The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-13

this was TO be provided for In the resolu-
ton no had Dftored.
Mr.. Tremsine asked Ortiz whether his
proposition made any provision for cover
ing the back pay into the treasury.
/ Mr.. Urth replied that Il did not. lie
.aid that personally he world hsye no Oh.
lection 10 let the law date back, but AS q
matter Of compromise he thought i. bet
ter 10 let the reduction Commence from.
and after the passage OF tue law. ilc be.
lieved tha: would meet with the wishGa u
tho people and would 10 in conformity
with tho previous history OF Congress on
thAt subject. lie agroci that the people
were as much 10 favor OF the reduction of
the presidents salary a. that 81 the mem.
bers, bu. il could not DO touched until al.
ter the present term. Ito modified his
proposition 80 Is TO touch the salary o!
supreme court ju1gesi i! would apply
however 10 members " the cabinet IL
applied therefore only Ia whs. were known
IS political Offices. After answering other
questions in reference 90 the salaries oil
the cabinet officers, Mr.. Or,h moved the
previous question on his resolution.
Mr.. shank. hoped the previous G yes.
ton would not be seconded. Blu. that the
discussion shculd be continued until the
people were satisfied tbN. tina house under.
stood il rs well ashley.
Mr.. Eldridse thought the latitude of de.
bate should b. much grcster. The honor
Of congress Sc well as the honor otindi-
viduals was concerned.
Mr.. Monroe stated his position in re-
gard to the salary bill 81 te this: He be-
loved that tho true thing for the house to
do was 20 repeal as completely aud rs
Lee. IA sfn ,ris
the constitution. the salary bill OF March
3fd, Is,3
The Hcu,e now chrro ~ vote on two
pending propositions. The IRA, Wa, that
Of Mr.. Uu,burt--to rc'omnit the bill
with instruction, TO strike out the second
and third sections OF the bill and substi-
tutc for them the following; First, that
frcm ara after the passage OF this act,
the com ponsation OF senators, representa-
,ives ard delegates, shall be at the rate OF
81, 900 per Annum, payable monthly, and
in addition thereto actual Individual ex-
renses Of o,ch senator, representative or
delegate in going TO and returning from
the seat OF government onoe in every Sos
sion, 10 be certified 20, in writing, by each.
Second That tho compensation of tho
speaker u the House of Representatives
| representative, amounting in all TO %, 900,
with ihe same allowance for travelling sx-
penses, az heretofore provided.
Third, That all laws and parts Of laws
visions Of ihs at are here
by repealed. The following substitute
WIS offered: That The select
onfn ~ fnprrt hill 4
ing the whole salary act, SO far ~ the
same can be done under tho constitution,
excepting judges OF the supreme court,
and ascertain the average amour: Of sal
airy, milsge and other allowances exc ul,ive
Of any estimate for tho use Of tho frank
ing privilege, paid TO senator's, represents
.iyes and d delegate, Of the forty.arst Con-
cress, and report bill determining the
Compensation ofsepators, representatives
and delegates IN Congress there after a.
tho amount as near AS practicable, this as
certained with the necessary travelling ex-
penses, and restoring all other salaries rs
they were before the passage OF shat act.
rhe previous question wss seconded by
vote Of l32 ~ l2G. and main question
ordered; question was hrst taken on sub
stituting Oria's proposition, and it was
adopted without aye. or nays. SO the bill
was RENTED 10 u special committee with
Instruction, prepared BY Orta. and it was
agreed that when the I'LL snail 10 report
ed back it will be considered under the
Ave minutes rule.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The House then went into committee Of
whole Tyner in chair, and the bill appro-
priating four million dollars for extra
ordinary expenses Of naval service.
In the course Of discussion Mr.. Cox
said there wss not fight enough in the
House 10 kill amouse. The Gag OF the
country had been dragged through the
dust through our diplomacy. The Iouse
was pusilsnmous before MI the
world; but the navy should De better and
stronger, and he would vote a. al times
TO strengthen it.
Mr. Hale Of Maine, accused Cox Of in
| consistency, and called TO mind the con.
tinual attacks made by that gentleman
hitherto on all naval appropriation bills.
Mr.. HAw!ey, Of Connecticut, said hs
had listened with indignant start TO the
remarks Of the gentleman from New
York LCoxl who had dared TO tell the
house that II was pusillsnimous, and had
| not energy enough to kin a mouse, and
tina. tho flag of the country had been
| dragged in the dust. lie had no admira-
tion for that sort OF bravery. wish to
add that an emphatic commentator Of the
| president and secretary of state for the
| calm, ,ef-respec', good sense, and | may
venture TO say, Christian temper
and Christian ststesmanship-un.
| popular as the expression
| has become--which they have exhibited
| in this matter. 1t would have been oas y
to have plunged the country headlong
into war, unprepared as We we're. Bu,
oven If ~e had had tho grandsst navy in
the world should hsvo demanded OF the
| administration tho same telf-respect it lie,
shown, nothing that Gen. Grant ever did
| from the time he left Gslena until ht
| d'hrongh the WILDERNESS. and cam,
into the white house does him mora homo,
than the patient hrmness with which b,
has faced the Spanish difficulty and &c.
tied it to the satisfaction OF all.
Ma. Cox, in reply TO members who &C
cused him Of making war speeches said
he had made u 0 speech.
Mr., Gsrilold--.And never did. Laugh
teri
Mr.. Cox Not noticing Gar avld'. inter
ruption) but I never knew in nv life .
single member Of Cobgre,s from Connoc
ticut, from Hsrtfort convention down
who did not begin to have soma sort o,
war spirlt against his own country o,
.ections! matter, and who had not AWAY
covered when II came 10 fighting for hi
flag abroad.
Mr.. HAwley apprchening Mr. Corr