The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-25
The Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.

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$50 pensioners in New York who are paid
their pensions at pension agencies, remon-
strating against the adjustment of local
pension agencies. Referred to the com
mittee on inquiries into the civil service.
The chair laid before the senate the bill
on the Sioux deficiencies with notice that
the house will not agree to the amendment
of the senate. The senate voted to insist
upon its amendments and asked for CON-
mitee of conference Messrs. Withers,
Allison and Oglesby were appointed.
The senate then took up for considera-
ton the post route bill. After considerable
discussion the bill was amended as to minor
points and passed.
The senate then resumed the considera-
ton of bill No. l, to count the votes for
president and vice-president. Several
amendments were offered, and after debate
lost. Finally the question was taken on
the passage Of the bill and it was passed as
follows: yeas 30, nays 2G.
Mr.. Thurman SAID he was at loss to
see what senators could see in this bill of
partisan nature, and he moved a reconsider
alton of the vote whereby the bill was
passed IN order 10 give one more chance to
fix some bill 10 meet the question when
two sets of returns were sent. He did
hope that in that chamber where debate
was allowed, some measure could be per-
fected to meet the necessity of the case, if
not, there was no hopes of getting it done
at this congress. The motion was entered.
On motion of Mr.. Sargent the senate
took up the consular and diplomatic bill,
and made it the order of business, and upon
his motion the senate then at 450 went
into executive session, and at o'clock ad-
journod.
HOUSE.
The house went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Cox in the char, on the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill. The committee proceeded to the con-
sideration of the bill in detail
The item for the compensation Of sena-
tors, which is the first item in the bill,
having been read, which fixes the salary at
$4,000, Mr.. Baker of Indiana moved to re-
duce it to $4,000. Rejected.
Mr.. Foster Of Ohio moved to reduce 1t to
So, 700, and intimated that the democratic
majority if it wanted to be consistent
should vote for reduction to S2,700.
Mr.. Randall, nterrupting-Wby did you
not propose that amendment in that CON-
mittee instead Of resisting the reduction of
the paltIy ten per cent we have made?
Mr.. Fostei--I am not to be catechized on
the floor.
Mr.. Rsndall, ptrsistently-I want to
show to the country ard TO tie house the
inconsistency and duplicity of the gentle
man from Ohio III coming IN here and offer
ing an amendment to reduce the salaries of
members to S9,700, while he resisted in the
committee reduction of $500.
Mr.. Foster--l have good answer to the
attack.
Mr.. Randall have made no attack.
Mr.. Foster-You have charged me with
duplici,y and inconsistency.
Mr.. Randall-There is no sincerity in
your amendment and you do not expect it
to be adopted.
Mr.. Foster-Try it and see.
Mr.. RanlaIl--The committee on appro-
priations has fixed the compensation of
members where think the people of the
country will be satisfied.
Mr.. Foster asserted that he offered the
amendment in good faith as he did every
thing, there was no demagogucry about
him and the gentleman well knew it, there
was no consistency in the bill unless the
salaries of members were reduced to s.
700 as that would be Il reduction of 10 per
cent on salaries as fixed when those of the
clerks in departments were fixed. He re-
GREETED exceedingly that the chairman of
the committee, Randall, had made this
| assault on him so early in the debate. That
gentlemans own consistency could be
| called in question more than that
of any other member of the house.
Up to year ago that gentleman had been
an advocate of high salaries, and his mar
vellous conversion had taken place since
that time. He gave him credit for an hon.
est conversion hut he did not want him or
any other gentleman to strive TO deter him
| (Foster) from the honest discharge of his
duties by charge of duplicity.
Mr.. Baker of Indiana said he had pledged
to.hs constituents to use his voice and vote
In the direction of retrenchment, economy
and reform, and intended with all honesty
and good faith to redeem that pledge.
Mr.. White of Kentucky declared him
self in tavor of all reductions.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts trusted that
the house did not propose to present the
pitiful spectacle that was presented IN the
two last congresses of wiaugling about
their pay. If there was anything in the
political history of the county that he
would give good deal to have struck out
it was the debates on that subject in the
last two congresses. He would vote
against any change in the salary of mem
beers first because it was thing which
ought not 10 be stirred up for political pur-
poses and second because he thought on
the whole It was as near right as 1t could
be got.
Mr.. Harrison OF Illinois was in favor OF
all reductions.
Mr.. Caswell of Wisconsin characterized
the evil as a compilation of inconsistency
and insincerity.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia defended the &C.
ton of the committee on appropriations,
and said that the committee had assented
to all proper and reasonable propositions
on the part of the department. The bill
made reduction of at least 10000
Mr.. Hill of Georgia moved to make the
reduction Of salaries commence on the