New-York tribune., 1873-03-01

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on tne bto revise consolidate. and amend the Pension
laws Agreed to.
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
Mr. WILSON (Rep.. IndJ, moved TO suspend the rules
40 as TO allow him TO offer amendment to the Legsls
tive Appropriation bI the bill reported by the Credit
Mobiler Committee No. D. relating the Union Pacific
Mr. piCKEY fRep.. PennJ-If you do that your ap-
prnnriionb IA gone where the woodbBo twineth"
TIE rules suspended and the bill lprintod ese-
whereJ allowed TO be offered as an anendmeh'-io"S'
lS6 Nays 10.
THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE. AND JUDICIAL BILL
The House then, at 12s5 p. went Into Co 1ntee OF
the Whole, Mr. DAWES (Rep.. MassJ In the chair ana
the consideration Of the Senate amendments 10
tho Legislative. Executive, and Judicial Appropriation
Mr. SARGENT Gsep CALI took the floor and made :, Q
the remark that there no chance or tne AppropI
alton bills being passed. loaded down as they were with
iucongruous legislation he was tusthed IN consuming
some time debate. He said that there was no honesty
In that propotion to increase tho salary OF % s
ceive s. year and now Win the last TWO OF tiee
SsS Of ns GS4sS into lSsy e SSiTI pSe
MT MOORE (f,ep, Ill.)-Does the gentleman propose
Mr. sARGENT-I arraign no gentleman whose con- co
science differs from mine but. IN my JUDGMENT IL Is
entirely improper. 1t Is moral wrong anu wrong Oh
M Mr. HEREFoRD Dem, W. WI make the queso1,,ot I,,,
order that the gentleman from California charges dis
honesty other membcrs OF the House VINO Voted con-
Mr. RANDALL dem. Pennl--oh, withdraw your
point OF order WHAT he (5argenp says does not amount
to anything. think we can manage this aud can 90
for the heathen Chnee directly.
After some delay and confusion, the point OF order
Mr. HALE IRep. Mel another member OF the Com
mttee Appropriations differed from his colleague on
that Committee Sargent a, 20 the mp9ssiDlty OF get.
SON lie had no doubt OF 1t, and the Commtee had no
doubt OF it, and nobody need have any fears OF March
Mr. PLATT CRep, Val thought that the opposition to
tue increase salary with bad grace IRON tho
gentleman from California, who received such large
mileage x 49,, A., -. A.. 4, a.,
XXXViIIth Congress he SIT beside Delegate from
Washing Territory who received for pay mileage
showed the Inconsistency OF the mileage system.
Mr. BUTLER Rep, Mass.) replied TO Mr.. Sargent and
to Mr. Hale he held that the business could not be nm
ished BY next Tuesday They had got the question
OF Utah. where bloolscd might come TO legt5lae for,
and the question OF louisiana, where perhaps ooodshed
had been already inausarated ana hey had SoS 70 S S
MIR RANKS lib Rep Mass) argued for the Increase,
aud mentioned Justification for 1t the great increase
rooms more than he paid while Speaker. for ue fur
nisned house There was no why the gentleman
from California should DO paid for hs services SVW
more than himself.
Mr, BANKS went on 10 say that there was no reason
families with them Ia Washington. 1t not for their
own interest for the interest the country that they
should in Washington without their families Tho
advice he had received from Mr.. Edward Everett
was good one, and that to separate himself
from hIs family il he could help It while member OF
Congress.
y
that the spectacle OF TINS Congress voting an increase OF
salaries commencing with tine President Of the United
States and ending with themselves, was more shame
less spectacle than any that had been exhibited before
He did not think the gentleman from California (Nlr
Sargen entitled 10 any credit in the matter for that
gentleman the very man who made the first move
ment toward increasing salaries by Offering an amend
ent to double the salary OF the President In view 0f
the spirit OF the Constitutional restriction that the Pres
idenfs salary shah not be increased during his term OF
Office, he thought that President who would sign bill
10 increase his salary ought to be impeached Your
Credit Mobier "pa!es its Intellectual fires" before the
disgrace which this thing iDcts on this and the next
CONGRESS. There has been shameless spectacle
presented in this Congress- aud when say that say
President United states at the head OF the ring
and putting In the members OF the Cabinet and tho
Judges OF the Supreme Court and sandTchng ourselves
these high funciionares and voting ourselves
5000 5000 just about shaking the dust Of
Washin gton City of our shoes.
Mr.. MAYNARD Qsep, Tenn.) deemed that IL was either
tIsn for President Grant sign OF his first
term bill 10 increase his salary In the next term.
r,es naid by tn Goyerhnent were sufficient to secure
the services OF good aud proper mon lie satisfied
"isT Mr. L, DICKEY Rep PennJ-speak for yourself.
Mr.. STEVENSON tvehemently)-I Will speak FOR my
self and yOu too. | believe II Is enough for you.
llaughter believe il Is All y0u worth tLaugher
would have you for the balance OF your lie at that
Mr. DICKEY-You never made 5000 in your life out
side of yonr salary as member Of Congress 49,.
and doubt II the gentleman ever dad the like.
Mr.. DIGKEY-Then you fooled your chent laugh
Mr. sTEvESsoY-I believe that If all the present
being turned out-laughterI-we could not, on the
average do well at our business we are dong here
d, G 20 % TS @ s B We w spEa ge enSs i and
honest living IL only satisfied We never get
enough for eXrayagance and fashionable ivpg. There
is no end to that. Instead rushing WITH the
rent OF extravaganza, fashion, and folly, with the most
rather return 70 TIE 6diashioned solid PLAIN sibstan
Jia habits or our fathers.
HOAR (Rcp., Mass) made the point OF order that
this debate unworthy the character OF the House.
ha taI IN nd nuir
man sustained the point OF order
The Senate amendments in relation TO the Court Of
Claims gave rise to considerable discussion The amend
TO add to tho item OF 100000 for the Court OF
Claims the following proviso:
un % ~ Of Mares 55j 5s aid cour , 0d 4.
n 5 R S aa HS no III Or % a1 %1 SSSa
ss ' % @ Of a ii be d % Id u See & @ OF
piiaton therefor shall be made By Congress.
Rep., Mel and SMITH (Rsp, \; ", and opposed by
Messrs. BECK lRep., Gal. YOUNG dem. Cal, Shell
Dem, ind.j, GARFIELD (Rep.. ohio) and BANKS
lib. Rep. MassJ The amendment was finally non-con-
The next amendment of importance was that In rela.
TO the interest paid for the Pacific Railroad Com
The Committee on Appropriations recommended a
substitute for it, as follows;
to railroad company and it, account s freight trans
made by the United states or interest upon bonds the Uuted
states issued 70 such eompny and which shall not have been
to recover 50 much Of hs p1e Of "a ;u1G q freight and d. 3, %
OF such company to the upon the law and
shall be determined and also the rights Of tho
Uped the merits Of all the points presented by
thereto by em and the jurisdiction and OF ssd Coa
shall be other and Its judgment
snd transcript thereof shall have the and effect
Of claims against the Government said
either party such suit appeal the Supreme Court aud both
said Courts da give such precedence Of all other bDs
Mr.. WOOD (Dem., n. " moved to amend the Commit
tees amendment by inserting after the word assigns.
the words and after the first OF January next"
He argued IN support or his proposition and appealed
for moderation and reason In the matter. He In
favor OF protecting the interests OF the Government and
even, necessary OF taking possession Of the road but
he would not destroy the property and therefore he
in nj a NJ ha