Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-01-22
Republican Vote Oh the Salary
Resolution.
From the Columbus journal.

From the Columbus journal,
The official history of the rcsolu
tions in the General Assembly pertain
ing to the Congressional Salary Act is
incomplete as it has been published -
A very important vote, not embodied
in the official report, is necessary to a
just understanding as to the action ot
the Republican Representatives, and
shows the charge, now freely circulated
that they refused to condemn the Sal
ary swindle, is utterly untrue
The first movement toward e con-
demnation of the swindle came from
the Republican side in the form of s
resolution introduced in the House by
MIR. McLain, Republican, on the ini
tial day of the session. These resolu
tious were about as strong as the most
ardent repeater could desire, or a.
least could have been made so will
trifling amcndmen which might cas-
| lily have been effected without refer
| ence. The Democratic mem bers, how
ever, seemed to prefer a postponemen
of immediate action, and took the re
sponsibility of referring the resolu
tiOns 10 a special committee, from
which the weak, wordY and long wind
ed TRADE known as the Eshelman sub
stitute was reported the day following
When this stump speech, that is tC
4 say substitute, was presented, Mr.
Loomis, Republican member, offer
\ ed in its stead the following, which is
substantially the same as the McLair
resolution:
WHEREAS, The Congress of the
United States did in March last pass {
law commonly known as the Salary
Bill, whereby the salaries of members
4 OF Congress and of other public Off
GERS were greatly increased, and where
4 by large sums of money have beer
drawn from the Treasury by member;
of Congress GOg such pay, to which
they were not entitled by any princi
Piles OF honesty; and whereas it is thu
! undoubted sentiment of the people o
Ohio that such law should be repealed
without delay; therefore be it
ReSolged, by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, Vhat our Sena
tors from Olfio in Congress be ant
are hereby requested to earnestly US
all honorable efforts to procure the en-
tire and speedy repeal of that portion
of the Law known as salary enaetment
and that the Governor be requested
to transmit copy of this resolution
to each Senator and Representative i
Congress from Ohio.
The vote on the above, taken unde
call of the yeas and nays, and wIlic
did not appear in the official report
was as follows, the Republicans votin
in the affirmative, Democrats in til
negative:
, Yeas-M sers. Armstrong, of Bel
mont, Armstrong of Guernsey, Ban
nett, Bay, Beatty, Blake, Carnaham
, Chapman.of Cuyahoga, Chapman 0
Meigs, Coler, CoOley, Conkrigh ght
Duncan, Edison. FaXon, Ford, Cow
! ey, Grosvenor, Harrison. Haven, Hel
ron, Hodge, Holloway, Rowland
johnson, Loomis, Mack, Mann, Mar1
Martin, McLain, Morris, Munsor
Myers of Fayette, Neff, Newton, Orer
Ramsey, Ray, Richards, Scott, Stone
Thompson of Lucas, TCyon, Worle
/ and Williams-4G.
-Messrs. Archer, Baker O
Coshocton, Baker OF Fairfield, Bake
of Perry, Barrett, Baskin, Beach, Bel
; Boyce, Brooke, Drummer, Case, Cole
ConkHn, Echelmaa, Geghan, Gordon
Green, Haag, Hatfield, Heitmanr
Hill, Hoaglpnd, Holt, Huston, Inmar
Kemp. Lewis, Light, McCloud, No
: Coy, Mckinley, Mesloh, Miller, Moor
head, Mullin, Meyers of Ashland, Ne
son, Newell, Norton, Parker, Pattisor
Pearson, Poe, Robb, Safer, Sheppard
Sherrick, Thompson of Montgomery
Van Meter. Vincent, Walker Watson
| " eible, West, White, Speaker-56.
1t is notnecessary to bring any fur
ther evidence to show that the Repuh
licans are on the right record. The
voted not only to condemn but to de
mand 'the entire and speedy repeal
Of the Salary Act, and any and all reE
/ resentation to the contrary must hav
! their information i'll ignorance or i
base intent to deceive.
- A Danbury man who believed Ii
\ | A.. IL, l.