The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-02
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Legislation on Lsuisiana Promptly E1tin.
guished by Morton in the Senate.
RECONSIDERATION OUT OF ORDER.
Warmoth and McEnery Guilty
Of Seeking Justice.
INCREASED SALARIES ASSURED.
Buffers Unanimous Man@uvre in
the House Fixes Things.
Congressman Delicate About Ac-
cepting $500 Year.
SPEAKER BLAINE's LITTLE COUP.
Resolution by Banks to Recognize the
Spanish Republic.
Both Houses Diving Into APP
preparation Measures.
A CENTRAL PACIFIC FARCE.
SPEAKER BLAINE's LITTLE COUP.
Resolution by Banks to Recognize the
Spanish Republic.
Both Houses Diving Into APP
preparation Measures.
A CENTRAL PACIFIC FARCE.
Dying Legislators Struggling to
Become VirtuOus.


WASHINGTON. March /, 1879.
Increased Salaries - PlethOric Pursed
Members Delicate About It-Speaker
Blaine's Manly Declaration.
The wrange over the proposed increase Of Con.
Eressonal salaries was rather funny to-day in the
House from the manner Of the members, they
were so anxious for more pay, but they feared to
say So knowing only too well that Congress just
now is not high in the esteem Of the people as to
be thought worthy of an increase of pay. CON-
promise, proposed by Sargent raising the salaries
Of Senators, Representatives and Delegates to
$4,000, without any allowance Of mileage and
stationery, was finally voted upon by yeas and
nays and passed by the close vote of 100 to o. The
Increase ia retrospective, dating from the begin
ning OF this Congress- as far as the Senators
and Representatives are concerned. The increase
Of pay for the President and Vice President or the
United States, the Judges Of the Supreme Court
and Cabinet officers was agreed to as originally
proposed, and will take effect on March 4
There was O remarkable scene in the House
when Speaker Blaine arose and asked that the
section fixing the salary Of the Speaker at $4,000
should not be retrospective, and asked that the
word hereafter be inserted. Mr.. Blaine was actu-
ated In this by motives Of delicacy. He stated that
settled equal footing with the Vice President
and the members Of the Cabinet but this bill gave
him for the present term higher salary than
those officers. He hoped that there would
be unanimous consent to the interim
ing Of the word thereafter" 30 that
the salary Of the Speaker shall be So after the
present session. There was much objection from
both sides Of the House. but upon urgent request
the Speaker succeeded in his desire Of keeping the
increase Of salary out OF his pockets this session.
In these degenerate times, when so many Con-
gressmen are so earnestly pursuing their little
"rakes," the shining example of Speaker Blaine
stands out In bold relief as one worthy Of imita-
ton.
wood.
Senator Norwood, OF Georgia, has submitted his
views, dissenting from the majority Of the COM
mittee appointed to investigate certain charges
made against Senator Clayton. His conclusions
are the specifications, which he resolves into three
distinct charges-0rst, that while the evidence
satisfies him that combination did exist between
Messrs Clayton and Edwards by which for the sup
port Of democrats Mr.. Clayton agreed to issue the
certificate to Edwards as member Of the House
OF Representatives and did accordingly 80 issue it,
yet that not having obtained his seat by the cleo.
ton held on the 18th Of January At which he re-
ceived these democratic notes. the act ia not cog.
nizable by the Senate Second, that the charge
made OF procuring his seat by the corrupt use of
money in the transaction with White is sustained
by the evidence, and third, that he obtained five
other votes which make his majority and were
necessary to his election, by giving to those cleo.
tors as consideration for their votes lucrative
onhces, and that this as corrupt as If for the
same purpose ne had paid them money in kind.
A Credit Mobilier MARTYR.
Colonel J. B. Stewart, the witness before the
Wilson Credit MObilier Committee who was i'm
pris0ned for refusing to answer certain questions
involving his integrity as an attorney released
this morning, in accordance with q vote OF the
House last night He is now preparing to institute
separate suits for false imprisonment against the
Speaker and the sergeantat-Arms Of the House of
Represen The object Of the suit Is bring
before the Supreme Court Of the United States the
question Of the power Of Congress to imprison q
private citizen in matter involving no question
ofa breach Of privilege.
Patterson I'm . PitiSul Plight Over the
Expulsion Resolution.
Poor Patterson persists in believing that other
people believe him. No one expected to see him
In the Senate chamber again, and Buckingham
who was to have had his desk after the 4th Of
March, took possession of it to-day. But Patterson
made his appearance, and began to canvass the
senate, urging his political friends to call up the
resolution expelling him and vote 1t down. They
endeavored to listen to his paintive pleading with
patience, but is well for him that there is no time
for action, or he would be expelled.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Investiga-
tion.
Representative Sypher, Of Louisiana, was ex.
amined by the Committee OF Ways and Means this
morning, his name having heretofore been men,
toned by several witnesses in connection with
legislation for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
General sypher said he took an active interest in
all the steamship subsidy bills, but more especially
In the bill to establish a line Of steamships from
New Orleans to the Mexican ports in which the
South and West were deeply concerned; he voted
for the Pacific bill and was the friend OF Garrison's
Brazil BILL with the hope of securing the friends OF
fhs In support of the New Orleans bill; he never
was onered or paid or asked any money considera-
non whatever, nor did he make any proposition to
any parties interested in connected with steam
ship subsidy bills.
Neat Lite Appropriation.
Durlng the consideration of the Legislative APP
preparation bill this morning in Committee Of the
wnoie bitter debate arose between Eldridge, OF
WISCONSIN, and Roosevelt of New York, on the
appropriation for the District OF Columbia Roose-
velt a. usual, pitched into the Board of Public
Works, and Eldridge, its champion, pitched into
Roosevelt, whom he accused Of falsehood and
SANDER. The bone OF contention was an appro-
priation Of 100000, which was subsequently re-
.Suced 70 t7syFQo for the purchase BY the United