Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-04-09
Increase Of Salaries.

unenviable record should, with its ex.
piring gasp. thrust its own arms into the
public treasury to the tune of more than
a million of dollars for services for.which
the lawful compensation had been
already paid, will certainly be n matter
of surprise to the country at this time,
and ultimately, unless VIC are mistaken
will come home to plague the men who
have contributed TO such result.
The salaries provided by the act in
question are as follows.
The President ................... $50 600
The Vice President .......... 10000
Chief Justice Supreme Court. 10 500
Cabinet officers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Assistant Secretaries of the
Treasury, State, and Interior. 6,000
Speaker of the House, after the
present Congress. 10000
Senators, Representatives, and
Delegates, including the pres
ent CongresS......... ...... 7:0OO
In this we raise no question as to the
increase in the salaries of executive off
GERS
LIST. Because they did not participate
in the legislation; 2l. In regard to these
the act is prospective only; and Sd. Be-
cause for this class of officers the advance
will be more generally approved.
That exact justice may be done we
present the record
Yeas So; nays 27. .. ..- AZ
For tie bill
OF the yeas, thirteen are democrats or
Liberal Republicans, being four more
than the majority for the bill.
Ten were outgoing Senators, being one
more than he majority for the bill.
Five outgoing Republicans and five
outgoing Democrats voted for the bill
Twenty-three Republicans and thirteen
Democrats voted for the bill.
Twenty-six Southern Senators and ten
Northern Senators voted for the bill.
Agaiast he BiU
Twenty one Republicans, six Demo-
Gratis, three Southern Senators, twenty
four Northern Senators, two outgoing
Senators only, twenty five Senators
whose terms continue.
HOUSE.
For tie iRcrease-l02.
Fifty-two Republicans, fifty Democrats
fifty five outgoing members /; twenty-four
Southern Republicans, thirty Southern
Democrats.
against the increase-95.
Sixty.two Republicans, thirty three
Democrats
The united vote in the two houses is
as follows:
For the bill.
Eighty five Republicans, sixty shree
Democrats sixty-five outgoing members
and Senators eighty Southern Senators
and members.
Against the LU
Eighty-three Republicans, thirty nine
Democrats.
Keeping this analysis of the vote in
view, it will not be difficult to fasten the
responsibility of the measure upon the
proper persons, and to find the controll.
ing reason for its Objectionable feature
back pay to a retiring Congress.
1t is but fair to state, that there were
those who sincerely believed the COM
pensation of Congressman to be ina de
quate nor do we think that, in view of
the abolition of the franking gratuity
and mileage, the cost of Congressional
proceedings under the new law will be
greater than under the old system. But
this fact-should it prove to be a fact
affords no excuse whatever for the seiz.
ure of large sum by the retiring Con-
gressmen beyond their stipulated and
lawful compensation
On this subject Of salaries for public
service there is wide difference of
opinion, some contending that Govern
mert pays an inadequate compensation
for poor service others, that the compen-
sation is sufficient and the service well
performed.
A careful observation of many years
leads to the conclusion that both these
propositions contain some truth and some
error that in the aggregate the employ
es of the Government are as well, not to
say better, paid than any others in the
country, as compared with the service
rendered. and that for efficiency, regular
ity, and integrity the service will not
sutfer by comparison with the personal