New-York tribune., 1871-01-18

and spoke Of tho pride with which he had ofon passed
me humble unpIeentious dwelling OF NmelJusuro h,
ney, who had long and honOraby presided over lho
supreme Court He preferred tha' republican simplicity
TO modern extravagancc.
Mr.. FARNSWORrH Gsep, ND also opposed tho amend
len ana argued that instead OF eqnai5hs Saiafes up
ward they should be eqqalized downward. ..,o.,,
MT. BUTLER (Rep.. Mass) thought that MT Archer 4
allusiOu 10 ChefJustice Taney unfortunate Ono
80 that learned Judge after leading economical en-
vice Chief-Justce, that hs dsughters-adies-hay
since had to support themselves as copyists.
lie hoped The House would say that it would go fur
ther IN the way OF raising salaries and there no bet
ter place 10 stop than at ths point There not the
slightest difficulty In obtaining tho best teent for these
JUdgcshps on che contrary the entrance door to te'f
Mr.. POTTER Dem. NJ " supported the amendment
guod deal had been said about what the people
woud endure" but he did not believe that III hs district
there was one Ignorant mean as TO nnd iut
WITH Congress for paying fair days wages for lair
IN Illinois, where they used to pay $500 salary to the
Governor and $1,000 to the Governors gardener. =.
$500 He Thought that the business OF paying unTeason
able high salaries 10 officers ana then raising the
salaries or other officers up 70 that point was payeu
out"
MIR. ARCHER Dem. Md remarked. in reference to
the daughters OF ChefJustice 1aney earning thef Nv
ing az copyss in the Departments hat they nave peen
turned out o office by the present ADMINISTRATION. -,
cia SALARIES lie said that the Judges Of bis state, who
were herdTorsng lab.ro1s men, having tAo confidence
p Te Vas rnfI %PEp'sn ead 0y TiYi6R
fhe amendment to make tRe salaries of Circuit JUDGES
s. C0 md the smc ndmcnt 10 mako them s6 800 both
Mr. ARMSTRONG (Rep. PENN moved to nix the sala
rios of the United states District Judges at 500 S9o 90
5000 and 5000 classifying them by States ana DIS
trioti. The amen iment was rejected.
Mr. FARNSMOETH Qtep-, lil) moved 10 reu.ce a. Sto W
salary of the solicitor of Internal Revenue IRON SoVO
$500 and asked why it was that this officer received
more than his superior the Solicitor OF the M
fixed by the law bu that OF good reason for
the law. The amendment was rejected; ,...,.
Mr. DAWES moved an amendment, directing payment
to John W Douglas, Assistant Commissioner of Int rna
Revenue Of the difference between his salary and that
Of the Commissioner. for November ana December 1870
while he acted as Commissioner Agreed TO-
Mr.. Ella Rep,. n. H. offered similar amendment
duty of Commissioner Of Patents.
Mr.. NIBLACK Dem, lnd) suggested general pro-
Mr. cox G5ei.' r. " suggested an allowance to Gen.
Dent in the absence OF The President He dd not & be,
levc in paying any subordinate for running tie White
House while the President was on his "phlandcrug
expeditions through the country. IL not right 1t
was not standing on inc ancient ways OF the Govern
Inont. The old Presidents had deserted their
post bus stayed III Washington during the Summer meats
NJ. HoAR dIep Mass) remarked that the second
President NJ The United states had been absent from
Mr.. cox anew that but then It was during the sick
philaudering" around tie country, TO Long Branch,
to horse races smoking ali the conTabsnd cigars they
M. MAYNARD QRep. TeDnJ rccitcd the example OF
Gen. Jackson. the "greaest Of all the PresidentS WHO
use - travel home 20 Teinessee III hs PRIV se carriage
taking weeks for the trip
Mr. COX was sorry that tho Gentleman from Tennessee
Mr. SARGENT (sep., CsJ called attention 10 the e.
ampe of Capt TYLER, the smallest OF all the Prcsi-
dents"
Mr. COX sorry that the gentleman present copied
sucn a very small " example. llauShterJ Tie EOOu
old" Democratic Presidents did once in while homo
10 their families, in quiet way but never mace
public exhibitions of themselves At all tne morse races
hotels an the balls all the watering places, 10 TIE neg
ect OF the Irbc business and setting bad example 10
AL sulNrtinatee who applying for extra pay.
Nj. DAWES (Rep., Mass. .)hOW We have heard II all,
and hope we viii have vote.
Mr. COX (cOntinungl-I do not believe that We ought
TO have, this subject IL is ell wrong. How would
we hnl cut whom TO pay in the absence OF tho resdent
Who the Executive Department when the President
is away Must give the extra pay to Gen. Dent or
any OF that family W. al know they are vel provided
for already. lIaughtcr Must we give 1t 10 Gen. halb
cock any Of the other military ISoplo WHO not only
take o. the Executive olt come here TO Stru uS
in our Congress dnties II how much shall we give
them for their Eecutvc, and how much for Their eSs-
atIve laborsi
MT BENTON Rep N H.)--I rise to point OF order.
The gentleman has talked not only longer than nve nhh-
utes bat he il out Of order beside. llaughter.I
The CHAIRMAN sustained the point OF order.
Mr.. HOLMAN Dem, md) offered Ike amendment,
in favor james A. Morgan, late Chief Cierk OF to
Commissioners OF Patents. -
messrs Elias and H0lmau's amendments were re-
iected. This ended the bill in Committee $500
The Committee then took up SDd acted Oh the Nnary
Academy Appropriation bill, aud, having CON blcted ~
rose and reported both bills back TO tho House. The
Military Academy bill was passed.
The House then proceeded 10 Note on tne amendments
to the legislative Appropriation bill
The amendment repeating the law AUTHORIZING the pu
lcatiOn the newspapers OF the btatutcs O Congress
was rcjecJed-Yeaa, 80; Nays, ~.
The amendment pay Mr.. Douglas the salary OF Com
missioner Of internal Revenue was voted by t'ler
The stood ~ 10 10 The Yeas aud Nay were eh OF
dcred but without taug the vote the House AZ 4:2J
oclOeL, adjourned