New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-12
YORK. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1867.

official seal TO delegate TO of the Assistant Secretaries
Of the Treasury authority TO sign in his stead all war
rants for the payment of money into the public treasury,
and all warrants for the disbursement from the public
officers of the Treasury to be due upon accounts duly
audited and settled by them and such warrants so sued
shall be In all cases " the same validity as they mad
been signed by the Secretary of the Treasury himself"
TIE ONE TERN PRESIDENTIAL BILL
Mr.. WADE tRepr Ohio called up the joint resolution
making the President ineligible for reelection The
luton by striking out all after the enactng clause and In
sorting the fonowlng mo person elected President or
ce-President, who has served President shall
afterward be eligible to either office"
Mr. SUMNER Rep, Mass) favored the proposition, but
Presidential term would be to provide for the election of
President by popular vote instead of by the Electoral
College.
Pending the consideration Of the above subject, the
The vote passing the bib was reeonsidered i'm
passed.
The Senate Their took recess until O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION
THE JOHNSON CONSTIrJ TIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mr.. DIXON johnson, Comm gave notice that he
should not move his proposed Constitutional Amendment
independent measure and that he should call 1t up at an
MI. SUMNER Rep Mass.) asked what proposition Mt.
Mr. DIXON said he meant the proposition he intro
Mr.. SUMMERTIME ] think to be delusiOn and
Mr.. DIXoN-vory well We viii discuss it when it
IScREAsED SALARY FOR DEPARTMENT CLERKS
The Joint resolution giving additional compensation 10
certain employees OF the civil service at Washington,
which was the special order for the evening session. was
taken up. As amended by the Senate committee, the
Joint resolution ie as follows:
THAT shall be allowed and paid out Of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise apprOprated 10 te lO
lowing described persons now employed in the cvl sefN
ice at Washington, as follows:
To civil officers temporary ana all othef elSrS 49, e
senger and watchmen and employees, male and female,
IN any of the following named Departments or Bureaus
or divisions thereof 70 wit State, Treasury, War; Navy,
Interior Post Office. Attorney General Agricultural, ana
including civil officers and temporary and all other cetEs
Coast Survey Naval Observatory NayyYard, PayInas-
erGeneral including the division of referred claims,
CommissaryGeneral Of Prisoners, Bureau OF Refugees
Freedmen and Abandoned Lands General,
Capitol and Treasury extension, CITY PostOInee, anu
Commissioner OF Public Buildings, and the superintendent
OF Meters additional compensation Of 20 per cent on
their respective salaries as fixed by law, or where no
salary fixed by law upon their pay respectively Tor one
wear from and after the Oth day OF June 1896 But when
any OF said persons shall be only eDtltIeu " re-
ceve salary pay for part OF said yea the
said 40 per centum shall be computed on the amo' n
such person entitled receive for services in any
all Of said Departments or office within said year
Pyorided that Tie abOvcnamed additional compensation
20 tie employees OF the Patent Office shall be paid 0ut oil
the OF said office Pr0rided Further, that the reso
ton shall not apply TO persons whose salaries are fixed
by law to exceed $500 per annula nor 10 any person
whose salary has been Increased by law since the l DAY
OF june 1854 except those clerks Ia the office OF the quar-
ternasterGenera whose pay was equazed WIN tna Oh
clerkS by act of July 1896 PFOcded JHe,
that all extra compensation allowed and PAID TO any OF
said persons during the scaI year by the heads
Of any Department. shall be taken and considered az q
part OF said 20 per ceum that oil OF said persons
shall receive 20 per centum Of their respective saars 10
aforesaid and named but person shall be required to
refund any SUM that he may have received az Aforesaid
In excess Of 20 per cent on his salary
Mr. RAMSAY rep. Mnn) moved 10 amend so as 10 IN
clude the euploycs and labofers 81 the hayward
Agreed 20: Yeas. ~; Nays. E.
Mr. WILLIAMS Rep. Oregon moved to amend by in
eludug enlisted men detailed as watchnon
Nj WILSON Rep. Mass asicd II that meant 20 per
cent the pay proper and ratiols OF a soldier.
NJ WILLIAMS said 10 did
Mr. WILSON moved to amend by Inserting The words,
be computed the gross amount OF compensation
f,o,iyr,l by them" The amendment wac agreed 10.
Mr.. FESsENDES REP, Me- moved To include the
Hthouaphers aud assstanthopraThor Of the Treasury
NJ I0RRIT T. drp Me- moved 10 include tie en-
ployfs 81 the city PostOffise anG Custon-llOuse OF
Georgetown. 80
Mr. CoNNEss rep, CALI suggested that II the clerhs
a. Georgetown included. he did not why the
clerks he Rocky Mountains should not be included
Mr. MORKIILS amendment was agreed to-.
Mr. JOHNSON dem. Md moved 10 amend 80 ns NOT
toucude the clerks Of the city fostOfco orWashlng-
ton. Disagreed Ia
Mr TRtMlWM Rep NJ moved 20 amend by
striking the pfOyisO flnt the increase fha not apply
to any salary increased since July, lbCI Agrted to-
NJ FEssENDEN Rep. Me- moved To amend by strik-
ING out the proriso 10 deduct all extra compensation
already paid this year in computing tho extra 70 per cent
Hr WADE Ger.. Ohio moved 20 amend 10 include the
laborcrs and empoyes Of the Arsenal. Disagreed 70.
Mt POLAND Rep. W. moved 10 include the Metro
potan Police force. Dsagreedt TO-
the employees the Senate and House Of Representatives
whose salaries do not exceed S,5oO per annuIn Dlsa
greed 10. -
Mr. CRAGIN Rep, ". H. moved TO amend by includ
ING the watchmen employed IN the Capitol extension
Mr. HENDERSON rep. Mo- offered an amendment
repeating oil acts or pts 81 acts auth9rIls 20 make
extra apportonmonts to the clerks OF his department
Mr. TRUMBULL offered an amendment that the % per
cent shall not he 50 applied To include any salary
more than $500 for The present year Disagpeed 10
The bill was passed amended, ut III y m and the
Senate adj OuTned.