National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-20

the whole paragraph ana insert: For Capitol
police, &c. e. which he said was the sum appro-
Mr.. berry, Of Pa, doubted the sincerity Of
tho opposition In their economic efforts, and said
| prominent member Of the other side oil the
House had leetursd the Republican members -
tic drops Of water and little grains Of fand, but
| the came member Mr.. COy5 had the other
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would Be worth . million Of dollars. He further
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Mr. COX said he did not propose TO reply to
4 the remarks Of the accidental member from Eenn'
MI. HcInAx,s amendment vas then rejected.
Mr.. ALBRIGHT, Of Pa, offered an amend
vtdns that The amount paid TO Representatives.
and Delegates shsll not sxcesd aetsal travelling
HE CHAIR ruled the amendment ont OF order.
of the Chair, and the chair Was sustsilsd By .
Mr.. Smith, Of Pa, advocated that the mileage
allowance be confined to actual travelling sx-
MI. GROuNsE, Of Nsb., said he did not know
the gentleman OF whore he was from, but he
| would bet that he came from Q district near the
eapitai, and that he was single man. Laugh
A humorous debate, participated in BY Messrs.
SMITH, CRoUNsE and NEsMlTH Of Oregon, sprung
up a., creating eopsidsFaSls Terrmsnt .,r,. an,
the Item Of elSo, 600 for mileage. - ~
| Mr.. GLYMER, ofPa., argued that the mileage
and that it was not in keeping With the spirit Of
ne bill repealing the act increasing the salaries
MI. TREMA1NE, of N. Y, opposed tho amsnd-
ment, and appeaied 70 the House to make more
| progress on the bill. There was large number
Of bills that imperatively demanded the attention
Mr.. RANDALL. of Pa, said he was not willing
that others should receive . higher salary than
did not intend to Be driven from his position, but
would stand like . rock, challenging the items OF
the bill, item by item, Is he found them extrsva-
MI: MELLlsH, in replying to remark By M.
ment 70 propose to prevent the stealing Of
Mr.. PARKER, of No., demanded to know If
Of this Houss were engaged IN attempting e steal
$50 900 from the Treasury. He denied the impu-
Mr.. MELLISH qualified his statement, and
characterized the mileage system as the great
Nj. Parker. in replying to these remarks,
that the gentleman, with his ideas Of economy,
had voted to increase the salary Of members TO
Mr.. MELLISH said he had not 80 voted.
| Mr.. PARKER said 1t was SO in the Record.
| Mr.. MELLlSH said there was mistake, then.
Record than to the memory Of the gentleman.
He did not suppose he could remember how many
pages there were in the last speech which he de-
| livered in the House in about five minutes, but
| which filled forty-6ve pages of the Record, and
embraced the editorials Of the leading dailies in
New York for the last two or three weeks. II the
gentleman would keep his long speeches, OF
which he sometimes had two or three In o single
day, out OF the Record, he would save money to
the Treasury. He deplored the habit which had
grown up Of holding members up ~ thieves and
swindlers, and thought the country should be en-
eouraged to look upon them Is upright men.
Mr.. MELLISH said the difference between
their speeches was that his were for putting money
In the Treasury and the gentleman's were for
getting 1t out.
After further debate the mileage paragraph
was passed rs reported from the Committee on
Appropriations, and the next paragraph read.
The committee then rose.
The SPEAKER laid before the House com.
munication from ]. H. Baker, Commissioner OF
Pensions, in reply to the charges made by Mrs.
Helen NJ. Barnard. Referred to the Committee
on Pensions.
The House then, at $40 p. m, adjourned.