Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
Bank uptcy Debate in the Senate.
The Education Bill in the House
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-IellJlOiS were
presented asking the appointment of Com
missioners to inquire into the sale and manu-
facture of alcoholic liquor; asking Congress
to enact the necessary laws to prevent traf-
fic in Italian children; for establishment of
a uniform system of quarantine under ma
tional supervision; asking for the repeal and
modification of the bankrupt law.
Manufacturing "PubIic Opinion
In presenting the petitions relating to
bankruptcy law, Mr.. Conkling said he had
received with the petitions against repeal
circular which it seemed had been sent
over the country asking those to whom the
blank petitions had been sent to circulate
them and TO procure signatures, and also
called for contributions to send persons to
Washington to work against the repeal of
the law. These circulars were not part of
the petitions but he desired to cali the at
tention of the Senate to the manner
in which they were gotten up.
Mr.. Logan said he had received similar
circulars signed by various persons in New
FORK, and others interested in the main
tainance of the bankrupt law. The circu-
lars spoke of powerful lobbying being at
work in Washington to urge the repeal of
the bill, which was untrue. These black
mailing circulars. ~shoula be understood.
The petitions gotten, up under them were
sent here as showing the public sentiment
against repeal, when really they did not
represent such sentiment.
Mr.. Thurman did not wonder at regis
tiers in bankruptcy getting up petitions
against repeal when the example had been
given them by
Member Of the Cabinet
who sent out 10000 petitions for the repeal
of the fTanking privilege.
Mr.. Schurz introduced bill for the re-
lief of the University Of the State of Mis-
souri,. Referred.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, introduced a resO-
luton requesting the President to commu-
nicate to the Senate any information in
his possession relative to the unauthorized
occupation of the Indian Territory by
bodies of men in violation Of treaty Stripu-
lations. Passed.
Consideration of the bill to repeal the act
of March 3, increasing salaries, was then
resumed, and the question referred on Mr..
Pratt's amendment, which provides that
pay for the balance of this Congress shall
be such amount as to make a total, with
that already received, of Sl0,000-S5,0 600
for each year. The amendment was rejected.
BY IS nays to II yeas, as follows:
YeaS-BOgy, COnkling, Cragin, Fenton,
Ferry, Hamlin, Morton, Oglesby, Pratt,
Sargent, Schurz, Thurman, Wadliegh and
Windom-14.
Nays-Allison, Baya7d, Foreman, Bout
well. Brownlow, Buckingham, Cameron,
Carpenter, Clayton, Cononer, Cooper,
Crozier, Davis, Dennis, Dorsey, Ferry, of
Connecticut, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gil
bert, Goldthwait, Hamilton, of Maryland,
Hamilton, of Texas, Hitchcock, Howe, In
gals, Kelley, Lewis, Logan, McCreeTy,
Merriman, Mitchell, Morrill,, of Maine,
Morrill,. of Vermont, Newell, Ramsey, Ran
som, salisbury, Scott, Sherman, Spencer,
Stevenson, Stewart, Sumner, Upton and
Wright-45.
Mr. Pratt submitted another amend
ment providing the amount Of cOmpersa-
ton of Senators, Members and Delegates
for the year ending March ,, 1874, shall be
$500. and for the year ending March >,
1915, $500, exclusive Of mileage and al
lowances.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen opposed the amend
ments.
Mr.. Scott thought it would be unjust to
new Senators coming in.
Mr. Morton said, of the two amendments
of his colleague, Pratt, he thought the one
Just voted down the fairest, and one that
gave equally. The constitutional objection
urged against it, he regarded as having no
weight whatever. He did not doubt Con
greSs could pay members such salaries as it
pleased.
Mr.. Pratt said, to avoid doing any injus-
tice to new Senators. he would modify his
amendment by inserting a provision that
the bill should apply only to members
elected and serving prior TO December /,
1873.
Mr.. Sherman said he would vote for the
amendment so modified. Compensation
must be uniform, and under this amend
ment it would be uniform. He would vote
for the amendment, as he could stand the
smaller pay rs well as other Senators.
Mr.. Upton said Inc hardly knew how to
express himself insparliamentary language
to desire of Senators to accomplish indirect
" what they cannot accomplish directly,
The gentleman from Ohio lSherman) said
he could stand living on 4 small sum.
Perhaps he can. When the last document
which comes to my table producing a
paper) speaks ofmenlike Sherman, Of Ohio,
head of the finance committee, now mil
lionaire who came into Congress poor
Mr.. Shernan-I ask the Senator from
Nebraska if that is true?
Mr.. TiptOn-I know nothing about 1t.
| give it rs | got it.
Mr.. Sherman-Well, Mr.. President, that
is grossly unsenatOrial and grossly false.
| The Senator who introduced that state
ment here violates his duty as a Senator
and deserves the condemnation Of all his
| fellOW-SenatOrS.
Mr.. Upton said he did not think it dis
| creditable to real facts. 1t was not dis
creditable to the gentleman. as others had
come to the Senate poor, and are now rich.
| He meant nothing against the character or
| integrity of the Senator from Ohio.
rowing to the irregularity of the dis
| patch. we are compelled to omit the re-
mainder of the discussion on the salary
biil.-EPl.