The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-15
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hers have committed 1t, and cannot pc FORCED
to atoue-bg-d isgorging. the present
Congress Is happy. 1t can refuse to repeal,
or can pay itself for repeating.
In this good humor the House Of Repre-
sentatives is considering the question: On
Tuesday lasti,s humor was INDUCED By bring.
inS repeater TO grief. Mr.. LAWRENCE, of
Ohio, got up on the highest oratorical Stills
TO discuss the "grab.' He considered him.
self bound by the highest considerations OF
representative duty to expose It. How NJ
came ont we shall see from several ex'r'ct'
we make from the debate which followed:
Mr. WILSON Of indiana. Are we 10 IN.
ders,and the gentleman :s opposing til!a
action Of the Fprty-sccopd Congress upon
the ground that it embedded the feature OF
back pay or because he believes tue Pay nAeu
WIS loo much! .a ;.
Nr. IAWRESCE. ! am opposed TO i;
hoth he,,n>c il embodied the feature OF BACK
nav and brc:use the salary was fixed Mt Il
bil.ner figure than there was any Necessity
io!. -
MIR, WILSON of Indiana. wish 10 ask
the gentleman enc further question:: Was lie
not member Of this House in 1866:
III. LAWRENCE. Yes, sir; and posi-.
blv il was great misfortune that was not
b, re before and since. (Laughter.l
Mr.. WILSON Of Indiana. Then wish TO
ask the gentleman whether nc did not take
81 600 OF back pay ia 1862
Mr.. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, did
ius, what every other member did. Long
continued aug hter.] Allow me a word fur
Their in reply to the gentleman. The salary
fixed BY the act Of 1886 did not outrage tho
bubble iudgmcnt-and the public conscience
rs did the act Of March, 1873; and that
doubtless furnished some reason why every
member Of that Congress received the pay rs
fixed by the oct Of l6CO. II waS not gene
rally regarded AS very unnecessary lh'
CREASE. -
Mr.. KELLOGG rose.
Mr.. LAWRENCE. yield to my friend
from Connecticut, Mr. KELLOGG.
Mr.. WILSON Of Indians. would Ike TO
say enc word further.
Mr, LAWRENCE. No; yield to lnT
friend from Connecticut.
Mr.. KELLOGG. Vas not the increase OF
1866 coupled Will q soldiers bounty bill,
and brought in OIL the last night OF the seS-
sion.
Mr.. LAWREECE. 1t was cngrafted upon
4 bill which, but for the fact ;.a! II contained
az appropriation tor soldiers loun!:"S, could
not have become law.
Later in the day Mr.. LAWRENCE vas IN
terrogatcd By Nj. WILSON Of Indiana, and
replied:
Mr. LAWRENCE. In 1906, rs the gen
tlCnar has said, every member OF That Con-
gross drew the pay fixed by the act CT 1856,
except one memEcr, gentleman from W est
Virginia. IN What | said / condemned this
salary az. OF March 3, 1913, because It's BACK
pay increased the pay, and because 0: the
amount Ut pay. The back pay, Ike lie
front pay, i! 10 be condemned, because II Is
all too much.
Mr. WILSON Of Indiana. But the gen
tlcmun said Il little while ago, when llter'
ronuteu hun when lie was addressing the
House, that he condemned it because IL was
back pay.
Mr. LAWRENCE. Because it Was back
uaY-too much il amount, Threat laugh
teri
Mr.. DAWES. I understand my friend
from OHIO to say that he was opposed 10 thls
back pay because il was 100 much. WANT
that he shall tell us how much Back ply lie
would 80 for. [Gieat lauShtcrJ
NJ. LAWRtNCE rose.
.ir. DAWES. desire to ask the gentle
man ouu question more, and he can answer
nil together. lie says III the Congress OF
1856 every ncaber took the pack pay, anG
that is tue reason lie took it.
DIR. LAWRENCE. l said no such thing.
Nr. DAWES. The gentleman gave that as
his excuse, and now he turns round md says
that lie people condemn this, and that Is the
reason lie tAuAs il - be 50 bad. lie goes
with the multitude, whatever way Tie Mut!'
tutc gees. Laughter.
Or. LAWRENCE. Oh, let me answer
The g..i,lul4.u from Massachusetts. laugh
teri
,Ir. WILSON OF Indiana. The House
viii give YOU time TO answer.
NJ. MILLS. Sir. Speaker, | call the gen
tlsmun ircm iDGiaua to order. In Tlolatlou
Of tie Constitution Of the United States lie |
IS irliicting Oh the gentIeinau from Ono
" cruel aud unusual punishment Laugh !
teri |
Still later in the day Mr.. LAM:os, 10 the
course Of his speech, said:
n.n requested to break the current OF my
.cpi1rhs right here 10 read an extract from
he Congressional! Globe, second session,
fllif'y-nlnlh tou2re>s.
"Mr LAWRENCE of Ohio. Every
member VI this House has taken IN oath TO
upp0lt tar Constitution Of the United
;tltca. That Constitution declares that
srDators and representative shall receive Il
icr their services, to be ascef-
aimed by law When members have taken
u Cath 10 cbcy that Constitution which SO
lecircs, | take it that it is tic d@ig O a
aemter 70 accept t,> Tror1s!oe 1th!ce -
'.uae " In2s."
Loreat nshterl
1t would seem that Ar. LAWRENCE suffered
uartyrdoln in the "back-pay" crusade, and
i,n,ld La nnnnniznd tie CONGRESSIONAL ST. |