Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-26
VOL. XX---NO. ia.

prOpriatlug $4,000 for = light house a.
Grand PoFtage Michigsn. Pending de-
cision on the above. HHH
Mr.. GRIMES moved itaat the Senate ei
$50 take a recess till, $50, and it was
so ordered. Lf
On mott IN of Mr.. WILSON the army bill
| from the House was taken up.
| The Senate agreed 70 Committee OF
| Conference called for by the House.
On motion Of Mr.. FESSENDEN the SEN
ate insisted on its amendments TO the tariff
/ bill, and agreed to the Committee Of Con-
ference called for byIths House
Mes5rs, Fessenden, Henderson and
Howard were appointedthe said Committee.
The Senate at Ais went into Executive
session and soon sfter took recess till 7:3O
I NJ if 49,
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. MORGAN, from the Committee on
| Commerce, reported the bill recently passed
by the House to provide for and regulate
the weighing Of exports, which was passed
without amendment and goes TO the Presi-
dent.
The consideration of the Civil Appropria-
tiOn bill wns resumed. ~
AIr. WADE offered as an amendment a
proposition increasing and fixing the sala-
ries Of the officers, clerks and messengers to
the Senate. 7-. t.u. d..
Mr.. JOHNSON asked how much this
would increase the usual appropriation for
this purpose. f..
Mr.. WADE said he did not know-he
had not summed it up. 1t increased the
salaries about % per cent. If Senator'S could
increase their own salaries, they ought not
to hesitate to increase those of their en-
ployees % per cent The increase was not
inexcusable. .Lt .. -ah. ...
Mr.. HENDERSON offered as a substitute
for Mr.. Wade's amendment, a bill reported
from the Committee on Contingent Expenses
increasing the salaries of both Houses of
Congress. u..
A lengthy debate took place on the rela-
tive merits of these two measures.
Mr.. GRIMES favored the proposition of
Mr.. Henderson because it put the purchas-
ing for the Senate into the hands Of pur-
chasing agent. The purchasing was now
done by the Sergeant at arms, without any
authority of law, who had no such right,
but whose duty it was to sit at the right Of
the Chair as the executive officer OF the SEN
ate. He (Grimes) had never seen tho pres
ent sergeant-at- arms there, but that had
been the post Of his predecessors for twenty
years. ... "
Mr.. TRUMBULL replied with warmth
that this attack was un warranted and un-
iustifable. lie knew the Sergeant alarms
as a faithful officer, as well qualified for his
office as any man who had ever held it. He
(Trumbull) would like to know what pet or
favoIite Mr.. Crimes had whom he wished to
have appointed the purchasing officer of the
Senate
Hr. GRIMES said that he meant no as
sault on the Sergeant-at- Arms. What he
had said was that the place for him during
the sessions of the Senate was at the right Of
the Presidents chair, and not on Pennsyl-
vania avenue or Wall street, making pur-
chases. He (Grimes) had heard complaints
from several Sena ors on this ground.
Mr.. TRUMBULL-I have never heard
any such complaint.
Mr.. GRIMES-No, I suppose not. The
Sergeant-at-Arms was brought here as the
friend Of the Senator from Illinois (Trum-
bull, and when Senators have complaints
to make they would not be apt to go home
to make them. l should not haze referred
to Mr.. Brown at all but for the efforts Of the
Senator from Illinois and his friends to cou-
fer upon him the exclusive power to make
all the purchases for the Senate.
Mr.. YATES said that he felt it his duty
to say a few words to repel the imputatIon
cast upon the character Of the Sergeaut-at-
Arms by Mr.. Grimes. He had known that
officer for twenty five years, and knew him
to bs q man Of spOtless integrity in public
aud private life.
After further discussion Mr.. HENDER-
SON s proposition was defeated.
A vote was taken on Mr.. WADE'S propo-
sition. and It was disagreed to. Yeas 10,
nays 20.
Mr.. RAMSAY removed the amendment
offered by him in the afternoon session, Gp-
propriating $4,000 for a Light House at
Grand Portage, Mich. 1t was disagreed to-
The bill was then taken out of Commit
tee of the Whole and reported to the Senate.
The question was in concurring in the
amendments adopted by the Committee.
The amendment to increase the compen-
sation Of clerks in the State Department
twenty per cent was disagreed to. Yeas 10,
nays p.
4 separate vote was demanded on the
amendment of Mr.. Riddle, adopted yester-
day, increasing the compensation of Sena-
tors, members and delegates to $1,000 per
annum. Mileage TO remain as at present.
The votes stand, yeas Is. nays l9. So the
amendment was disagreed TO.
MIR. HENDERSON then offered an
amendment similar to that voted down as
an amendment to Mr.. Riddles amendment,
that the compensation shall be five thou
sand dollars per annum and milage twenty
cents, commencing with the Thirty Ninth
Congress.
Mr HENDRICKS moved to amend by
making the mileage eharge.take place after
the fourth of next March Agreed TO.
The amendment of Mr.. HENDERSON
was finally adopted, so the compensation of
Senators, Representative and Delegates was
increased TO $4,000 and the mileage reduced
to twenty cents, commencing with the seth
Congress.
Mr.. WADE renewed the amendment de-
feated in the Committee Of the Whole for
an increase of salaries to the Senate en-
plOyees.
Mr.. GRIMES offered a substitute for Mr..
Wade's amendment, increasing the pay of
Senate employees twenty per cent.
Mr. WADE hope that will not be
adopted. We have just increased our
pay sixty per cent. and we ought not to
stop short of what I ask for the clerks and
officers of the Senate Mr.. Crimes amend
m ant was agreed tO-yeas 2S nays G.
The amendment of Mr.. Wade, as amend
ed, was then adopted, and the bill was then
passed.
The CHAIR appointed Messrs. Wade,
Williams and Buekalew as the committee
on part of the Senate on the subject Of Re-
trenehment.
At one o'clock this morning the 26th) the
Senate adjourned.