Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-11
EVENING STAR.
CO.GGRESSIO.f.fI.
ooncIusio. Yesterdays procecdims
pEBaTE 1N rack PIr.

HOUSE.-After our reporf closet
hr. iteusine said he favored a retention sf
Ia iestnre IN relation % the saiar-s o. fae fn.-
tces OF the Supreme Court. bat feft wilIins a
tsNe u NJ tor future action. lie approved 'fae
s 30. set,on o. the mileage system, bcneving ne
equitable and he argued thst AZ the tlr-sent
unle, m view Of the financial sitaNfiou Of ~.
country, sacrifices were dem anded
MI hRwley Conn sas not hesais. In s,.h
panic stricken harry To pass thts bill. leavtnx
TIE sc.Usi ment OF salaries % future action us
would not favor tie resiora ioB OF the Thanking
pilyllege, nor Of an sllOssnce 60 members ior
forwarding documents, but desired come pro-
Nslots made 10 have them forwarded by on cers
OF the House TO such OF their constituents A. tha
members furnished the Lists. Ne wouid rr,sin
the present paw Of the Cabinet OsIirers AMI
Jeoges OF the - preme Court, sni e. the salary
.. ue ms mLers ~ = nguTe that would be tsir
Mr.. kellogg thought that Congress sh,u,i II
~ uesIsd any credit Tor shst tacy utd. csuane
themselves 10 their own "a Artas lie dad not
th'nk the salaries OF Cshinet fcers or ths
justices OF tn supreme Court. - no .ft,v-ct
were too much. Nsiteer Wa that OF the Prcsi-
dent The siisry 81 the President a. - asal
IN soid When one dollar was worth a. much as
obtNed the popular VII because ne believed &C
90 he right.
Mr.. Niblsck said that Il was well known,h.t
he earnestlv opposed the increased salarics a
The last COugJcss. lie had done - not only be-
cause Of The back-pay, bar because it ma g. the
Sa,afies OF senators and Members. aud some
NtAiNA NAAAAir AlEIFN ANan tnNN hINI.N nh- n =
experience al several years had shown that the
allowance OF more than wac necessary Cor c,ta-
iuftatle living AZ W sshiug'Un tlrcs the surplus
IN the politics Of the country.
MI. Durham said he feif satisfied that the pan-
ulsr eemaud Was for q reduction OF the .afsrirs
rot only VI the Senators aud Member hut %
that large inoreSso az the other end Oh the ave-
nue.
Mr.. Phelps sIvoc ted the repeal OF tbe ,et.
but maintained tha, 70 should sPply Oaly ID the
present time.
MI. Dawes said he hEd 40 desire 20 chanya
now what be said when the bill Wa l.gfBrs ~.
last Congress, and claimed that the reason. he
then gave Why the hill should not become a tau
had been approved BY the people
Mr.. Hale, OF New York, ssksd whether n
INT. Dawes considered SlOO 600 an eN'ravAgaut
the Supreme Court.
MIR. Dawes s4id that in = country that prid,d
itself on its simplicity OF manners. where a.
once should be sought, Il would be lmfs1iiLie TO
put price upon the Office that would c.use n
10 be sought Tor the money.
MI Maynard asked ii the gentleman would
not think Il sorry day for The country when a
good man would be compelled TO decline an
Ofhce because the salary would not support him
Mt: Dawes said that the greatest man In tae
country who would seek an Office for the money
II carried had better decline A..
MI. Maynard said Che gentleman had misun-
deTstood him. and repeated the question.
Mr.. Dawes raid he wOuld say Ia an frankness
that n would. such cases MI ht occur in the
long life OF the republic, but IA would be a sorrF
day aud calamity 20 the republic when infe-
went with IL.
Mr.. Marshall said he did not desire TO critici-s
the vote OF the last Congress on the measure
but the measure had been before the peaple
and The popular demand was for it, repeal.
The Speaker announced the follow az specIsi
committees, viz.
On Mississippi Levees-Nessrs. Morey, Huri-
Lamar.
On Centennial ENhibition-Messrs. Kelley.
Hawley Conn, g. r. Hear, Shanks, WOOD
lord, Butler tfenn. y, Smith lDhiol, Fort
Wells, CLAYTON, Young GA Harris Va, aud
StandetoTd.
Pending consideration OF the salary bill. the
House, al i:l2 2. m, Adjourned.