The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-18
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Mr. W llson, OF 4uulauS, lie4us W
personal explanation, said that in any
thing he had said Yesterday, in relation
to the lawyers OF Jay Cooke X Co., hav'
ing been employed to propose bill to
repeal the bankrupt act, he had no rel
epce TO any member on the floor, but
he meant tha. the bill had been prepat-
ed by the lawyers of J. Cooke u Go.
Mr.. Stephens, OF Georgia, said II he
had been present yesterday, he would
have voted for the repeal o: the bank
rupt act, and against the repeal OF the
salary bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson, ofMary-
land, the Judiciary Committee,
which WAS directed to investigate the
official conduct OF q district judge oi
Alabama, was authorized to send for
persons and papers. He also moved
that the same committee be directed to
enquire whether Judge Durell, OF La ,
should be impeacned, and that the
committee be authorized to send for
persons and papers. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Poland, Durants
report on the revision OF the law, Was
referred 10 the Committee on Revision
OF Laws.
Mr.. Sener, OF Virginia, offered res-
olution which was agreed to, direct
ing the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
20 revise and adjust the compensatlons
Of consular officers the United States.
Mr. Stephens, OF Georgia, presented
a memorial OF the meeting OF Cuban
sympa,h.zars, held in New York, re-
ouesting ;he recognition OF Cuban bel'
lirerencr. Referred to the Committee
on Foreign Atfairs.
On motion Of Mr.. Duell, OF New
York, the Committee on Expenditures
on Public Buildings was directed to en-
duire as to the condition and manages
ment OF the appropriations for the erec'
tion OF public buildings
Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on
Ways sud Means, reported back a OH
for the redemption OF the loan OF 1905
with Senate amendments. The Senate
amendment were coucurred in snd the
bill passed. -,
Mr.. Beck, OF Kentucky, from the
Committee on Ways snd Means, report
ed q bill so amending the law in rela-
ton to the internal revenue as to al
low distillery warehouses to continue
business after q change in management
and briefly explained the necessity ior
the MASSAGE OF this amended ac.. The
bill was passed.
The bill Tor the repeal Of salaries was
taken up.
Mr.. Hale, OF New York, moved an
amendment to the bill striking out the
words, during his present term OF oi'
fee" as applied to the exception made
in regard to the Presidents salary. Inc
effec; OF this, he said, was not to con-
fine the increase Of the Presidents
salary to the present term. lie desired
to submit this proposition to direct
vote OF the House, and hoped to see 8
seuarate vote Of each class OF otticers
named in the bill. As regards the
Presidents salary he argued that the
i'm. of the Presidential term, iour
yesrs, was not alone to be taken into
consideration. II should be remember
ei that after retiring from that once
the rs,iriog President was in certain
serse debarred from ordinary pursuia
OF life. He did not think that Presi-
den should be impoverished as was the
case With Thomas Jefferson, aud be
allowed to 60 down to the grave utterly
bankrupt IS Jefferson did. He rt..
viewed the history OF the salaries OF
Presidents and other officials together
with legislation. In reference 70 Ioe
same, and as TO the present saia.
~ Of the President he said II did no'
lear the same proportion to salaries =
Of othsr ogcsTs OF the government IS II
did IN the earIiss da's OF the govern
ment.