New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-07


in private liieal privileges, perquisies, ara irIep
ulIites mus; be surrendered. In the early dayso we
French Revolution we have the historical eAam,ies
OF priests nId uOhlcs, OF ciil's ana 'oWhs'. ~" ~
sll class,s Of men tely slrlepo eng t,ef
for tie public CoOd-we mus initiate tDeH oH'ii ,
or the reODle Will rot susiuiu mp ~ TIE prose-
o. this war Wien he COMMITTEE on COint n,i,
and Expenditure called upon 10 l'sl9 % 70 he
now submitted to The Ser ate, the frs' quesioh
decided was unon what prhcliie VIC mon al
should be made SnOuld ii be Iroi,ia'' re,ent in.
salaries and conner satIons II So, the az OIL
ec~aiities wonld be continued. reouelloiJ st;l
nar cent ON the present rate Of mhenee, vceSive.
leave the amount OF mileage 70 W in,l;ed 10 The
" bile the same rate OF Ieour'i ,i ,n,.li COM
rriyafe SOLDIER or persoa RECEIVING D :,;na mo
pa" MD he the gfOssest irJns'l'r: ~ pIo-
S,' r'Jn.tion wonld oily take away h''i1 ioii
10 lnxu,ies OF thOso VINO receive i"'so i',',p,
-, ia il mint bring ruin 10 those VINO reCeiNe Ne'i
ooiI salaries 10 Is manlert that ths RUE, tiouen
;at ~ execution, and the most plausible IN
- woud be unjust. Tie plan adopted Oy 'he
C1;,tee WIS 20 revise all salaries IN separate
ILLS. each bill to embrace single Department OF
the Government. The question then occurred, now
sbal this reduction be Effected The easiest mode oil
revision would be by amendments TO the Appropiia-
lion bills: but this would make il necessary ioembody
many changes in the Appropriation bills, and be VIC
.tou OF the rules OF the House, aud contrary ~ ,o
practice Of the Senate But II the Senate Il so ais
losed they can adopt these bills as amendments 70
a
lad but one course 10 pursue-that of framing sep
arate bills. In attempting this there was no stsno
ard of concentration; II was lnpossi DE TO Hti.o
any bill embracing large number OF oiucylr' J"
witch plausible criticism Couli not be made ny I"
con,nari.on of ope Office with another. AZ mere
, he M fixed standard every officer viii think he
i nninsly dealt with; il is natarai Tor every man 10
magnify lie own POSITION; IL l. Impossible 20 ta'ir
the holder OF nominal and siuccure once 'ha' nc
can be dispensed with. IL is imIOseI lie 70 coH'ih'.
gtfl lao .f.tl
a messenger or other employee OF lne uo,e'
thar IN, should OF receive more than person eii
Moved IA tie same services IN private HE WIZ
works more hours than he does. The character ol
the services required from The Committee were ut-
handed by the most pressing pubhc ne'eSsi!, D"'
|tlev were unrleasant. invldOus ana OiSaSiee'i"i7
Cbev reopired M 70 affect the ray OF thousand' 81
ersops of families and friends, OF near assocltle
end those with whom we are brought III dt'N
contact and Tor whom we feel the ilShesl IrSI'''
Tneir nay is a part Of their daily life, Affecting
social pleasures aud cherished plans the education 81
children and in some csees, esrecaily where onctis
are distressed with the very means OF sustaining me-
| trust Senators viii remenJ er these aileu,Ie'
when they come to criticize te'e bllI5. Mr. - lh'h
expined tie bill under consldel alton. IL fednceo
do + ileage 10 10 ccpis a mile, making saving IL
tia, o. item of over $lOOOO0 The bill If nan Cd
rnon the ,uppo,iuon that the ranking privilege
would be abolished and makes az allowance Tor post
ace sbriishing the allowance for De"spalers sIia
stationery, reGucug the pay Of empioyees abou' -
NO hbOilsitlug a
Offices snd greatly reducing he contingent eHpenses
OF Congrese.l TIE bill, 50 framed does not pfolose
a change in the compensation OF Members 81 Cen
Ore.s Upon this subject, there war difference ~
opinion in the ComuIttee. IL was urged that TIE
rreseut CONDENSATION wGs not too high, as u nueI
was compeled to leave bis busluoss, probably sa,I-
fce IT, and either bring hi, family here or be eep4.
rated from them. II tie salary was decreof.d u
would tend 10 prevent poor men from coming -
Congress aud give monopoly to rich men Bat !
will not repeat the Arguments, but simply nay l. q
oueation for the Judgment OF tOrgfest. In my
pinion. A more noble net could no. be done than for
Congress promptly 10 apply the reduction 10 their
owl, comp satlUn, which musf he applied 10 9th
Ulcers OF the Government. II Member of Colgre
would voluntarily, either Tor Tie t'e or Tor al
time surrender 20 or - per cent 81 Their pay; tie
at iteelf would be equivalent TO Il victory. II
would show d spirit Of determination to prosecute
the war and 10 apply all the resources OF lie oounT!
to its prosecuton and will heartily vote for such
a proposition whenever il is offered. ,ir. ,. then
evul4ipea the bill in relation 10 ITO army whirl sni-
siitues fixed salaries Tor tie allowance of rations,
&c changes the rate of mileage from I'D cents 70 o.
and retains officers % yers old who have sefHed %
years unless exceptional casss; msking reduction
OF about ID per cent, Saving from SOpJu,uOV 10
$4,000 COO on an army cf , 600; reducing the
pAy of ChaV ins TO about 81 DcO year. No change
proposed in the paw Of soldiers, they were enlisted
az sl3 month and they cannot resign IN ofh' ois coI
Tie LII OF The Senator from Massachusetts WILSON
alike by an arbitrary Per centagc. lie was the
author Of the bill increasing Their pay, 70 that be -
In the position of increasing their pay before ent =
ment, and immediately alter decrtaAg \! 70 au!u'
= what it was before enlistment. The bil in relation
q 70 the navy, corresponds ne main Tea
d tures " the army lilll am happy TO say thai
70 among the numerous letters 1 have received
= from officers Of the army and navy, most OF tbos
,r whose opinions are entitled TO respect lave promptly
7 responded TO the demand for the decrease o. thei
o. pay Taey desire only that the same rule apllied e
,e item stall be applied 10 s the other departments .
- the Government and they are perfectly WILING Il
N hear their STARE Of all necessary reduction Olhe
- bills viii be framed 10 extend 10 ali other delart
- ,nents of Governmental outs, Custom Ilous
!; Land-Ofces, your police system-infced 10 ever
% officer whore name or office II 10 re iognd IN tn
il Blue Book. 4 these biils are adopted you vii saw
D.. half the interest Of the public debt, you VIII win h
n hearty respect and confidence Of The pecpe and yo
. will have their quiesceDce in any schemc II Taxa
ton which you may ADOPT; you viii have tie u
sJect Of foreign IaiOns and you would belle the re
ported 6eclar ions If the Rebels now in arms agi
g tie Government, wno constantly attribute Tie a.g
= army now IN the icid as affected and brought TO
ge;Ler 10y tie consideration of high pay, and not by
= patriotic devotion to their country.
2 W. SIBERIAN moved an amendment 10 th'
ninth section Of the bill, which reduce, Ill salGr!C
a and plies to all mileage fees and contingent ev
q Nj DOOLITTLE REP, Wis., suggested tha
r there be added 10 ne auieJDent. that Ill milcss
L be computed by Tie most direct mail route and th
\, tie MILEAGE OF members Of Congress be reduced
c liiiy per cent.
= Mr.. SHERMAN accepted that as part OF lr
. amendment
: MIR. DOOLITTLE said that lie wanted 10 corroC
the abuses al tho present system OF mileage, es
! pecally the system which had grown up of late o
Q computing mileage b. the old routes.
I Mr.. PONEROY Rep, Kansas wes perfectly
! willing TO have be mileage reduced, but there wa,
no direct ual route to some places. How could Tie
Mileage OF the Senator from Tennessee Or hin own
ka ,od 10, .tHf 1t.