, 1873-02-25
WASHINGTON.


7 fbe provision increasing hs salaries after the 4th
81 ssts SoooS Vice President justices Of the Supreme
House, $4,000 each Chief Justice Of The supreme
Court 500 Assistant Secretary Of State OF the
Treasury and Of the INTERIOR $500 each Senators,
Representatives, and Delegates, including the Forty
fhey are to e allowed their acfa to and
Washington each session, including the Fory-second
Congress. ,-..,,. n,+
lsr's amendment, but they we're o'er7oleo os '4''
Mr, HOLMAN appealed from tho decision Of the the
Uhair ruling in favor of provision increasing me
eocapensaion now fixed by law veto 1T
The decision Of the Chair sustained BY 7o'e u
BE- to o. amid much hilarity.
Mr. BUTLER then proceeded to ad'oea1e LIB ADef''0
NJ GARFIELD EXPRESSED regret that the House
lhould be called upon at so Late IN hour 10 '0'' ~
'csn R1EERrs asked Garfield whether the
subject vasat brought before the House on MS OWL
Snon Mr HALE On behalf Of Mr. Garfield, said the Com
4t ~ 49, ~ de.rous to get on with its business,
Ind bad INSTRUCTED Chairman to bring up the DILL
RobeRTs.1t is clear that the majority here
tonight ns to 10fs IT,. f9h e tn5 asI
,s 90 a sha be IN DAYLIGHT and IN the eyes Of
lhe country, TDerisiye laughter 49,,
Sr. dAKf1ELD-n the gentlemen desires to =. init q
;oa ae s a of ie House pubic business
am ready to answer him. t
auressu1s on ne, an here 70 answer him. do init
nste lint u ia unusuM to permit bill including sucn
proposition TO come TO vote q eufn an ali over
ns GAnf1E1p replied TINT he had given notice to
tbs House in the afternoon hat he desired to uIne
The Naval Appropriation bin, and the LegislanSe aE
nTopriation bin No one regretted more than he d.d
now. bit that It had been brought forward at all
M DAWES, having called Mr. Tyner to inc en- ena,1. "
pfered Is substitute proposition to increase " ~
per cent the salaries Of customs oincers "uose o'
peosatqa does not exceed s. oov:
Me.s1z T HOLMAN and wH1THoEN also OPPOSED it;
The oucgtion was taken On the amendment oneEsa -
By Mr. Dawes, md it was rejected by vote OF - 70
III. UPsoS moved to amend Buffers anenamens o9 q
making apply only to the next Congress. ana ~ s1ta az,
ttat Buffers proposition wouo oc 4'oAo" "s0A' -
NJ BUTLER said he could give remedy to @ esess
who DID not thint f, 1 sen 81 pedee no
to take it. Ti1tuous men and true come ano S'en n'
pledge. T6houts Of laughter-l
Mr. DAWES then offered his amendment a. an aaqs y,
ton the Butler amendment NJ Da~es M n1d sna sti,
Mr. PoTTEa 5f moved to reduce the salary ct mem
IT,. y coTuRN Oh moved 70 etrdke out Of The amend
rent ii tha increased the pay Of the President ant
members ot E. sax IN support
GARFIELD tohio saia a. he 1 ma Il no. Ss oesas ors
It al it ehonid not be confined to small group ~
1houll comprehend tho whole civil sezsa~- OF N
country. .,. ~. <,or,
rnittaa Tise which WIS negatiyed-x7 to Il.
III. Coburns amendment WIS then rejected: .;r
Mr.. GARFIELD proposed that the Cotntn1ttee r1s'
but the proposition was met with deI1aon- !,
A vote wns then taken on the Butler amendment
taIers and was agreed to 81 to g. =.
The amendment reported by the Couu0ttee Cd Al
propr1ations was then adopted.
Various other propositions to increase the salaries
employees Of the House were offered, and carried ami
considerable confusion. oo.
The Committee then rose, and the House, At 1:3o
a., adjourned.