Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-10
EVENING STAR.
CO.YGRESSIO.rsL.
CencIusioa Yesterday Proceeds

7 he>teFosys frececafugs
MOUsE.-After our report closed
81 !. 10y S"nciudcd bis remarks on back psy.
Aha " a. followed by Nj. Lawrence lnhioI ~,
,Asn favored repesl of the bin
.eegate Chipman "a. - was sSorn In
IT, slssAer announced a. mem sers OF the
Inmhts ."nceT the amended rules OF l..f se..i,s-
Mr. Chsf. .. Delegate from Colorado .ns al
Chapman. q ON the District of Coiambix. re-
SoTlrs nv GxsERAL arrIKR
Mr. Butler MAJ ssid ne prs1 pose, Z, oh{sct
10 anything going inso the Fssgrrssi,aaI R-s.,,,f
that wss not uttered on the ucor. ana he r.v.
notoe of an objection 10 ANYTHING going IN =. .
part o:this debste that was MOI SPOKEN IN the
House.
MI. Lawrence appealed 10 hitn 20 allow In.
conclusion OF has rel marks which, owing o. inter-
ruTtions, had been cut on BY the expiration OF
his time. 90 be printed, but Mr.. Butler insisted
upon his objection.
DEBATE ON Rack rAY.
Nr. Kendall (Ney.) was next recOgniE ana
opposed the repeal OF the Law. lie said that
while he respected the will OF the people he
cared nothing tor popular clsmor.
MT. Negley pa, referring % the remarks OF
Mr.. Cox, said the latter gentleman had taken
him 10 task for a remark made the other dsV.
that be Mr.. Cox had taken all summer 20 re-
turn his back pay. lie would have made A cor
rection At once e MIR. COX had used language
which comported it'll the dignity OF the Hoase
He lid not doubt Mr.. Cove right % do With al.
money ss he pleased; but when the gentleman
made such a parade OF virtue be desired O. refer
the figures, and he found that up 90 Dece nher
1t MIR. Coz had drawn $500, although ne wss
not elected until November
Mr.. Cor inquired whether Mr.. Neg'ev VA.
famili ar 18th the law ON the subject.
Mr. Ncpley replied thai he ~ f.mIIl.r a. IN
the law. His knowledge OF Law or not q a not
alter the fact that Mr. COX had drawn the
amount named, although he had ONLY served
nine ,ays
Mr.. Cox-I have served as long A. Won have
and vas sworn in on the same day. aud had 70
run twlCe 10 get here. Laughter tie, too.
had examined the figures, ana had tound that
MIR. Negley had already drawn 5000, OF - 600
more than he tMr, Cox had drawn, aud he
considered that he Was just ~ valuable a mem
Der 81 Mr.. Negley Wss. Laughter
Mr.. Negley had no doubt OF Mr.. Cows post
ton and ability, but he had charged member.
with stealing money from the Treasury, and he
wanted TO show how MIR. Cox had acted ~ the
matter. In the pending bill hsd been realty
offered as measure OF economy he woaid not
have objected to IL; but 1t WAS very evident 70
purpose OF making political capital out OF the
matter.
Mr.. Wilson Ind. in discussing the bill, said
II Was very evident 70 him that many gentle
men we're trying to gain popularity ~ seeking
TO cast reprosch upon members who had taken
this increased pay, but he believed that any
man might have taken that pay, and still be as
pure and good A. any other man. Mr.. Wilson
went at length into the history OF legislation on
the subject OF salaries, and showed that some OF
the best men In the country had from time 70
time accepted all the benefits OF increased com
pensatiOn. Referring to the remarks of Mr..
Lawrence (Ohio) he said that he (Mr Law
renee had in the Congresso OF 1850 voted for aud
taken back pay.
MI. lawrence here rose TO make q remark
MI Wilson asked him AZ IL va. hot a tact thai
he bad taken back pay;
MI. Lawrence replied that he had made full
settleme MT on The 2d OF December on the bass
OF the law as it was before the salaries were n
creased
MI. Nil-ln.-l am not asking about that, but
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