The Portland daily press., 1873-03-05
Shameful.

Shameful.
Under the leadership of Benjamin F. But
Ter, with following largely made up of polit
lcal adventurers from the Southern States
who have nothing to loose, the bill for the in
crease of salaries was tackled to the Lepisl,
tive, Judicial and Executive appropriation
bill by the vote OF a majority of both Hous.
aad Senate yesterday morning. The provis
ions OF this bill are familiar, the only change
being that the salary of each Congressman i:
increased to $500 and travelling expenses
instead OF to $4,000. There may be many
good reasons for some increase of the salaries
OF our government officials, and our people
generally feel the propriety of having them
fixed at a sum consistent with the high sta
ton ofthe recipients and the dignity OF the
nation. But this bill contains feature
which will awaken universal reprobation and
about which the country will not be SLOW 10
express sharply adverse sentiment. Inc
increase of Congressional salaries is not only
for the future but is to be garen TO members
ofMe Forty-Second Congress, who will each
get an additional s., 500 per year for the past
two years. lThrs these modest gentlemen
have voted to themselves bonus of $1,000
each. The yeas and nays on this question
will be eagerly scrutinized by the country and
will be a good thing to cut out and save for
future reference.
They are as follows:
SENATE Yeas.-Messrs. Alcorn, Ames, Bayard,
xpan n
Clayton, Cooper Davies. Flanagan, Gilbert. Gold,
thwait, Hamilton of Texas, Hill, Hitchcock, Lewis
Logan, Machen Morrill, of Maine, Norwood Nye
Osborne, Pool, Ransom, Rice, Robertson, SAWYER
and West-36. -
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Boreman Buckingham,
Casserly, Chandler, Conking, Corbett, Cragn Ed
munds, Ferry of Michigan, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton
OF @ Maryland ham5in, Howe, Kelley Morrill, of YER
Scott; sherman, Sprague, Thurman, Window and
HOUSE Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Averill, Bigby,
Bingham Blair of Missouri Boremap, Boles, Buck
ley, Burdett, Butler oil Massachusetts, Butler Of
Tennessee, CALDWELL Carroll, Cobb, Coghlan, Critch-
ter, Crossland Darrall, Dlckey, Dubose Duell Duke
Eldridge. Elliott, Foster of Pennsylvania, Garfield
Garrett, Getz,. Giddings, Goladay, Griffith Han
cock. Hanks, Harmer Harper, Harris Of Mississippi,
hays OF Alabama, Hazelt0n of New Jersey Hern.
don, Houghton Kendall, King, Lamison Lamport,
La lansing ne Leach Lowe, Maynard, McHenry, MeJnn-
da, Packard Of fndian. Parker Of Mi sis ipsi Peek,
Eanda Rice # Kentucky Robinson Rogers Of New
York, Rogers of North Carolina, Sargent, Shanks
ShsldSrn sherwood Soss tSnapp SNYDER Storms
Tahe, Thomas, Townsend of New York Turner Tut
hill, lwiiclel, Voorhees,, Waddell, Wallace, White
chester, Young-iO3.
NDys-Messrs. Amber, Archer, Arthur, Barker,
BaFnum Beatty, Bell Bird, Blair of Mich, Bright,
burn, Conger, Cotton, Cox Crehs Crocker, Davis
Dawes, Donnan, Dog, Eames, Ely, Farnswortb,
ESenhu,g Foster Of Ohio Foster OF MICHIGAN
pinia Haveps sley of Hlinois Hawley of Con
n@ech,icut, Hay Of Illinois, Hazetoa of y isconsn
cut, Kerr, Ketcham, Killinger, Lewis, Lynch, Mar
shall, McCleland, Mccormick. McLrary. McGrew,
Mcintyre Merriam, Merriek, Monroe, Niblack of
Indiana, Orr, Packer OF Pennsylvania, Palmer, Par
ker of New lml shire, Pendle.un, Poland, Il. H
Roberts Rusk ScoGed, Sessions, Shellabarger, Shoe
maker, Slater, Slacuih Smith of New York Smith
of Ohio, Smith Of Vermont, Speer, Sprague Stark
weather, Stevenson, Terry, Townsend of Pennsylya-
er, Willard and Wilson of Ohio-s5.
An analysis of the above vote shows thai
in the Senate % Republicans and IA Demo.
Gratis voted for the measure, and 21 Republi.
cans and Democrats against it. Of the
Senators voting for it, IL were from Northern
and 23 from Southern States. In the House.
"a Republicans and 40 Democrats and Liber-
ais voted for the increase, and 80 Republicans
and 35 Democrats and Liberals voted against
it. OF those voting for the scheme, 55 were
from the Southern States and 4S from the
Northern. while the number of Southern
members voting against it does not exceed a
dozen. Of the 243 Representatives, 1913 voted
on this question. The 45 dodgers are made
up of 25 Democrats and 20 Republicans. We
have been thus careful in stating the facts
connected with this miserable transaction as
a matter for future reference.
1t is matter of profound regret that Maine
furnished two of the four New England Re.
publicans who voted in favor of this measure
Our special dispatch that no Maine members
had voted for it was sent Immediately before
the final vote ON the conference report was
taken, and up to that time no Maine Repre-
sentative had SO voted, except Mr.. Peters in
one of the earliest stages of its progress.
Massachusetts furnishes the other two
Butler and Twichell. The Liberal Banks
cas-. the only other affirmative New England
vote. Very few Republicans from the North
ern States are found in this black list, which
IS largely made up OF political adyenturers
from the Southern States to whom $4,000 was
an ample price for their present reputation
and future prospects.
The adroit manager of this shabby traneac-
ton, whose unsavory reputation grows more
and more malodorous, has attached this bill
to necessary appropriation bill in order to
avoid the Presidents veto, which was certain
to meet it had it been presented alone, and
tfus shyster like, Butleran trick gives ad-
ditional iufamy to the affair.
1t is indeed mournful that any men of good
character and reputation should have been
led by cupidity or any o.her inducement to
lend themselves to the consummation of this
bad business.