The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON, April 10, 1874.
Immediately after the reading Of the journal the
House went into committee OF the whole on the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill, Mr.. wooDFoRD, repJ of r.. In the chair.
Mr.. PARKER, (rep.l of No., moved to strike out
the item Of s43 $50 for newspapers and stationery
Tor members.
After discussion the amendment was rejected.
mir. HALE, (rep.) OF n Y, moved to make the
Congressional Printer oficer OF the United
States instead Of as now. an ofncer OF the Senate.
After discussion the amendment was adopted.
The item OF $4,000 for the purchase OF books for
the Congressional Library was increased to So 900
THE INCREASE OF THE PRESIDENTS SALARY.
Mr.. HOLMAN, tdem.) or Ind, moved to reduce
the Item of the Presidents salary from $50 900 to
$4,000 He argued that the increase OF salary
last session. including the Presidents salary, was
unconstitutional, ana he also criticised the items
OF the Presidents household.
Mr.. HALE, trep.) OF Me-, opposed the amend
ment. aud stated that SO much OF the Presidential
mansion was occupied for public purposes that the
family was huddled INTO smaller apartments than
were occupied by thousands OF private families all
over the country. He declared that none OF the
items for the Presidential household we're personal
perquisites.
question, because, he said his attention had been
called TO the subject by his colleague (Mr. Dawes)
some time ago in manner that had struck the
country. That statement had been that the Presi-
dentla office yielded to its incumbent $400, 600
during the term. he went on to analyze the ap-
preparations for the Presidential household and TO
show that they were in wise perquisites, but
on the contrary added to the Presidents discom-
fort. There had been no increase and substan-
TALLY, no decrease in those expenditures for a
great many years.
wAsHINGroN's PRESIDENTIAL rERoU1srrEs.
Mr.. MAYNARD, rep) OF Tenn, asked MIR. Butler
whether he had ever taken the trouble to make an
estimate Of the comparative cost OF the Presiden.
tial once now and in General Washngtons time
without taking into account the difference in the
value OF money
MIR, BUTLER SAID ne had, and that the cost In
Washington's time was nearly double that Of the
present time, and that, too, at tune wnen fifty
cents day was the wages OF the skilled workman
who now receive 81 or S. day; He had heard a
good deal OF the simplicity OF the earlv times but
he had in his hand newspaper paragraph from q
"Jenknsn Of those days, giving description OF
at ball in Philadelphia. He read 1t, with running
comments, to the great amusement OF tue House.
THE HUMoRs OF FRuGAL1TY.
Mr.. Cox, (dem.) OF N. Y, said he had supposed
the Two gentlemen from Massachusetts tMessrs.
Butler and Dawes had harmonized their differ
GaughterJ He had been surprised, therefore, to
ind this little divergence OF views between them.
he was that MS Ien gooS H nnSs wnca
he had heretofore said about economy. All tnat
haa been said by Mr.. Butler about the peculiarly
OF dress and about the luxury OF the days vi wash
lngton and Jefferson and Hancock, did not eject
the irugalty, the honesty the incorruptibility Of
Salaries He himself fe did not care how men
dressed; he did not care about sumptuary laws;
ne dld not care II his friend rom M massachusetts,
(Nr. Butler came in in sky-bue pantaooDs and
addressed the House, it would add to- the attrac-
tions OF the General tLaughter.) It had been
SAID by distinguished New York editor, who
was ID washington recently, and who had given
lecture in New YORK on his return,
tnatit seemed as II everybody in the States desired
70 come 10 washington, and that Governors OF
states only became local magistrates in order to
become United states Senators. All the archltec-
lure anu an the grandeur oil Washington tended to
lessen the Old democratic idea OF frugal, simple,
honest government. lie was most surprised that
nus honest, simple-hMrted. lruga-mnded friend
rom massachusetts, lAr. Dawes should be In
cllned 10 take back some things whicn ne had said
| before on this subject He quoted from news
| paper paragraph statement In which somebody
ls represented as having inquired OF Mr. Butler
what the effect OF the circulation OF Mr.. Dawes
speech In Connecticut was, In which Mr.. Butler is
represented as saying, bad tor the republican
party" and adding, when an old brindle steer
ike Dawes gets IN the habit of breaking out of the
pound when IL IL DARK and drizzy, there is no