Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-04
Advance of Salaries all Around
The Question In the House
Spicy Debate.
The Appropriation Bill on its Final
Passage-What was Retained
and Struck Out.
Relief for Southern Land Owners
Railroad Companies Della
hay Impeached.
The Case of Patterson, of South
Carolina-TObaccO Tax Re-
neutrality-suspicious. for
Inauguration, Etc.
nebate on Inereased ssInrIes.

Inauguration, Etc.
Debate on Increased Salaries.
WASHINGTON, March SIN the
House yesterday Mr.. Garfield having
explained the points of the report of
FarnswOrth he opposed the salary
proposition particularly in view of
: the rejection of the amount increasing
lpay Of female clerks in departments
from 5000 to $1,000. The country had
had Lincoln for four years, at $25, 900
per annum, when gold was sometimes
250 per cent, and yet he saved $50, 900
:, during his term. Every President has
saved money in office, because there
were attached to the Office emolu-
ments IN the way Of a residence,
servants, etc the money value of which
was at least fifty thousand dollars year
He hated TO see the Republican party
: completely wreck itself and cover its
history with dishOnOr by anything
which shamed the Credit AIobilier and
everything else that was corrupt
which had taken place in this Congress
or any other Congress of which he had
been q member. He appealed to the
manhood and the sense of justice of the
members of the House to vote down
the report. Mr.. Niblack also opposed
: the report. He thought it unseemly to
raise the salaries proposed. Congress was
already laboring under a temporary
depression in the public mind. The
events of the last few months had not
been favorable to Congress III the public
estimation. The business Of the coun-
try was very much depressed. In
view of all the circumstances. he
was opposed to Il e report, and he would
oppose it to the extent of defeating the
bill and necessitating an extra session.
Mr.. Randall sustained the report,
which passed.
Senator Patterson.
! WASHINGTON, March 3.-A COM
munication was read in the Senate
to-day from the Legislature of South
Carolina protesting against the admis-
sion Of Mr.. Patterson to the Senate, and
also q dispatch, addressed to the Gov
ernOr Of Louisiana, announcing the
election Of Mr.. Mcmillan as Senator.
Mr.. West did not object to Mr.. McAIiI-
lan's credentials, which it was
announced had been forwarded, but he
objected to this irregular ratification.
Mr.. Edmunds said it might be received
as petition. Mr.. TrumbuIl thought it
ought to be received. Mr.. Morton said
that the dispatch was merely an an
nouacement that Mr.. Mcmillan was
elected by a mob Legislature, and that it
had no business to be received. Mr..
Sherman moved to lay the eOmmunica-
ton on the table, which was agreed to.
Tobacco Tax Refunded.
WASHINGTON, March 3. In the
House to-day, Mr.. BUrehard, from the
/
ported the bill to refund the internal
revenue tax, or duty, to persons possess
/ ing tobacco, snuff, or cigars manufac-
tured or imported prior to the twenty
| third of November, 1868. Passed
In Preparation.
! WASHINGTON, March 3.-The ave-
nues are crowded with strangers. The
weather is beautiful. Pennsylvania ave-
nue., along which the grand inaugural
parade will move. is already decorated
along its entire length. Numerous mil
itary organizations are already repre-
| sented, among which the West Point
! cadets are conspicuous. The Executive
/ Mansion and the public departments are
/ thron ed by strangers, and holiday ap.
! pearance is presented.
Increased Salaries.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Con-
ference Committee has agreed as to sal
aries, thus giving the President fifty
thousand dollars, the Vice-President,
| Speaker and Judges of the Supreme
Court ten thousand dollars, and the
Senators and Representatives seven
thousand five hundred dollars per an
mum, without mileage or other extras.
Judge DeIahay, OF Kansas. Impeached.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-In the
Senate Messrs. Butler and Peters, Com
mittee from the House, appeared and
impeached Judge Delahay, of Kansas.
Relief 90 Southern LRnd-Owners.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-During the
session of the House to-day, Mr.. Kerr,
from the Committee on WAYS and
Means, reported a bill for the relief of
owners of lands sold for direct taxes in
the insurrectionary States, allowing re-
payment of net proceeds of the sales
after all taxes, expenses, interest, etc.
The bill was passed.
Important 10 Railroad Companies.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-In the
Senate to-day Senator HamlIn offered
an amendment to the tariff act of 1872,
providing a drawback on the exporta-
tion of locomotives, engines and rail-
road cars manufactured partially of
wood grown in the United States under
an act of 1861, in cases where the inn
ported material exceeds one-half the
value OF the material used, which was
adopted.
Appropriation.
WASHINGTON. March 8. - In the
House Mr.. Sargent made report from
| the conference on sundry civil appropri-
alton bills. He said that the Senate
amendment had increased the appIo-
priatiOns by about Sc, ,000 900, but the
Conference Committee cut down these
amendments by 50, 800, 600. Among the
items thus cut out were SOC, 900 for in !
terest claims; Chikasaws, S232, 600; for
the further improvement of the capital, |
$500, 600; new State Department Build |
ing, $3.50, coo; reduction in navy-yards, |
Sl50,O00; telegraph lines, 100000. |
After running and confused discussion !
over the appropriations for the District |
of Columbia, and over the amendment
in regard to the National Bank notes, |
Mr.. Beck Kentucky made vehement
speech against the conference report. |
He declared that all the corrupt |
schemes having prospect Of passage !
were put on the general appropriation
bills in the Senate, and then, without
ever btlti5 AtdA IL lAlC AlOuctf LllC1 were
sent to the Conference Committee, and |
there fixed up. So by this sundry civil |
appropriation bill there were $33, ,000, 900 |
to be taken from the taxpayers in q way
Congress knew nothing of. The Com |
mittee of Ways and Means could not to- |
day reduce the tariff or in |
ternal revenue taxes, becausef Con- !
gress has already appropriated this !
session nine million dollars more
than the most extrsvagant estimates |
had asked for, for before Congress ad- |
jOurned, that excess would reach twenty |
millions. Mr.. Voorhees, defended the |
appropriations for the improvement of |
Washington, and questioned the propri- |
ETY. of Mr.. Beck's intimation that all |
schemes which could not pass the House !
were taken over to the disreputable body |
known as the Senate. Mr.. Beck justi- |
fed his former remark, but declared |
that the House was more honest body |
to-day than the Senate. Messrs. Roose- |
Welt and Crebs opposed the aPpropria- |
tions of the district Mr.. Townsend |
Pennsylvania and Mr.. Merriam op- |
posed the proposition in regard to Ma |
tiOnal Bank notes. Messrs. Randall and |
Cox favored it. After further discussion |
the conference report agreed to the |
amendment in relation to National |
Bank notes. 1t appropriates six hum |
dred thousand dollars for replac- |
ing worn and mutilated notes of
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