The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-03
THE ENEMIES OF ECONOMY.
,uE sEyATE's ACTION ON THE Leo
ysItTIVE APPROPRIITI
y,r.,. R.fn.ips TO Reduce their Own sails sis-
-rben Restorinp the salaries Of ihe om-
-. aud Employees to the Old Figure.

A.
an,s,ed into with the National Republican
'...,aperl for publishing the list OF delinquent
...n,v.rs In the District for the present wear,
,,d inform the Senate whether the Collector OF
race Of s,id District has CHARGED delinquent
..yers with the amount In excess Of the
s.,o oa,d said newspaper and " SO, by what
.n,horl,y the sane has been done. Agreed to.
The senate bill establishing the port Of 81.
Paul. Mimi, as a port Of appraisal. was passed
Bills On the calendar were taken up and
o.sed. a. follows: The senate bill for the RELIEF
~ the family Of John 7. ling who was killed
n. rho reoent gas explosion at the Capitol, and
for the relief Of L. u. Cutler, who was injured
Nv that accident; the Senate bin to provide for
inc more speedv adjustment Of the accounts Of
the Treasurer Of the United States; the House
nil to authorize notaries public to take anida-
vita and tho ike In the courts OF the onNeo
states; the Senate bill to exempt all vessels en-
gagged IN the navigation Of the Miss'ss'ppi river
and its tributaries sbov, the port OF NC" Ut
leans from entries ard cleafances'
Mr. sherman rep, ohio, submitted a rosolu-
ZION To nav W. r. Mcdaniel, the page Of the Sem
ate. recently Injured at the CAPITOL, the amount
Of his pay during the remainder Of the session.
Agreed to.
Mr. Robertson CRep., y. c. presented petitions
of colored laborers Of South Carolina remon-
,trating against the ratification OF the Hawaiian
TIE ", so as TO admit rice free OF duty. Referred
10 the Com nEttee on Finance.
fhe morning hour having expired, tn e Chair
laid before the senate the Dill making sppropris-
s,penses OF the Government for the ycsr end
ine June %. 1871, and Tor other purposes.
THE ARGUMENT AGAINST ECONOMY.
Mr. Morrill, tRep MeJ ssid that the commit
tee had come to the conclusion that the obliga-
tpn imposed on Congress had not been fully
me by the hill as 1t came to mo senate. In the
trsi place the House had not provided for the
salaries OF cyii officers as they had been estab-
nsned ny law; and. secondly they had not pro-
yidcd for the civil lisi as established by law.
cent. and the reduction tine clerical force was
% percent; aud, besides, all provisions for some
iSeS the Indian bureau, the sisn,I Service
Cofrs. and the Bureau OF Military Justice.
9s '' Ts;. e.ss sT,I" Ia Ia s s G aDa
they had remained SO ever since
sSese s ss w seIS'e ss
Die FIR the present time. The salaries were not
high enough now to command that kind OF tal-
eni which the public service really demands.
Tue committee, therefore, recommended non
concurrence In all these questions Of reducing
The civil list, as provided for In this Lili num-
hered 1913. There had been a reduction OF
reduced Ss tho nSa Gou
any one believe that the civil list, which had
ci,ion to-day which justified it's eeina cut down
nearly one fourthl he reduction proposed by
the House was about One-thiru OF the enttre
amount appropriated for the civil service during
the last four or hSe years. The Senate Com
mlttee on APPROXIMATIONS roposed to reduce
the amount 81, l;D.3sS, WHICH was about one half
Of the reduction proposed by the House. The
committee also proposed to reduce The force
legislative bill appropriated sso,5s.ss5Sc; in
1875 tls.I8 30 and the present bill, as re-
ported by me COMMITTEES, little over 81. % 600.
lie argued that there had been n Gradual nd
uniform reduction In the civil service durins tho
past i've years. and the committee had taken
he al m nat I'm nj ma no nnln MI
to which the service could be reduced now.
Mr. yard Dem. Dell ss'd he eoncurred
an appropriation bill. Its purpose should be to
sppropris, money TO carry out existing law,
The inviatIe practice Of the Senate for the last
1iteen years that to establish and adhere TO II
isyinr TO a coordinate brunch Of Congress.
You have economized by amendments to an
Practice Of amending such Dius. but nov we
purpose to shut sou out by TINS new, this tech
ricai, this accurate, but this uusccustoined the
ofy." He (Mr. Bayard) old not think this posi-
ton could be sustained. He did not think II
just thar 1t should be proposed now. II should
be understood by eech House II Congress that
tue existing Law could not he amended by ap.
prOphaton bills. The questi N upon all these
proposed refur,ns must be judged by the Senate
uDUn the err merits aud not by the forms which
they come before the Senate.
Mr; Morrill, said II mad never been undertaken
" change the salaries of all EMPLOYEES of the
Government upon all appropriation bill.
SHERMAN CHANGES HIS MIND.
The question being on the Grst amendment
eported by the Committee on Appropriations
hyes and Delegates in Congress 10 $5.0D per
snnum instead Of t4.joy, as proposed Ia the
very sorry that few Senators present.
especially when the quesl ion Of their own suia-
nes was involved. He had made up his mind
until within the asst twenty four hours to vote
with tie House on the reduction Of the pay Of
members Of Congress, but alter listening 10 the
remarks OF tie Senator from Maine DR. MorrfiD
he felt that the bill should be cons dered by a
all senate. 1t was perfectly manifest that Ii Ia
olli was to be the subject Of cuntruversv be-
tween the TWO Houses, and at the outset the
senate should be sure OF being right, tske H.
stand md adhere to II. The nrst question was,
should the Senate consent to tue reduction OF
yay 10 the extent OF $50 er snnun. 1.-THE
/ yer. II Congress adopted that principle as TO the
pay OF It's members, tue logic 81 the argumeut
bsappiied To all other ofiicers OF The overnme NJ
And hrs' there the President 81 the United
s.aiss, whose pay was reduced BY tue bill from
tN'U 70 $2j,tOO per annpm. He wds opposed
T. reducing the salary OF the President The
oh a'9 proposed reducti9n OF tue salaries
soud not be done under the Constitution while
Mei we're IA otice. Another Glass affected by
We mi Ma the Jerks tn the executive de part
mem, ol the Government. Their pay was liked
A III nv ahd the senate knew tina they could
uuhuiy seI along ~ this city on tneir sularis s.
nc uld not see how any s,nator could vote 10
nuice The salaries Of these clerks from ten To
,"ehIy yer cent lie could not vote for such a
proposition, AID would not do IT, He had come
u Tue Inclusion to follow the recomme ID a.
Hons Oi The committee, and II the House in-
.sleu upOn the reduction Of all salaries, lie
would stand against n as unwise.
mr. nlthers Dem, Nd.) said he willing 20
= as Lar IS any one in reducing expenses, but
ue uld not think the cutting down OF salaries
wslhe proper way to do In his opinion
tooV per Annum was not too much for me M
vi Oi congress, TO enable min to live comfort.
4 eoiy ahd he was opposed TO the r, duction.
Mf hhGey tDetn., Iexds) sid that when nj
some TUE receipts from the practice OF his pro
trsslon were III JTe than double the amount of
~ compensation as senator. He would not
I've lot any Increase Of 3 larry, neither would
ueNote Tor reduction.
STRIKING OUT TIE REDUCTIONS.
me amendment as proposed by the comm nit
.eetestorlnk the salary TO $500 Der annum W.
'Sh agreed 10 without "A d vision.
me olhel amendmen proposed by the Com
m"lee on Appropriations rest Oring the salaries
~ we ohcers and clerks Of the Senate aud
house OF Representatives, the Capitol police
INV the elhLloi Gee ia the library to the amounts
see'eu Nv them under the existing law, were
s,Vr' u! ~ was also the amendment appro-
W-Vhg Sl5lW for tue salary Of the Congress.
suntl Frhle1 and the employees Of his oflice.
Office ''"s'"' oAPe"eos VI tn"t
o,f,,,e amsndnent providing that the Architect
, '"' athto shall have Iue care ana suDeTitl.
ma. il.'r " NE building. instead OF the Com
,a'lo'"t 81 Pubic bulings and Grounds, was
"nful nt NermonI ~ "
II zen me amend ment u strike out the clause
"a An