The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-04

| was agreed to
Inc House. at one o'clock, proceeded to the
| business on the Speakers table and disposed
| tnere11 as follows: The Senate amendment to
| tne Rouse blil authorizing the construction of
ra1lroa1 bridge across the Mississippi river at
ment to h was HGss til t The Senate amend
claims allowed by the commissioners of South
| ern claims was agreed to. The Senate amend
| ments to the House bill for the payment 70 tho
government OF Japan from the indemnity fund,
| sums due on account of rents for lands and
| buildings occupied by diplomatic and consular
| representatives of the United States, was re-
! jected and referred TO conference committee.
| The Senate amendments to the House hill to
amend the acts establishing department of
| Justice, was agreed to. The Senate amend
| ment to the House bill to regulate the taking of
| testimony in certain cases was agreed to. The
| Senate amendments to the House bill to amend
the act of the 18th of July, 1866, to prevent
| smuggling, was agreed to. The Senate amend
ment to the House bill amending the act gov
| erning colored schools in the District OF Column
| bia was agreed to- The Senate amendment to
the House bill for the purchase OF lands in Tex
as for the site of forts and military reservations
| was agreed to. The Senate amendment to the
House bill to remove the political and legal dis
bilities of William Smith, of Fonquire county,
| Va. Extra Billy was agreed to.
Is Mr.. Dickey, of Pa, made report on the ar
my appropriation bill, which was agreed to.
Hc I1OuSG GL6ll feSuIueu tllc UuSluCoS w ouO
| Speakers table and disposed thereof as fol-
| lows: The Senate amendment to the House
bill in regard 10 the sale of public lands was
agreed to. The Senate amendments to the
House bill amendatory of the last tariff act; one
of the amendments strikes out the duty OF 80
per cent. on maccaroni or vermacela.
All the amendments were rejected and refer
red to conference committee.
The bill to remove The disabilities of Shelton
NJ. Lake of Albermerle county, Va, was agreed
The House amendment to the Senate bill for
| a further endowment of the Agricultural Col
leges, with the request of the Senate for a con-
| ference committee, came up. Tne request was
| refused and the bill lays on the table, 81
| The Senate bill authorizing mail steamship
| service in the Gulf of Mexico between New
Orleans and Mexican ports was laid on the
| table.
Mr.. Garfield of O., made conference report
on the legislative, executive and judicial appro-
pration bill. The amendment in regard to sal
aries to take effect after the 4th of March, 1873
is as follows: The President of the United
States is to receive $4,000; Vice President $10,-
GOO; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court $lO,-
| 500; Justices of the Supreme Court $4,000;
| Assistant Secretarys of the Treasury, State and
Interior Departments, $4,000; Speaker of the
House after the present session of Congress,
| $4,000; Senators, Representatives, and dele
I gates, including the present Congress. $1,000.
| This is in lieu Of all pay and allowances. except
individual travelling expenses from their homes
| to the seat of government and return by the
most direct route of usual travel, for each ses-
| sion.
| In regard to the Pacific railroad the Senate
/ amendment, known as Mr.. Edmund's amend
ment which directs the Withholding of govern
ment. charges for transportation, is returned
and SO is the House amendment, known as the
| Wilson amendment, which directs suits for a
restitution of the overcharges by the Credit
Mobilier in constructing the road.
The previous question, on the adoption of
the report, was seconded and the main question
ordered-yeas 103, nays "a.
Mr. Garfield having explained it's points, Mr.
Farnsworth Glib. of Illinois, made vigorous
attack ON the salary proposition, appealing to
the manhood of the House to vote down the re-
port.
Mr.. Niblack (Oem.) of Indiana, opposed the
| report, thinking it unSeemingly to raise the
salaries as proposed He would oppose the re-
port even to the extent of defeating the bill and
necessitating an extra session.
Mr.. Randall Dem of Pennsylvania, of the
Conference Committee, sustained the report by
believing ne earned $75 year and and that he
could not live here decently with his family for
| a less sum.
Mr.. Hoar (Rep.) of Massachusetts, pointed to
the fact that when it was question of the
chairman admitting an amendment for an in
crease of the Presidents salary alone, the feats
of the Democratic side were black with men
voting against the decision, but that when the
salaries of members were proposed to be in
creased they were again black with men voting
to sustain the decision admitting it.
Mr.. Hawley, (Rep.) of Conn, said he had
hoped that Congress would have taken meas
ures to restore specie payment, which would
have added at least twenty -five per cent. to the
purchasing power of money ard thus legiti-
mately increase the salaries. He had already
expressed his views on the proposition increas-
ing salaries with as much vehemence and de-
cison as he could command. He protested
against it again, and particularly against that
nf txxbia ytan6 nd 70 fhn ANT
Congress- He would vote against the bill with
this provision in it, if it necessitated an extra
session. f.l2
Mr.. Burchard (Rep) opposed the report.
Mr.. Butler (Rep.) of Mass, sustained the re
port The economy he had promised on the
stump, and which he meant to carry out was
there should be no inds or money voted as
subsidies. The whole effect of keeping down
salaries was to throw legislation into the'hands
of rich men and into the hands of capitalists
as against the poor men.
Mr.. Banks (Rep.) sustained the report. He
said every man who served the people was en-.
titled, not to mean and degraded support, but
to respectable support and he did not hest
tate to say that a member could mot support
himself and family in Washington on $4,000 a
year. The man who would vote against this
report would vote against any salary to mem
bers. There were men in the House who would
be glad to have all the Legislative power in the
country thrown into the bands of bankers
merchants, spectators, monopolists, robbers
and thievea.
The report was concurred in. Yeas 1903, nays
95.
Mr. Dawes of Mass, from the Committee OF
Ways and Means, reported the testimony taker
in the matter of the Pacific Mail subsidy, anG
stated that nothing in the testimony implicated
any member or employee of the House.
AT 5.15 o'clock recess was taken.
The House again went to the business on the
Speakers table with the understanding that ne
bill pass without two thirds vote.
The Senate bill to quiet the title to lands Of
settlers or lands belonging to the West Wis
amendment
Mr. Sawyer of Wisconsin, from the Confer
ence Committee on Rivers and Harbors, made
report, which was agreed to-
The bill is now practically the same as when
it passed the House, except that the appropra
ton for B'ston harbor is increased from 49,
goo to S15O,000, and that the appropriation o.
$4,000 is made for ST. Paul, Minnesota, and
some few small additional appropriations fol
Michigan and New Jersey.
The House then proceeded with the bushes:
on the Speakers table.
The Senate bill to secure a homestead tt
actual settlers on public domain was passed
with amendments.
The Senate bill to authorize inquiries into
the causes of the steam boiler explosions was
passed.
The Senate bill to encourage the growth o.
timber on western praries was passed.
The Senate bill to place colored persons wht
enlisted In the army as slaves on the same foot
ing as other soldiers as to bounty and pension:
was passed.
Mr.. Voorhees, of Indiana, rising to W hat hi
called the most pleasant duty If his his otfica
life, offered a resolution rendering the thank:
of the House to Speaker Blaine for bis distin-
guished ability and impartiality with which he
had discharged the duties of the Speaker Of the
House in the forty second Congress He sale
the resolution had the sanction of the House
head and heart.
Mr. Eldridge of Wisconsin, seconded tn,
resolution and concurred most heartily in Mr.
Vorhee's remarks. The resolution was adopte,
by a unanimous vote, III members rising for
and none against.
The MOdocs Want Peace.