The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-03

10 die. Laughter.
"Mr. Hill ask that the amendment
be read.
"Thc Presiding Officer The Senator
from Georgia offers an amendment
which will be read.
"Mr. Hin-Let the sums stated IN
figures In my amendment be read, IN
stead Of those embraced IN il as offered
yesterday when there was a clerical
error in the computation.
"The Chief Clerk The amendment Is
to strike ont lines ten and eleven in the
words 'ior compensation and mileage OF
Senators. S4o5.0OO,' and in lieu thereof
TO insert: 'For compensation and mile
age of Senators. S849, 600 and the com
pen ,ation of Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress and the Delegates from
the Territories shall be $1,000 per an
mum, TO be paid as at present provided
by law, and 10 commence from the be-
ginning of the Forty-second Congress.
Mr.. Sherman / rise 10 a point oil
order. ask the Senator what Commit
tee this comes from!
Mr.. Hill The Committee on "rivi-
legcs and Elections.
Mr.. Sherman - raise the point OF
order that the subject-mattcr was not
referred TO the Committee Oh Privileges
and Elections, aud is not within their
jurisdiction under the rule.
"Thc Presiding Officer This was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Appropri-
atoms.
Mr.. Sherman But speak of the
4 fg,. D,.i xt,l
| doubt under the rules the power of the
To report an amendment ON a
subject that was not referred 10 that
Committee at all.
f" The Presiding Officer The Chair is
advised that this amendment was refer
red to the Committee on Appropriations.
"Mr. Sherman But | speak Of the
subject-matter of the amendment, and
say the Committee on Privileges and
Elections had no jurisdiction of the sub
ject-matter. because by the rules they
are authorized 10 report only on ques-
tions that involve the rights and priyi-
leges of members, not their salaries.
Mr. Carpenter should like 10 in
quire of the Senator from Ohio what
comes under the head OF privileges
of member, If his salary does not (:
/ Laughter.
Mr.. Edmunds Especially now, that
the franking privilege is abolished.
Laughter.
The Presiding Ofiiccr--The Chair
that whatever subject is refer
red TO n Committee OF the Senate comes
properly within its consideration.
"Mr. Sherinan--But the Chair still
does not understand my point. The
sui; ;ac;-matter of this amendment is not
to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. and they had no right to
consider under the rules of the Senate
any matters except what are referred TO
them, or what, by the general rule organ
izing the Committee ON Privileges and
Elections, pertains to their dui..
MIR. Hill II had supposed that any
proposed by one of the
Standing Committees of this body was
in order when offered to bill Of this
| think that is the practice
of the Senate.
"T'he Presiding Officer Tho Chai,
understood the Senator 10 state that this
was moved by the direction Of The Com.
mittec on Privileges aud Elections.
Mr.. Hill Yes, sir.
"Ihe Presiding OHicer--Ihat un.
doubtcdly brings ii within the rule.
MIR. Morrill,. of Vermont--I offer al
amendment TO the amendment which
send TO the Chair.
Mir. Edmunds / move to lay the
amendment proposed by tie Senator
from Georgia on the table.
"Mr. Conkling--What became Of tn,
offered by the colleague o
llhe Senatorr
THE Presiding Officer That will b,
first reported, but will go with the origi
nal amendment.
"Mr. Conkling-I should like TO know
what that Is.
The Presiding Officer The amcnd
ment to the amendment will he reported
"The Chief Clerk The amendmcn
TO the amendment is TO insert AT the en-,
.lof the amendment: Provided, That a
1.-The next election of members of tn,
House Of Representatives. aud befOr
the foregoing provisions shall take effect
1.-THE question OF the proposed increase O
pay shall be submitted TO a popular vot
) Iof the people in each Safe, and ballot
shall be prepared with words written o
Iprinied thereon as follows: 'Increas
of Pay. Senators and Members of Con
sgress : and each voter may place thereon
,lif in favor OF the increase, the wor
e' Yea and. Ii opposed to the increas,
the word Nay aud unless a majorit
vof all the votes so east shall be- il fave
tof the increase all provisions in rel,
.tion thereto shall be uull and void
: "The Presiding Officer Tie quesiio
il on the motion oi the senator froI
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