Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-21
Che Carson aaiip Appeai
CARSON CITY:
WASHINGTON, April 10.

WASHINGTON, April 10.
Tho galleries of the Senate Chamber
were again dcnsely crowded, the ladies
predoninatinC. So great was the rush
that it was found necessary to close
some of the doors soon after the Sen
ate was called to order. Tables and
seats for the use of the managers, ac-
cused and counsel were arranged as on
Monday. Immediately after the jour
nal of yesterdays proceedings was
read the Chair laid before the Senate
the following message:
To the Senate of the United States
Herewith / return Senate bill 172, en-
titled "An Act fixing the salary OF
President of the United States" with
out my approval. I am constrained to
this course from sense of duty TO my
successors in Office, to myself and to
what is due to the dignity of the posi-
ton Of Chief Magistrate of Il nation of
more than 80 .Gl0,0 900 of people. When
the salary 81 President of the United
States WAS fixed by Congress at $4,000
per annuIn we We're nation OF ), UO,-
900 OF people, poor from a long and
exhaustive war, without commerce
and manufactures, with but few wants
and those cheaIiv supplied. The sala-
ries must then have been deemed
small for the responsibilities, and ne
ceSSity but justified it. The salary of
congressman under the Constitution
was first fixed at ST per day for the
time actually III session, with an aver
age of 20 days to each session or $40
per wear, or less than one-thirtieth OF
the salary o: the President. Congress
; tI,r,iv 0yy-.,
from time to time since, until, finally.
il reaches S5.,sa per annuIn. one-tifth
IF that of TIE President before the sal
ary of the latter was increased. No
one having knowledge of the cost of
living at the National Capital will con-
tend that the present salary of Con-
gressmen Is too high, unless it be the
intention to make the office entirely
one of honor, when the salary should
ne entirely abolished, a proposition
repugnant to our republican ideas.
10 not believe the citizens OF this Re
public desire that its public servants
should serve them without fair COM
pensation for their services. Twenty
i've thousand dollars do not defray the
expenses Of the Executive fer one year,
or has not in my experience. 1t is
now one-tifth in value what It was
when fixed by the Constitution in
supplying demands and wants, and
having no personal interest in this
matter, have felt myself FREQ to re-
turn this bill to the House in which it
originated. with my objections, believ
ing that in doing so l have met the
wishes OF the great ma iority of those
who indirectly pay all salaries and all
other expenses of the Government.
Signed: Us. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, April Is, 1876.
ON motion Of Clayton it was ordered
that the message be printed and refer |
red to the Committee on Civil Service |
and Retrenchment.
E.x-Secretary Belknap, accompanied |
Ivy his counsel, Carpenter, Black and |
Blair, entered the Senate chamber AZ |
l2:.20, and at 12:30, the Senate sus-
PENDED the consideration OF legislative |
business to resume the Impeachment |
trial, and the Secretary of the Senate |
was directed to notify the managers |
that the Senate was ready to proceed |
with the trial. The managers shortly |
after arrived, and Lord on behalf of |
the board, sent to the Secretary's desk |
ana had read the answers adopted by |
the House to the plea OF Belknap, to |
the effect that at the time of the COM
mission Oh the acts cllaIR6u dSdiNsL |!
said Belknap he was an officer OF the |
United States and was such officer until |
after the House of Representatives by
It's proper committee had completed |
an investigation into the charges |
against him and We're preparing FOR
his impeachment, a fact known to him
when he resigned.
Carpenter, Of counsel Tor accused,
asked for a copy of the replication Of
the House of Representatives and for
time until Monday next to answer
the same.
Edmunds submitted an order that
counsel file his answer to the replica
ton By tho 24th instant and that the
managers file their rejoinder by the
18th, and that trial proceed on the 9th
instant. Agreed to.
After some discussion, and on mo-
ton of Edmunds, it was ordered that
the Senate, sitting as n Court OF Inn
adjourn until the 9th
instant at 1890 P. NJ.