The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-17
luced to one. half the fees, commissions
md charges heretnfnre allowed.


L The previous question was seconded on
Ethis proposition by 120 to .25, and the
amendment agreed'to without division.
The bill as amended was then passed
Iyeas 220, nays A. 1t consists Of two sec.
iions, the first repeating the bankruptcy
act OF March 2, '67, and all acts amenda.
tory thereof, and the second enacting the
Igroposition submitted by Mr.. Beck, OF
Kentucky. s,s 5,-,..i --......I,t-
II COMMITTEE ON aALARIRs REPORT.
Mr.. hale, Of Maine, from the Select
COMMITTEE on Salaries, reported back q
Ibill, the first section of which repeals all
1.-The provisions OF the act Of March 8, 1878,
(which increases the salaries or compen-
Isations Of Senators, Representatives and
delegates In Congress, or Of any officers or
lemployes Of the Government, except so
far as relates to Judges Of the Supreme
Court and to the President Of the United
States during his present term of office.
1.-THE second section provides that here
after the compensation Of Senators, Rep
resentatives and Delegates In Congress
shall be at the rate oil $500 per annum,
tand this shall be In lieu Of all offices, ex-
cept the actual and necessary individual
travelling expenses, coming to and return.
ing from the Capital once every session,
which shall be paid TO each Senator,
Representative and Delegate on the same
being certified by him to the proper &C.
counting officer, and the salary or COM
pensation Of all officers and employees Of
the Government subject TO the exceptions
named in section one shall hereafter be
the same as they wereprior to the passage
of the act Of 1878.
The third section requires the Secreta-
ry Of the Treasury to cover into the
Treasury all sums that may remain un-
drawn, and have been received as in
creased compensation which shall or may
come into their possession by return
thereof. ..." .aa
MIR. Hale stated how the committee
had arrived at the figures oi.$5.600. The
Congress was $3.50, 1924, making yearly
average Of $416e0 for each member. To
that was added the allowance for station |
cry, $125. That would make sslary and
allowances, $554.60. The committee had |
fixed the total amount at $500.
Mr.. Kasson, q member Of the Commit |
tee, offered an amendment providing that |
Senators, Representatives and Delegates |
Of the 43d Congress who had received |
their compensation since the 4th Of March |
1878, In accordance with the act of 1878, |
shall hereafter be paid only such equal |
monthly installments as shall In the az. |
gregate make their compensation for the |
whole Congress to the amount fixed by
law.
Mr.. Berry did not believe in the hum
bug Of returning back pay, and thought |
there was not member, who in the bot
tom of his heart, wanted the law Of the
last session repealed.
Mr.. Hurlbut facetiously offered an
amendment providing for three classes OF
Congressman; class A with $1,000 salary;
class B with 5000, and class @ with
$4,000. Members to select for them
selves at the beginning Of each Con-
gress to which class they shall belong. He
believed the House did not intend to pass
any practicable measure, and he proposed
to help out the House In that direction.
MIR. Neal spoke in favor Of the reduc-
ton taking effect from the beginning Of
the present Congress, and declared that
in his opinion the President Of the United
States was more responsible for the in.
creased salary law than any one else.
Mr.. Eldridge defended his course In vo.
ting for the salary bill Of March, '73.
Mr.. Hale, Of New York, was In favor OF
the repeal Of the law so far as Senators
and members Of Congress were concerned,
and the restoration Of the former salary
with mileage.
Mr.. Kasson called the previous ques-
ton on the amendment offered by him.
BUTLER PROVIDES FURTHER.
MIR. Butler asked to offer an amendment
to Mr.. Kasson's amendment providing
further that members Of Congress who
were members Of any Congress, and who
received back pay under the acts passed
at that Congress, shall have the amount
Of such back pay deducted from the
amount due them for this Congress. GGen.
eral laughter and applause over tho
House.
KAssoN RRFusED.
Mr.. Kasson refused to withdraw the
previous question. The House however
refused to second the previous question,
and then Mr.. Butler offered his amend
ment.
THE HousE REFUSES TO ADJOURN.
Pending the vote on MIR. Buffers pro-
position motion to adjourn was reject.
cd, also Mr.. Buffers amendment-yeas
121, nays 1879. After which another mo.
ton to adjourn was rejected.
A FAVORABLE VOTE ON SALARY QuRsTIoN.
The House voted on the Kasson amend.
ment making the reduction oil members
salaries take effect from the 4th of March
'73, and adopted 1t. Yeas 172, nays n,
Without making further progress with
the measure the House adjourned.