, 1873-12-11

poHot that tho gontlomon Of opposite viowa WHO
might be called nnti-somnEoguea, belonged to
liof tint pablo o1cers woro oroatod not for Tho
benefit Of tho public, but for tin bonoht Of tho
incutnbollte. As an extraordinary example Of
that cagB Of public Dcora ho lolorrcl tlIc House
To ono ,su Ind once boon n monhcr Of that
body who subsequently held Office IN tho City Of
Now York, and who, by means Of conspiracy
will, other o1lcc-}loltlors. aod public ohco for
Tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of Ills own fortune. Tint
1ator comes to punish tlloso who voato tho
la,ys Of God or man. Thuso who wiah to profit
by TINT mans example might look III upon him
III COLL No. o. III tho renitontinty on Dtacls-
uonso.to ropo:l tho net Of alarcl, ., 1873.
Alr. IIAWLEY (Conn.) addressed tho House
In favor Of reduction Of salaries. Ho did not
object TO tho i1elcaao givon to tho msmbera Of
An to tho prcsitonts salnry, hc had not voted to
mako 1t SCI, ,00tl and would not do 30. 11o wnB
surry to 900 suoll q tono Of lenunciation OF con-
Bnre aA prevailed III tho uoltBo OH this pubicct.
1t waa below tho tono Of tho nation. 11o would
veto for D. reasonable reduction Of anlaly, and to
glyo members wl1at thoy ought TO hava.
Mr. KELLOGG favored d reduction Of tho
salaries OF members aud Senators, but did not
bcllevo TINT tic pooplo required any intotfor~
ELLIS ii. R0i]ERTs IN. y, said il waa true
TINT great VIOLENCE mud lack or Discrimination
Ind charaoterzod tho public pre8a on tho quca-
tion. Tho indtBcrlminato ahllso Of rubllu inon,
without reason and without decent prctcxt, was
crying sllnrno. II ita offectH could 10 kept at
homo, It would not be no msc,ioyo,la, although
1t diminished tho incitoment to lau'lablo ambi-
tion. II mcnbers carried their oycH to tho
other side Of tho Atlantic, thoy would SEQ how
greatly moro n,lschovloun 1t was.
alr. NEGI,EY--Dil not tho goutlolnnn carry
llis back-pay to tho other slo OF tho Atlantic?
Dir. NODETrS-lf tho gentleman las satls~
ilod hin own conscience with reference to hin
Il fut.
peal to him not to decide my duty fur mo:
Mr.. NEGLEY-l mean nothing unkind to the
gentleman but simply i,nuke inquiry, whether
tic gentleman did not lately return lis back-pay
Mr.. NODERTs-Wl,on neacnt to degrade
this body by personal controversy, 1t will bo
when change inv estimate Of public duty.
MIR. HlDlACll said tho n'oat graceful thing
to do was simply to rcinstato substantially the
old law, leaving all other questions connected
with it to bo aottlcd hereafter OIL somo more np-
propriatc OCCASION. 1Ie did not think tlat tho
compensation of members Of tho Cabinet and
Of Judges Of tho Supreme Court was too high,
but he thought that lilo Presidents snlary wnB
ut the last session.
A1r. DURHAM did mol consider tho con,pcn-
eation fixed by tho iaht Congress too much, but
wouldyote for reduction in obudience to public
sentiment. 1lo believed his district demnntletl
it. aud TINT tho good Of the whole country do
mni,ils tho restoration uf tho franng privilege
Mr. DAWES sad lie still thought as ho did as
tho lust session tlat thu increase Of salary WIS
bo n revision of tho rates Of compensation Of
persons III tho civil service. all that bad boon
done in relation to tho increase OF pay must DO
nndono ns lar aB tho Constitution will permit.
Tho Constitution hus wisely guarded the
Executive aga!nst any cncroachmcnt on
lore, ta}k freely about tho pn}ary
OF tie Executive because wo know that anything
re DO canl.ot reaclrtho present Executive. uo
sIausls before the country, thank God. aa QUO
tho attainment of wealth. but wo hayc mndo
compensation for the future, together With tho
pnrguisitca Of tho otlice 30 high TINT hereafter
WHOM lie nhal have lett tl.at place wo slhll pro-
claim to tho county tIlas tho highest Office in
tH gift is position Tor tho attainment Of WoaIth
If 80 leave tue matter there, contenting our
! selves with the idea that the whole conaenna-
tion III coud,ed to tho fact that It touches our
,hereuro perquis!tes allowed which varyvcy lit!lo
oyory year from 600. SO that wo loaye the
Presidents oiliCe hereafter with compensation
OF $IU0.00o attached to it for thu tornl aud
| submit that whcu VIC can do it without our mo-
| tiycs boinE imp,lgncd. whcn We stand go fur
from any person whom ii can effect. and when
| wo eau do it under circumstances that nobody
can say it in reelection upon him, It IL our dnty
| to mect TINT question, and meet 1t fairly aud
AIr. dawes said that Ito saw no proproly in
| increasing tho salaries Of Judges Of tho Suprcmc
| Court nsld Cabinet otlicerB and l,o thought tile
| compensation OF tho lntter should DO brought
| dow, to the same % that awarded tue President
| OF The Senate and Speaker OF tho HotEo.
Nlr. HALE IN. ~ ] asls the gentleman frou,
| massachusetts, US the loader Of tho House, aud
al Chairman Of tho chief financial Committee
! Of tho House, whether, in his Judgment, leay'
ing tie yoco Of tic pooplo aside fortho moment
anil on his oath rs member of the House. If he
considers ealary OF S10. QUO year m inordinate
! or extrnyagant tnlary, either for tic head of t
department, or for Judge of tho Supreme
| Court? .
A1r. DAWES country which pridcs itself
on itB simplicity Of manners, c1'1 Of institutions,
in country where no place ought to ho sought
in the gift Of tho people for tho money it con.
fers. l say to inY friend from. New
Sor sort2 TINT DIV 9S'S' }oE s ts cotrv IT wi" vnes b
we put such compensation to our oflices TIM
thoy will bo sought for the money they vii
briug, aud I any, therefore, that it III bettor TO
avery one Of these men that their compensate,
shall 10 what it was before tho paasaGa of th'
G.F .F.HOAR-"N My colleague estatemont in re-
lation To tho pres!dant's pcrqnisitcs will III.
donbtedly attract attention throughout til,
country. 1Io las stated that tho perqniBitoo Q
tho Presidents Office an.onlt, on The average, t.
$:5000o gear, making his Balnry and pcrqnlsite
for Il gin.ie term 34UD, 600. Now, I Tish to aal
him how ho makes out that sum-"
?lr. DAWES~-l have done jnst this: hav
taken from tho appropriation bills lie gums n,
propriated fur tho Presidents household aud III
louHe, Just what would 10 oospcut?cd by my othe
officer who has lia own house,--not tile cost o
tho house, but yearly appropriations for carry
ing it on, mud hopping it in order and rcpai..
e. +. HOA1s-ls it not for maintaining til
state iu that house which pertains to reception
and other expenses Of tho olllco?
Mr.. DAWl3S-Thoy arc Gums which tho Pros
dent il ho wcro placed OIL footing with othc
oiliciala, would DO obliged to pay out OF Ais o."
income. -...
G. 2. u0AR-If ho did not have it aprropria.
cd ho would not spena it; that is the Who'll
| Of it.
AIr. Dnwcs' twonty minutes hore expired.
Mr.. MARSHALL favored the repeal OF th
bill. lIe beloved Alao that the peudng bl
should DO amended by provision TINT no MON
bor shall draw hs salary until after ho had ~
peurcd a.sd qualified. aud taken his sent.
Mr.. HALE (Nle.) Gayo notice that he wonl
move the previous question at O'Clock to-mol
IoW.
NEW coofM1TTEEa.
Tho SPEAKER announced the following Com
mittee8:
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