The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-22
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1t is of the last Importance that tho Pe"Pie
should know the names II the C"ngressmen xmo
med. We have already given the vote at Two
stages Of the measure. We propose nov 70 ssate
briefly the history of the measure, ~ analyze AL
the votes taken upon it directly, to point ont
these who are consistently and unmntaAsS,y
guilty of snppsrting it, and those whe continuaiy
and uneQuivOcally opposed il, and to leave the
remainder whose record il not clearly pronoun-
ced on either sde to explain their course 70 their
constituents rs best they can. We snail connns
ourselves to the house Of representatives,, omit
ring the senate, because, in the nfst place, no
vote was taken in the senate which conclusiveiy
revealed the position of senators on the merits Oh
the case and second, because the house of re-
representatives. is directly responsible to the Peo-
pie, and can be sooner and more eneetosny eali-
ed 70 account. We also omit the final vote on
the report of the conference committee, because
that report embraced several other objects, and
the vote ON it could net be regarded as necessa-
riiy and coaclusiveiy test vote. 49,,
The history of the salary steal 10 as fellows:
On the 10Th of February . motion WAS made TO
suspend the rules for the purpose Of having IN
cluded in the general appropriation bill provi-
sion increasing numerous salaries. among tnem
those of members Of COBgress-the increase IN
their to apply tO tue -srCouu Soh6scSS'
This provision included the naked Question Of in-
crease and back pay. The motion to suspend the
ruler was lost. II received 81 votes, and l2O
votes were cast against it. This was the first
vote on the question.
On the 2Sth Of February, the legislative apprO-
priatiou bill being before the house, melton
was made to amend one Of its clauses by inser-
ting a provision for Increase sf salaries. This
also included members 0f Congress- and eihbraoed
the back pay. 1t Was lost serving only % votes
- I,ss fks.s vsNfA
Gen. Butler gave notice of q motion to recon-
slider the vote jnst taken. He bad voted against
it, that course being necessary, We believe, To
give him the parliamentary right to move . re-
consideration. In analyzing the second vote we
shall therefore, couut him in the Affirmative, as
he was notorionsly in favor of the proposition.
On the first Of March the motion to reconsider
came up and It was moved to lay it on the table.
This would have killed the measure. 1t failed
receiving 66 yeas aud los nays, and 60 not vo-
ting. This was the third vote.
The question then recnrred on reconsidering
the vote by which the ammen,lincRt had been
killed. The vote WAS reconserc,l, there being
lO4 yeas, 79 nays, aud 81 not voting. This was
the fourth vote.
The proposition wae then changed by rising
vote. the increase for members Of Congress being
reduced from 81 500 year IT, S6,VW. The back
pay feature was retained. This Was the fifth
vote. Now it is plain that amy mcml'sr who vo-
ted for the increase and the backpay on all these
votes must be held guilty. 1t must also be plain
to any one conversant with the proceedings Of
Congress, and capable Of determining the signifi-
canoe Of the several votes, that any member who
supported the measures On the last three votes,
and did not vote against II Ill the srcend vote,
must also be held guilty. Such member would
he in the position of helping revive the measure
after it had been defeated and of voting for it as
revived, without at any time voting sdharrly
against it, On the other hand, it is plain that
members whs voted continually against the mea.
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