The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-18
amendment, m and 1t was agreed to. Yeas

lou; nays 1Ul.
Mr.. Maynard offered an amendment Il
except from the proposed reduction EN-.
ployes Of Congress, and spoke In supper
Of his proposition. The amendment wa!
rejected without the yeas and nays. d
BUTLER oERERs A HAPPY AMENDMENT
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, moved to amend
by adding proviso requiring al mem
bers who had also been members OF the
preceding Congress, and In which they
had received back pay to return the SAINT
70 the Treasurer. He appealed to thu
House 70 come up TO the matter squarely,
and like men, and support the substitute
which would be offered for the whole bill
by the gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. Hurl
burt, fixing the salary at $4,000, to take
effect from the passage Of the act. Cries
Of good good | Thatsright] Theques.
ton was taken viva vocice on Butler'l
amendment, and 1t was carried by 113 ID
70. n
Mr.. Hurlbut then offered the following
as q substitute for the whole bill Thai
from and after the passage Of this act the
compensation OF Senators, Represents
tive and Delegates shall be at the rate Of
OF SO 600 per annum, payable monthly,
and in addition thereto the actual individ.
ual expenses of each Senators, Represen.
tatives and Delegates returning to and
from the Capital once In each session.
SEC. Q. That the compensation OF the
Speaker oi the House Of Representatives
shall be $4,000 in addition 10 his salary
as Representative, amounting to $1,000,
and that OF the Vice President shall be
the same amount with the same allow
ances Tor travelling expenses as herein
before provided.
SEC. 8. That all laws and parts Of laws
inconsistent with this act are repealed.
SEQ. 4. That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be required to cover into the
treasury all sums that may remain un-
paid or which have been received as in
creased compensation under the provis-
ions oi said act, approved March 3, 1878,
which shall or may come into his pos.
session.
BRICK DEFRNDs H1MsELF.
Mr.. Beck spoke on the general subject
and defended his action In voting for in.
crease at the last session on the ground that
there would have been an extra session,
and that 1t would have been of incalcula.
bic mischief to the country, involving the
postal telegraph scheme, postal savings
bank scheme and other propositions.
Mr.. Hurlbut moved the previous ques.
ton on his substitute.
Mr.. Dawes endeavored to get in his pro.
position to substitute the bill as reported
BY tho committee under Mr.. Orth's In.
structions.
PREVIOUS QUESTION DEMANDED.
Mr.. Butler and others objected and de-
manded that tho previous question
should be put.
On MIR. Hurlbuts substitute being
again read 1t appeared that it had been
surreptitously changed after It had been
first offered, by fixing the salary Of the
Speaker and Vice President at $4,000
and 5000. :,
Mr.. Dawes called attention TO 1t, and
claimed had he had right to debate
the proposition In Its present form.
The Speaker ruled the point was well
,aken. .Mr. Dawes adverted on the
impropriety Of changing without the
Of the House proposition
pending before 1t.
The Speaker said be would be obliged
4 the gentleman from Illinois Mr.. Hurl-
butt would leave the substitute in Its
original shape. Even though 1t reduced
bis salary, he asked that as special IA
vor. The language Of the gentleman from
Massachusetts, (Mr. Dawes) had left q pos.
sible inference TO be drawn that some out
side person had altered the amendment,
and that the Speaker might have been
privy to 1t. His language had been sus.
ceptible oil that construction. The Chair
therefore begged as o special favor that
The amendment should be put as It was
originally offered, and said he would re.
gard any gentleman who objected as hav-
Ing animosity toward him.
Mr.. Dawes said he was aware that the
Speaker had nothing to do with 1t, for he
had seen how 1t was done, and by what
consent 1t had been done.
BEN THE BOY THAT CUT TEE CHERRY
TREE.
Mr.. Butler, oil Mass, explained that he
had suggested To MIR. Hurlbut TO make
the alteration, and claimed that It had
always been the practice to allow the
mover of o proposition to change 1t be.
fore vote was taken. That was the
counsel, and that the advice under which
the gentleman from Illinois had acted.
AIITTLE sPARRrNd.
Dawes, sarcastically replied, $50 sup
posed"
Butler, in the same tone, thought you
would suppose, because 1t was right and
you did not have anything TO DO with 1t
yourself. !.
The Speaker directed the Clerk to re.
port the substitute in its original shape,
and submitted 1t to the House In that
shape.
nousE GETS EXCITED.
The House seconded by 14l to 4s the
previous question on the Hurlbut substi:
tute and the main question was ordered
yeas 1877, nays 105.
The question was then taken on sub
Mr.. Hurlburs proposition for
the pending bill and all amendments
thereto, and It was, amid much excite
ment and after several changes OF votes
from no to aye, agreed to-yeas 13S,
nays 1870. :,
a motion to reconsider was made and
laid on the table, the yeas and nays hav'
ing been refused on the latter motion.
Mr.. Roberts moved to adjourn. Cries
Of no, no, and much excitement and
confusion. =s y. ~"
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, rose TO close the
debate, but was met with cries OF vote,
vote. .l ,ra. ...r.
POINT OF ORDER oyERRuLED.
Mr.. Cessna made q point Of order that
Mr.. Hale had waived his right, but the
Speaker overruled the point.
Messrs. Hswley Of Conn.,, Burns, Cox
and Kasson spoke against the substitute.
In reply TO various questions the
Speaker stated that II the House refused
10 order the bill TO q third reading the
hilI un,lh fail hnk that II II Waa ordered