Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-10-02
Circular Letter from Hon. John M. Bright
To the Citizens of the Fourth Congressional District,
State of Tennessee.


clerks of the Senate and House representatives
have nothing political conceal you.
fore you. 80 - 5000 " - "
In mesOf gatpOpua expected many
peTyeTslon and should be disseminated
Under such the public mind naamed and abused b.
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gether with call from of constituents furnish apo
Sum- commenting on the Salary Bill
its issue of 9th of August 1873 following
"In the final test cote the House Marhlas
members then or since chosen TO the Forty third Congress recorded
themselves hqand amongst the democrats placed under the head
absent or lodging my name is recorded
The following extract from the MureesborO Angus
M Representatives who voted 70
and against the back salary fraud published in the New York Tribune
voted one time for it. twice against it, and absent refused
Nono August 28h 1873 find the following
hdtt9rs 1t my understanding that Hon John NJ Bgh
ground did he base his opposition If what does intend
it? the bill constitutional? By answering the above you will
The that the sss
facts did dodge" the "hnaP vote Salary
pay Congress opposed to from the beginning
the endingI voted against against
by votes and declarations that regards
had dodge responsibility after having been
fully committed against it, Its that did several
when TIE bill before the House.
paired off with another parliamentary questions
ing to the the single did not what
known the Sergeant amendment entirely thing
from the Butler amendment which became the law
following invite your careful
The Salary presents aspects your consideration
LEGs1Ar1vE ACTION ON THE BILL
Ont 9TH of February 07a Mr. Butler Of Massachusetts, from the
House judiciary Committee reported the Salary Bill known the
committee. Globe part I'd, p II96-42 COng)
On the 10th of the month"; Mr. Butler introduced resolution d
ecng the committee appropriations include his Salary Bill the
blu for the consideration
whole House. and pension put passage
On call the and voted this resolution the
% S @ nays SG I not % Dog 9 % part d p 3t 81 hi,
that supposed the end of it. But mistaken de
On the q Dembs z the Executive legislative an Judiciary
appropriation bill was introduced into the House.
On the 10Th of January passed provision
sund clerks and officers of the House and
pay Congress
S 1 o nnoa @ passed the Senate G with sundry am
5sR the pay OF different oerS o the Senate doDe part 2n pp'
3lsto January,
amended and the House ordered amendments be printed and
ferFed TO the Committee on appropriations Globe part 1922
recommending increase of the the clerks and other officers of the
tho eu snoe make o @ $ m the same grade of officers
So far the House and had been disagreement relation
compensation of the officers of the respective bodies
The House resolved itself the committee Of the whole for the
of considering the the Mr. Butler Of Mas
sachuset moved amend the amendment reported the
the whole BY Substituting the aq Bill reported ee from the
Mr. Buffers amendment carried division the cOmtee
my recollection ion that vas present an and voted nth the negative though
% h aG @ committees Of e e e %s p The fea aH Executive tf nd
judiciary Bill as amended was how reported to the House with recon-
that do The previous question moved and ordered
the Butler amendment the Senate amendment and the yeas and
did not vote at this time for the given the time Duing the
roll call the following announcements were made:
vote no (obe Bird pit pp 196-Jus here word explanation
do not approve of the parg but has been too
does change result of the
by Congressional pairing
voting and the other against question the narrative
the House the Butler amendment the Senate amend
decided despair
passage the House Mr. Butler had moved reconsider the vote
rejecting had moved this
asked permission of the House
position that unless in this form canno get
pass have the judgment of the Senate
they against there end Of the and then will
Of and & they % Sa agree and put M the sa Po
majority House will have the control the matter they have
House and the Senate This why moved reconsider
bring the minds of the bodies the proposition
gentlemen have indced but think there ought be increase
to meet what actual reduction in pays
Sargent suggest the gentleman that be make $4,000 and out
off all mileage and allowances" -
M Butler will agree to amendment which shall provide that this
shall be the salary with actual expenses of travel
Sargent do not want actual expenses at GLOBE p 3
motion edyea g. nays lo not voting g. was still paired with
that IwOud aye he present Globe p 1919 The
question recud the motion the stood 1O
did not this question The did do
already fully committed against by vote declarations
and more especially as parliamentary question bring the mat
Mr. Butter moved reconsider the vote by which the previous
brought again before the House for amend
WbeeupOn Mr. Sargent moved strike amend
travelling expenses receive $4,000 per an
mileage stationary HecaIed the previous question which
ordered and the instantly thrust
the amendment Of Mr. Sargent was agreed to.
Sargent The yeas and being ordered
STOOD yeas 100 na VS. 81 voting S. Globe 1877.
merits on which did
being paired This omission free admit requires explanation
There whether good not why did not vote this
of time the construction and