Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-14
EVENING STAR.
FORTY.FIRST CONGRESS.


SENATE--After our report closed-the
executive, legislative, and judicial appropria-
ton bill being under consideration
cussion of amendments intended TO raise the
salaries OF certain OF the Senate employees
which were all agreed to.
MT. Morrill, OF Maine, moved an amendment
providing that naval officers and surveyors Of
ports shall receive 50 100 and "A so, the COM
pensatiOn which has heretofore been paid.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Williams moved an amendment increas-
ing the salaries Of the second comptroller and
the commissioner OF customs, the solicitor and
register OF the treasury, the auditors OF the
treasury, the commissioner of pensions, the
commissioner OF Indian affairs, and the COM
missioner or the general land office 10 ~ 100
per annum; which was agreed to.
Mr. Drake moved an amendment approprtat-
ing - 500 for the salary of the solicitor and
naval judge advocate for the next fiscal year;
which was agreed to.
CONFIRMATION or EMALH CLERKs
Mr.. Trumbull offered an amendment that
the compensation OF the female clerks, coyPist
and counters employed in the revenue depart
ments and bureaus shall, after June 80 1870 b
the same as male clerks performing the like o.
similar seryices
Mr.. Stewart did not like the discrimination
that prevailed He thought women should be
as well paid for the same work as men. In fact
he thought wherever the work now performed
by the male CLERKS could be perform ID by
females, that the women should have it, and the
men should be sent out to work on the farms.
Mr. Fowler said the pages of Congress re-
ceiyed about 50 per month, which was much
more than any of the ladies get.
Mr.. Sawyer believed that the moment yo
classified these females in grades you commence
the work Of gradually wedding them out of the
Departments The head of the Departments
would sooner have male clerks than female
clerks The very reason why these women were
first employed was because they were cheaper.
AS TO whether women could perform the same
work as men, there was much to be said on that
subject. liz was certain that women would be
absent about two days from sickness, where the
men would be about one day.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, moved as a substitute
for Mr.. Trumbulis amendment that the head
OF the Departments be authorized to appoint
female clerks, where competent, to any of the
classes OF clerkships, and when SO appointed
they shall be entitled to the pay of the grade to
which appointed
Mr.. Trumbull said this would defeat the
whole object of his amendment.
MI CoTbett moved an amendment to the
effect that the male clerks, copyists and coun-
clerks who PERFORM the ssms Snlyy 'nAn iemae
Mr.. Corbett thought this would accomplish
the desired object, which was to equalize the
Rsy . oe these {SSns gentlemen that did not
farms, and the females could then take their
places.
Mr.. Pomeroy thought these male copyists
weighing over 300 pounds and copying two or
three letters q day, and calling that q days
work. Why child could do it. He contended
that the only way women could get their rights
was to give them the ballot.
Pending debate, the Senate, at d. m. ad-
journed until Monday.
HOUSE-After our report closed-the tariff
bill being under consideration
On motion ef Dir. Schenck, (Ohio,) the duty
on Hour, OF oats, wheat, rye, corn, or buck
wheat was made uniform at cent per pound.
Mr.. Churchill, IN. " moved TO amend by
imposing duty of % per cent advalorem on
mlddlings, shipstuffs, shorts, and flour or meal
Ofgrsin of any KIND, ground or mixed for feed;
which was agreed TO.
4. t..l mOvad N NV
posing the following duties; on wheat, 80; rye
%; barley, %; oats, Is cents per bushel.
Pending further consideration of the bin the
committee, at = 80 p. m, took a recess until
At the evening session, the committee accent
ed the pending amendment offered by Mr..
Schenck, amending the proviso in relation to
the duty on oranges and similar fruits, so that
claimed where the loss is in excess of 25 per
cent, but no allowance shall be made for any
loss except that in excess of % per cent.
On motion Of Mr.. Schenck, the paragraph
was further amended to make the duty on
oranges, lemons lines, Pineapples and grapes
p per cent. ad valOTem; and on bananas plan
talns, shafdoch, mangoes and cOcOanuts 10 per
MIR. Peters (Maine.) moved to amend the
paragraph fixing the duty on pota ties at Is
cents by Inserting . cents per bushel.tAdopted
Mr.. Platt' (NTginia.) moved to insert On
peanuts unshelled cents per poand, shelled 3
cents per pound. agreed 20. Adopted.
Os motion OF Mr.. Randall, (Penn-,) the COM
mittee rose.
Dir. Dawes presented an invitation from
Messrs. Simon Wolf, AdOlph Cluss, and l.
WOllsGecker, committee OF the German Asso
citation, for the House 10 participate in the cere
mOny Of laying the cornerstone of a monu-
ment 10 Baron Vel Steuben. at the SchuetZen
Park, at o'clock p. m, on Monday, and moved
that committee of five be appointed to repre-
sent the House on that occasion.
The motion was agreed to, and the Chair ap-
pointed Messrs- Dawes of Mass, Judd of H.,
Degner OF Texas, Cox OF y. Y, and Getz of
Pa. such committee.
The House then at 10 o'clock, adjourned.