The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-10-09

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ssMr. Hill-What is that amend
ment a4o4 Bo3 &
Mr. Morrill,, of Maine-It is I.
make the compensation of member
tofthe House OF Representatives avail
able after the lst day of March next
otherwise itwoUl0 not be until .aftel
the first day Of July.} s.l3 10 sa56a
i ".Alr. Hill l understand it.
"The amendment was sgreed to:
"Mr. Aill-I was about TO state fha
4 yesteraayd gave notice of my. amend
ment relating to the compensation 0
Senators, Representative and Dele
! gates. l am instructed by the Com.
smittee on Privileges and Elections tC
/ say thas tho amendment meets theil
tapproval and is reported from then
Through me.-In the. mere figures ol
I the amendments as, stated it yester
/ day, there is little error ) the compu.
tation is not exactly right according
!. to the numbers, but it is a mere eIef.
/ icaI error that i think the dSenate viii
allow to be corrected otherwise
i'should place the amendment before
/ the Senate as it stands.
. Ine object of the amendment briet.
/ lysis tOaraise the salaries of Senators
Members and Delegates from t$5,0OC
toss, 900 per annum, to take effect
I from the commencement of the Forty
second Congress; and the amount aol
money may be easily aseertaineds by
adding to the present pay $1,000 foI
each member and, hereafter, the sai-
aries of mem bers shall be $4,000 il
this amendment becomes a law. lia4lIi
81 do not wish to consume the time
of the Senate at this late hour, and
will say no more than that like Hhysefi
every gentleman on this floor has con
sidered the eKpedieney of this meas
ure, and is prepared to vote upon it.
{ Mr.. Thurman4I9 wish to @asEI a
question. Is this amendments IN ol'-
der? Is not this legislation ON an abg
preparation bill contrary to our rules ?
| make the point. tea4 ~ i4g'
1.-The Presiding Officer Mr. Antho-
NY, in the Chair-Thefei is no rule
against legislation on an appPopIia-
lion bill. There was specialqr1le at
the last session which was only for
that session. S. 20 zalla 9f4f 4lEfEsat1i
t.MrJ ThurmanADid that rule Eexs
.pire with the last session a1L iIb.
"The Presiding O1lleef-It expired
with the session. 1 Hoj % anna
{ 'tMr. Thurman Perhaps it was in
anticipation of this amendment that
it was allowed to die. Laughter 9rol
sMr. HillAI ask that the amelidIl
ment be read.fiii 10 saioHIIf4 ri gde9l2
t'The Presiding Offcer-The Sena-
tor from Georgia offers an amend
ment which will be read. + s 5aif .i-a
ssMr. HiIl-Let the sums stated in
figuressin my amendment be read, in
stead of those Embraced in it as offered
yesterday when there was a clerical
error in the he'compQtation., ,al3di t9fal1 Z
"The Chief Clerk-The amendments
is to strike outlines ten and eleven IN
the words sforcompensation and mflec
age of Senators, $405, ,0i }, and iii lieu
thereof to insert, for compensation
and mileage of Senators $849,6 );and
the compensation of Senators amt
Representatives in Congress and the
Delegates from the Territories shall
be. $S,So0ipef annum, to be paid as at
present provided by law, and to eofn-S
mence from the beginning of the FoF-i
ty-second Congress- I'D g if'a a9lo
ttMr. iShelqnan-I rise to point iof
order. j ask the Senator what Conn
mittee this comes from? ftadi fiaF9Ai
s.Mr. Hill-The Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections. 1tisl sdd l37
ttMr. Sherman--I raise tIlespoint of
order that the subject-matter was not
referred to- the Committee on Privf-l
leges and Elections, and is not within
their jurisdiction under the rule. 1it4ngg
ssThe Presiding 0hicer-This was
referred TO the Committee on Appro-s
priakiOuS3iil o. IeEAxtA9a iIfG Is I'll
g Mr.. Sherman-ButI speak ofithe I
Committee on Privileges and Elecz
tions. Idoubt under the rules the
power of the Committee to report. an
on a subject that was not
referred to that Committee at ALL
..'The Presiding Officer-sThe Chair
has advised that this. amendment was
referred to The Committee On, Appre7
f. - ,,.s;s,'. -.
"Afr. Sherman-But / speak Of the
subject-matter of the amendment, and /
| say the Committee on Privileges and
can have no jurisdiction of
the subject-matter, because, by the !
rules they are authorized to report
only on questions that involve the |
rights and privileges of mem befs, not |
their salaries. 81 ..'sIfsgsT -..3I553t
"Mr. Carpenter-I should like to- |
inquire. of the Senator from Ohio. |
what comes under the head: of;priYi-, /
ieges Of q member. if his salary does 4
.lAflt. Edinnnds2 Especially nowf
hat the frap9king privilege is abolish
I'd. Laughter. .,.,s5.4....,..t,
aThe Presiding OficeE-The Chair
that whatever subject is re-
terred to a Committee of the Senate
'olnes properly within its considers
ion. -. ,1...-l.5;r4
'sMr. Sherman-But the Chair does
lot understand my point The sub
ect matter of this amendment was
lot referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, and they had
10 right. to consider under the rules
If the Senate, any matters except f.
What are referred to, them. or what, Il
" the general rule organizing the I
Committee on Privileges and Elections
pertain to their, du ty..s ! -: -,
"Nfr. Hill had supposed that any I
proposed by one of the h
Committees of this body 4
vas in order when offered to a bilL of 4
his character, III think that is the u
'raetice of the Senate. ......, -, - -
"The Presiding Officer The Chair
the Senator. to state, that
his was moved byethe direction of
he COMMITTEES on On Pfiyileges aud nd
ssSf, 4Iii,J x-45segSJ iI9s9Gq Jdl 4o'if,,
"The Presiding Officer-That I'M /.
Loubtedly brings it within the rule,
'sMr,, MorrelI of Vermont--lc s offer
N amendment TO the amendment |
which | send to the Chair '>T'',s5
'fMr. Edmunds-I move to lay. the Il
.mendmept proposed BY the Senator /
Mr.. Conkling- What became of
he amendment offered by the cot 4
eague of the Senator? + IT, - Z. -
dThe Presiding Oficer--The amend 4
nent will be first reported, but win I
70 witl the original amendment. ~
"Mr. Conkling-I should like to
Know what that is, .i.es.,ef} s,sl
eThe Presiding Offieer- The amend
nent to the amendment will be re-
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