Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-08
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SENATE.-After our report closed debate on
the salary bill was continued
MIR. sherman said the committee had most
carefully considered this subject, aud they had
thought that the fsirest thing was 70 restore the
compensation 20 5000 aud mileage. com
meneing from this date. As 10 the am sndm ent
OF Mr.. Pratt, be would not vote for A. There
was no more right TO take this money from the
pockets Of those who had earned it aud were en-
titled TO it by law than 10 take from their house
or any other property belonging to them.
Mr.. Upton delivered some characteristic re-
marks, conveying doubts of the sincerity of
those who were urging the repeal. He said the
repeal bills was 10 endeavor TO recover the con
hcence OF the people. But il would not win.
They would not get back that confidence. He
said tha the Changers associations would not
have been formed but for those who were dis
gusted with the republican party and would
not 60 into the democratic party.
Mr.. Bsyard said he had favored at the time,
ana be favored now, the increase in the pay OF
me supreme Court, the President, and the
CABINET. In reference 20 the compensation of
NE hsmoers Q, congress, he went on TO show that
tne act OF March last did not increase the sala-
ries OF at least one third OF the members and in
regard 20 the other two thirds n brought their
salaries up TO the amount received by their as
socrates. IL was not properly 80 called an in
crease OF salaries, but an equalization, He bsd
voted for this, and by the light of experience he
now approved his acton OF last March. In the
course Of his remarks Mr.. b. stated IN At he
would vote TO put the salary of Congressman
back TO the sum which WAS in force before thu
50 OF March last He objected to any reduction
however, in the present cOmPensst on OF the
employees Of Congress.
MIR. Hamilton (SId.l was opposed to the meas
ure at the time, ard he was opposed 70 it now
He considered that under the old law the Presi-
dent and Congress were paid a fair compenss-
ton. he was in favor of returning to the old
rate OF compensation 70 all, so far it could be
consutntionally done.
Mr.. Sargent would vote for repeal, in re-
spouse TO the sentiment OF the people but not
because be thought the compensation too high.
10 NnGatT
the salary of the President too much. He did
not believe that in the last four years the Pres
ident had been able to pay his expenses on the
salary be had received.
Pending further discussion, the Senate, at 5
=. m, adjourned.
HoUSE.-After our report closed
Mr. Monroe (Ohio), from the Committee on
Education and Labor, reported q joint resOlu-
ton, appointing Professors Asa Gray, j. ID.
Dana, and Henry I. COppee. regents of the
Smithsonian Institution, and il was adopted.
MI. Monroe also reported, from the same
committee, bill donating the Detroit arsenal to
the state of Michigan for = school of technology.
Mr.. Spear PAL thought as the bill related 20
United States arsenal IL should 90 to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, and offered an
amendment TO that effect.
The House adopted the amendment, and the
bill was referred to the Committee on Military
Mr.. G. f. Hoar, from the same committee, re-
ported a bill to establish an educational fund,
and to apply the proceeds of the sale of the pull
said the bill was simple, and yet any waste of
the funds was carefully guarded. Only two
conditions were required: First, that the state
shall establish system of free schools; and
second, that il shall educate all its children be-
tween the ages of six and sixteen years.
Mr.. Dunnell (Minn.) opposed the passage OF
the bill as the establishment of a new policy
which proposed, for the first time, to appropri-
ate the funds Of the general government by a
distribution among the several states.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The Speaker Land before the House a large
number OF executive communications, among
which were the following
From the Secretary of War, transmit ng
addition a. developments connected with the late
bureau OF refugees, freedmen and abandoned
lands. From the President, transmitting re-
vised estimates of the several departments
Also, number of communications from the
Secretary OF the Interior, containing estimates
OF appropriations, recommendations and infor-
nation in relation TO subjects connected with
the Indian bureau.
Mr.. Swami (Nd.) presented the petition of
Bishop Ames and thirty four other ministers OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, Of Baltimore.
Md, for the relief of the Southern Methodist
publishing house at Nashville, Tenn, and il
was referred TO the Committee on Claims.
The House then adjourned.