The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-10

Willard, in the first place, and now Mr..
Kasson, are entitled to the gratitude Of the
country for uncovering this matter.
INCREASE OF SALARY REPEAL.
The committee of the national House Of
Representatives, to whom was referred the
several propositions to repeal the increase
of salary law reported the result of their
action and deliberations, Monday. There
were several reports, several propositions,
all looking to secure popular favor, and all,
in our opinion, having "a screw loose"
somewhere. The report of the majority
provides for general repeal, and restores
the pay and compensation of members to
the same amount it was year ago, with
the provso that no mileage shall be paid
for the present session, but in lieu thereof
there shall be paid the actual expenses Of
the members in going to Washington.
Nothing is said in reference to the salary of
the President, members of the cabinet or
Judges of the Supreme Court of the United
States. The report of the minority was
signed by Mcssr. Kasson. of Iowa, and
.Jcwctt. Of Ohiothc purport of which
may be obtained from the following dccla-
ration contained therein, which VIC extract
from our Geographic columns, yesterday.
They object TO the majority bill, because,
in their opinion, the emphatic and con-
tinucd expression of the great majority of
the American people, in all forms, should
influence their judgment against the in
crease of salaries and should take the qucs-
ton of its repeal out of the field of debate.
They, therefore. report bill for the re-
peal of the whole act. except the increased
salary of the President during the current
term, constitutional provision prohibiting
all change therein. Their other recon-
aries, We shall consider elsewhere Then
comes Mr.. Maynard, Of Tennessee with a
proposition 'to suspend the salary bill'
during the present Congress, instead of re-
pcaling it ; he is followed by Judge Poland
with the notice of bill for repeal. apply.
ing the increased pay received during the
last and present Congress. ON the salary
for the current Term, and demanding OF
those who have not been reelected return
of their increased compensation. To close
up, Black, of Indiana n member of the
committee -disscnts from all, but docs moi
say exactly what he wants.
Now does all this look like business A,
the first glance, they all start out, as if i'm
PEELED by the popular demand that the in
crease of salary must be cut off. So it wa'
in the Louisiana question IA year ago. Every
man has a proposition of his own and vii
consent to no other, There il just enough
difference in the several propositions upor
which to found an argument, and yet t.
prevent final action. An exception to th
is Judge Poland's proposition, which is tho
most equitable of all The only trouble
with it being that THAT little thing can't b,
did" and that its object was, doubtless, t
burlesque the whole matter. 1t was prob
ably meant for fun and burlesquc, bu
Butler got the start of the judge IN the eau
| Gus by a week. 1t may, however, be takei
| as an indication of the danger ahead. TIL,
effect of all of these propositions is simply
| to mix up matters and, perchancc, to fur
| nish loOphole of escape. We are no
sure, moreover, whether Congress can re
| peal the act so as to affect their salaries fo
| the present year. Their salaries, and tern
of service, commenced on the fourth da,
of March and while there is nothing, in tn
| constitution, to prevent Congress from in
creasing or lcssening their compensation
they are forbidden to pass er post fact
| laws. The right to fix their own salaries
| provided for in the same instrument, may
however, decide this matter in favor of
repeal, except in the case of the Vice Pres
ident. 1t will be noticed, also, that tn
House refused, by vote OF one hundre
and thirty-two to sixty-four, to put tn
bill, or any of them, upon immediate pas
sage or shut off debate. We hope that thi
red hot zeal will be kept up until the sala
ries arc regulated in legal and economics
manner, and that the result will be some
thing more then buncombc. We doubt nc
that the measure, in some form, will pas
the House, but we shall await its passag
by the Senate and approval by the Presi
dent, before we shall lay in II very grea
stock of hope. The only hope for its IT
peal rests in the persistent and continue
"pegging away" at it, by the press and tn
people, so that we may keep our rcpresen
atives at fever heat, and let them kno'
that we are in earnest in our demands
Half way measures or burlesques won't .
down.