The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
inducing the Presidents Sal
ApN"

Ap" arys
,-u,,od States Senate on Tuesday
IN tHr . cont said be thought it would be
Mr.: S,,,oanness on the part OF this Gov
irCtiol, ~ raw is President salary far be-
crniaes. !" raid the representative Of the
low "'S n, :, residing 10 Washington.
British VIZ ~, consider the present salary any
too l'fs. ,,, rnr,hcr debate the question was
NNn' ,nc AYES and noes demanded, as fol.
ioas: ,uson, .osv. Chris,iancy, Clay
YrA>-.M>"c%,S ,.nckrcll. DAVIS. Ferry, God,hwaite,
Ton l"nN i,isrycy Hitchcock, Herman, kcy, Logan
nm,2gyy WSonsd Nancy, Morrill, OF serm @ni
NcCT'r ;itcrson, stevenson ih"'inaa' Wal
i',r Wh!ir:, ~" Kavard Boutwell, Cooper, Davis,
>sN>-rr I'm shuyscu. Hsmlin, Howe, ingalls,,
i2r. Of ti 100 Robertson, Sargent, Sharon,
%#-@. !" w1,mcnn.. and Wi'hers-2o.
N,r5 the hil! was passed. v.,
A AZ" g., az the relief Of James A. Hill was
tax" Sssrrea, said that after the action OF
NJ: NJ II reducing the sa!ary Of the
iAc -, hc hardly knew just how far to
Pie,"tS" o,s.,rc these relief bills. AS amen.
60 VIZ committee on Appropriations he
%' =. ns,anrly brought in contact with these
va CU,, Of economy, but reducing the
.os'>ii.1,' :, salary be did not consider good
1,.,,,my. He gave the salary OF some OF
:. ,>-Eicn rulers. with the addtional per.
y 4lJoycd 10 them, aud contraSted it
~. ne moagrc salary allotted 10 the fresi-
- tho United States. He was also in
&C., &c. # rlisag the salaries OF the CABINET
.e..rs On some other occasion he would
~, view, more fully on this question.
A. n3wts. o! Massachusetts,, said he
- f,- reducing the salary OF the Iresl-
49,, L.r-,u,. he was anxious 10 unCo as far
=. r-r. ro>>ihle The very Objectionable &C.
-" oc CnnpreSs in its action known IS the
'....c.rrab bill. and lie believed that was
49,, ;,sf remnant ot il, and he was very
-,.;,,,s IN obli,crare il. II was folly Tor the
SD.,.or from California TO bring up the Sala-
-, mid 10 f3reigo rul IS. We all know how
-. i,nr masses are ground down to pay
those SHARES. .
~ coris,iarcy desired TO know if the
r,~.,ion.'s salary was the question before
-. senate: if not, was the debate IN order :.
- .ang,or, desired 10 90 over this ground
a,,:r he would move a reconsideration OF
49,. y5,r on The Presidents salary, and he
.r,a-,i notice Of such motion.
Wr Edmuuds said be did not suppose the
as weuIt have been taken so suddenly on
~. ou,,.ion OF reducing the Presidents
..,,ry or ny would have been in his seat and
yo.cu again>t il.
Vr, Corkng defended his vote on the
s.:iae, and said that rs 4 motion had been
,,...-at 10 reconsider he would at that time
GIVE. h,S views 10 full.
yr. Howe further discussed the bill, op'
posluc l., %heu
Nr. Cgckrc!I slid he was surprised to hear
,s4 senator from California object to grant
in, relief 10 poor. old, crippled soldier be.
r,v,e the Senate had voted to cut down the
Presidents salary He voted for it because
h. believed il righl, and he would vote fol
I, twice if recess rv, and he thought any
wcl.dlspo.cd person could live on it in
r.cpcr manner. ana Very respectfully, too.
Mr. Sargent sad the Senator very vel
knew That h" bad used the relief bill simply
Is a frame upon which 10 hang his remark:
upon The salary bill.
The relief bill was passed, and MIR. Chris
,iAnry va, called upon 10 press his motion
10 reconsider. but declined doing so, and
the senate adjourned.