The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-08
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''got 1t referred TO my committee engineered ID
through the House" and carried 1t through th1
Senate. - and the democratic papers I'D the state
ment that this was done under direction
and in conspiracy with the President for ths
t purpose OF raising ns.,,I his 10y own pay snS
end and finish of all condemnation By calling ms
the "archsalary -grabber." Not one word OF au
my capacity overmuch. These falseho0ds accord
to me the ability to carry measure, Of the NOSE
ssey sd
very same newspapers denied that had any con.
siutIatioh IN congress-, or claim to be cOnSidere0
rs leader" even In the Lower House.
INNOCENT INNOCENT
me salary measure was brought into the House
witnout my know ledge or action, referred I'd
the Committee OF the Judiciary without nv knowE
edge, and had been voted on in the House, 30 fa1
In the Committee Of the Judcssry y wss reerre
to subcommittee, Of which was not momiier,
cause thonsht the reside esidentS sal. ns;
the time Of washington and ASas dons s%ss
furniture. servants, fuel lights and other matters,
30 AZ nearly TO double the salary. Being assured
by my colleagues on the committee thai was mis-.
taken in that, l examined the matter carefully
BY Congress toward the expenses Of John Adams.
and an inventory Of the present allowances In the
to the House; and, somewhat to my surprise, {
found that the perquisites OF the President-f |
may 30 call them.were not 80 great IN degree a.
cause In that time the horses, stables and appur.
tenances OF every kind were Furnished to the Presi-
furnished the Presidents Upon learning this.
l consented In the committee that bill
President had no doubt as to the propriety Of
raising the pay OF Cabinet officers, for knew one
Cabinet onicer, living in not extrayagsntly f,ir
Vyhi hQ hah hirQh maid n nlh0 nne
Of his salary OF $4,000, for rent alone. Nor didt
doubt as TO the proprlety of increasing the salary
sity OF raising that OF members OF Congress Being
the only republican on the committee
IN FAVOR OF THE MEASURE
who had been reelected to the next Congress,
after the bill reported by the subcommittee ha%
S osena ADOPTED 0y the judiciary Committee was
House, and did so at the earnest urging of every
member Of the committee bnt one, and the ont!
one VINO opposed the bill; one VINO mas hOnOre0
himself for, so far ~ l know, he has not returned
his pay, while others. who urged mo to favor OF
engineer" the bill, are reported AZ having done
-, Pooh MIN CANNOT LIVE IN WARRINGTON
live in Washington on their salaries as Congress,
men. Tie had seen In Congress many faithful and
enicent representatives obliged to borrow mone1
and pledge their salaries In advance to pay theft
way and support their families saw them ex:
posed: day Sy day, to the pressing temptations sf
Knew n that some '' u them s had " Yielded.
and their country by so doing. pitied tho
needs and the struggle for the means Of living
which had induced them to 1t. and felt from my
soul. that such ought not to be the condition Of
Representative Of the American people in Con-
gineered' and made myself responsible for-how.
ever the same may be phrased-an increase Of
salary to the President, Judges members OF tho
Cabinet and OF Congress, TO every degree In my
power, and am glad that was able to bring 70
about 70 the extent charged upon me. IL Is re.
sponsibility from which do not shrink, and shall
neither falsify my act or prevarcate myself in pal
liattOn exCuse.v