, 1873-12-10

intereAt, by allowing tho loan OF 185B to be pail
ut oncc while tie money lay dead III tho lrens-
nry md whslo tho American people woro willing |
TO lond hundreds OF millions nt low ratos oer
tiRcatea of deposit. Icgni-tondor r,otos woro |
not promises to pay in gold: They promise 10 |
nny E' 80 many dollars and tho tlolar was ylnt
Mr.. DUlsCllaRD moved to ainoua tho bill Ivy |
prohibiting tho payment Of fnto1est on 8 per |
cents from, tho 1at Of January to tile tn'o WHOM
they should bo exchanged, md stntod llla: the
III. sh'ei aAnFiEiD Gf:i moved as an amendment to
Mr.. Kcey's s'.l'ntituto, that, In order to make
up tho deficiency, duty of ccnts per pound be
imposed upon toa, anl 3 cents oil coifoo and
raid tint at this non1nat Lilo expenditures Of tho
Government wore beyond tho rovou,lc. Ho wuH
opposed to tho substitute, but, If 1t wero to bo
adopted, be desired to havo coupled with 1t tho
Mr. uariield's proposition wns ruled out Of
order.
Tho substitute itnolf WAS rejected, and the bill
% a1noadn1, substituting Tho word "con" for
"monoyt" pasnod.
THE sALARy-0nAn nErrA1. B1Lh.
Tho House taell proceeded 10 the discussion Of
the bill for tllo repeal Of tho ucrease-of-aalary
law.
alr. cox r,'o,<o in fa!or Of tho repeal, but OK.
pressed bis preference for tho bill ~ presented
by thu minority OF tho Committee.
Mr. LAWRENCE made apcoch In fnvor Of
roreat lccauso 1t was demanded by The rooplo,
wlloss ascl'tH tho mcinbors Of CongresH woro II
congresb failod to wipo ont tho law. tho osna.
.ion would bo mot with continuous defeat Ut the
Republican party, and that woultl ba calamity
to wlc!. lie (I.awtonce) would not contribute.
alr. W1L3ON tInd.) nskcl him whether ho
did NOT tntla II POO bRci-l,ay III laG6?
Mr.. LAWRENCE (anitl loud laughter MI over
tho nouso) replied TINT l. Ito did taho wlmt
every other mc1nbor Of that Conyrosa tuok. 1lo
audel that tho Baary fixed by tho act of 1SGG
lad not outraged the public Judgment snd pub.
n rf 1H7I jiui mi
tliat tic fact furnished, perhaps. so.no reason
Why nesnbcra Of that Congress hal not returned
| their back-nay:
fason and laughter, refuscd to ytold fur that
purpose.
Mr.: KELL0 0GG asked Mr. Lawrence whether
members of tbs Thirty-nntl Congrcps llsl not
| tn0en double mileage for themselves Aad re-
| dnced it onc-half as to fnauro Congresses.
| Alr. LAWRENCE replied that ho did not
reoq!loct l,rexclkoly 40 to timt. Lmls!terl
| increasra ray for The lust nilo n,untlls.
| AIR. LAWREECE replea Lint ho had, BIT. that
| he had returned lilo difference 10 tho Treasury.
| Ar. KENDALL (Nov.) opposed repeal. Willis
I he bad tho Utmost respect for tho will Of tho
| distinction between popular will mud popular
| camor. Ho c]aned to l,e nbe to Hilnw that tho
salary rs it now stood was less than thu old.
| especially in tho caso Of menher from the Ear
| "GSL Auu uo ulluofLouA " W BUD! HHuHi1E L3At
they lost by tllo abrogation Of mileage. by tho
| repcnl of tho fsnnlslng privilege, Gnd
tho withdrawal Of tho allowances for utatoncry
and nnwapapors. lie was not thcfo to nttompt
| to defy tho popular will, but ho repeated That e
drew wide distinction bo:woon tie popular will
falrly Expressed and tho popular cla,ror led by
dcmngognea md by corrupt an'l partiSan presH.
| Mr.. NEGLEY made son,o rcn'arlsa in nlluDion
tho gontcman from Now Yorl; (cox), and re-
forred to Ills having kept hs back-pay sonlo tilno
before returning 1t to tho Ircasur.. Tho GEN
tlcmau, ho sad appears OIL thie floor imnleii-
ntely on The co.nnionco:nent Of this session ~ q
conspicuous ffEaro, Of . group Of gentle
their associateB for committing grcas
wrong againat tho public Treasury, and
public sentiment and desire to- rofcrr to tho
gcnsiomans nets in ori1er to put iam in posi-
ton in which he Inns pat himself: From Juno I
to Nov. s, the gentleman drew &c, ,125, although
not elected Us . member till Nov j.
alr. coX--" L. It tho gentleman aware Of the law
| MI, NEaLEY- -" am aware OF tue Inw, and
ar. COX-"'rho Inv il ospreHs in regard to
it, Ii the $on,ttot,an aware of tho la;s :"
! Mr. NEGl4EY-"l am aware OF it,"
| Mr.. cox" Lot ng sec what it is."
| air. NEGLEY-"r Tho gentleman has only
| served nino days In this Congress, and yet Inns
drawn over $1,000. II that il not drawing haclt-
HSasa," fHsy; appeal to tho e'n'm0" aens' of tho
Mr. cox Has tl,o gentleman served aus
longor in tAis Congress than I havc? way
sworn IN tho sanlo day ns her'
| Mr. NEGLEY-"B Bit mi not showing The
| HuuEe disgusting exhibition of virtue, as il
tho gontlolnull, aud consequently mn not hero
| making MY own defcnHo. If this measure haA
been Introduced iu tIe interest os ecouon,y. 1t
would lavo commanded my vote aud my earnest
support II it Lad boon introduced out Of
respect to public opinion by The gentloaetl, who
Ind tho most right to Introduce Il. lncan those
| who had favored the incrcaBc, should haro
been willing to give it my, supports but on tllo
| contrary, it has been introduced By q number Of
gentlemen who hayo just cscapcd from tho
iollles Of their youth, aud who come hero for
tho purpose Of earlliug some nov reputation" F"
Mr.: WILSON gnd.) eaitl it was not 1.is pur-
poso to arg,,o ugninst tho rorea! Of tho SALARY
bill, nor to argue TINT tho salary WIS not tIxel
too hiSh but lle desired to SHOW that tllero was
nothing III TINT aotion unworthy or dishonest i;
that ,uan might vote for it, mud still bo tho
pcer in Integrity md cunsrenco al MI tho null
titudo Of hia detractors. liz repeated to sfr.
Lawrence tho question wiothcr ho ha1 not
drawn tho back-l,ay voted BY CongreaB i'll 1866.
Mr.. LAWnENCE replied tint oyory 1nclnhee
OF t!at Congress, except tho members for West
1866. He condemned tho Sn!Ary. act Of March d,
! 1874 not 80 1nGcll because Of tho haek-lny, nj
l'ccnl,ae both the bsck-pay and front.pay wna
Mr. WILSON (Ina.) reminded Mr.. Laurence
tl,at l,o hui, condemned it awli'e ayo because it
waH back pay.
Mr. LAWuENCE--'' Because it wns back pay
too much In n,no,lnt." lLn,sh'cr,l
Mr.. DANES-"l want Tho gentleman from
Ohio Q.awfcnce) TO tel! III how ln,lcl back-pHy
llo would 90 for. [LouI aughtor.l l1o says
that in 1866 llo Look his bscl-Pay because every
member If CongrcHs did Ho. llo returns i'll
crease Of pay becnuBo lle snys tho people con-
dcmn It. So ho zoos with tho multitude what
eyer way tho multitude EooH. Loud laughter
Ut lilo oxpul,Ho of Lawrence
air. LAWRENCE desired to mako r. rojolnter,
hut Alr. WILSON, Tlo Lad tho Hour. dccllnnd to
yiu!d to him.
Mr. WILSON {Ind.) continued his argllnont.
1Io sait men might differ III TO tho prof. balary
without Icing either rohbers ur thieves. Tho
looplot however, Ind tho right to ous.aatltl that
tho aet Of tho last Congtcaa should bo repealed.
Tho peupo ilal nlado tia. dcmai'u. antl Cuil-
gross VII, bound to ncccslo tu it. Wha.cycr Gun
strcak w:d III would lo ctitciaQd, hut perilara