Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-04-13
A Mares Nest.

added eggs in it. In large type, he charges that Senator Sebastian, ten years ago, charged and received constructive mileage W Wonderful!
 This is done to call off attention from his ally, the ex-speaker, who manifested such eagerness to certify accounts.
 Now for fact. An extra session of the Senate was called by the President and held on the 4th of March, 1859.
 Keep it Before the People,
 That Senator Sebastian did not then charge or receive constructive mileage We shall publish some documents on this subject hereafter, and in the meantime call the attention of our readers to the act of Congress regulating the compensation of members of Congress- The reader will see that constructive mileage cannot be charg- ed. And we especially call the attention of the people to the sixth section below. - How are they going to reconcile the action of Congress with the action of those mem- bers of our legislature who voted them selves pay? The reader will see that every days absence is deducted.
 Keep it before the People That members of Congress are allowed to charge only for those days when they are actually in their seats, unless prevented from attendance by sickness, and
 Keep it before the People That no Senator can receive mileage more than once in year, or for two sessions o1 a Congress, though there may be extra ses- sions called.
 AN ACT to regulate Me Compensation 9,
 Members of Congress.
 SEC. 1. Be a enacted by Me Senate and House of Representatives. ot tue United States of An,erica in Congress assembled, That the compensation of each senator, representa- tive and delegate in Congress shall be six thousand dollars for each Congress, sand mileage as now provided by law for two sessions only, to be paid in manner follow ing. to-wit on the first day of each regular session each senator, representative and de- legate shall receive his mileage for one ses- sion, and on the first day of each month thereafter during such session., compensaS ton at the rate of three thousand dollafs per annum during the continuance of such sessi ,n, and at the end of such session he shall receive the residue of his salary due to him at such time at the rate aforesaid still unpaid; and at the beginning of the second regular session of the Congress each sena- tor, representative, and delegate shall re- ceive his mileage for such second session and monthly during such session compen- sation at the rate of three thousand dollars per annum till the fourth day. of March ter minating the Congress, anR on that day each senator, representative, and delegate shall be entitled to receive any balance o1 the six thousand dollars not heretofore paid in the said monthly installments as above directed.
 SEC. I. And be a further enacted, That in the event of the death of any senator representative, or delegate prior to the com mencement 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, hi representatives shall be entitled to receive so much of his compensation, computed al the rate of three thousand dollars per an mum, as he may not have received; and any mileage that may have actually accrued ane be due and unpaid.
 SEc. 6. And 5e 4 farther enacted, Tha it shall be the duty of the sergeant-at-arm of the House and secretary of the Senat respectively, to deduct from the monthl. payment of members as herein provided for the amount of his compensation for eacl day that such member shall be absent iron the House or Senate respectively, unles such representative, senator, or delegat shall assign as the reason for such absence the sickness of himself or of some membe l of his family.