Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-13
PASSED TIL. SENATE

The salary grab law came up again
In the Senate yesterday, and. after nu-
merous attempted amendments and
much discussion, . substitute offered
by Senator Conkllng. OF New York,
was adopted by = vote Of 50 to 8. This
substituts (which takes place Of the n
adopted BY the House. fixing salaries
nj 5000 per snnum. with travelling
expenses. ETC., and must, therefore, be
returned 70 that body for lie action,
provides that the Act Of March 3, 1873,
except 80 far As Il relates to the salary
OF the President and Judges Of the SUI
prems Court. DO repealed. and that sal
aries shall hereafter b what they were
before the passage Of that Act. Il fur
Their provides that no mileage sfall be
allowed for the first session OF the 4S1
Congress, and that all undrawn or re-
turned back pay shall b conveyed In
to the Treasury. Tho following Ssna-
tors voted against the Substitute, viz:
Brownlow, Cameron, Hamilton, Cor
don, Lewis, Norwood. Spragus and
Upton, all Of whom save the tirst and
last two named are carpet-baggers.
Cooper and Cragin paired on, the
former opposing and the latter favor
Ing the bill. The following Senators
dodgsd q vote: Aloorn, Amea Davis,
Ferry Of Conn.,, Gilbert johnson, Ksl-
ly. and Of courss the honorable Attor-
ney Of the Central Pacific Railroad.
eur own Stewart. Senator Jones did
not vote, not having yet arrived In
Warrington. The vote, II analysed, 10
Instructive. We have not at hand data
as TO the political status OF several OF
the Senator's named. IL will DO per-
celved, however, that In the lists above
bu, q single man OF prominence In
either party nj be found. Nearly all
are Of that class Of smigrants who hall
from the reconstructed States, and are
aptly desiguatsd csrpet-baggsrs. Many
claim to be Republicans; there are
few. however. VINO have the hardl.
hood to claim to represent anything
ave themselves. We do not soc
among the opponents Of this repeal
tho name Of tho iilustrious Flanagan,
who only q few days since, upon the
floor Of the Senate drew forth from his
brecchss pockets his portion Of the
swag and announced his lnfiexible de-
termination to retain the same, even
to the extent Of fighting therefor.
Can Ii DO that In the hour OF trial he
weakened. that bis spirit wavered and
that deemlng discretion the better
part Of valor, he cast hls lot with the
majority! IL would 90 appear from
the record above. OF thing we
are assured. viz. : that Mr.. Flanagan
hates to give up that back pay. and
that 80 long a. no has a spirit OF a
man." he will not-unlcss the major
ity say 30. rhe bill now goes to the
House. aud we may expect to read OF
stirring enc and prolonged II not
eloquent speeches from the lips Of the
vast body Of Statesmen there assem-
bled. viii Butler oppose the bill with
that elegance OF diction for which he
l, noted? or will he descend to the
level Of the press and with "forty
jscksss mud-power" throw light upon
the motives which have led TO Its re-
peal by tho Senate. VIII our own
Kendall regard the action Of the Sen-
ate AZ Q difference to popular clam
or" to which he I, aud must be a
stranger. aud rising to the dignity OF
the occasion vent his surcharged spirit
In eloquence against the Senate bills
IL the discussion on this salary grab Ia
both the House and the Senate has
produced no other good, IL has At least
opened tho eyes Of the nation TO the
quality and calibre OF those who now
sic In high places ss public Legislators.
It has shown the psucity Of talent. the
plsthsry Of greed and = widespread
rottenness. From thls q lesson has aud
will be drawn. the result Of which In
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