Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-19

By this it appears that the average pay
and mileage is s., 456 IA year. Adding
all allowances for stationery, newspapers,
boxes, etc, the amount paid averages 3d.
CSC IA a year for members and Delegates
IL we add for the cost Of postal services
S343 a year for each member and Delegate,
which will probably cover all they frank in
addition to pubic documents, and will be
as much as they will spend for postage
when the ranking privilege shall have expir-
ed,you will have ST, 700 year as the amount
which they cost to the Government each.
So that the compensation proposed by this
bill would increase the cost to the country
for each Representative and Delegate more
than $500 per annum, $1,000 per term
over the present rate, including pay, mil
cage, and all allowances, and postage. And
we will be giving ourselves who have en- joy
ed the franking privilege for the term just
closing about 1000 each.
Now, l do not believe that during the
remnant of this session, from now, at four
O'Clock p. N. on this Sd Of March, 1873, IN
til twelve o'clock m. tomorrow, we can
earn $4,000 each above our present COM
pensation, with all the super zeal and extra
labor we may, in our gratitude to ourselves
apply to unfinished public business.
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio. l now yield for
three minutes to the gentleman from Cali
fornia, Mr.. SARGENT my colleague on the
Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Sargent. My object in making the
proposition to the House the other day was
principally that this, the last opportunity we
could have, might be taken tt increase the
salary of the President ofthe United States.
| firmly believe, from the Investigation l
have made of the matter, that he is now
meanly paid, and believe that any gentle
man who will make the examination as |
have done, will believe that during the last
four years be has expended one years sala-
nv over and above the whole amount that
has been paid to him. / wanted TO RENE
DIV that Injustice, and thought il was but
due to him that we should do SO now, the
last time that we could do it for four years,
and as far as he is concerned, in fact fOreV-
er.
Another object l had in view was this
When the able and eloquent gentleman
| from Massachusetts Mr.. Banksl rose here
| and asked me, In connection with the q0es
ton of mileage, if l ought to be paid more
for nv services here than he was, [ mental
| " responded that ought not. wanted tC
get rid of the subject of mileage, so that
hereafter whenever should rise to debate
a question like this, might not have j
thrown in nv face from different parts o
the House. at least with any justice, that
was paid more than my brother members
here from other Statss. | want only equa
Iity of nav as have equality of rights.
| Fort these reasons made the proposition
did the other day. We are now brough
face to face with question upon the solu
ton of which depends whether we shal
have an extra session of the next Congress
or not. The amount to be paid under thi:
bill to the present Congress over their pres
ent compensation would not equal the cos
and expense of an extra session
of Congress. And as this is the las
ooportunity shall haze to accomplish tn
principal obiecs have in view, | shall vol
10 agree TO this report of the committee Q
conference, and by helping pass this bill &C
complisb that and save an extra session.
Mr.. FSrnsworth. Will the gentleman al
low me to ask him question?
Mr.. Sargent. IL have time to answe
it.
Mr.. Farnsworth. How can the gentle
| man know we shall have an extra sesslH
of Congress If this increase OF con- DNnsa
ton fails?
Mr.. Sargent. This bill will fail alsc, an
il is indispensable to the proper carrying O
of the Government that it should pass.
Here the hammer fell.
Mr., Garfield of Ohio. / now yield
the gentleman from New York Mr.. 70
| teri for two minutes. -
Mr.. Potter, As measure OF alz'