, 1873-06-27

ond dougrcsa voted that TO thcmanlycs In other
words tte obleoiion ia not to hepay bit to Tho 1atk
ltiasaid Tint whcn sman is elected to uongros. Ills
acceptance to tho o1co amo,nta 70 contract tht o
ray sc by law, and llelco Tint i. ii tponost for
Congressman 70 veto to Increase R compensation for
a, + L. e." b. o uss
~ha s ground hs sppo.eh contract ress y certainty
lint ~ has no support by tho precedontH.
| TnR CONSTITUTION PROVIDES
TINT menbers Of CagrcBa shall rccNyaa compensation
for tor ~ IT, ,Srgso bs ases,a1oa by bo S
nrst congrcss assembled, Of tho absoluto duties
imposol upon them waa 10 Az tho!r own. componsa-
"Eeceivo compensation" Il aao declared that n,lo
compensation should bo "n1ed by law.n Congreas
pesscd, and cong.esa alouo could pas tho law; and
whcthcr they rhsae Bnch INV % tho frat o. last day
si'ssa Spon sosa s sf ~ Ss9 Tey III e @
estimated TO be- sufficient compensation, and thereafter
haze increased or minse \ ~ they thought
who e seconi oonsrsss sonvonod thoy wore sor a.
the a,ss oongres. wore to a1 thsra. i Is . =
Teltsettlod principle that no legislative body eau
alter, amond repeal any law of former Congress;
and whether this be done on tho frat or last day Of
teir torn muat be wholly immator.al and ths sano
Tho Inst. II tho Fory-Racond Uongrcss had, on tho
first day Of its seseon, paHaod lnw fixing Tho
boon objected that 1t voting bnrk pay and yot
THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN pnEolsELY THE
| ..-- sAME. ....
Each Congressman would have received tho sauo,
and the Government would hava paid It, It iB, thcrc
fore, practically inmaterial whether tho bill was
oo1 ee az essss S .,
ness abroad, with the datinct agreement that he might
aie from your funds whatever be thought ho was on
tlod TO for his services, and thn II ho not sntlB
nod with tho At nrs a1cd BY him, ho might altcs
Or change 4 At my time during his term Of sery!cel
ho should do whit you had agreed ho might DO. And
yas sia IL precisely thu caHe ndor consideration.
hs sso e. 4 E rS
constitutional certainty.
o,nroas =, inn;aaa TmEnE cAM A.. NJ NO ooNTRAoT
mo expressly declares may do. Huch
Acontrn9s, II maao nnd reduced to writing, wonld bo
and ought eapos o oasa soua 4sso sso
Ills seat Under promise not 10 vote according 10 his
S III Ne
lawyer, no layman with particle Of scnse will dony
That tho consttution o1pressy authorizes members Of
lug helr torn for do simple roason int tIoy nny
compensation. And 10 aay that uaoro i any other
contract between representative and his constu-
there can DO eonract which eontravones 10 oon,t
tuition, Ia simply absurd.
Apropoaition sunitted to the satoa to pro-
vent CongrcBs from fixing It's pny, nnd waa re-
jccted by nino staos and adoptod BY only four. Tho
rcuson bcing, that cougreaa might A1 tho pay of
defeated st f coetion, might in spite and anger
do injustice to tile next Congress to be composed Of
mon OF tho. other political party.
But not only would such contract II nctually mado
bc both void anil criminal, but there IL not the sgtt
cat foundation for the INSERTION that ouch contract Is
been wol established tat Congress- should Increase
isa own Pay though 4 might ncreaso the pay Of sub
e 5S wbe 5
Congress- waB electc1 But the fact happens TO bo
actly tho reyorae. There has never been increase
voting Il. 80 bas The implied Contract il nos ths
each Congress shall not, but that they may, II they
think proper, increnaG their own pay.
| rI11a CAN BE MADE VERY PLAIN
by referring to thopreccdcnts. Tho Iny has been In
creased several tnss and = oase decreased I
atcly afor the war OF 1872, whesl the country WIS
very poor and greatly embarrausod, tt objected
w % ad is been Elected Wits ho law Soa % s
COMPENSATION at 81 900 reduced II to 70 por day. Upon
1ssfY sse 4a % o md 1e
because thoy had been elected when Tho eaiary was
They uudorstood It to bo theft duty 10 h1 reasonable
compensation; and they thought, under tho circum.
they applied tho ro;,ieton 10 Themselves ~ wo a. to
succeeding Congresses
ny tho act Of Aug. 10, 1885, the compensation q
Congressman increased from IS por day to 81 900
- s.,.,..a1 S.n,,, mn non 49,
INC pNS Mas "san % % u1o 1acS s ~ 70 pes
. ~ uno n H. - tfrn ~ ocR l. -" HJorePgf 1aeS
tua .n 10 ,,th tS,n nsuoa ~. ars sooO ~;
neni ~ nAoe. III. III .1 % -. ~. $50 ~ ,tI taI ~
pay wa m S m ~! xuS uS my ny w
esse ~ ~ III n 20 @ VIA ,iJ' WI ~ ~ raa ,th t ~
t. ~ ccnr ~ roouro that ern IL
~. ~ ,in ~ 40 ~ wv, ~ h,a , n1 @ ~,
"a ~ ~ " ~ ~ r ~ ~ . , ~ u"H LIZ ~
tho nc1nrr ~ conarcss IL nar n's sonpaea net
~ ,nrasso lis m"r favoud tba n,nnnnt vaI W !. -
~ 4nn ta a1 hc ss oecioa % ho aond an i. o
tre tn1 aa nop contcm1cI HIT auy memher Who tskes
wne
"asos 1esei'pu y SUI SUI ouea s "a ray, ~ 10 GNU 'u''t'
tu conttnune cowmanI. md 1yhateyer amounts to
, @ & L o,, ~ 49, ; ~, n'a "
soag 10Y nas Dce" o @ o1gs seG h sg
~ S,aes mnS iha uo Who Il n,r n.st batopv nyo
Iote tti h @ s ~ tnGvo = vii tns "n nnIij n
% none a, m az ~ a,nsn II ~
arn a cnnaoe;on a. u thn ar ~ ma LAY
tneio 40 oho h, ~ ioa Wy @ y. .no sss
hages 81 =, our Sa,Iers Nv vors sna therefore no
ae9e"erate sous. ,,r,,, ,,-,,,.,
| WIG TIL ItEi WENE.
But before We pass tA!s nasty Judgment lct " see
for tho moment VINO were the men, WHO IN leso anu