The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-10
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Mr. bunlngtOn, OF MassaCnusetts
from the Committee on Accounts, offer
ed resolution authorizing the employ
ment OF clerks by committees who were
authorized to employ clerks in the last
Congress, and at the same rate OF com.
pensation. Adopted.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Ways and
Means Committee, reported back bill
for the redemption Of the loan OF 1853.
Mr.. Kelley. of Pennsylvania. offered
an amendment positively declaring that
it was the pleasure OF the government
to pay Raid loan on July lst, 1877.
Mr.. Dawes said bill of aimilIr
character had come here from the
Senate The House would rememembe er
that a year ago there was lively dig
cnssian as to the right Of the Senate to
originate any money bill whatever.
The house at that time ire sted on its
prerogative and the Committee on
Ways and Means had, therefore, made
some alterations in the bill 80 that il
would appear as an original measure.
This settled the question OF the right OF
the House to originate money bills.
The bill as reported permitted the hold
ers of the loan OF 1858 to exchange the
same tor five per cent bonds and also
extends The time .or exchange TO Feb.
let, 1871
Mr.. Burchatd, OF ILL.,, offered an
amendment, that the bonds should run
without interest during the month oi
January.
Mr.. Kelly said his amendment
provided that the bonds should be
paid according 10 their tenor.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsy lvania, sug-
geste6 an amendment to redeem the
bonds in coin.
After further discussion, Mr.. Dawes
agreed to modify the bill so as to pro-
vide that the bonds should be paid in
gold.
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, offered an
amendment, providing that in order to
meet the deficiency which would be oc-
casioned by the payment ofthis loan,
taxes should be levied as follows: On
teas, five cents per pound, and on cof-
fee three cents per pound.
Mr.. Kelley objected to the amend-
ment as not german.
The bill as reported by the Commit
tee was passed.
Mr.. Hale called up the bill for the
repeal of the law for the increase of
salaries.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, having OBJ
tanned the floor said that he desired to
answer an iusinuation made by Mr..
Negley and Mr.. Randall, the other day,
that he had all the summer to return
his back pay. He quoted the Globe Of
February to show that he had fought
the pay bill at every step.
Mr.. Negley, OF Pennsylvania, enquir'
ed iflt was not true that Mr.. Cox took
the money. 10 the first instance Mr..
Cox had read letter showing
that he had returned the pay
before the death OF Mr.. Brooks. 1t
therefore came with an i'll grace for
men who had the money in their
pockets to csl him to account. He
Cox, came here fresh from the people,
more fresh than any member OF the
House; he was as fresh ''as dew drop
on the rose" Laughter.
Mr. Lawrence, Of Ohio, favored re-
peal OF the bill, and said the measure
had been condemned by nearly every
State Convention OF either party, which
had been held since its passage. The
Republican party was in no way re-
sponsble for the law. He favored 8
repeal OF the whole thing, and the en-
sctment of a law repudisting the whole
subject on its own merits, independent
Of any other matter.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Indiana, asked il the
gentleman opposed the measure on sc.
count OF the back pay or because the
salaries are large.
Mr.. Lawrence said he opposed it on
both grounds.
Mr.. Wilson asked if be didnt in
1866, take four thousand dollars on
account OF back pay.
Mr.. Lawrence-"I did whatever the
other members did. Ibis voice WAS
drowned by bursts OF laughter from all
parts OF the House, which required
some time for the Speker TO subdus.
Mr.. Kellogg asked if the law o.
1866 was not coupled with the appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Lawrence said il wss put into
bill making aspirations for bounties for
soldiers, or it never could have become
a law.
GENERAL y, B. FORREST wrote a let