,
Ezra Clarke, Howell Cobb, Comins, Covode,
Damrell, Henry Winter Davis, Timothy Da-
Wis, Dean, Denver, Dickson, Durfee, Edwards,
Eustis, Evans, Florence, Foster, Henry NJ.
Fuller, Thomas d. Fuller. Giddings, Gil
bert, Greenwood, Robert B. Hall, J. Morrison
Harris, Thomas L. Harris, Harrison, Herbert,
Hickman, Thomas R. Horton, Howard, Hugh.
SION, Kelly, Kelsey, King, Knapp, Kunkel,
lindley, Mace, Alexander X. Marshall, Hum.
phrey Marshall, Samuel 5. Marshall, Maxwell,
Mcqueen, Killian Miller, AIillson, MiIlward,
Moore, Norton, Mordecai Oliver, Orr, Pearce,
Peck, Pelton, Pennington, Perry, PringIe,
Puvianee, Ricaud, Rirers, Roberts, Sage,
Sdrage, Scott, Seward, Samuel A. Smith,
Snsed, SwOpe, Thorington, Thurston, Traf-
ton, Trippe, Tyson, Vail, Walk, Wakeman,
Walbridge, Walker, Warner, CaGwalader C.
Washburne, Watson, Welch, Wells, Wheeler,
Whitney, Williams, and Woodworth-lOO
NAYS-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Billing
hurst, Bliss, Boeock, Bowie, Brenton, Branch,
Bradshaw, Burnett, Cadwalader, John p
Campbell, Lewis d. Campbell, CarIile, Caskie,
Clawson, Clingman, Williamson, R. w. Cobb,
Cohax, Cragin, Craige, Cumback, Dick, Dodd,
Dowdell, Eide, Edmundson, Elliott, Emtie,
English Etheridge. Faulkner, Flagler, Gallo
way, Goode, Granger, Grow, Harlan, Haven,
Holloway, Valentine B. Horton, Houston,
George w. Jones, Kidwell, Knight, Knowl-
ton, Knox, Lake, Letter. Letcker, Lumpkir,
Matteson, McCarty, McMullin, Smith Miller,
Morgan, Morrill,, Mott, Murray, Andrew Oil
yer, Parker, Petit, Phelps, Pike, Porter, Pow
ell, Puryear, Quitman, Ready, Richardson,
Richie, Ruffin, Sandidge, Sapp, Sherman,
Shorter, Simmons, William Smith, William
R. Smith, Spinner, Stanton, Stephens, Stew
art, Stranahan, Talbot. Tappan, TAYLOR,
Todd, Underwood, Wade, Wadron. Eiihu
B Washburne, Israel Washburne, Watkins,
Winslow, WOOD, Woodruff, d. B. Wright,
and John Y, Wright--99.
See Congressional Globe as ADORE, page
2l6l.
The following is the law, as it passed and
was approved by President Pierce:
THE COMPENSATION LAW OF 1856.
Be il enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives Of The United States Of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That the compen-
sation of each Senator. Representative, and
Delegate in Congress shall be six thousand
dollars for each Congress, and mileage as
now provided by law for two sessions only,
to be paid in manner following, to wit on the
first day of each regular session each Semi
tor, Representative, and Delegate shall receive
his mileage for one session, and on the first
day of each month thereafter, during such
session, compensation at the rate of three
thousand dollars per annum during the con-
tinnnnce of such session, and at the end OF
such session he shall receive the residue of his
salary due to him at sach time at the rate
aforesaid still unpaid; and at the beginning of
the second regular session of the Congress,
each Senator. Representative, and Delegate
shall receive his mileage Tor such second
session, and, monthly during such session,
compensation at the rate OF three thousand
dollars per annum till the fourth day of March,
terminating the Congress- and on that day
each Senator, Representative, and Delegate
shall be entitled to receive any balance of the
six thousand dollars not heretofore paid in
the said monthly installmerts as above d.
rected
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That the
President Of the Senate pro tpmpore, when
there shall be no Vice President, or the Vice
President shall have become President of the
United States, shall receive the compensation
provided by law for the Vice President and
the Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
shall receive double the compensation above
provided for Representatives, payable at the
times and in the manner above provided for
payment of the compensation OF Representa-
tives.
Sec. 8. And be il further enacted, That .his
law shall apply to the present Congress; and
each Senator, Representative, and Delegate
shall be entitled to receive the difference only
between their per diem compensation already
received under the law now in force, and the
provided bv this act.
Sec. 4. And be ii further enacted, That in
The event of the death of any Senator, Rep.
resentative, or Delegate, prior to the CON-
of the first session Of the Con-
gress, he shall be neither entitled to mileage
Or compensation; and in the event of death
after the commencement of any session, his
shall be entitled to receive so
much Of his compensation, computed at the
rate of three thousand dollars per annum, as
he may not have received, and any mileage
that may have actually accrued, and be due
md unpaid.
Sec, s. And be ii further enacted, That If
my books shall hereafter be ordered to, and
received by members of Congress by reso
luton of either or both Houses of Congress,
The price paid for the same shall be deducted
from the compensation hereinbefore provided
for such member or members: Prorided ho,D.
'rer, That this shall not extend to books or
lered to be printed by the public printers
Turing the Congress for which The said mem
Der shall have been elected.
Sec 6. And be il further enacted, That il
shall be the duty of the Sergeapt-at-Arms of
he House and Secretary Of the Senate, re-
'pectively, to deduct from the monthly pay