Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-17

of his own state for having taken the back
pay veted in the 39th Congress and his greas
display of HORROR at the same thing now.
Mr.. Lawrence said it was the duty OF the
House to act on the merits of this question;
and they could not escape by personal attacks
on him. Is to the book with his picture IN
1t, there Were not half dozen extant. Inc
engraving had cost the government nothing.
| Mr.. Hale of Me. now moved the previous
question, on the third reading OF the Dill.
The vote was taken by tellers, and resulted:
Yeas 100, nays las, the House thus refusing
to second the previous question, and Mr'
Kasson, who reported the minority bill OBJ
tanned control OF the subject. He yielded
to Mr.. Orth of Ind, who moved to recommH
with instructions to report bill repeating
the whole salary act of the last Congress, so
far as can be done, and putting the salaries
as near where they were as possible.
FRIDAY. House. The Speaker laid before
the House a communication from the score
tary of War, calling attention to the defal-
cation in the accounts of General o. o. How
ard of the Free dmen's Bureau. The letter
was read. The total amount of the defalca-
tions was S27S,O73 The Secretary would
have General Howard tried by military
court of inquiry, were it not that most OF the
matters were barred by the statute OF lImita-
ton.
Resuming the consideration of the salary
bill, Mr.. Orth demanded the previous ques-
ton. The House, by a vote of l32 to Izo,
seconded the demand and Mr.. Orth's instruc-
tions were adopted.
The House resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole and proceeded to the consider
alton of the bill making an appropriation 70
meet the extraordinary emergency IN the
Navy Department; passed. Adjourned till
Monday.
MONDAY Senate. A bill was introduced
providing for ship canal connecting the
Mississippi from near Fort st. Philip with
Breton Island Pass in the Gulf Petitions
against polygamy and for passage of civil
rights bill were presented.
House. Three hundred bills were intro
duced at this time. The Judiciary Commit.
tee were instructed to investigate Judge
Busted. Mr.. Tremaine reported bill re.
peallng the bankrupt law. Mr.. Dawes, In
speaking of the recommendation of Secretary
Richardson that taxation be increased forty
millions, said the comittee of Ways and
Means instructed him to offer res button
asking heads of departments to cut down theil
estimates as much as possible. Mr.. Garfield
from the committee on appropriations offered
a like resolution. Mr.. Gar6eld's resolution
was adopted.
TUESDAY. Senate. The case of Pinch.
back OF Louisiana, was discussed, but no con.
clusion reached as to admitting him. Mr..
morrill, of Vermont, from the committee on
finance, reported adversely to the bill to re.
ho tav Of ho oir 10
ton of bank notes
House. Mr.. Hale reported from the sal
airy committee bill which repeats all pro-
visions of the act of March 81, 1873, increas-
ing salaries, except 30 far as relates to the
judges of the Supreme Court and to the
President of the United States during his
present term of Office. 1t provides that the
pay of Congressman shall be at the rate Of
IS 800 per annum, and this shall be in lieu
of all allowances except actual and necessary
individual travelling expenses coming to and
returning from the national capital once
every session. The bill requires the secre-
tary of the treasury to cover into the treas
ury all sums that may remain undrawn OF
that have been received as increased com
pensation which shall or may have come in
to his possession by the return thereof. Mr.
Hale stated how the committee had arrived
at the figures of So 500. The aggregate
mileage OF both House of the last Congr ess
was $3.50, 92f, making yearly average of
S4l5.S0, for each member; to that was
to be added the allowance for stationary
Sl25, and that would make the salary and
allowances SIS, SAL. 49, the committee had
therefore fixed the amount at So 500.
Mr.. Eldridge spoke in favor of the grab
Mr.. Butler asked to offer an amendmen,
which was substantially contained in Judge
Poland's bill, providing that members Of
Congress who were mem bers of any Congress
and who received back pay under acts passed
at that Congress shall have the amount Of
such back pay deducted from the amount
due them for this Congress. General laugh
ter and hand-clapping all over the House.
Mr.. Hale (Maine) expressed his belief tna
Buffers amendment was offered for the pur
,, pose of weighing down the bill and killing it
Mr.. Butler denied 1t. Buffers amend
ment was rejected, yeas III. nays l29.
The House then voted on the amendmen
offered by Mr.. Kasson, making the reduction
, of me nbers' salaries take effect from the 4th
. OF March, 1873, and 1t was adopted by vot'
Of l72 to II.
, Gov. Thos. E. 'Bramlette Of Louisville
r KY, has given three years to the building
up of Public Library in Louisville, which
he intends snail be the best in the country
He il DING it by series of Gilt Concerts
the pr f. u which 90 to the Library. The
/ third drawing distributed $500, 200, and tn,
fourth, which has just been postponed t
; March 3lss, distributes 81 100000. Gov
Bramlette has almost doubled the business c
/ the Louisville Post-ofi;e. Eighteen clerk
? are kept busy twelve hours each day send
: ing Oft circulars in answer tn inquiries 70
Z tickets.