Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-18
Dunncl favored atonelment for the
oirense Of Its. passage by the simple
unconditional apFeal Of the last salary
law. 8
WAsnlScroN. Dec ~
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335li III - - - ssfAss
The Speaker submitted 4 c0rhMnnf
fcatiOn from the Secretary Of ygar ckll
ing attention to tho defalcstions oI
Gen. q. O. Howard, Of the freedman,
BHreau, which was read.
Wood moved 1t to be referred 10 vi
Committee on Miiiiary Affaira, VIII
Instructions to.rcPort 8 arcsolnti0n pro
viding for trial by q military couf
martial of any army ofascers iinplicst
ed therein. E 6 z z IN ss ~ 1
Dawes moved to strike ant tho clAus,
in relation to Instructions, 80 al I Il
leave II to q committee.
Wood insisted on Instructions; bu
Dawes amendment prevailed. Yea
ia; nays 50.
The House COMMITTEES ou Iudiciar,
to-day, by 8 to 1, agreed to report
bill repeating the bankrupt law. quart
ing pending suits aud rights.
The salary bill was recomMitteI
with the instruction offered by Ort|
last evening.
Mr.. Comingo defended the increas
ed salary bill, but said he would vot
for the bill reported by tho committee
Mr.. Phillips said the c0mpensatlO
OF Congressman had bcen fixed b
public OpiniOn. III
Mr.. Burchard favored dating the al
crease of salary frd>n the commenct
ment of the present session, saytnRi
was the present Congress that was q
trial. 81
Mr.. Orth said he had offered 81
proposition OF last cveuing as con
promise, because It was apparent III
without compromise the House wonl
never come to . concinsion. II
thought four propositions had bec
deflnitely settled by public opiui0I
which he had provided for in his pro-
osiiion-- 81 4. '';8' 7s '
!. Tha. the law q Congress shoul
be repealed.
.. That mileage should never sgai
be restored.
8, That the Franking Privilege,
far as relates To the personat privileg,
of members OF Congress, ahall new
be restored, whatever else mar bed
in regard to distributing public does
nlents, and Il
4. That the salary Of members
CUngreSs shAlI bo subetaHtially what
was under the old Law.
In rcsPonse TO 4 question: Mt o.
said his proposition did rot cover 4
back bay into the Treasury thar ~
ccmpromisc he thought best to let n
law date from It's pAssaGe. which
th0uRht would meet tho Wishes Of Il
psepfe, and be Ii conformity with Il
past history Of Congress on the su
Iect. lie expiained that his propo
ton did not touch the Supreme Cou
Judges, but applied to The cabin
which included political Offices, ii
moved the previous question, viii,
was seconded by vote Of l3z 70 a
and his proposition was adopted,
So the bill was reconamittcd WI
Instructions proposed By Qrth, and
WAS xgrced that when the bill shall
reported back 1t will be considef
under the five-minutc rwle,
Orth's proposition repcals tie 1
orease OF salary law, excepting Is
the President and Judges OF the $
preme Ceurt, and instruots the cor
niittee to OK tha salaries OF the prs
cnt Congress, Is nearly a. possihle
same as paid the ilst Congress- wit
out allowances for Thanking privilcgs
but with necessary travelling oxpc,
es.
Tho House went into comnlitteA
the Whole upon the bill Alspropfis
ing four millions Eors extraerslins
expenses Of the NAvy.se
In the discussion on the, naval