New-York tribune., 1873-12-17
repess all the provisions Of the sot Of Mstoh s. 1871,
which increases the saary compensation Of Senators

repess all the provsions OF the cot Of Ms<oh s. 1871,
which increases salary compensation Of Senators
Representatives snd Delegates 10 Congress- or OF any
officer or employ6 OF the Goyernment except Tar
relates TO the Judges Of the Supreme Court and the
President OF tho United states during his present
Of Office Tho second section provides that hereafter
Delegates Congress shall be at the rate OF $5 per
annum and this shall lieu Of all allowances except
actual and necessary Individual travelling er.
penses coming TO and returning from the National
Senator. Representative and delegate. the same
being certified by him TO the proper accounting officer
ana tne salary or oopensa0h nhsn o, ~ onoers me- ana e
named in Section shall hereafter be the "A they
were PRIOR 10 the passage OF the act Of 1873 Tue third
section requires the Secretary OF the Treasury to
in TO the Treasury all sums that remain undrawn
or that have been received as Increased compensaton
which SHALL or may have, come lut0 his possession ny
the return thereof.
Mr. HALE stated how the Committee had arrged at
the figures OF $500 The aggregate mileage OF both
Houses last Congress $9s0.924. making u yearly
OF sac 80 for each member To that was to be
added the allowance for stationery, $l2j that woud
make the salary and allowances s5sil 80 The Commit
tee had therefore fixed the total amount at $500
tee offered an amendment providing that Senators.
and Delegates of the XLIiId Congress
who had received their compensation since Tue Nn
March. 1s73 in accordance with tho act OF 1875 sns
hereafter be paid only suoh equal monthly f
shall IN the aggregate make their compensation LOT
the whole Congress equal to the amount nAeu III '"i'
| law. ,,, - j.,
voting for the salary bill March, 1873 He had been
in the House for 10 years ana nsa not o. nud ,s
| own he presumed TO be that OF all members VINO
had honestly attended TO their duties lie beeved ina.
outcry against the Salary Dill was owing 10
the fact that something mad 70 r Ge nom & yrea S
repTOach OF the Credit M0bilier.
Mr. HALE (sep, N. " replied to some or tho points
made by Mr. Edridge, and stated the objections to the
law OF 1873 which the popular condemnation rested
He claimed that those objections were well founded
and therefore in favor OF repeal OF that aw 80
far Senators and Representatives. we're concerned
and restoration OF the former salary with nileage LILO
believed that the mileage nothing but fair COM
who resided more tnau tue
age distance from Washington.
Mr. EAMES (Rep., X. IL advocated the repeal Dut
insisted II should be made to apply to the whole
tms present Congress- The reduced salary should
begin che 4th of March last.
Mr. BUTLER (Rep Mass.) asked To offer an amend
ment to Mr.. Kassons amendment. providing further
that members of Congress who were members OF
any Congress and who received back pay nnder acts
back pay deducted from the amount due them Tor TINS
Congress-. General laughter aud handclappins all over
the House.
Mr KASsON refused to withdraw the previous ques
ton and allow Mr. Buffers proposition to be offered
The House, however refused to second the previous
question and then Mr.. BUTLER offered his amendment
TO Mr.. KaSsOn's amendment.
Pending the vote Qn Mr. Buffers proposition motion
to adjourn made and rejected-Yeas. III Nays l5i
Mr.. HALE expressed his belief that Mr. Buffers
amendment offered for tho purpose ef weighing
down the bill aud killing 1t.
Mr.. BUTLER denied II, and did not believe that Mr.
Hale believed IL.
The question was taken Mr. Buffers amendment
and 1t was rejeoted-Yeas, l2i Nays, l29.
After q motion to adjourn which was deteated pY
Yeas ll4 Nays, 1885, the House proceeded 10 vote ON
the amendment offered by Mr. Kasson, making the re
ductiOn OF members salaries take effect from the ah OF
March, 1873 and IL adopted by Yeas. l72 Nays, IT,
without making any further progress with the meas
ure the House at five minutes past O'Clock ADJOURNED