Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-17

arrived at the figures of $500. The az
gregate mileage Of both Houses OF the 80
Congress was 1926, 924 making yearly 80
rage of S41G.S0 for each member. 10 tllao
was to be added an allowance for stationery
of S125. That would make the salary anu
allowances S5,541.S0. The Committee ia nau
therefore fixed the total amount at So,ooV' (
Back pay.
Mr.. kasson member Of the Committee,
offered an amendment providing that lnes
Senators, Representative and Delegates y
the a9d CoIgr6ss who had received tnei
compensation since the 4th Of March, Ioi2;
in accordance with the act OF 1873, shail
hereafter be paid oply such equal monthly
instalments as shall, in the aggregate, make
their compensation for the whole Congress
equal to the amount fixed i'll this law
Mr.. Barry did not believe in the
Humibug
Of returning back pay and thought there
was hardly member who i'll the bottom
| of his heart wanted the law OF the last
| session, repealed
btr. Hurlbut laceti0usly offered an amend
ment providing for three classes OF Con-
gressmen: Glass 4, with $500 salary;
class b, with 5000, and class I, Win
| S3.0O0@sthe members 10 select Tor them
selves, at the beginning Of each Congress-
| to which class they shall belong lie De
| lieved the House did not intend to pass any
practical measure, and he proposed to Leip
out the House in that direction.
Mr.. Neal spoke in favor Of the reduction
taking effect from tlia beginning OF the
nresafit CohgtSss, and declated that IL las
opinion the
President was More Responsible
for the increased salary law than any one
else.
Mr.. Eldridge defended bis course in
wiling Tor Inc salary bill of March, 1875
He had been in the House ten years, and
had not now as much of the worlds goods
as he had whsIi first elected, aIid his qwl
case he presumed to be that OF all memuer'
who had hcnaS.,,, ...c,nded to their duties
He believed much of the cutlery against the
salary bill was owing to the fact that some
hing had to be done by the Republican
party TO divert attention from the great ia
tioaal repr6ach Of the credit itobilieF. ..-,
! Nr. Eale of New 4 0Ih, was III ldVUi 0
repeal Of the law so far as Senators AM
members of Congress were concerned, ant
restoration of the former salary, with mile
age.
Mr., Kasson called the previous question
on the amendment Offered by him.
t 4 tiis III i.iiwEentt.
nir. Butler, Of Massachusetts, asked t
. offer an amendment to KasSOn's amend
inent providing further that members o
, Congress who were members OF any pre-
{ vious Congress and who received back pa
: under the acts passed at that Congress shal
! have the amount of such back pay deduct
ed from the amount due them for thl
Congress. General laughter and HAND
' clapping all over the house,
e Mr. Kasson refused 10 Withdrew the pre-
: yicjts QUESTION. The House however, re
fused to second the previous question AM
4 then Mr.. Butler offered his amendment.
a Pending the vote on Buffers propositio
4 a motion to adjourn was rejected; also Blu
ler's amendment by yeas l25 nays 12g'
After another motion to adjourn was d
Q feated, the House voted on Kasypn'S atden'
Q nent making the reduction Of member
salaries. to take effect from the fourth
|. March. 1873 and adopted it by yeas j
!. NAYS III Without making further progre
f with the measure, the House adjourned.