The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-13

4 hUn bhiu bhthEte8 ~ rAte necessary
efectuate this provision within hin
months OF the next year after. ReIectet
Yeas 8; nays SO. -" ., E.'a
Mr.. Hamilton offered an amendmen
liking the salary Of the President at S25
600 per annum after March 4th, 1871
Reiected-Yeas, 16; nays, 43. 80 -
Mr.. Anthony offered an amendmen
that the provisions oil the oct shall no
affect the salaries Of the President, Vic
President, members Of the Cabinet, MOI
any OF the employees Of the Senate O.
House Of Representatives, or other per
sons named In the Sd section Of the act o
March Sd. ,I.s7 = % - = -
Mr.. Wright inquired Il the effect Of thil
amendment was not the repeal of the Law
90 far as It applied to Senators, Repre-
sentatiyes and Delegates in Congress.
Mr.. Anthony replied In the affirmative
NO HUMBLE PIE FOR WRIGHT.
Mr.. Wright said as he before stated hs
did not propose 10 eat humble pie himself
and say Congress did wrong In increas.
ing the salaries Of its own members, bul
right in increasing all others. The
amendments were rejected.
NORWOOD WANTS THE FRGNKrNG pRryr.
LEoE.
Mr.. Norwood offered an amendment
that the act Of June 31et, 1873, repeating
me ranking privilege be repealed. Re.
The question then required on the sub.
stitute proposed by Mr.. ConklinR for the
House bill and all Senate amendments
Inereto. The bill was reported In full as
follows:
An act repeating he increase of salaries of
members Of Oonoreas and otAer officers:
Be u enacted, etc., That 90 much Of the
act Of March 3D., 1873, entitled "An act
making appropriations for Legislative, ex.
ecutive and judicial expenses Of the Gov.
eminent for the year ending June 3Oth,
1874" as provides for an increase Of the
compensation Of public officers and EN-.
ployees, whether members Of Congress,
Delegates or others, except the President
OF the United States and Justices of
the Supreme Court, be, and the
same are, hereby repealed, and
the salaries, compensation and allow.
ances Of all said persons, except
as Aforesaid shall be fixed by the law In
force at the time of the passage Of said
act; provided, that mileage shall not be
allowed for the first session Of the 43d
Congress; that all moneys appropriated
as compensation TO members Of the 43d
Congress In excess Of mileage and allow
ances fixed by law at the commencement
Of said Congress and which ahAll not
have been drawn by members Of said
Congress respectively, or which having
been drawn have been returned to the
United States, are hereby covered into
the Treasury Of the United States, and are |
declared to be monies Of the United States |
absolutely the same as II they had never
been appropriated ss aforesaid.
The yeas and nays being ordered, the |
bill was passed as above reported by the |
following vote:
YEAs-MRssrs. Allison, Anthony, Bogy,
Bayard. Boreman, Boutwell,, Bucking-I
ham, Cameron, Carpenter, Chandler,
Clayton, Conkling, Crozler, Davis, Dor,
sey, Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry (Mich.)
Erelinghuyeen, Goldthwaite, Hamilton |
Md, Hamlin, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls,,
Logan, McCreary, Merrimau, Mitchell,
Morrill, (Me), Morrill, (Vt), Morton, Pat.
terson, Oglesby, Pratt, Ramsey, Robert.
son, Sargent, saulsbury, Schurz, Stockton,
Summer, Wadleigh, West, Window and
Wright-50. :.
NAYs-Browulow, Ccnover, Flanagan,
Gordon, Lewis, Norwood, sprague and
-.
Mr.. Cooper announced that he paired
with Cragin, who would have voted for
The bill, and he Cooper against 1t.
Not Voting-Alcorn, Ames, Dennis.
Ferry, Of Connecticut, Gilbert, Hamilton,
oi Texas, johnson, Jones, Kelly, Ransom,
Stewart and Thurman.
The bill now goes back to the House
'or the concurrence Of that body.
IHRRMAN MOVES TO CONSIDER FINANCE
BILL.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration Of the reso.
ution reported by tho Finance Committee
sarly in session, declaring It the duty Of
Congress to adopt definite measures to re.
ieem the pledge made In the act Of
March 18th, 1859, and directing the Com.
nittee on Finance to report to the Senate
'arly as practicable such measures o. will
lot only redeem this pledge but also TO
urniSh currency Of uniform value alWays
'edeemable In gold or its equivalent, and
70 adjusted 90 TO meet the chanpeinp
wants of the trade and commerce. Agreed
o.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved that the Sen.
tie proceed 70 the consideration Of the
executive business.
Mr.. Sargent moved to adjourn, and at
E.SO the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Under the call Of States large number
# bills were introduced and referred
n Ill