New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-24
THE INCREASE or SALARLES-TH0 TOTED
FOR ITP

We did not think il brave or wise In Congress 10
have accepted the disingenuous complication by
which at the last moment of the session is commit
tees of conference forced the passage in one bill Of
two such wastcful measures the equalization Of
bounties and the increase Of the salaries of members
or the two, the former would be more welcome 10
the mass Of The people, if it were certain that the just
benefit thereby accruing 10 the soldier were in any
fair proportion a compensation for ia prodigal
drain upon the oyerlo lded Taxpayers Of the land,
rich and poor. The aterwas out ofplaee, aud might
we'll have been postponed I'LL more reasonable and
economic provision could have been perfected. Had
both these measures been left to future deberation,
no considerable mass OF the people could have felt
rightfuly greveJ, and the country would have been
saved millions.
The adversaries of the majority in Congress are
now msquoting these two acts in one a. measures
purely Radical. But :he facts they stand on the
record show indisputaby that both parties are alike
obnoxious to the charge, if charge it be- that Congress
paid millions to tho soldiers in order to gain thou
sands for itself On the question of increased
compensation the name of nearly every lead
ing Democrat in Senate and House is re-
corded in favor; men of both parties voted for it
in committee; while IL is coniessedly true that the
strongest opposition in debate and the great majority
Of dissent ON a close vote from members OF the
Republican party. On the substitute amendment
offered by Mr. Henderson Of Missouri (see Congress
ional Globe, July 25), Senator Hendricks Democrat)
Of Indiana, among Others spoke in favor of increased
salaries; and the amendment and vote upon the final
agreement were as follows, with the names Of John
son men and Democrats italicized
And he IL further enacted That the compensation OF each
Senator Representative and Delegate In Congress shall DO
az o nor nnnum DO computed from the first day OF tho
and In addition thereto mileage Of inc rae
~ en % mile 10 estimated by the nearest route usually
travelled In going 10 returning from each regular session
but nothing herein contained shall affect mileage accounts al
ready accrued under existing laws Prorded That hereafter
MILEAGE accounts of shall be certified by the President
Of Inc senate aud those Representatives and Delegates by
| the Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
Yg,s-Messrs Buekaieic. Clark. Conan, Creswel Davs
| Doolin, Fdmunds Henderson, Hendneh hownIu, Lhnc'
ne Dowool Norton Poland Pomeroy Ramsey Riddle hoSs
Ntys1Messrs Chandler Fessenden Foster Crime. Gur1e
Howe Morgan, Nesaih Nye, sherman, sumner "adc anu
ABsEST-Mesus Anthony Brown. Conness Cregn, D.ron'
Fowler Harris Johnson Krkwood Morrill,, sdu1"b blow
| art, Wiley and Hnght-l1.
On the Cd OF August, the House conferees had re-
ceded from It's disagreement to the increased compen-
sation preferred by the Senate, and had apparently
yielded the question Of bounties, so that the bill
came back to the Senate with the propoai-
tons regarding soldiers bounties omitted. Chiei
and even vehement opponents of tho bill IN
| this condition were Senators Wade Wilson end