Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-15

AA@A>o6 any reuMkS ABOUT Tue dcttOu VI
the Tennessee mem )ers of Congress upon
the suejectof increasing the pay of MEM
bers of the Forty second Congress, because
We had not received the Congressional
Globe containing the official report. Having
now the whole case before us, we state that
upon the final vote, which was upon agree
ing to the report of conference commit tee
on the legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation bin, there were in the House
102 ayes, 96 noes, ~ not voting. Senators
BrownloU aud Cooper voted aye. Repre-
sentatives r. r. Butler, Caldwell,
Garrett, Golladay and Maynard voted
aye. Mr.. Bright voted no; Messrs. Whit
thorne and Vaughan did not vote.
We learn from Mr.. Vaughan that he was in
his seat and did not vote because the defeat
of the report of the Conference Committee
would have occasioned an extra session of
Congress; would have passed the Morrill,
amendment requiring all owners of proper
ty captured and abandoned during the war
to prove their loyalty, aud would have de-
feated a provision turning over to the
Courts the Credit Mobilier swindlers.
When the proposition of Ben. Butler TO
fix the salary of members of Congress at
$500, came up in the House Of Represen-
talives on Feb. "a as an amendment 10 the
legislative appropriation bill, Mr.. Hawley,
(Republican) of Connecticut, said:
81 want to say, because believe it, that
these gentlemen here who profess to belong
TO the dominant political party, and are
supporting this proposition, are digging the
grave of that party"
We quote from the report of the Con-
greSsiOnaL Globe:
Mr.. Whiphorne. II 4 believed the argu-
ment made use Of by the gentleman from
Connecticut Mr.. Hawleyl that the adop
ton of this measure would lead to the deaf
Of the dominant party, it would commend
itself to my support.
Mr.. HaTley, Of Connecticut. l under
stand your vote very well.
Mr.. WhitthorAe. The gentleman does
not understand my vote, because l am not
in favor Of the increase.
Mr.. Hawley, Of Connecticut. Good.
Mr.. Whitthorne-If | believed it would
lead to any such result as that, the relief of
the country from the rule of the dominant
party, and to its prosperity in consequence
of that relief, should certainly favor the
| proposition. But not believing that, l am
to-day found with my friend from Indiana
| MIR. Holmanl who has just addressed the
committee, and with my friend from G on
necticut { Mr.. Hawleyl in opposition to this
measure. believe that in the present con-
| dition of the country, embarrassed with
| hesvy debt, aud that debt increasing the
bur den resting upon the shoulders OF the
people, who are now complaining Of the
weight ofthat burden, it is our duty to take
it off instead of adding to its weight, more
especially adding to its weight in the direc-
ton of benefiting ourselves.
opposed this, regarding it as a selfish
vote. l might admit that there are some
officers Of the Government who now re-
| ceive inadequate pay; but when the mea-
| sure of their relief is so framed as to be
coupled with one in which and others like
myself on this floor are interested, do not
believe that ought to, or that can con-
scientiously, support the other measure,
though might favor it if placed before US
on its own merits. | am therefore opposed
to the amendment.
The question came up again on the LIST
inst. on the adoption Of the amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Sargent and agreed to by the
House in lieu of the 81 500 proposition, fix
ing the salary at ST, 800, and during the vote
Mr.. Whitthorne stated that he was paired
with Mr.. Barry, who would vote in the af-
frmative, while he would vote in the mega
tive" [See Daily Globe, March 81 The
Senate refusing to agree to this amend
ment, the question wss submitted to COM
mittee of conference, who reported in fAvors
of the proposition to fix the salary al $500
This report came up in the House of Rep
resentatives on the Sd inst, and was agreed
to by vote of 1O2 to 90, forty-two men,
b3rs not voIing. During the vote, "Mr.
Perez stated that on this vote and others,
bis colleague, Mr.. Barry, vas paired with
Mr.. Whitthorne, Of Tennessee, who would
vote in the negative, while his colleague
would vote in the affirmative" [See Daily
Globe, March 10.] As the question is be-
fore our General Assembly, we shall con-
tinue to give all the information we can get
from official sources. We give from the
Congressional Globe, of March 10, the Gu
tire proceedings of the House of Represent
atives upon the subject:
LEGISLATIVE, ETC. APPROPRIATION BILL.
T. G,nI e 30 -,
legged question: | present the report of the
committee of conference on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
The Clerk read IS follows:
The committee of conference on the disagree
ing votes Of the two houses on the amendments |
TO the bill Oh. K. No. 2,99D making apprOpria- |
tons for the legislative, executive and judicial |
expenses of the Government, have agreed to re |
commend and do recommend TO their respective |
Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from |
its amendments numbering L, IL, IA, Is, 81, 43,
40 50, 81, 81, 70, IS, 76, 81 and 80.
That the House of Representatives recede from /
its disagreement to the amendments OF the Sen
ate, numbering 2, g. 4, g. g. g. 10, II. 16, IT, %,
a. 25 g. q, 2 %, 81, sc, 81, S. e. Co. sc, g. g.
60, 20, Il, 70, SO, 81, IS, SO and 49,
That Inc Senate recede from its disagreement |
to the amendment of the House to the first |
amendment of the Senate, and agree to the said |
amendment, modified o as to read as follows:
That on and after the 4th day Of March, A. D.
1873, the President of the United States shall re-
cciye in full for his services during the term for
which he shall have been elected the sum of
$4,000 per annum, to be paid monthly; the Vice
President Of the United States shall receive in
full for his services during the term for which he
shall have been elected the sum of $4,000 per
annum, to be paid monthly; and the Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the United States
shall receive SO 800 per annum, and the justices
of the Supreme Court of the United States shall
receive the sum Of SlO,O 600 per annUm each, to be
paid monthly; the Seer etaTy of State, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the Secretary Of War, the |
Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the In
terror the Attorney General, and the PoStmas-
ter General shall receive Sl0, 900 per anRnm each
for their services, to be paid monthly; and each
assistant Secretary of the Treasury, State, and
Interior Departments shall receive as annual
compensation, to be paid monthly, $4,000;
and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall, after the present Con-
gress, receive in full for all his services
compensation at the rate of $4,000 per annum.
and Senators, Representatives and Delegates in
Congress, including Senators, Representatives
and Delegates in the FOrty-SecOnd Congress,
shall receive 81 800 per annum each, and this
shall be in lieu of all pay and allowances; and
all those holding such Office at the passage of this
act and whose claim to a seat has not been adj |
versey decided, shall receive s. 500 per annum
each and this shall be in lieu of all pay and al
lOwances. except the actual individual travelling
expenses from their homes to the seat of Govern
ment and return by the most direct route of usual
travel. once for each session of the House to |
which such Senator, member, or Delegate be-
longs, to be certified to under his hand to the dis