, 1873-12-18
rclcncy Of revising and readjuating the componsh-
tfon Of conBntnr o!ceH. Adopted.
CUBAN HYsirATHizEnst MEMORIAL,
hfr. STEPHENS presented tho me,nDrInl Of the
cubun ineatnB In Now York fow days ago. Re-
fOrrcl.

hfr. STEPHENS presented tho inomorlal Of the
cnl@!l & iHoattng in New York fow days ago. Ro-
Mr.. DAWES rcl ortcd bach the Senate amoud-
mess to thc bil fur tho redemption Of tho loan Of
The amendments wero eoncurrca in, an tho bill now
goca to tho preaIds ut for lia sIgnnt,1ro.
D1srlLEEny wAnEHnusEs.
Means, ropOrsl ck sio Jill 70 al'ow istilery' ware M
hopses to e continued III 'ao utter clangcs In tho
SUPPLEMENTARY OWL NIGHTS n1lh.
bnss AZ o ngr@lh s me dv r 's fS to report
Tno s1i;AKEts Informed him at tho HILLARY hill had
the proeedelee, md that everything dono 10 far
htr. HALE tsae} declined 10 glvo way any further.
Mr. BUTLER thought tint, nftvr Mr. limits yielding
e f1r whtsk!. ho ougas 10 yield for dvll rights.
THE sA1AnY ACT.
- Tue II, M9naa thcn resuncsl consideration Of tho
Mr. KASsoN moved to rcconstdor tho vote Of Int
evening auoruhY lilo amendment making tho reluc-
1n Of mcngcra saluries commence with tho hcgin-
ming OF ta Congress-, md also noyed to Iay the mo-
hon TO rccons1or Oh tho tablc Agreed to-ycas, l67
81. HALE N. Y, moved to strto nit that portion
referring to t's lrc1itlcnt aId said o wnula 1love
filni nr amendment In rcgald to Cabnet nccrs and
10 the question Of tho valo oi liz reoslen limo for
four yearp but to tho effect on bis future c. Having
hu !a: Office IN ex,rresident was. in substance, d..
barred from tile orlnnry pursuits aud avocatlonB Of
11o did no: believe President ought to 10 Left nj tho
Ill! position. ~ was 10 caso Viii Tnomas Jcorson
Mr.. OLYalEt said II he lud his own way hu would
repeal tio wlioc Inv Of a[arc !, 1875 far tito
Constitution permitted. Ha would mike tho pending
llE applicable to tho present Executive, and would rs
duee IFS salry to thd original nsure. lie favored lilo
supreme 0ourf, bu lad lin do,I;s nbout tho ealary
It members Of tho Chnct aud emp!oycsof Cnng,c.s.
o ,9 hsnr uc ,s to tho onar e!apoT ~ .a3
toll tlla H1'sRo what pnbi, clanor was. 1t tho
1rst evidence Of that coming STERN Of public wrath
Whoever attempted to withstand It or overcome 1t
would he ovprwlicincd nnt ul,lOne By It. Yaaerdly
rendered impossible forever hereafter those fraudaun
corattiona in tho leu 'latlon which had lcre.otore
cured her and outraged ler That was what public
do lor Mltn tney ,,owoh to 1t, when they sub
mitted tot .ualy, ,alay, honestly, asthey must they
Mr.. r1sEMAlN inoved to amend Mr: nale!s amend
mint by OK nding from ts effect Of Tho III the Vice
s ssIesy sf'r ~ w Ct s sF' o s sg s s
tasy Of The INTERIOR Attorney General Postmaster
6ci,era mud Speaker 0! the House Of Representatives.
NJ lo"E VIVA III favor Of tho rcinhtuscncAt Of tho
ILL., DAwEs said: feel at liberty to ray that not,-
ng could be 80 unfortunate % for u.s. in tha condition
Of ntfAtH; to nRiAt upon putting teae officers n the
position of cuehinE at increased ealarics with
hand and gathering In now tnxcs with tho other. I
they i'll heart and In spirit cooperating with its IN
tho desire to cut down every unnecessary an e1,ayA-
gsnt expenditure, whether 1t bo In salaries Or in auy
ILL., TREa1A1N to Dawea)-1Iayo you tho author
y Of any member Of tho Cabinet for sayins that e y
Slr. DAwEs-1 hnvc thu authority Of tho character
Of al these NEIL for saying that they will not .tld up
to increasing the burdens of tho people in order to
meet this incFeasc Of their own ea!nrics while cut
down our own and u othern.
chusetts permit me to nsk whohor tho President bus
drawn 1is Increased salary?
thngs sarcastie auser % q. tie % peosrat,s sis sic @
Mr. STORM cfendcd tic Increaao Salary uct u
XII III. 'si; TEM4ia, NJ It tho rcqcst OF =, Blaine nol-
cl hts a1ncndincnt 60 NJ to unit thu n Scr FROM tho
scope Of it. Tim amendment was thon rejected
AIr. BUTLEls {ains..), on Ills name being called,
said tlat, under Instructions Of lila State, 10 voted
nye.
ncut gn reference to tle reEil:nt's fulary), aud
Alr. POLAND oatrcd an amendment rcaul.tng
members OF tho present Congrcso who rccevc bark
pay as members of the LIT congy@s to refund by
montllls Reductions aud DIRECTING tho Treasurer to
Of ts laas conare.s a1d 70 cover nto .1n Troasnrv
Mr. BECK uskcd a1r. po!and whether Congress- had
sir. i' poIaSD ssylioa hat Lis amendment did not
Mr. BEcE-" Then II they have as much right to
retain ns the President aa to retain ltF why I'M.
derake 10 insult them heltnd s!icr backs, aud not
dare tn put tho proposition to the Presidents"
Mr.. POLAND went on to Epeak on his amendment.
Mr.. HALE, {ale.), askcd Nr. rolnnd whether con-
ssftan nenhers ot cousress leaving ther sanrus 1t
reun the salaries Of other marbers Of tho
Mr. POLAND 1rplic.l that he proposed to .nake all
the salalies ot members ut tho aa1ne iate
49, AhEm" Me-. do you deduct from Hoo and
a1r, rOLAND-In point Of fact wo n,a.to tho ea-
a1es equal, hut ohayo tue right to make them un-
fsS Ia + SS seina nn des M
men. II there ~ my ono 0f them who looks to nny
polltirnl f"te ho viii heed tho re4uislt;on of the
burn III his aIocict.
Mr. nEcK-Does tlo gentleman from Vermont
think That tho Presidents money will burn iii ll!B
h1r poLANp-That question is hardly gcrn,u,,o 10
theanicntin'ent. (LHughtcr.)
tho present Congress WHO vera also enbors ns the
H. F5AED aecetsi H. Moans 'susn ansnament
as substituts for hH own.
MI, Mr. IA KAssoS mat!s , ISsnt Of order that tito amend
The Spl:AKEl. said that he did not sit aa judicial
onccr 10 ecl.lu M constitutional question: II l,o
tional, lis tniica would b. very much enlarged
Tie question WAS akcn on IT.. lIolnan's a,nc,tl.
nsn Rna \ VII sGrse Gsta; t;oyens III nn ~
from thu prulose.l reduction tho cnployos Eof Co:-
gross, and spoke in support Of tlut proposition. 2uo
ullEuuucnt WaS fe}eClta WILL lub feiH AMI 1layt
Mr. BUTLER {MrEs.} moved to a,ncu.t hy alliag
provko rcIn!rng all membcrs who lsnd alao boon
llr4,bors Of tue preceding Congress-, e,I IN Which
they hna received slso back,'ay io return tho
sasio to tho Trcas'ry., l1o nppcalcd to tho
lilie lnen. and SUPPORT the subatitutc which would 10
os Ilurbut) fixing o salary at 1000, 70 alc oo:t
te to pssaage of tho act orica of "dool," "dood,"
"That IL right"
Tie quvftiun was taken viva vocn on Tho Dut!or
Amendment. md It WIS rarried-1l3 to 70.
A1r. IlunLDUT then Offered tho following as sub-
stitlto for tbs whole Till
sEus1os-rhat from aud afor tho passage Of ibis
act tho compensation OF SenatorF, Representatives.,
unt delegates shall e IT tl,s rac Of s5uo9 ppr
raynhfe monthly, and III addition hcrcto tho nct,in
v dual expenses OF eacl sfnaor Representative aud
delegate in going to md returning flonl scat Of Coy
III each session. to bo certified in wrng
BY eacl.
SIC. J. That tho eomEcnaaun Of t1,e sueaker Of Tho
Houso Of Representatives shall he Dnn in al!tn to
lia pay as Representative amounting III MI to $s,N0,
anu that Of tie Vi:c-prcIl.!ent eual 10 tho sa:ne
anount, with tho Haino allowance for travelling cx-
Ite.iBcs us 1lpreIubeGoeo provided.
sEu. .. That n laws n,ld parts If lsws Inconsistent
with LIN DYfslprn thin 1lnrcI,y