The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-13
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SENATE.
WARRINGTON, Jan. ls. 1874
sUNpRY PRr1TIoNa.

III sUNDRY PETITIONS.
Y snndry petitions were presented, Ii
! cluding one from Elizabeth Cady Stanto
q Susan B. Anthany and others, asking In
. women be allowed TO vote, or the SAN
r right be extended to them as to colore
q men.
Mr.. Cameron presented memorial
+. the Russian Mennonites, setting forth th,
they desired TO become citizens, and al
Ing that they be allowed to occupy publ
Hands. a 3 g =
Mr.. Terry, Of Conn.,, objected to the &C
ception OF the petition as II was from fol
eign citizens. -
Mr.. Ramsey, from the Committee OF
Postohees and PoBtroads, reported form
efly on House bill 20 establish various p1l
sUNDRY BILLS.
Mr.. Ramsey introduced resolution In
strucang the Committee on Foreign Re
lations TO inquire into the expedieucy q
advancing the rank OF the Minister resi-
dent at Sweden and Norway to mission
OF the first class. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Pratt introduced bill cedIng to thr
several States, within whose limits they
respectively lie, the beds of unsurveyec
lakes and other bodies Of water.
RAILROAD FRR1aHT Bull.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill in refer
ence to carrying freight and passenger
on the. Union Pacific railroad and itI
/ branches, providing that all freight and
passenger traffic between KanSaa City and
LeayenWorth, or any point on theIline ol
the Kansas Pacific, and Denver Pacific
railroad vid Cheyenne, Wyoming Ter
[itery, TO OgdenS or any point Of the
Union Paclac railroad or points, beyond
Its terminus, shAll be carried by aSid com.
panies Jointly OF the same rates as those
on similar traffic between Omaha and
like points, but the Union Pacific Com.
pany ahan not be required to receive
upon said traffic q less sum than 1t would
be entitled to receive upon similar traffic
over It's own road when pro-rato TO and
from Omaha. Suits may be brought and
sustained in any United States Court in
which any portion Of either Of the trouble,
amountpf damages and loss Is occasioned
by a refusal to comply with the foregoing
provisions.
SALARY BILL.
The morning hour having expired the
consideration Of the salary bill was re-
sumed. The pending question being on
the amendment oil Mr.. Gordon, OF Ga =,
he asked leave 70 withdraw that amend.
ment and offered another providing that
the salaries of all commissioned offlcera In
the army and navy, whose pay and allow.
ances exceed s., 800 and less than s., 900,
be reduced 10 per cent; that the pay and
allowances Of Generals staff officers, such
as Psymaster General, Quartermsster
General, ComSdore in the navy and others
shall not exceed 5000; that Of Rear Ad.
mtral In the navy and Major General In
the army shall not exceed that OF Lieut.
General OF the army, and the Vice Ad-
miral Of the navy not TO exceed $500:
that OF General OF the army and
Admiral OF the navy not to exceed
$40, 900; that the salary Of the President
Of the United States after March 8, 1877,
shall be $25, 600 per annum, and that the
annual appropriations for the next four
years for the Executive Mansion shall be
$26, 1000 less than for the four years pre-
ceeding March 8, 1873. - TITO.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out all
that portion ofthe amendment, except the
last portion, which relates to the Presi-
dentg salary and the appropriations for
the White House. Agreed TO. .s
Mr.. Bayard opposed the reduction of
the Presidents salary. He thought $50.
OOO an exceedingly modest and Just COM
penSation. BE denied the authority, Of
this Congress to ix future appropriations,
% they must be governed BY the neces:
stiles Of the case. --.-,-.' Il.
Mr. Conkling said that thus iarlhe had
taken no part In this debate. The Senate
ought tohave acted and might have acted
on this measure In less than one day. He
had no doubt majority Of the Senate
favored repeal, and much time had been
wasted. BE appealed to every member
otthe Senate to unite with him In putting
an end to this whole subject, In order that
the Senate might proceed to the bankrupt
law and the financial measures which the
country needed.
Mr. Gordon's amendment was further
amended 80 as to not apply to the annual
appropriations for the Presidents house,
leaving only the question Of salary alter
March Sd, 1877, to be acted upon.
The amendmsnt was then rejected BY q
vote ol 80 nays TO Is yeas
Mr.. Conkllng offered as q substitute Tor
House bill Is amended BY the Senate that
90 much Of the act Of March Sd, 1875.
as provides for an increase of compensa-
ton OF public officers and employees be
repealed, except that portion which effecta
the salary Of the President Of the United
States and Judges Of the Supreme Court,
and that hereafter all salaries, with the
exception OF these named, be the same as
they were prior TO the passage OF that
act; provided, that mileage should not be
allowed for the first session Of the 48d
Congress; and further, that all back pay
not drawn or returned TO the Treasury
be covered into the Treasury and declar-
ed 70 be the property Of the United States.
In presenting this substitute Mr.. Conk-
ling said he offered 1t to take the place Of
the House bill and every amendment that
the Senate had adopted:. :.-------z.-,.-----
Mr.. Sherman thought the act Of July,
1871 provides that the balance Of appro.
priAtions In the Treasury be placed TO the
credit OF the surplus fund, and he saw no
necessity Of Q clause In the Substitute OIL
the gentleman from New York, providing
for the covering Of money into the Trea-
sury. ~ {E71 p Y Ll'id
Mr.. Conklin hoped there would be n
vote taken on his substitute. He wanted
this question Of. back pay settled, Rs well
as the salary increase 90 far as the PresiI
dents salary Is concerned. The constitu.
ton forbids that 1t should be touched
now; but as the other salaries he hoped
they would be put back to the same as
as they were prior TO march Sd before the
salary enactment was made. 7-t
Mr.. Anthony favored 5000 Q year to
Congressnen, and thought there should
be an allowance formileage, stationary
and postage stampA
Mr.. Boutwell, thought there should be