Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-04

he oeclared lDab all COIIuPs eSnonAS'
ing prospect of passage were put on sne
general appropriation bills In the senate,
and then without ever being read 10 the
House, they were sent to the Conierence
| COMMITTEES and there fixed up. 30 py tnlS
sundry civil appropriation bill there was
IE ss,oOO,O 900 Dollars q
to be taken from the tax payers in way
that Congress knew nothing of. The Com
mittee on WAYS and Means could not to-
day reduce the tariff or internal revenue
taxes because Congress has already apprc-
uriated this session nine millions more than
The most extrayagant estimates had asked
for. and before Congress adjourned that ex-
cess would reach twenty millions. 4 =
Mr.. voorhees, defendeithe appropriations
for the improvement of Washington, ana
|, questioned the propriety of Mr.. Bsck's intl-
nation that all schemes which could nos
pass the House were taken over 70 thas
Disreputable Body 1
Mr.. Beck justified bis former remarks ana
declared the House was more honest pooy
to-day than the Senate. srff-
After further discussion the conference
report was agreed to.
The Impeachment OF Judge Delahy.
Messrs. Butler OF Massachusetts,, Peters
and Potter were appointed committee 70
nres. >ut to the Senate articles Of impeach-
ment against Judge Delahy, OF Kansas
City. -as syai.t.ss,.ak as. -
Sensse anne .9dment to House bin to re-
move the noliti. >al and legal disabilities of
William Smith, f'ugnier county, virginia,
("Extra Billy") was .>greed 10. Ls b
Senate amendment to- House bill remoV-
ing the disabilities Of Shel,on M. Leake, OF
Virginia, was agreed to.
yanderbiIt's Indian War.
Mr.. Dickey made report on ne army
appropriation bill. ~
Mr. Coburn, ons of the House confereeS
said that he had agreed to the report except
as to one point in It, and that was the item
appropriating 100000 for two military
forts on the prejscted Northern Pacific
Railroad. .,,-f EEg'
Mr.. Dickey sustained the report and
stated that the establishment of these mil.
itary posts was recommended by the Secre-
tary Of War and Gen. Sherman.
The report was agreed to. 81
Agricultural Colleges.
The House amendment to Senate bill for
the further endowment of Agricultural
Colleges with the request of the Senate for
a conference committee. The request was
refused and the bill remains on the table.
The Senate bill authorizing mail steam
ship service in the Gulf of Mexico between
New Orleans and Mexican ports, was laid
on he table. t.-f
The Salary Bill.
Mr.. Garfield made a Conference report
on Legislative, Executive and Judicial ap-
preparation bill. The amendment In re-
card to salaries to take effect after the 4th
| Of March, 1878, is as follows: President of
| the United States to receive $4,000; Vice
President $4,000; Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court $40, 500; Justices of Supreme
| Court $40, 900, Cabinet officers $4,000; As
sstsnt Secretary of the Treasury, State and
| Interior departments So 900; Speaker of the
House, after the present Congress, $4,000;
Senators, Representatives and Delegates,
including the present Congress, $1,000, this
| to be in lieu of all pay and allowances, ex-
cept actual individual travelling expenses
| from their homes to the seat Of Govern
ment and return, by the most direct rouse
| of usual travel for each session.
In regard to the Pacific railroad the SEN
ate amendment known as Edmund's
amendment, which directs the Withholding
| of Government charges for transportation is
| retained, and so is the House amendmsns
! known as Wilson's amendment which di-
| rects suits for the restitution of over Charges
1 by Credit Mobilier in constructing the 70 ad
The Morrill, amendment suspendipg 1udg-
| ments Cf the Court of Claims in favor OF
! disloyal claimants was struck out.
The previous question on the adoption OF
the report was seconded aDd the main ques-
ton ordered. Yeas 103, nays 81.
Mr.. Garfield having explained the points
| of the report, Mr.. Farnsworth opposed the
salary proposition, particularly in view OF
the rejection of the amendment increasing
the nav Of female clerks in the departments
| from 5000 to 81, 200. The country had had
Lincoln for four years at SIS, 600 per annum
when gold was sometimes
| ESQ Per Cent,
and vet Lincoln saved fifty thousand during
his term. Every President saved money
| in the Office, because there were attached
to the office emoluments IN the way of resi-
| depce, servants, ETC., the money value OF
! which was at least $4,000 a year. He
hated to see the Republican party complete
| ly wreck itself and cover its history with
dishonor by thing which shamed Credit
| Mobilier and everything else that was cor
| rupt which had taken placs in this Congress
or any other Congress Of which be had been
a member. He appealed to the manhood
and to the sense of justice Of the members
| of the House to vote down the report.
Mr.. Niblack also opposed the report. He
thought it unseemly to raise the salaries as
proposed. Congress was already laboring
under ~f @ - rH
Temporary Depr essiOn s'o
in the public mind. The events Of the past
few months had not been favorable to Con
gress in the public estimation. The busi
ness of the country was very much de-
pressed. In view of all the circumstances
he was opposed to the report, and be would
oppose it to the extent of defeating the bill
and necessitatiDg an extra session.
Mr. Randall sustained the report. de
asksd whether it was not more manly to
vote openly for this Increase than for a
member to raise his voice in demagogui-
cal strain and then go to the Treasury and
take the increased pay.
Mr.. Fanrsworth asked whether it was
Manly
tn refuse to increase the pay of female
clerks, and then. to vote for this increase to
members.
MIR. Randall assented to the idea that the
nav of female clerks should be increased,
and be and his associates had contended
for it for one long hour in committee; but
the Senate conferees had decided that they
would not go into any increase Of depart
mental salaries unless it embraced all the
employees. They had found in committee
the Senate adhering with tenacity to the
Morrill, amendment, but he and his associ-
ates had given them to understand that
they would never sign any conference re-
port with the Morrill, amendment in it.
Mr.. Hawley opposed the report. lie
protested particularly against that portion
of it which extended to the present. Con-
gress. He would vote against the bill with
this provision in it if it necessitated an ex-
ira session or
Half q Dozen Extra Sessions.
Mr.. Burchard opposed the report He
thought it was no time to raise salaries.
The Republican party had put itself before
the country as
The Party of Economy.
He believed that if the report was voted
down, the bill still could be passed.
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