The New York herald., 1868-06-23

the people instead Of being ffamed % in Nebraska.
by the Legislature He compared the respective re-
conclusion in favor OF the former and said thar as
member Of the COMMITTEES ON Territories, after In
ne vas ~ G recasS cas 9ss .
was glad to receive these new Territories as States,
new Organizations with contempt. ne asked
Of ne' Colorado had ratineG her a copsttatiopp. luton
He argued also that these States are not to be
Judged by the same rules as old States like Vermont
jealousy the part Of the older States Such feel
lngs had once rent the Union in twain. Colorado
to %
pledged to admit her. It did not make much diff
ference about numbers as about quality OF popula-
%Admit her, PGp'V Il reply % to- to % question om 'i Mr.
Morton he said the Commissioner % Of the General
ha as i
thirty thousand forty thousand Two years before
Ohio was admitted she had but forty.nve thousand.
Mr. FEssENDEN, rep) OF Me-, asked whether that
was not enough for Representative.
Mr. NYE said no rule existed then that is not In
force now. Florida was admitted with sixty-seven
thousand inhabitants; oregon, in $780, with fftytwo
thousand; Missouri, in 1900, with ffty-nve thousand.
Mr. MORRILL,, Of VI, denied having said anything
that She had more than thirty thousand population.
All he desired was TO have some general rule estab
With regard to Mr. lNye's assertions that the vote
Of the new State would be all right he did not be-
ieve It, but thonght that Colorado would prove to
Mr.. CRAaIN reminded the Senator that Vermont,
having population Of 31s 000 cast vote at the last
In Colorado was 9,34s which, taking the same ratio,
would give population OF so, 1894. : ,.s, ,. ~.
Mr. MORRILL, said comparison Of the population
OF New Hampshire with the vote would show very
different ratio. rta. net l1-.s4o ae1
Mr. HENDRIoKs, tdem.) Of Ind, called attention to
the fact that In mining Territories the vote is much
larger In proportion to the population than in older
States. t = -,. rsfsrW lr "
in 1850 showed population In Colorado OF thirty
four thousand. He had no doubt that the popula-
ton Of that Territory had changed ts character very
sixty thousand or seventy thousand.
The bill went over with the morning hour.
THANKS TO Ex-sECRETARY STANTON. eQ
Mr.. EDMUNDs, (rep.) Of VT, offered resolution,
which was adopted, directing that the concurrent
resolution rendering thanks Of Congress to Ed
win M. Stanton be communicated to him by the
MI. TRUMBULI, (rep.) Of Ill.,, endeavored to have
the veto on the Arkansas bill considered but Mr..
Davis having indicated his intention to speak on the
subject,
Mr. MORRILL, rep.) Of Me-. insisted on the special
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
was taken up in Committee Of the Whole.
The question was on the amendments by the Com
mttee on Appropriations An amendment by Mr..
mittee's amendment for Capitol policE-of captain,
$1,000; of privaes from ST. 500 to s., ,2oO-was re-
ected, after some discussion, by vote Of II to 49,
The committee's amendment cutting off the assist
ant secretary, shorthand reporters and two clerks
fourth class, Of the President was adopted, after
debate. by vote Of 10 to r.
On an amendment increasing the appropriation
for Capitol police from $4,000 to ST. 74s, Mr.. HEN
BRICKS called attention to the fact that while clerks
in the get but the
captains S2,OSs. He moved to srike out the latter
amount and substitute $780,
tion to give the captain less than the law Of Con-
gress provided he should receive The policemen
were on duty twelve hours day, receiving from
81 500 to 900; the clerks but six hours with sala
ries OF 81, 200 to $4,000. M
Mr. HENDRICKS replied that the labor Of the clerks
was of mach higher character, many Of them hav
ing charge Of millions Of money and various other
important matters. Such labor as theirs should be
beter paid for than the mere duty Of looking around
the Capitol. In his opinion the force was too large
for the duty. He modiied his amendment so as to
propose for the captain $1,000; for the lieutenant
stead Of 81 5oo for the superintendent Of the crypt
81 ZOO instead OF 81, 440. Messrs. Morrill, and Hen
bricks argued the point further
Mr.. YATES pronounced himself in favor OF the sala
ries named in the bill, and fntmated that Mr. Hen
dricks was demonstrating his fitness as economist
for the nomination Ior the Presidency.
MIR. CONFESS coupled the Senator's raid on the
Capitol police with the misunderstanding by which
sergeant Bates was prevented from planting on the
the South.
MIR. HENDRICKS replied that Mr.. Yates' remark
was not original the Senator from Nevada (Mr.
Stewart having made it before. He did not trouble
his head about the nomination as much as the Sena
tor did In reply to Mr.. Conness, he said he had not
thought Of that point, but it furnished very good
argument against the police.
after Congress had refused to grant twenty per cent
increase to clerks in the executive departments who
are employed the whole year, they should not give
an increase to their own employees Who are employed
but a portion OF the year. He thought that the
amounts named In the amendment of Mr.. Hendricks
were SUFFICIENT.
Mr. Hendricks amendment was rejected bv a vote
OF II to 10 and the amendment Of the committee was
agreed to-
An amendment striking out compensation to the
assistant secretary shorthand writers and two out
OF the three clerks Of the fourth Glass; for the Presi-
dent, and repeating SO much OF the act Of July 23
1885, as authorized their appointment, was offered
Mr. sHERMAN asked what was the reason for now
dispensing with these officers, II they had been
found necessary heretoforep
Mr. MORRILL, replied that the officers named had
been added TO the clerical force at the disposal OF the
President in 1866, when the department was thronged
now removed The President had now two clerks,
which in his mr. MOrrili's) opinion was sufficient
especially the President had detailed an officer OF
the army Colonel Moore to act as his private secre-
tary making three clerks, and he could detail more
II necessary.
Mr.. SHERMAN asked by what authority the Presi-
dent could detail officers Of the army for such pur
pose?
Mr.. MORRILL, could not state.
Mr. DIXON, trepl OF Conn.,, denounced the amend
ment as discriminating improperly against the Presi
dent. lie pointed out tnat there are many commit
tees in this body that meet and that there are
clerks receiving eighteen hundred dollars a year
with nothing to do. In his opinion economy should
first be exercised In the latter direction instead OF
depriving the Executive Department OF officers
necessary for the vast amount OF work done there.
Sherman, Sprague, Ross and Wiley voting nay with
the democrats present.
On an amendment repeating the act Of August IS,
1856, requiring foreign regulations Of commerce to
be laid before Congress, and the second section OF
the act OF July rs, 1885, making appropriations for
the consular and diplomatic expenses Of the govern
ment,
Mr. SUMNER, by direction, he said, OF the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, opposed the amendment.
The first clause abolished the oice OF superintendent
OF Statistics at salary Of two thousand dollars per
annum He said, by law consuls were obliged to for
ward TO the Department Of State certain commercial
Information TO be communicated TO Congress. and II