The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-16
CONGRESS-.
wAsRINGToN, June 16.
House OF Reproson taftves:

Immediately after the reading of the journal
Mr. Morrill, (Vt.) stated that he believed thi;
would be the last day of the session that would
be devoted to general discussion, and he hoped
that members would make the most Of ii, and
that they would be prepared to work every other
day of the session, which he hoped would now
be very short.
Mr.. Garfield (Ohio) gave notice that he would
next Monday offer resolution directing the
Committee on Mileage to examine and report
what discrepancy, II any, there was between
the amount Of mileage received by members of
the last CONGRESS and the amount claimed by
more mileage in future to a member than is
claimed by him.
He explained the reason why he wished the
resolution to be adopted. On looking into Exc
cutive document No. l25, showing the pay and
mileage OF members tor the last Congress, he
found himself set down as being paid for 2740
miles OF travel, being for 685 miles four times,
whereas he had only claimed, in answer to the
circular sent him by the Chairman of the Com.
mittee on Mileage 565 miles as the distance from
his home TO Washington; that multiplied BY
four, would make the number of miles for which
he should have been paid 2260; so that he was
paid for 4S0 miles more than he had claimed.
Drawing his mileage in sums of fifty and a
hundred dollars, he had not noticed the dis
crepancy, and it was only on referring to the
document that he became aware of the fact. He
found now, on inquiry, that other members
from Ohio, and perhaps from all parts OF the
country, had been allowed more mileage than
they had claimed.
The gentleman from Cleveland (bIr. Spauld
ipg), claimed for only 5l0 miles, and was
allowed 694, and his colleague IMr. Schenck)
claimed for only $50 miles, and was allowed for
$40. The letters in which they stated the mum.
Der of miles travelled in reply to the circular
of the chairman of the Committee on Mileage
he found in the room OF the Sergeantat-Arms,
indorsed with the increased number of miles
"Approved-J. W. W." (The initials of Mr..
White, of Ohio chairman of the Committee
Reporter.)
In the case of his colleague (Mr. Schenck) he
had discovered the discrepancy on being paid
the balance due him on the last day of Congress-
and had declined TO receive the In creased
amount. 1t appeared that the Committee on
Mileage had in this way got up scale of dis
tances utterly unknown to the members, and
now the whole thing was published to Congress
and the country, and members were set down as
having received a very considerable amount
more than they had claimed.
He therefore gave this notice that he would.
on next Monday, ask unanimous consent TO offer
the resolution directing the Committee on
Mileage to inquire into the matter.
Mr. Davis (Kv.) suggested ocularly that the
extra mileage allowed may have been tor the
distances travelled by members in passing
between the tellPrs when voting. "
No business being IN order, except general
debate on the Presidents Annual Message,
Mr.. Julian (Ind.) made speech IN favor OF the
Congressional plan OF reconstructioh'