New-York tribune., 1873-12-12


which would support member plainly. and yet induce
no one TO seek the Office for the pay. This sum he
tivcs ought not always blindy follow the popular
Will upon question affecting their salaries, and in
governed by that will. lie hoped tbe law would be
pcalcd that tho franking privilege and mileage would
not be restored and that any increase beyond 5000
Mr. KASSON (Rcp., Iowa. advocated the substitute
reported by the minority of the Committee, and argued
that the majority bill would strengthen the element OF
personal government which he noticed his TO
Washington alter an absence Of four years 10 have
grown up 20 dangerous degree. He thought IL was
time for them whether there melting away
OF tho LEGISLATIVE power OF The Government IN
OF the President Ia gard erecting mansions IN wash
ng,on for public officials. and in regard TO giving the
President the right TO veto portions Of bill He had
found much Of that drift at Washington. to the AZ
grandzement OF the Executive branch, that he wanted
principle to be established hy the action or the
House which would surrender still further the legsa-
tive dignity and legislative authority.
the Salary bin in la its stages and should persist
emily vote for its repeal but there was to be reform
ne Mr. Ti'Yu CRocRER ep aas in an amusing speech
described the uncertainty of his mind after the adjourn
the back nav which he had received. after voting
against the bill lie said he in the category Of
those VINO had taken the back pay. He hadicollected
teri Ho did not like to be slow in return
in that action but failed he had no owever found some
noble men who had made up their minds 20 give the
back pay TO schools had finally deposited 1t in one
of bis banks thinking II would lie there safely enough
After tnat he had become gricvously sick (laughterl
He had not made up his mind as & 70 what ,ns DIS
very sick he called his confidential clerk and said to
him Here put that TO the credit OF the United sates
IL ia small matter but there will be enough effects left
to pay it, lie had done that because he intended to
do right about matter Now, he continued,
comes the sequel. I began TO get better. lShouts
OF laughter and claPping oar OF aanGs sn, all On over
pcating his staemontl ! took up one paper
which told that salary stealer Another said
was a salary grabber. Another called me this thing
and another that BY aud by began 20 open letters.
aud letters continue to come TO TINS day ana as long
they continue 20 come. that money uLless disposed
of by the act OF this House, will lie where II lies now
say that boldly. lLaugnteri ~, u,iu,,n % 40,
from my sonse of duty TO my God and country have
had "a letter since came here never heard or such
inc me that the best place for down at Black
wells Island should there find somebody who was
cougenial TO me. lRoars OF langhter.I Now, come
here and take oath administered by the Speaker,
while hear from my own state, where nave dlsburscd
millions on millions, that am salary thief. Sir,
shall renain 90 until there IS better feeling in the
country unless Congress shall act IN the matter ana
shall most cheerfully pay back my little stipend, as
Congress saws In conclusion. appeal to friends
to to some conclusion At once ana LEI lt
be a unanimous one. have been gratided by the dig
nitv decorItm and prOpTetv which has characterized
our debates. It is worthy Of such House OF Repre-
sentatves emanatng from the most free aud glorious
Republic that the sun has ever shone upon. Loud
laughter and applause.I
As MT Crocker resumed his seat he was warmly con
graduated and shaken hands with by his colleague r
Butler.
neal OF the salary Law. He held that ii the
OF the country that the old rate Of compensation should
be restored independently Of the question of mileage.
Mir DUNNEIL rep. Mimi argued tnat there was
but for Congress TO extricate itself from the
diacnty Into which ii had got. and that by reduc
ing All the salaries had been increased at the last
SESSION All the members we're ready 10 admit The
great odense had committed ia the passage OF
that law and that OHcnse could not he so well atoned
Tor as by the simple unconditional unqualified repeal
active II Congress had Fight make the law of last
session retroactive 1t had also the right to make its
repeal retroactive. He appealed 10 the members
% be honest IN the matter, ana NOT attempt
TO drive the people or 10 elnae n -. t4e pqPniar ll
State Convention Of Minnesota to vote for the repeal VI
the law increasing salaries not for the reduction Of the
salary OF members alone, but of all salaries That IN
structon he proposed to listen aud obey Hence. he
should for the bill reported by the minority OF the
Committee rather than that OF the majority.
Mr. AyERILL rep, Mnn1-Whl you extend your
disposition make II retroactive by going 50 a as to
Mr.. DGNNELT.-I viii
Mr.. ANERil4L-AH right.
Mr.. GRASSLAND Dem. KY argued against the re.
peal Of the Salary law. He said he had voted against
that law, but no had taken the back pay under It, He
could not fo'uTn 'hst pacS Pay suta ne TGai ana de
satiTiloa %G%a %r Cox Of SST"York under his new
him. az Mr. Negley of Pcnnsylvana had done a few
days since, with having drawn back pay rom the aay
Cox election in November and he called up the fact
TO great OF the House that Mr. Cox had
Of the ship Industry" to that OF 'Wm.
NJ Tweed" aud he wondered whether that
from New YORK. Loud iaughterI He then turned lis
attention to Mr.. Lawrence OF ONO, and ridcued him
for having his picture stamped on some public docu-
Inents. lie also Informed the House that In one
Of the annual agricultural reports there was
picture OF ram which the Commissioner
OF Agriculture had named Judge Lawrence" laugh
ter That ram had been brought 10 Washington and
boarded by the Agricultural department at the public
eY pense. II Judge Lawrence in whose compliment It
had been named had not called attention to that ex
travaEance, il did not become him To complain Of any
The hammer fcil before Mr. Grassland had cQpcluded
his remarks, but lac was allowed to proceed ufter the
plea that he had never spoken III the House BEFORE aud
that Il they would hear him out he would never trouble
Air. MAYNARD Qscp., TENN came TO the rescue Of
Mr. Cox in regard TO hs drawing pay from the time Of
Mr.. BrOOkss death. He showed that the law OF 1889
which regulated that matter giving TO the family OF
deceased member the that had accrued up To the
time OF ms death and TO the newly elected member that
which accrued aiterward, was IA remedial law. Up to
the passage 0 that law the newly elected member got
all the pay, b1t now II was divided.
Mr.. LAWRENCE rep, OhlO said ne had been
much msreprescuted tnat ne deemed 1t his duty
i6n on its merits they escape that duty
by any personal attack him. He opposed the Salary
w wsre boS toe oo s "n course rsOn' upge 9ay
the act of 1866 in receiving the pay was approved by
the people, because the amount was not greatas
meet with general opposition. All the members took
pay then, bat all dd not under the recent law and
this was some evidence that the hrst might be justified
and the last not. His colleague CMr. Lamson) has
ciled attention TO book-a volume OF the report ou
the New-York election frauds-sad TO be ornameDted
with his (hr. Lawrence's) portrait. There could
be found half dozen such works OK.
taE They originally bound up, not for public use
but for another purpose. The engraving the Gov.
ernmont noInng it was not done at the public OK
pense Mr.. Barnes published sketches OF members OF
Congress, nearly all with portraits. and few extracts
from that had been made the occasion for these
remarks. In reply the member from Kentucky tMr.
Crossland). he said that enthusiastic friend some
years ago had honored him by giving his name to
one Of his flock. For nearly two years he had
kept the picture which his friend furnished
out OF the Agricultural Report but at his re-
quest 1t finally went into the report, Just as
business of others had gone in other volumes. What
ever might be sad he believed that honest had
questioned his integrity, and his constituents wond
ask to put III book the portrait OF one
who had been unfathfu TO the Government during tho
Rebellion THE latter remark was aimed at his col
league Mr. Lsmison.
The discussion was now pretty well exhausted. and 1t
being past the usual hour OF adjournment, Mr. HALE
Rep., Mo), who had charge OF the bill we'd the pre-
yous question It's third reading.
The friends OF the minority bill, and all who were In