Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-27

a Political Re- isooesce SasdSv
Stealf lSll Wzat the Country
Thought When Isterest-
ing anecdotes Of Calhoun
and I'm. ata atn
and Clay, etc, etc.


a.. may We Mattcr OF consoiatlon 10
Tug members q congress who have
Iaken MllioA md a halt OF dollars
w. vi our puraened and exhausted
treasury ZOE services already compen-
sa!eu 70 Know that their act was not |
without pfecegtcnt. In the year 1916 |
congress passed a bill called the COM
Rensatloh pns,i winch was very much
lske ne one maf was lately passed. 1t
Rrovlded loi psy3ng each member some
nl'een hunufedldsH1rs 2 year, subject
10 oedncuons f0r hhsence, except in
case OF sicknee; All Il gave double
pay % inc SPEAKER and the PRESIDENT
q the senate, a there should be no
v!ce-iresldent.{l Is passed the House
Win the atiirmahye vote of Al demo-
cfats ana 4U tsderalists, against the
negauve vote ~ ~ democrats and 10
iederaiists. A. passed the Senate--2l
aemocrats ana ~ feder lists voting aye,
ana oemocraN and 8 federalists vot-
ing no.
But this fact Will not be so consola.
Tory when onrsmembcrs hear of the
,lanner IN winch the act was received
~ tne people. Let US say, in word,
mat IT produced tremendous excite
ment. Ihe Legislatures of the several
states passed revolutions condemning
AZ popular meetings. were held to de-
nounce ~ ana ne people everywhere
aenonneea Y; and even grand turies
lnulcted 1t 90 nuisance or rather 90
onence contra bossos n.oyes. Nsle's
Msgsster 2, Augpst 18th ISl6 said that
none 81 tne old members VIII be cleo
veg rom delaware the Compensa-
hon LAW 10 DONG wonders. II Is be-
nevea that the whole representation
rom Connections and Vermont will be
changeo. Inc same feeling prevailed
me otner states, and, indeed, the pub
nc dlsapprobatipn was SO great that
the same Congress at its next session,
"a January, ISL, repealed the act, and
alter much discussion, but human weak
ness go far prevailed that the menu
pers caused the repeal TO take effect
aver the session should expire, thus
taxing themselves the extra compensa-
t,on given by the act, Before this act
tne per Diem had been six dollars after
the repeal At was liked at eight dollars.
Inc cetroscnve operation Of the act,
II ENLARGED tha;r rurn no,,,,,a.,Sa4;o..
was ni;ecsad ~ O I'LL rs. e ~
mavartSe,ass cs-.saa eoa'o ousi' we
Mr. Ta@a, - asn;,,a,,. :, :, =. !. :,
south raroI;na 81 e I'LL au n,ealoeL alo =.
said ~ 1919 Mo upRos ~. 4, ~. ~
strnc an ~c. ~ "4'lioas 'l1e1l ~
MRnt aner .,, !.
d;ent r. ;ncrss.s .ha;s ~ = -. ~ ~ eAf y
tnra n Vas J i. snDar p;y dor sne ~
Corset ~" snS = ,,S suly pussi9 y. VIEW III
I'm I resrnsna aS - sis wt .ns
fla namhnrs ~ ;pel Tn.,.,,, ns y
elected. thew well knew Thew won,d he
entitled to Ill dollars dav and ~
more. They accented their seats nnder
this express Condition INT ;f the Hi
passed. each member. wonld receive
| fifteen hundred dollars for the Var
ending on the 4th of March which was
already elapsed. Ana during which fhev
had barely been in session il, ~
| months. Thus, instead Of $50 4 month
or $3.50 for threa months 10 witch fbay
Were now entitled and which many
have already drawn. the mamhars
would receive 1880 each. while liz
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