Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-10-22

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and tho Rooney !, ars Js.diDg move
mont which republicans are' invited 10,
join. Such i, antinonop poly % Mowsr
county
saJnry Lau-Its History frsm
the FOrmalion q the Govorn-.
aent-alore Light Upon tho
subject. =I5
The following Is = complete history Of
the laws raising the salaries Of Members
Of Congress. II was prepared under the
direction Of the Senate Of the United
States, and hence is Official:
Mr.. Gorham, Secretary Of the Senate,
prepared, under date Of January 8rd,
1874, 2 statement in answer to 4, resolu.
ton of the Senate, covering these points:
First. By the act Of September 22nd,
278o, the compensation of Senators and
Representatives In Congress wa. fixed At
six dollars day, and thirty cents mile
for travelling to and from the seat Of Gov.
eminent. This rate was to continue un.
til March 4th, 1895. The same act fixed
the compensation from March 4th, 1910,
to Mar CHI 4th. 1798-at which last named
date, by its terms, it expired-at' seven
dollars day, and thirty.dve cents a mile
for travel. This act was retroactive ex.
tending back six months and eighteen
days, viz: to March 4, 1889. So.
Second. The act of March 10, 1894,
fixed the compensation at SO q day and
thirty cents mile for travel; this act
extending back six days only.
Third. The act Of March 10Th, 1916,
fixed compensation at $500 q: year in.
stead of daily compensation, and left the
mileage unchanged. This act was re-
troactive, extending back one year and
fifteen days.
Fourth. The act of January 22nd,
1918, fixed the compensation at So day,
and forty cents a mile for travel. This
act was retroactive, extending back fifty.
three days, namely: to the assembling of
Congress, Dec. 1st, 1917.
Fifth. The act Of August 10th, 1856,
fixed the compensation at $4,000 a year
and left the mileage unchanged. This
act was retroactive, extending back one
year, five months and twelve days, viz !:
to March 4tL, 1856.
Sixth. Tho act Of July 2sth, 1866, FIX
ed the compensation at $4,000 a year
and 20 cents a mile for travel. This act
was retroactive, extending back one year
four months and twenty-four days, name
ly, to March 4th, 1865.
Seventh. The act of March Sd, 1873,
fixed the compensation at $500 a year
and actual travelling expenses. The
mileage already paid for the 4th Con-
gress to be deducted from the pay of
those who had received it.
AT six different times Congress raised
the pay of its members, and in nearly
every instance the members drew the
back pay, and we find the virtuous Dem
ocratic party singing out Mr.. Dunnell
as the only one upon whom to -Four out
the Walls Of their holy indignation. 1t
remains for the voters Of the First Con.
gressional District to say whether this
great injustice shall be done to a faith
full public servant.
We give few of the names of Senators
who drew back pay under the act of
September 22nd 1889: Robert Morris,
$43o.50; Charles Carol, of Carrollton,
s1s6; George Reed, s$195; Benz. Haw-
kins, s615; Rufus King, s522; and ff:
teen othcls;
The following are few of the names
OF Senators who drew back pay under
the retroactive act Of August 10Th, 1856:
james Bayard, S2.0Ss.03; Jesse D. Bright
$6.772.40; s. J. Crittcnden, $2.243.7O; c.
c. Clay, $2263.3G; p. Fesscndcn. &c.
276.5G; Stephen A. Douglas, $226s.s6:
Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President ;under
Lincoln, $1.9S6.6s; Samuel Houston,
S2,292,95; Charles Sumner, $2.292, 95;
W. H. Seward, $.292,95; B. F. Wade,
$2,292,79; Henry Wilson-the Vice Pres
idcnt-$2. 1880; and forty-fve others
drawing about the same amount. Forty
eight Senators drew of back pay under
the act of March Sd, 1873.
The above names given, are sufficient
to show what class of men drew what is
now called back pay. The first three
given, viz: Robert Norris, Charles Car.
roll and Geo. Reed, drew back pay under
the act of Sept. ED. 1889. were signcrs
immortal instrument-the Declaration OF
Independence. These men that we have
taught Our children to revere, around
whose names no faint has ever clustered,
were salary'grabbers in the same sense that
Mr.. Dunnell was salary grabber. w.
H. Seward, Chas, Sumner Hannibal Ham,
lin, Stephen A. Douglas and host of
others whom the country has delighted
to honor, against whose private charac-
ter the breath of SANDER has not dared to
breathe its venom, were all salary grab
bers. Let all these great men of our ma
ton, who have done so much to make
our country what it is-the land of liber-
ty and freedom-be consigned with Mr..
Dunnell to common felon's grave, for
if Mr.. Dunnell is guilty then all these
men are guilty, for they did precicely
what he did. Are We prepared to do
this at the dictation of such pure patriots
as the editor of the St. Paul Pioneer,
(who could find no fault with the Repub-
lican party until relieved of fat Office to
give place to soldiers daughter) Igna-
tus Donnelly and other Democratic lead
! ers.
Victory All Around,
To-day as We 60 to press, the news
comes to us Of assured success to the
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