The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-09
ADD CONGREss....FIRsT SESSION.
SENATE.
WAsiilNGroS, Jai

3D., 1876, $4,000, exclusive Of all allow
ances. Frelinghuysen, Scott, Morton and
Conkling opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Pratt said to avoid doing any inius-
tice to new senators he would modify his
amendment by inserting proviso that the
bill should apply only to those members
elected and serving prior to December list,
1873.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, favored the am
endment in this form, saying he could
stand smaller pay as well as other mem
bers on this statement.
Mr.. Upton of Nebraska produced from
his desk paper which. he said. speaks of
men like Sherman Of Ohio, head of the
finance committee. now millionaire. who
came into Congress poor.
Mr. Sherman-l ask the Senator from
Nebraska ii that is true?
Mr.. Tipton-I know nothing about it,
give it as get it.
Mr. Sherman Well. Mr.. President, that
IS grossly unsenatorial and grossly false. A
Senator who introduces that statement
here violates his privileges as a Senator and
deserves the condemnation of all his fellow
Senators.
Mr.. Upton disclaimed any intention of
offering personal insult to Mr. Sherman.
He only repeated the statement as he had
found it. He (Tipton) had an amendment
to offer, providing that there be a reduction
in the salaries of Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, and
Mr. Sherman Of Ohio. of the amounts each
received as back pay, under the act of
1866.
The discussion was continued by Messrs
Logan, Morrill, of Name, Window. Nor
ill (of Vermont, Gordon of Georgia.,
Buckingham and Wright The chair an
nounced Mr. Allison of Iowa, as a member
of the committee on pensions in place of
Mr. Ferry of Connecticut, excused. The
vote was then taken on the second amend
ment of Mr. Pratt and it was rejected.
Mr. Hamilton of Maryland, offered an
amendment TO strike out $50 much of an
act Of March 3D. as provided for an in
crease Of salaries of the president. vice
president, members of Congress and del
cgates and all other officers therein named,
and salaries of all said officers and clerks
of every name and description shall be and
remain as fixed by the laws in force at the
TING of the passage of the act of provisions
of which arc hereby repealed, and provided
that this repeal SO far as it relates to the
salary of the President, shall not take eff
feet until the 4lh of March, 1877, after
which date said repeal as to the salary of
that officer shall have full force and effect.
and as to all other officers from and after
taking effect Of this act, and provided fur
ther, that the repeal shall not relate to or
affect the salaries OF the chief justice or
other Justices of the Supreme Court of the
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Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, moved as an
amendment that the allowance for mileage
hereafter to he paid to each Senator, Rep
resentatiyc and delegate for going to and
returning from the seat of government
once in each session shall be onc-haf of
the sum allowed and paid prior to the act
of March 3l, 1873.
HOUSE.
Mr. + II Roberts of New York from the
committee Of ways and means reported Il
resolution calling upon the secretary Of the
treasury for information as to the amount
OF money refunded since the 4th of March,
1873 ON account of custom duties and in
ternal taxes previously paid into the treas
ury, with the names, amounts. reasons for
refundng, etc. I he resolution was adopt
cd.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill to establish an educational fund
and to apply the proceeds of the sales of
public lands to promote the education of
the people.
The military committee this morning
heard Adjutant- General Townsend in the
proposed reduction of the army which he
strongly opposed by numerous agent sta
tistics and Arguments.
Mr. Archer of Maryland, declared the bill
to be dclusion and said that the gentle
man from Maine (Mr Halle, who has the
bill in charge, and knowing. as well as he
| did the condition of the American navy,
must be satisfied that $4,000, 900 appro-
priated by the bill must necessarily cause
a deficiency in the bin for at least $1,000,
600. lie charged the committee on appro
priations with having shown no apprcci
alton of the difficulty of foreign relations
with this country, and the difficulties witt
Spain had not passed by. There had beel
a probability that the relation with SpaiI
might remain peaceful while CASTELAR, wa
at the head Of the Spanish government, TO
CASTELAR, was known to be Il. friend of TIN
American republic. But that very friend
ship had caused his deposition, and in hi
place was bloody Serrano, who had moth
ing but hatred and dislike towards tn
United States, and Xet the proposition wa
that the navy should stand, not on til
usual peace basis, but onc-fourth belol
the usual peace basis. The discussion wa
further continued by Mr.. Scholcld of Pa
Messrs. Cox and Wood of New York, til
latter contending that the American nav
was ample, and even too much so, if tn
people were to be taxed any further
maintain it. He thought the appropriate
should be still further reduced. All eA
pcnditurcs of the government were prof
gately eXtravagant and should be CT
down.
Mr.. Hale hoped that the republican sid
of the house would sustain the bill in I'll
interest of economy, and commenting q
the fact that the only opposition to it Ina
come from the opposite side, the gentlema