The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-19

fore adjournment, on motion OF Mr..
RIDDLE, Democratic Senator from
Delaware, the Senate putt the appro-
priation Bill provision increasing
the pay of Congressman. The House
of Representatives struck it out, and
put in the same Bill the provisions Of
}GeneralSoHENCK' s. Bounty Bill, which
were liberal to the soldiers The SEN
ate's amendment for the Increase of
pay was non-concnrred in, and the
House asked for Committee of Con-
ference. When the Committees on
the part of the House and Senate met,
it was found that the, confrees on the
part of the Senate would not agree to
the Bounty Bill, but in respectful the
increase of pay the Senate, it would
seem, were ready to recede. Mr..
SHERMAN, of Ohio, one of the con-
ferees, in his report to the Senate,
said rs aaniJ die
Il supposed nothing was left for US butte
abandon the amendment which the Sem
ate conferees were prepared to do. but the
House conferees receded from their disa-
greement, II. and relieved as from
all trouble on that point. z. We were
prepared, and went into the conference
room prepared to abandon the amendment
in regard to our pay. / stated before dis
tinctly, as wished the whole matter per-
fectly understood, that zoe proposed to ADAM
don it, but the House conferees left us no
groundDto stand upon. They withdrew
their disagreement, and that was the end
of the contest. 80 St-'
And the Appropriation Bill came
back with the Bounty provisions
stricken out, and the increased pay of
Congress substituted. The House
again, rejected it, and a new Commit
tee circumference was now appointed.
On the part of the House the Com
mittee consisted of Wilson, BANKS,
and -NIBLAcK. The Committees were
unable to agree. Mr.. SHERMAN stated
to thedSenate, in his report asking for
Instructions: e lg.ils.s.5..a s-ois 75a
'l1he Senate coytJerees proposed to recede
from the amendment IN regard to the pay of
members, but found THAT THAT WAS NOT AT
ALL IN THE WAY, that could be laid out of
view; the only difficulty is in regard to
the question of bounties.'' oss s'Ai
So the Senate instructed, their con-
ferees to agree to the bounties in
modified form, and the Conference re-
ported, instead of General ScHENcK's
liberal Bounty Bill, a provision for
the increase of pay Of members of
Congress, and for a meedger bounty
provision. Here we find Mr.. NIB
LACK in the Committee consenting to
a reduction of the bounty to the
brave soldiers who had so richly earn
ed it, and increasing his own pay from
So, 900 to $1,000, and mileage added.
And when the Senate conferees pro-.
posed to arrange the disagreement, by
recedihg from the provision in. regard
to Congressional pay, Mr.. NIBLAcK,
of the House Committee, told them
that soas not at all IN the sody--they
didn't aodnt to recede from that. And
in this shape it came back. to the
House. .&A2 0Ef = szNA
LAWRENCE, of Ohio, and Mr.. Will
SON, of Iowa, and Others, insisted that
the. report should be separated, IN or
der that they might have an opportu-
nifty to vote down the increased pay,
but the previous question was moved |
and seconded, which would cut off des
bate, and compel the members to vote
for both provisions, or against both.
1t was determined that the Soldiers |
Bounty must carry on its shoulders |
the increase Of. pay So, on ordering
the main question, LAWRENCE called
for tellers. LAWRENCE was appointed !
on the part Of those who were in ia ]
vor of separating the question, and |
NIBLAcK on the part of those who |
were for keeping the two questions
united. The vote was 76 yeas
(for calling the previous question |
and 26 noes. NIBLAcK voted yea.
Here was presented the plain issue,
and upon it we find NIBLAcK not only
voting against separating the ques-
tons, but being appointed, as promi
nent in the opposition, to act as teller
to count the votes.
When the main question was called
up, the vote was for its passage 81
yeas to 90 nays, W. Z. NIBLACK |
voting in favor of the meager Bounty /
Bill, and S., 900 year and mileage to
members Of Congress. For the action
IF the House, condensed as above, see
Congressional Globe, page 1861
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