The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-03-27

.nieni Is T. 4 "a 10 practical .lte
/ " onld ny ha,.ssN5ie friend from Yer
mont, alr- isstriil, OF my honorable
| friend from N-w Jersey, Hr Frelfng.
nEysen, il lie was about giving a party,
| invite even goed man who was so &C
/ centric as 70 deiy ali the caunons of soci
yety IN dress ard demeauor? s
= Ii. Ghoedter Il.es Seuator from
" lseonsin says ttiat this is a pract lea
| question, ane itis, sir a very practica
question. lt,n.eans business Ii is not
Tor me, MI. President, To crifieise the
action ct broEier Senator's or Of members
Of the other Hnusc 1t Is not ior me Ia
say whatthe services o. individuals here
are worth, lhave no doubt that in the
estimation of aiost OF the fnemb bers oi
the other Houc. Ii is not for me &c
say what / be ssrSiees Of individuals here
are worth | have no doubt that In the
estimation of must of the meul bers oi
this body the Aay they received is en-
tirely inadequate; but I have never
known vacanet' il this body that had
not at least one man willing to fill 1t fol
the pay. In my own State think there
must be at least itty men tu-day who
would be willing sacrifice themselves
10 take my place, snd ! presume there
is not another St2t n the Union thai
could not ll,t nish s.rge number of men
ready and wiling abd anxious to tax e
the place of ePeig rlenlber Of this body
upoa the com penSs;iyn that we now re
ceive.
Mr. President, when you come to the
cost Of living II is mere matter Of taste.
There was "a Quak living in Philadel'
Iihia few years az, u halter, and one
day a rather rough nian came IN to pur-
chase hat, and Inquired OF The Quaker
il he could not tak1 dollar less titan he
asked Said the Quaker, As [ live,
friend | cannot " III C sized
adjective the man turned around and
s;id, ''rhen live thea per- That was
his resi onse. Said be Friend, 'Thee can
take hat thee als the fifst Inan who
has understood MY secret. II man
viii live withiti his means he eau in all
trobabiiitv, whaIeser he gets. aud whei her
you pay s. 600, CT y 800, or Sl1 800,
does not Interfere al al with the expens-
Is of living 4 man who will not live
upon So 900 will nal live upon 81 see.
k!ie viii not hve Whtn.F aiss meaas it he
does lieeon $4,000. And Ghet is tei day
the muersatinn shat wc receive? Why,
Mr. President. cur duties here occupy
about four and a llzl. a.nnt h- in The year,
certainly not more s!lla five months at
the outside !lor iia5 we receive 50 009
a year, ora little over a 81 .goU a month.
1t would be very hHlo TO satisfy my con
sd u. pts that 81 GOD !. month was not
a inuch as | conla eaif / think could
earn more, for | do not believe there is a
man in this body or in the other House
who has made one half the pecuuiary
sacrifice that | have made in occupying
a seat 10 this body J: and yet, | was per-
fectiy willing, c..iirc.y willing, and have
been continuously willing to occupy the
seat for the pay. s-ssssa d Ea.a7 s'i~ s
M Logun. Will the Senator allow
me to ask HIM a question.
4ifa ChdNdleT Certainly.
Jh- LoyoH Please state to the Sen
ate what yoGr annual expenses are ion
living heresin Washington city. -
dfr. Chandler. | do not think it any
Of the Senator's Business. Laughter
Mr. L0gon | do not think it is ei-
ther but viii you not give them ap-
proximately?
III. ChaHMer. l live within my
means, and it is nobody's business how
much | spend
INr. Logan That is true: but you
spoke about me5s living within theit
means.
M- Chandler. I cannot tell now
much | spend.
/, III. L1g,ta. Do you not think it costs
you so 900 . year t. live here?
Ihr Chundfer. | am not here to be
questioned. ! spend what | please at
home or in Washington. and it is nobo-
dy' $ business. Il
Hr Logan. know that but if you
had no incumc but the So, 900 salary how
would you get along
Nr. Chandler Then ! should live
within the So. UO0 most certainly. aud
would in all probability lay by a little.
Laughter
4iir L0gaR. The point want o mako
is, that inasmuch as J0u a'e net depend
eEt OF that. you want to require poor
men to live within their means, within
the So 0UO and yen TO have IN opportu
nifty of living on so 030 or $25 600 if
yor. desire. That is about the difference.
: it not?
1ur. Chandler. l have always lived
within my means, and | always expect
to do 80.
IN.. Logdn Rich men always DO
IBy' Chondle,. was very willing to
come here aud occapy a seat on this floor
a. Tie salary whici Sts- hen prescri bed
by law, and am willing TO do SO yet.
III. Logan. Would you not have
been wiling to come il the salary had not
been anything at ali i? Laughter
lM Chandler [ might and | might
not. Laughterl But l consider that
the average Congressman is well paid,
There may be here and there a man who
could earn more money than he receives
a, a member Of Congress, | have no
doubt that my DISTINGUISHED friend from
Illinois could earn S2lOO or $25 900 at
his profession butthe average Congress
man and the average Senator Is paid all
that he is worth for the services that
he renders, and il i moiety OF both bodie,
shouid conclude thar they could not pos
sibiy d iffard to remain with the salary
and should therefore resign do not
think the country would suffer. Laugh
ter.