Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-12-25
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bill tho frst section of which repoals sll
provisions Of the net of March 3d., 1873.
which increased the salary or compensa.
ton efSenators, Representatives and del
cgstos in Congress, or Of ans others or
employees Of the Government, except so
far as relates to judges Of the Saprcmo
Court, and to the President Of the United
Statss, during his present term Of Office.
The second section provides that horcaf,
ter the compensation Of Senators. Repro
scntatives and delegates in Congress shall
be at tho rate Of $500 per annuu, and
this shall be in lieu Of all allowances, ex.
cept actual and necessary individual tray.
cling expenses, coming and returning
from the National Capital oroc every
session, which shall be paid to every Sens
ator, Representative or delegate, on the
samo hcing certified by him to the proper
accounting officer. and the salary or COM
pensation Of all officers and employees Of
the Government subject to the exceptions
named in section |, shall hereafter be the
same as they were prior to the passage Of
the oct Of 1878. s sfa t..e- d. .a
The third section requires the Secretary
Of the Treasury to cover into tho Treas
ury all sums that ray remain undrawn
or that have been received as Increased
compensation, which shall or may have
come into his possession by the return
thereof. .
Mr.. Hale stated how the committee had
! arrived at the figures of $1,000, The
aggregate mileage Of both Houses last
Congress was saS0,9l2, making au years
ly average Of Al ,C8o for each member
To that was to be added the allowance
for stotionOry--Sl25; and would make
the salary and allowances $2,5il S0.--.
The committee had, therefore, fyed the
total amount at $500.
Mr.. Kasson, member Of the commit.
tee, offered an amendment, providing
that Senators, Representatives and dele
gates of the Forty>third Congress, who
had received their compensation since the
4th of March, 1878, in accordance with
the act of 1873, shall hereafter to paid
only such monthly instal,menis as shall
In the aggregate make their compensation
for the whole Congress equal to the
amount fixed in this law. s. .... ...
Mr. Barry did not believe in the hum
bug Of returning back pay, and he had
not now as much of the worlds goods as
he had when he was FIRST elected.
Mr., Hale, of New York, was in favcr
Of the repeal of the law, so far as the
Senators and members Of Congress were
concerned, and the restoration of the for.
mer salary, with mileage.
Mr. Hurlbut facotiously offered an
amendment providing for three classes of
ConSressmen--class A, with $500 sal.
ary; class B, with $1,000; and class G,
with $1,000. Members to select for
thcmsoIye, at the beginning of each Con.
gress, to which class they shall belong.
Mr.. Eldridge defended his course in
the salary bill Of March 1878. 'a
Mr.. kasson called the previous qucs>
tion on an amendment offered by him.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, asked To
offer an amendment to Kasson's amcud,
meDt providing further that members Of
Congress who were members of any Con.
grcss, and who received back pay under
the acts passed at that Congress, shall have
the amonnt of such back ray deducted
from the amount due them for this Con.
gress. General laughter and haud.clap-
ping all over the house. Kasson refused
to withdraw tho previous question. The
House, however, refused to second the
previous question, aud then Mr.. Butler
offered his amend ndmeDt. Pending the vote
on Mr. Buffers proposition the motion
to adjourn was rejected; also Mr.. Buffers
amcndment-yeas, l2l; nays l29.