The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-10
WASHINGTON.

The Extra Pay Swindle-SpeBcer
aud SaIdweti and other arp-t
bsESeSs eSs-importaatI Io Ofhco hoi-
ucss
Senator Hamlin stated in the Senate
Er,day in a semi~official sort oil way,
that the President would send bat very
iew appointments to tue Senate this
session. Tnis statement gives strength
70 the impression that the President is
prepared 10 make but few changes
among Federal office holders during his
second term.
bebaies ofCOngress.
The publication OF the debates of
Congress by the Public Printer has
commenced with the proceedings oil The
present Executive session OF the Senate
lac name mas Ueen changed TO Con-
yreSSi0nal Record instead vi CongreSSio .
HaL Tso5e, tue latter title having been
copy rIguIed The new Official pubica-
tIOu Vi Congress Is a great Improvement
Oh the Globe Ii Is published in gu ,rtO
size 'wO columns on a page, aud 10
printed Oh better paper II F. Bryan,
the foreman OI tue office, las the super
vision vi the publication Of the Record
Inc Increase Of SALARIES SiiI "~isS ca
tn IA Remarkable Manner.
While the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Bill WAS pending in the Sen
ate, AID wnen the success OF the propo.
sluOn 10 increase the salaries Of Con-
gressmeu, seemed in danger OF defeat,
Representative Harmer, OF Philadelphi ia
called upon the President. aud in the
cOnvels uon the subject Of an increase
IL salaries was incidentally mentioned
Har.uer stated tuat while there was a
DIVISION ot opinion as to increasing the
salaries OF Congressman and other Off
GERS Oi the Government mentioned IN
the till, there was no question that the
pa5 VI tue President should be increased
10 this the Peesident replied tat he
dld not wish anything OF that kind to
be done Ii tue bill came TO him with
u proposition increasing MS own salary
aui leaving OUT tnat o. Cabinet otticers,
Jusucrs ol Tue Supreme Court and
members OF Congress, he would
be called upon 10 veto it Tue
CIRCULATION ., this item among Congress
men, 1t Is stated, had a good effect IN
making converts 10 the advancing OF
salaries.
IiIch an the Extra Pay Business.
1t appears that there is a awkward
hitch about the extra pay business.
The amount called tor by the back pay
voted by members OF Congress TO them
selves is some IL 600 900. Sergeant at
Arms Oidway OF tue House, went up to
the treasury on Friday to draw the
money, buI Mr. Tay lOr, the first comp
Iroller o the treasury declined TO draw
tue warrant for the money. The sec.
tion lurpD-tlng to appropriate the mon
ey required : very Ciumsily wOrded,
and Mr.. Taylor holds that it is su-cept
IbIe OF several constructions, and lOr
tbs reason he does not feel justified in
Ala - lbS - To- SC OIL a'hOuub lAO''i bhS
ir.asur, la tue meantime the House
mtmO rs WAC remain over IL the city
sse Yery much disgu-ted, and to NOR
row the memters of the conference
comm Itee who ma lie the report will be
carr ed up 10 see II they cannot over
come Mr.. TayIor's scrupies.
spencer, Ih- Alabama Frsud.
Tae Senate, on Friday, proved true
10 lrs recent antecsdeuts, and opened
wide it, doors 10 the sneak who ate m pit
ed 10 =muggle himself in a. the Sena-
tor from Alabama. Al efforts to post
pone or reier the ,ubJect to a commit
zee were voted down the majorlty not
daring to have The question o. Speuc' r :
rIght To his seat Investigated. Inc
wncle thing was so evidently predeer-
mined and arranged that the LIBERAL,
resolved not to pr"tract a hopeless CON
test Sprr Ger was called, advanced to
the Vice Presidents desk, and was
sworn in. as il is c Al led, though, wheth>
.r he c1mprehends the nature OF the
osrn, or appreciates the obligation, may
wei he doubted. Tire object o. swear
lng ru Spencer at this lime In such
uas,e WAS 10 give Al advantage TO him,
=. d j. poes tie prevent any inrther
sclou Nv the Legislature at Montgom-
ery. 1t is geberalIy believed now
tnat the Senate majority have no idea
Of rakiug up the claim OF Mr.. Sykes
20 a .esr, and that Spencer will be kept
10 or six Years. 1t Is reported that
neither Graut nor AuorneY-General
Williams des red this 'elIow admiued,
INT there Is a flavor of vul lgarlty and
cnrrupuOn about hun that has prove d
Irrps,.tiblv attractive to the majority o.
the Senate The causes o. the faslen-
iDr OrtpIs carpet has ger Tor SIX year-
more on a Southern > a'e are : First,
the srpprd,tv of the B purbons In Alaba
ma who last fall al owed their State to
= b. default secondly, the low senll-
n-,,t ota hoiy which is made up OF
such u-rsous as Ames, Boreman, brown
low, Flanagan, Clayton, Patterson o.
PENNSYLVANIA, purposlng 10 represent
) u,h Carolina, GI'bert and sargent
The Safe ls a sci -perp 'tuatlng body.
hr Case of Caldwell.
Spercer's case beirg disposed, of the
first thing in order will be the resolu'
ton declaring Caldwells seat vacant
Senator Morton is prepared to deliver 6
strong speech on behalf OF the acton O
uis committee, and he will be resisted
by S -narors Logan aud Carpenter
Caldwell and his friends are very con
Il ient that the resolution to exp-I MN
Ill - l.-aIu lotaa,a1 opd that 1k