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

10 ~ lbliDN~s
Yeas Mcssrs. Anthony. Bayard,
Boreman, Buckingham, Casserly, Chand-
: lee, Cole, ConSling. Corbett, Graz
gin, Edmunds. Fenton, Frelinghuysen,
Goldthwaite, Hamilton Of Maryland,
! Hamilton. of Texas. Howe, Morrill,, of
: Maine, Morrill,, of Vermont. Nye, Pat-
terson, Ramsey, sawyer, Scott, sherman,
Spague, Stewart, Thurman, Wilson,
Window and Wright 81.
u mays Messrs. Alcorn, Carpenter,
|, Davis. Flanagan. Hill. Hitchcock. John
ston, Kelley. Lewis, Machen, Norwood,
Pool, Ransom, Robertson and Steven
. son Is.
i. "Absent--Messrs. Ames Blair, Brown
low, Caldwell, Cameron, Clayton, Coop
er, Ferry, OF Connecticut, Ferry, OF
Michigan, Gilbert Ilamlin. Harlan. Lo-
gan. Morton. Osborn, Pomeroy, Pratt.
Rice, Salisbury. Schurz. Spencer. Stock
ton, Sumner. Upton. Trumbull, Vickers
+ and West--27.
i SO the amendment was ordered TO
lie on the table. .,--Congressional Globe,
e05 aud 8O6.
so You see, my friend, that here was
? proposition TO raise the salaries of MEM
bers of Congress to $4,000 a year and to
make 1t retroactive so as TO commence
with the beginning of the Forty-second
Congress, making "a salary-grab for MEM
bers Of that Congress OF $1,000 each
and that this proposition was moved by
Mr. Hill, of Georgia. in obedience to
instructions given him by the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections Now
who composed the Committee on Privi-
nj al. al.
names: Oliver Il. Morton. of Indiana,
Chairman Mathew ii. Carpenter, of
Wisconsin John A. Logan of Illinois !;
james l.. Alcorn, of Mississippi; Joshua
Hill, Of Georgia ; Henry Ii. Anthony, of
Rhode Island Lyman Trumbull, OF Illi-
nois-not one of whom, may remark
in passing, was Democrat. You have
seen that on motion to lay Hills amend
ment on the table--a motion that killed
/ il. at least for the time Mr.. Morton did
not vote. lie is recorded among the
absentees. You who have read my Ba-
tavia speech will remember that he was
am ong the absentees on the final vote
takel, on the Salary Bill.
But ii may be supposed that, although
the amendment came from Morton's
own Committee, th he was not in fa.
vor of it. If he were not, one would
think that he would, on some occasion,
have said to the Senate that he did not
concur in the instruction that had been
given ~ Senator Hill TO report that
amendment. But if he ever made such
u statement | have never heard or ever
seen IT, On the contrary, on the 27th of
January, Congressional Globe, sS4 4),
Mr.. Hill submitted an amendment To
the bill, and had the same referred 10
the Committe on Privileges and Elec-
lions. On the next day he reported that
amendment back from the Committee
by which it was proposed to make the
pay of congressman $1,000 per annum,
to operate retroactively so as 70 COM
.mcnce from the beginning Of the Forty
second Congress, making a salary-grab
tor each member OF that Congress of
SlOm. Now. Mr.. Hill in reporting that
amen 'mcnl expressly declared that he
reported The proposition from that Com
',miiiec with no negative voice, aud
'lnclther senator Morton or any other
member OF that Committee denied that
statement. And Senator Hill further
ldec Jared that there was no one in the
! Committee who objected to the previ-
Gus proposition, which was "a thousand
J dollars higher; and this statement was
not denied by any member of the Com
mittee. So You see that according to
1.-The statement made by Senator Till Ia
'lopcn Senate, the Committee, of which
Morton was Chairman, were unanimous.
first in recommending 5000 as the an
{ nual salary OF a Congressman. with So
200 back pay for the members of The
2 lForty-second Congress, and that when
: that proposition was defeated. the same
COMMITTEE unanimously reported in
favor oi "A salary ut $1,000. with S4.tAO
back pay. In order that there may be
no mistake on this subject, | give the
!. proceedings in full on the last propose
I lion. ~ have already done on the first
4 In Senate, January %, 1873. Globo
I 90s.
e Mr.. Hill am instructed bv the
e Committee on Privileges aud Elections
/, To report an amendment, which now
f ask TO have read.
G The Presiding Officer The amend
5 ment will be reported.
n "rhe Chief Clerk read tie amendment,
G which was to strike out lines 10 and H.
! in the following words:
!. "For compensation and mileage OF
d Senators, e405,00o
2, "Aud in lieu TO iusert:
v "For compensation and mileage o.
II Senators, S7Oi,00o; and the compcnsa
l. ton OF Senators and Representatives n
Congress and the Delegates from tn,
N Territories shall be $1,000 per annum
m to he paid as nj present provided by law
"a hoo