Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-25

Act. tChes Of Good Good That's
right
The question was taken viva voce on
Buffers amendment, and 1t was carried
lib to 70.
Hurlbut then offered his substitute,
which fixes the salary of members OF
Congress at SC, 600 and necessary travel
ing expenses, and gives the Nice-Pfesi-
dent and Speaker OF the House c2,Uuo
additional per year; repeals all laws and
parts of laws inconsistent with this, and
provides for conveying into the Treasury
all returned back-pay. Hurlbut moved
the previous question on his substitute.
Dawes wanted to offer proposition to
substitute the bill reported by orth,
under instructions.
Butler of Massachusetts objected, but
it being discovered that Hurlbut had, as
it afterwards appeared, by the advice OF
Butler. changed the bill after it was read.
so as to fix the salary of the Speaker and
Vice-President at $4,000 instead OF
$1,000; Dawes claimed the right to de-
bate the proposition; point which the
| Speaker allowed; and Dawes, animad-
verting upon the alteration Of the bill
pending the vote, proceeded to speak in
| opposition of the substitute.
The previous question was then secon-
ded-4l to 4S-and the main question
ordered. The question was taken on
substituting Hurlbut's proposition for
the pending bill and all amendments
thereto, and it was, amid much excite
ment and after several changes Of votes
from no." to "aye," agreed to-ayes,
1873; noes, 100.
A motion to reconsider WAS made and
and laid on the table, the ayes and noes
having been refused on the latter mo-
ton.
Roberts moved to adjourn, but the
motion was greeted with mo ~ moi"
and much confusion.
Hale of Maine, rose 10 close the de-
bate, and after several Intellectual at
tempts, to put him down with points OF
order, proceeded, amid great confusion
and noise, to state why he considered
that the substitute was not proper re-
Spouse to the demands of the country
for substantial repeal of the law of the
last Congress. He characterized it as all
evasion of the public voice, and stated
that if this bill went to the wall, propo.
sition involving clean, straightforward,
substantial repeal would be introduced
and he believed that it would pass the
House and satisfy an indignant country
Dawes, amid increased confusion, anG
with more than usual earnestness, OBJ
iected to the substitute.
Garfield argued in favor of taking tn,
substitute as the only practical methot
of reaching conclusion in the matte
before the holidays.
Hawlsy, of Connecticut, Burr, Co,
and Carson spoke against the substi
tute.
, In reply to various questions, tn
a Speaker stated that If the House de
clined to order the bill to third reading
the bill would fail; but that if it wa
e ordered to third reading, the previou
| question would then be exhausted, an
motion might be interposed to recon
NIT the bill, with instructions to repol
another bill forthwith. The House ther
: by a vote of 159 to l05, ordered the bill
: engrossed for third reading.
Hurlbut then got the floor, but yielie
to Butler, who said he had supporte
Hurlbut's substitute because he regarde
9 it as compromise. He then proceede
a to say that the howl of newspapers ha
been provoked because their dirty shee'
s had not been allowed 10 go free throug
= the mails. 1t was on that account thu
Congress had been pursued with fort.
jackass power. The trouble had arise
Il from the fact that members did not stan
n together, but had let men up the
Y. pointing to the reporters gallery wi
e. live by the bounty Of Congress, write di
: tribes against them and blacken them {
y over, until the whole world was made
u, believe that members of Congress a
a.; worse than other men, instead of bein
, as they were, the chosen of the natio
and better, as class, than men in al
's other profession. He argued that Il
salaries fixed by the law Of March, 1877
ID were not too high. He spoke in Il
midst of such confusion that it was il
possible to get more than slight idea
NJ his remarks. He was surrounded by
T. crowd of members who were applaudil
s. and encouraging him. At the concl
sion of Butler remarks, Hurlbut NOV
the previous question, which was st
W onded, and the main question ordered
d. ayes, 131; noes, 1870. The question tn
re- being on the passage of the bill, the ay
and noes were demanded, but refuse
&c and the bill passed on division-l22
ne "a. A motion to reconsider was mao
and laid on the table, and then, at
O'Clock, the House adjourned.