The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-21

United States to pay any sscssa s.in Or
noted encouraged or in any manner Sustained the late
rebellion, was not Known g Be- opposed ssrsss sa1
distinctly IN favor OF It's suppression. The joint rosciu
ton was read three times and passed
FREE COMMON SCHOOLS BON nm DmrRIcr OF COLUMBIA
Mr. STEVENS offered tho foiiswing which was adopted:
Resolysd That commtse Of seven be appointed 70 re
The District Of coumbis from which child years old
M IN n a. ss Ss
psrxsy levied on The ssssssasis properly
Congress- may grant ~
THE suEvEY or NE nssssrrn RIVER ASD IT'S rRIsu-
On motion Of Mr. DomrrLY, irsp) Of Mimi, The Score
Major General Warren Of the surveys made under his
supefvson during TIE past season Of the upper Misss
ppi river and IL trbusares including the Minnesota
Cannon md zumbso rivers. with avisw TO the Improve
mont Of the navigation q the same.
rHs ooILsaoR o. HAs'soa, nAuH
w Mr. noRsH!. t.spl Of Y. nsan NJ CcInitsss On
ton In the settlement q The sceoGnas q p wisgsss
Collector Of the port q AAnsos Maine Road three
THE fnnaDsxrs uxssAcs AxD xEcossnucrox.
The House wont into Committee Of the whole on the
state Of the Union, Nj: weksr the Chair the Prssi
" Hss taemS q xy., resumed his s.snnsss ses.nss
the power Of ConSss y tsritosiAlIss Ne 10 Isaas
r. alss having essa up sss s.ee.A heas a..s.sa .
mer fell At the close Of that hAf he n sbes -
!. TIE s412.s o s..s.s ., oosa.s.s
ment in support x his prepo.oa . rsdsos - iasiss
Of Senator'S and msabses Or Cou9roR n asn = hAA
Uss e ssss: ~ a. .: - =: & - s
as to restore the salary 70 49, \ bsose - N.
Grease II, Sus i:.sios - -. saresa eashsf e:
per mile. They were h1s6 - san1saEey, so that OBJ
lections to either might not = asisat tbs other
the treasury, and Ma dc b sssid ssss annu
ally $125, 900 with the pessmt n0sbor ~ msmbsn II
h .: y re-
the government were affected by this. Judge story
had declared that the most wholesome Lessons TO be
taueht in republics is that should learn evitable
economy and prudence In their private aaira Il vas
great question: affecting private we'll pablo inter-
oets and moraix The constitution denied the English
rule which gives no pay to members Of Pasamsnt but
large salaries were mot necessary, a. somstnes ue
found IN the vtu1 and SssiSsDce q ~ people
Adequate talent could ~ secured for IN ofnces
q. mo moderate ss salaries sDs @ y. .sstsd BY
Of compensation was BY per diem wages the prac.
except for the Feattee1th Congress- salary had =
tendency rather 70 Induce neglect Of business while
this because he deemed il impossible The annual
record Of 1884 showed the average salaries Of the highest
judges Of twenty Of the States to be 81 $780, and in
two hundred and collection districts less than half
the incomes assessed for taxation reached So 0O0 while
by far the larger number Of all is much less. OHical
and unofficial salaries generally would the justice
of the bills The law Of July shsuld be repealed, be-
cause was passed by being coupled with another pro-
vision giving bounties to soldiers The House twice
voted almost unanimously against Of sala-
rcs. 1t carried through in the Senate with only
two democratic votes against it, and with only thiryfv
republican votes in its favor and forty three against it,
The Secretary had recommended q reduction OF the
greenback currency with view to reduction Of prices
He opposed any material reduction Of the currency now
would add national debt increase its bur-
dens and diminish means of paying it. But while
salaries The salaries Of assessors consctors and many
officers now too high ia comparison with the
rewards Of labor and employment generally The ave-
salaries OF for 1866 and 1866 were
$4,000 He would for increase of expenses,
cept only that he demanded bounes for all the soldiers
Of the republic, the hundred days men Of Ohio in
cluded.
Mr.. RANDALL, ldem:l Of Pa, interrupted Mr.. Law
renoe to ask whether he knew Of single member who
had not taken his increased pay.
Mr.. LAWRENCE replied that he did not.
Mr. MAYNARD, trep) Of Tenn felt due TO himself to
say that he had not taken the increased compensation
until after the matter had gone before the great body OF
American people, and after he had member who
did take tmeaning Mr. Randal) returned with great
Mr. RANDALL said that he was glad the gentleman (Mr
Maynard) and himself both in accord with the
American people on that particular point daughter
Mr. CoBB, (rep.) Of Ohio, stated that he had voted
against the increased compensation and would have de-
fcated Il IL he could He believed that IL wrong
would have been dishonest 4 hs had voted for il.
that he had been about calling the gentleman order
Mr. Coss thanked the gentleman He repeated that he
drawn no psrtof IL BE should wait little longer than
the gentleman from Tennessee fhr. Maynard) had
waited and until Congress should, BY it, nonacon or
action, reterate In deliberate manner s wish IN
the matter.
Mr. MAYNARD asked whether the gentleman mr. COLBY
appealed from the decision Of the psopls 70 this
Mr. Com did mot think that the people had endorsed
Il he sreass srDns vicS he haS 10
contend in the recent canvass He asked the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Lawrence) whether be had drawn his
Mr. LAWRENCE thought that the question OF compen.
saton had been the only question before the people at
have been buried ten thousand fashoms Deep There
never had been bill passed increasing the compcnsa-
ton OF the members that had disapproved by
the people He confessed that he had received his extra
compensation.
Mr.. DmcGs rep, Of Mich. inquired lfaceiiously)
whether the gentleman had felt bad when he received
Mr. LaTREycE did no, perceive the pertiuency Of the
question. he had doubt that the gentleman
from Michigan mr. Driggs) felt very good when he
Mr. DRicos-I did tpcals Of laushter)
Mr. HILL, (rcpl OF Ind, had understood Mr. Lawrence
70 hold that the constitution required members to
receive compensationhat II was part Of their duty
He desired to know whether the gentleman from Wis
cousin Mr. Cobb by falling to perform that duty had
subjected himself to expulsion. paughter.)
parchment Of some officers Of the government but would
reserve his opinion 10 whether member ought 70 be
expelled for the reason assigned The gentleman from
refusing to draw has extra compensation as IL stood to
his credit with the Sergeant at Arms and could DO
drawn out in Of death, by his administrator Tho
only efccuai mode was 10 draw the money and pay IL
into the "Conscience Fund" IAughterl
Mr. Conn replied that he had not and did not intend
do IT, unless required TO do IL by law II bill for the
purpose were introduced and should 10 found pract
cable, he would vote for II and comply with L.
Mr.. DRIGGs sad that the question had been made .
direct issue In his district and he had declared that he
voted for It because he thought that II three thousand
dollars compensation right before the II a.
His people had endorsed that view and had given him
increased majority.
Mr.. HARDrSo rep) of Tll, related his experience a.
differing from that Of Mr. Drggs He had voted against
the conerence report cquazng soldiers bounties be.
that measure had becn associated In the report
with the obnoxious increasing the pay Of NOM
bora and his constituents, though deeply Interested In
favor Of the increase Of bounes had endorsed his action
and quadruped his majority II therefore appeared that
NAughterD
Mr. GaNxxlI, trcp) Of Iowa, obtained the aoor. and