New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-08
XLIIIp CONGRESS--Isr SESSION
pporuAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

Bill RrCOMMIrrED.
SENATE. 49,. WARRINGTON, Jan. 7, 1874
The Chaplain in the opening prayer IN
vshed Divine Providence to hold in HIS own hand tha'
powerful engine. the public press.
The following petitions were presented
BY Mr.. SUMNER Glib. Rep Mass "A petition OF S''iTs
persons OF Ohio against the proposed theological
ment 10 the Constitution Of the United states he saio
the total length of the petition was sSS Feet
the Committee the Judiciary.
By Mr.. SARGENT (Rep., Cs)-A petition OF .he
Women's Suffrage Association OF Calhorhia' aAi"s o
the adoption of amendment to the CONSTITUTION VI INC
United States declaring that the right 10 hou opco a
not be denied account Of sex that inc laws Vi e
District Columbia and the Territories DC SO aehueu
that women should have the right 10 'o'e' hou oino0
and exercise all the rights underline laws as are now
exercised by and further 1nat no S'e e in
favor Of shall be made Referred TO the committee
MI. MORTON rep, indy gave notice that when the
Salary bin should disposed Of he would ask the Sen
M s sffs Dem XVI gave notice that wnen
tbe Louisiana case should be up he would move an
amendment the proposition by the Senator from III
diana r Morton refer the whole case back to the
Committee on Privileges and Eectons Win dnstruc
B9G1 e% mo- S6 ss bS Soped iSr @
est opportunity would be gwen TO obtain the views OF
oil interested in the matter. -.
MI CONKLING rep, N. " said in the absence OF
the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee mr. Ed
nnDds he would state that such was the purpose OF tne
MT THURMAN Dem. Ohio said the Judiciary Com;
naittee sl had the subject under considerations ana
Mr.. SHERMAN rep. Ohio announced that when the
Salary bill should be disposed Of he would ask Ior
the resolution heretofore reported by the Com
nttee on Finance as that mi was roSSes IN
account Of waiting TO obtain the visa OF the senate
THE SALARY BILL
The bill 10 repea the act Of March 1873 increasing
salaries. wac taken up
MI PRATT (Rep.. Ind) advocated the adoption OF his
amendment.
MI CARPENTER rep. Wis., argued that Congress
had the power fix the amount TO be paid members Tor
remainder of the Congress SO that the whole sum az
the end of Congress would aggregate $4,000 The sum
20 be could be named in the BILL every Senator
Mr.. MORTON Giep., Ind said a new Senator from
California would be here in few DAYS Under the
proposition of the gentleman from Wisconsin that
senator could not receive than s2,40O annum.
Another new Senator would soon be here from Kansas
audh hi yould 10 similarly wrOnged.
Mr.. CARPENTER said that when the Senator from
California arrived he might regret that he came TO Con
Gress at time when pay is so low he tMI carpenter
did not expect 10 have a good time on the redhoed
Congress TO the amount each member should receive
the remainder OF the Congress he would have no
spent all he had drawn, aud hereafter would be COM
PEELED 10 live on what he might get. .,,,,.,,
FERRY tIsep., Conn., said he was sick OF this tax
about Congress being servants OF the people and the
people masters of Congress In OF the COnsti
tuition was IT true, and when such thing should be
then might look out for the september Gays OF
and a itsamendments senators have stood here and
said ever since the 4th of March last, we have been
wronging people in accepting the compensation pro
Tjded by law SIR when believe that of myself viii
reegn my seat and 90 home" He did not believe the
people wanted Senators TO lick their feet Ihey may 40
the Northwest but u they do they have sadly de-
wanted to be represented by honest upright able men,
and were Tag y Psy mem Thought If woud be m
worthy the American people TO pass the amendment OF
the gentleman from Indiana Alr Pratt as It sought to
do Indirectly what could not be done directly. IL had
admitted all sides that not dollar could be
recovered by Of law, the money each member
received his absolutely. The proposed amendment
went IN roundabout way to force ny indirect means
that which could not be accomplished by direct action
He favored the repeal OF the bill, people
seIDanded IT, and would vote for ITS repeal
as adimen Of the people Of the United States should
be fairly considered and on questions involving the per
more carefully considered He Thought no Congress
shoud the compensation, except Tor future He
would vote against the amendment OF the gentleman
from Indiana MR. PratD. because he believed Congress
had right 10 take that money from the members
Than take his farm in OHIO As for the judges
of the Supreme Court he would not reouee their as
They were excluded from all other employment in order
that they might hold the scales OF Justice such was not
che case, however. with members of Congress. They
could follow their professions when not IN congress
He though the whole about this Salary bill was that
there much attention given to 1t. He regarded
IL of the least important acts OF Congress ana
would treat matter of ordinary legislation As
the people demanded IT, he would restore the compensa
non TO $500 per annum with mileage and allowances
OF thus question ii impossible for the Senators 70
look upon and treat in the manner suggested Dy Tue
Eenator from OHIO (Sr Sherman as cooy as any other
measure. He appealed TO the Senator from Indiana
In Ohio last Fall, when he heard bus col
leagues denounced as thieves, and to make ~ more !
,;ses ali felt the humiliation being Congress and
connected With this law. He did not think the attack
ON Congress thoGsh was ON account OF the retroactive
feature OF this bill The people had previously honored
men who had taken back p-yi NO man before ast
Bprng ever charged tue present veef Oh lne
NJ, - SscK pay ss05, and with THIS pay In his
I he Was runnhany elected Vce-Presldent OF
the United Had the people %I ono aePSeu 70
drive from bis seat the senator mt nam on ae
sannt AZ having received s2sO5 in 1861 No; he had
been since hOnOred his constituency anu 50 WIN
the Senator from Rhode islahn SS Ir M SSspdiaps
me doc ument shows that he received III 1900 s9O yet
he had been since nonored py ms n Ne tnd
SITES The PostmasterGeneral Teceyed Sz,sg3 pRSk
pay yet that time ne had been hSn6rea oy nS
ibs; state. He thought the people OF tne country
6ad been misled in their elamor on tms qnes-
ton, as Congress had only ionoWea Tue ve pre-
They might have said: Gentlemen, you have followed
The precedent set but hereafter we prefer 10 nne
on TINS subject aud have no more increase
me great causes of this elamor were the Creut NO
eier disclosures OF last Winter These disclosures nae
Sas so Damaging Republican party a. TO parayZe
- and rho Deope began think they could not STAND
nv any party They had lost confidence IN the admhls
,r.tion OF affairs at Washington OTHERWISE tne thou
ma Jo IN rue West would have gone into the
arrange movement He had voted iof the increase OF
salary, and would vote against any rePoai vi ai"onu
MT BAYARD Dem, Deli said that IN March ia st ne
favored an Increase OF the saiaIE o .ue S % :,
sssdent and members Of the Cabinet ana favored IL
- ~ut doubted the policy OF increasing the compen-
satIou of members OF Congress lie did NOT oeene III
having congressman without eohpehsaon' az sun tS
"icy wonId mt legislation under the cOntlol Vi those
Nbo mad the longest purse, or mere Az W,
~oud come here 10 grow rich from thelr puOIe acts
There was Just demand from the people 70 Ispea ~
law and II should be repealed LUIS clathVI VIZ VI
mblie economy, aud here Ia the place 10 pega 'his
scono,py He desired 10 have the compensation lot
Renators and members replaced 10 the scdIV "nvic ~
rap@al the bill, but for the amendment Oh the
gentleman from Indiana tMr. Pratt) ,-,,,