New-York tribune., 1873-03-04

would 20 into any of departmental salaries
unless II embraced all the employees. they hnn aIsV
find the Senate adhorng with tenacity to the Mofi
amendment; but he and his associates had given .us
understand that they would sign any CONFER
ence report with tho Morrill, amendment IN ~ .o,
Mr. HOAR rep, Massl pointed 70 the fact that when
II question Of sustaining the decision OF the Cha
man admitting an amendment for the increase oi 'o
Presidents salary alone, the seats on toe Dehoy n
side werG black with men voting against the ueclsUn,
but thHt when the salaries OF members was PROPOSE
he in'reased they again black with men 70 suS'n
| the decision admitting it. ,, 49,,
Mr. HAWLEY rep, Comm said he had hopeG onc,e spm
Congress would have taken measures To restore sPsC
payment which would have added NJ least % per cen,
the purchasing power Of money ana thus h y.
on the proposition Of increasing salaries with as nuen
vehemence and decision he could command he pro, @
OF t which extended TO the Congress. he Wohu
against the bill with TINS provision in II 4 t neceSs
tated an extra session, or half dozen extra SESSION., IN
Mr. BURCHARD rep, III thought II was no ume ~
salaries The Republican party had put hse f Se
fore the country rs tLo party OF economy ne % &
that If the report was voted down. the Dill couIu s'' 10
Mr.. BUTLER Rep. Massl said the economy which he
( had promised the stump and which ne uleant W
carry out was that there should be no lands money
voted in subsidies. Tie whole effect of keeping down
salaries was TO throw legislation into the haus oi Io"
men, into the hands OF capitalists against poor men
many good things contained in the bill that he disiked
to take himself the responsibility of assisting IN its
defeat and vet he could not consent in form
for compensation of members OF the present Cen
gress. ,., A.. ~. r,oc+ in
yielding a reconsideration the Otner dly %as to ,h,t
IN inrrpase of the Presidents salary. He believed that
for the last years the President had spent sov
more than his salary He had also desired 10 ha'o al
/ equalization in regard 10 mileage.
Mr. POTTER Dem, N " Endorsed the report so aT iar
IL applied 10 the salary OF the Ffesluen' Juuss % t
Cabinet officers bat thought that IL h1ed tue salary VI
members too high. ,
Mr. BANKS db. Rep. Mass sald that every man 5dl
who the people was entitled not 10 mean OF q
graded support but 70 Respectable support anu nc %
not hesitate to say that member could not suppnit
himself family in Washington on 5000 year; INC Iao
man who would vote against this report weuid '0uo n
against all salary 10 members Ihere were men ~ ,t tn
House who would glad to have all the legislative
power OF the country thrown IN the hands OF Dahhe
merchants, specuators' mohopolsts fooDcl'' anu
| thieves. - a. NJ
The report was concurred inYeas, lo3 NAYS 9ias
follows Republicans in roman Liberal RepuOhcans anu
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Boansn BSese5 Baraest Boiler CNassi Butler Crenn c.,
roll caltren Cobb COSn egEnor cyseher S,es'dss P Gar
Gstz Gifdngs, GoladGg Grgh Hapooef Ha.S
don % % H; TEr1y 9Ja5tn skee @eRnney heYo.t
PAekarl, Mo Pcs, Pee Perry Peters, P Pnes I'm,
m c. ssrsnt ShanEs sheldon sasrood soss saapp SNYDER
IEen T,y b6% sGr" Tosas g. Y Taner Tsa Tseh, dn
goorhess Waldru whesy Williams u0d). Wsoa Nnal' "H'
sesi -ss 1s % g.rssr 5e", RarrsT BEATTY esS.
& c,5 Sds,u cISsn % ES SSss & SoS @ % Foster
(ohol. Poster ldeh. Fry Goodrich Hale Hrnobon Hapdsy
HarT, W. Hsys5s , arriiy M d @ GsEisy 9S gS o1s k
ketshAS knss Iris & tESss Asr,aaa As51-fa [ sDpos
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sld Wilson C0hio)-5l
TIE PACIFIC MAIL SUBSIDY
Mr DAWES Rep. Mass.), from the Committee OF
Ways and Means, reported the testimony taken in the
matter OF the Pacific Mail subsidy to be deposited with
the Clerk the Hsuse to be laid by him before the next
Congress- and stated that nothing in the testimony in-
pllcated any member or employe OF the HOUSE
EVENING SESSION.
MT sYPHER rep, La, rising to personal explana-
ton proceeded 10 read his defense from the allegation
made against him in regard 70 the election frauds IN
louisiana but there much noise and confusion in
the House and little interest manifested in the mat
ter that II suggested he have his remarks printed
| In The Globe and it was so ordered
The House again went TO business on the Speakers
table with the understanding that no DllI should pass
without twOthirds vote, and disposed OF the follow
The sen.e bill to .meHd the &C, Of 5s MAY us7o the
the several States laid ASIDE by unanimous
Tie bill the title to The land, Of s,lers or .la, be-
the w6st Weonsln Railway Company, slh az
AmeaamenL
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
MT SAWYER (Rep., Wis.,, from the Conference Com
mittee River ana HarDor Appropriation bill, made
a report, which agreed to.
The bill is now practically the when 10 passed
the House, except that the appropriation for Boston
Harbor is increased from sOOO TO $4,000 and that
appropriation O SIS 900 made for 81 Paul Mum, ana
some few small additional appropriations for Michigan
and New-Jersey.
BUSINESS on THE SPEAKERS TABLE.
The House then proceeded with the business the
Speakers table, and disposed thereof as follows:
The Senate hill hOmesi'ads to actual settlers The pablo
Senate bill inquiries into the Of steamboler
fRs senate bill to encourage growth
The senate and Arksdepha sogth
siS:T S:e.i y A1iadep 4Tf Passed
The bill place persons who enlisted the army
slaves the footing other soldiers TO bounty and pensions
The Senate bin In regard to the Colub. College, District
Passed, with an amendment
The ssHsie bill establish Assay oscs Helena, Montana
The Senate bill to extend Georgetown asght
TIE bill authorize the construction Of passenger and
s % e s,s.O m af o8 s he u Ka" aa % ss 'f Bank Of To-
pk KHsi change It's to the First National Bank Of Topeka
The seHsss bin allowing application for an extension Of patent %
The repeal provisions of relating advInes
the Navy laid Aade
The senate bill 70 authorize certain Postmaster to deposit public
TARIFF CHANGES.
Mr.. BURCHARD (Rep., III, from the Conference
Committee on the bill 70 amend the Revenue laws, mvde
report agreeing to strike cut the section taxing
roni vernice IS per cent, to leave it on the
free list, and making other amendments 10 details.
The senate amendments to the Deficiency bill
rejected without being read and Conference Commit
ordered and appointed.
A VOTE or THANKS SPEAKER BLAINE.
Mr.. VOORHEES, Dem, IndJ. rising TO what he called
the most pleasant duty OF his official life, offered
luton rendering the thanks OF the House Mr. Speaker
Blaine Rep Me- for the distinguished ability and Inn
partially which he had discharged the duties OF
Speaker Of the House in the XLId Congress. He said
the resolution had the sanction OF his head and heart
Mr.. ELDRIDGE Dem. WIS., seconded the resolution,
and cOncurred most heartily in Mr. Voorhees, remarks
The resolution adopted by unanimous vote, III
members rising for II and none against IT,
BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKERS TABLE.
The House proceeded with the business the Speak
er's table; IS follows:
The bill FOR occupants the present military
reservation At san Jose Francisco. Laid aside
uofo Of
sssipm River. Passed.
Tie senate bill 20 purchase certain improvements
Nor Per