The New York herald., 1869-02-24
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snd amendments be land on the table. which was mot
oosPHRRscR COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Tne SPEAKER appointed the following conference
yon. MeasrA Schenck, Brooks and Myers; on the
naval Appropriation bin, Messrs. Spading, Phelps
Anu anu, f,se; on the sutrsge Constitutional Amend
lAe House then took recess until haii-paSt seven
O'Clock this evening.
-s.t * Evening sessiou.
The House resumed It's session in Committee OF
tne Whole Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, IN the chair. at half
Isst seven O'Clock, and proceeded to the consderar
- Tnr LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION Bu.I.
nj. fzrERs, trep.) OF Me-, moved TO amend by
making the pay OF watchmen. whether night day,
$12o per annum, which was agreed to-
Mr.sCULL0A. lrep.) OF H., moved to amend by re-
ducing the salary Of the First Comptroller or the
Treasury from sa,5oO to $a Ooo which was rejected
item relative TO the second Auditor OF the Treasury
by increasing the number OF third class clerks
todfy-iOur OF the second class clerks to I09, with
corresponding increase in the amount OF the appro-
pr1ation therefor which was agreed to-
sAr HOLMAN offered the following amendment to
The section making appropriations for the Trear
s1fer's ofnce:-
The Of female clerks authorized by this
Soyed on work performed by clerks Of higher class tSey
shalI receive the same compensation
1t was agreed to.
Mr.. AxTEI, (dern) OF Cal, moved to increase the
salaries OF the female clerks In tho Office OF the
Comptroller Of the Currency to 81, 200 per annum.
He said the pay OF female clerks was so high now
that there vas not an hour In the day, and some
times in other parts OF the day-Qanghterl- that
members not besIeged for places in the depart
menL Any woman could support herself and those
who ought TO be dependent on her upon nine hum
dred dollars year. Gentlemen who were voting in
their behalf. II these salaries were raised there
Mr.. FARsswoRTH said this was no question Of
gallantry; It was one Of simple justice. He was
Mr ScoPrFIn renI Of Pe saia % the next nea
would be to give these places In the department to
women. the reason why women did not command
the same salaries as men was that nearly all the de-
parments Of labor were closed to them and they
were compelled to take smaller salaries than men,
such salaries as they could get.
After further discussion-Nessrs. HIBLAcK and
HiGBY Tor the amendment and Mr. SPALDING
against-the amendment was agreed 20.
Mr.. MooRHKAD, lrep.l OF Pa. moved to strike out
the appropriation for the salary and expenses Of the
Special Commissioner OF the Revenue. He SAID he
wanted 70 test the sense OF the House whether
the salary OF this on1cer should be paid. In his
cent report the Commissioner has demonstrated
The popey % or paying salary to man Mno dS
not seem to have the interests OF the country ct
heart.
Mr.. BUTLER. OF Mass, said he did not think the
salary Of the Special Commissioner or the Revenue
MI NooRHEAp-where does IL come in9
Mr.. BUTIER-That's what do not want to tell the
gentleman. He did not agree with Mr. Welles In all
think that any for striking out his salary.
Mr.. CAKE lrep.) Of Va, inquired whether the CON-
missioner could not get along without salary since
his trip TO England.
Mr.. BUTLER, OF Mass. supposed the Commissioner
went there in pursuit OF information he had laid be-
fore Congress.
Mr.. KELLEY. trep) OF Pa, said IL was with the
processes OF the Commissioner that he disagreed.
He gave some statistics to show that the report of
the Commissioner was q contradiction OF existing
facts which he might have discovered with less re-
search than he pretends to have made In the coec-
tiOn Of data for his report.
Mr. ALLISON. (rep) Of Iowa, defended the Special
Commissioner OF the Revenue. No fault mad been
found with the figures but with the manner In
which they were arranged. He did not himself
agree with all the views OF the Commissioner but
In some things he thought he had done good
service.
After further debate the amendment was adopted.
The committee then rose, and the House. at nve
minutes past ten O'Clock, adjourned.