Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-02
TUESDAY, March 2.

nj oiimes, 10 tne amendment OF Mr.. Su nner,
sets war claim of ls12
MT Con nkiinG.-What is the amendment,
Ine Cfair trapping and sho wing not uupat.
uIal lmpafience. )-Let it be read again; IL has
been debated for three days.
"a, Ai,ei some discussion, the army appropria-
uon bill was laid over.
The CHAR snnounced as the committee of
cohIeIen nce on the bill to strengthen the pu
creoh, Aessrs. Sherman, Williams, and Nor.
The legislative, executive, and judicial an.
preparation bill was then taken up
1he Committee on Appropriatiops reported
various amendments, which were agreei to-
the most important one being as follows In
Sreasing IN the office Of the Comptroller Of tn /.
treasury the number of clerks OF the fourth
oiass from four TO six, OF the third class from
iour to eight, of the second class from 6ve TO
ten.
Increasing In the Office of the Four,h a,a,,or
the number OF clerks Of the third class from
fourteen to eighteen, Of clerks OF the irst class
from ~ to eleven
The clause relative to the compensation NJ
female CLERKS being made ual to thar Of males
performing the same duties being under con.
sideration- WI"
Mr.. Morrill,, of VI, moved to strike out the
whole clause. He said there were buudreds Of
women throughout the country now teaching
school n $2uO or less per annum, who IL mis-
provision was agreed to, would come fiock,pg
nere TO get omees, and the result would be thai
me practice OF employing female clerks would
be done away with.
Mr.. Trumbull thought it very remarkah,.
tnat any opposition should be Manifested to-
wards giving women as much nav as men
when they performed the same work
Mr.. Welch thought this opp osition to justice
being done woman was ignoole in the hipbest
degree. and ne believed this prejudice was fast
m. lting away, and the day was not far of
wnen all PROFESSIONS and walks Of life would
be thrown open on equal terms TO ali, vithont
regard 10 sex or color
Mr. Pomeroy expressed his regret that tn,
same pay was not given to females as maies
Mr. Howe regretted it also, but IL was upfor
tunafely the fact. Female labor did not com
mand the same prices as male. and he did no,
know any remedy for II, unless the Senator
from Kansas should bring in a bill to recon
struct society. 1t was said, give the women
me ballot. and they can compete with males
wei. perhaps they could; he knew some ip
fact, that he would be rather dubious of run
ming against even without the ballot
MI. Hendricks asked what would b. the in
creased expense il the additional compenss,Ion
was given to the female employees
Mr. morrill,, OF Maine, said on an average
about $9U0,aO.
Mr. TTumbull said the pay of the female
copyists and counters ough, also TO be mad
eq ual with the males.
Mr.. Morrill, said there We're no male conn
ters. but IT might happen that first class m l..
clerk would At some time he detailed 10 asSist
In the counting, and then he did NOT think /,
would do TO put mp the pay of the female conn
ters 10 S1,2o0, although he admitted that tba,r
po.ltiGns were of considerable respensi bilIty
MT fessenden said II the pay II the famsl.
clerks was 10 be put up, The pay Of the feInsl.
counters should also be put up. many of them
dong much labor and more difficult than thai
performed by the female clerks This busines.
Of counting required great care and was ais
very Try ing 10 the health.
Mr.. Hendricks said W hen these femal le Q lerk.
We're first put into The departments 1. was san
mat they would be content with So per an
mum, which was called a very handsome sal
airy for them.
MIR. Morrill,, Of Vermont, declared tha, h.
QS M aafNt TOD -
Tue female clerks In his opposition, bu
rather by considerations for their welfar-.
Inc tender ey OF establishing this increase her-
U;. %ou,o oe TO establish An aris,ocracy in thi.
CITY Wnicn Would be the envy of equally uuai-
1htd but more plain ladies elsewhere.
MI ConkiBg thought as trustees OF III.
money OF the people 1t was the duty of the
senate not to vote IL away for a mere sentlment
Practically he denied that there was auy trutn
in the assertion that cler ical labor here either
male or female, was inadequately rewarded.
lne Prool OF which was the salaries paid
commanded the services of com petent persons
Alter further discussion the clause was
follows: "
The compensation OF the female c,srks am
ployed in the several Departments Of the Gov
ernment, and performing cle-ical duties. shall
he the same as male clerks of the same Glass
ana female counters and copyists shall receive
the same compensation as male counters aud
service.
The question was then taken on motion o.,
MT. Morrill,. of Vermont, to strike out the
whole clause, when it was rejected, as fol.
lowe:
Ayss-Messrs. Conkiing, Cat,elL. Crspi,.
nixon, Harlan. Henderson, Hendricks. How.
NJ rCreery, Morgan, Morrill, Of Maine. Morrill,
OF Vermont,Sawyer, Sherman, and WilIiams-
=, NaysoMessrs. Abbott, Anthony, Buckalew.
harris, Howard, Kellogg, Morton, Osborn,
r Pafferson OF Tenn, Pomerey, Poole Ramsey.
Rlce. Robertson, Ross, Spencer, Sprague,
W arner. welcn, whyte, wiley. and wilson
:3.
Declining to vote, Feseenden, Freliuehuvseu.
and Grimes.
HOUsk.-Mr. Robin SON IN. W asked 10 take
from the Speakers table the bill to authorize
the construction Of a bridge across the Ea.t
river nom New York to BrookiyH, with the
.s amenaments' S which were concurred in.
Mr. Schenck (Ohio) from the Committee on
Ordnance, reported o bill giving Norman
wizard sl5Sei for guns furnished BY HIM 70 the
Navy department IN 1861. The bill is accom-
panied by a report signed by the Joint S,om'
mittee on Ordnance.
At half.past ten O'Clock, on di vision of the
House, ON motion to suspend the rules, de.
s'et se,oPgS .ne Mct mat quorum was not pres
Mr.. Stevens IN. H moved there be a calling
d the House. and on that demanded the yeas
One hundred and twenty three gentlemen
luswered TO their nance, . quor um, and the
;aii OF the house Was suspended.
MI Schenck (Ohio) moved to suspend the
uies ior tne purpose Of non. con curing in the
senate amendment to the bill for strengthen.
nG the public credit, and for asking q Com.
n tfee of Conference.
hThe rules were suspended and the order
made.
Mr.. Spalding (Ohio) moved the previous /
question ON the miscellaneous appropriation
bill and amepdments.
The amendment Of the Commit ee OF the
Whole, making IN appropriation to pay the
, ar claims of the several States, was DISAGREED
o-yeas 81, nsys 7a
All the amendments Of the Commits a vyers
greed 70, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Schenck (Ohio) suggested that a the
'aucus OF the two parties were to be held this
'veniDg, the usual time for the meeting OF the
House be postponed from half.past till o
,'clock. $50
Mr.. Wood IN. " objected.
Mr.. Garneld (Ohiol asked the Speaker IN
tate The condition Of the public business.
The Spt eker. In reply, said the Home vas
low IN advance Of the Senate in regard 70 the |
ppropriatiou bills. Thess bills were All dis.
'osed Of in the House. except ihs senate emsnd. 1
nen's 70 the Indian app1opriatioa bilI, and i
be appropriation hills bsioro Il. The nsst
ustness OF pressine importance was the biiIs /
q the Speakers table, which had NOT been /