The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-20
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Tho Fort,-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.
" ARLINGTON, April 10.

he nsnsie ~asealled to oider. INN
siely after the journal Of yesterdays pro
c"edings cas- rad, the chair laid before the |
senate the follos ins message:
10 the Sense If the Uuited STATES =
Herewith return 4enate bill No. IVA, en-
Titled "An nd fixing the salary Of the |
president of tie United States" without |
my approval. am constrained to the course
from sense # duty to my successor in |
Office, TO mysil, and TO what is dus to the |
dignity of Imposition of chief magistrate
of nation gilmore than 40, 900 900 Of peo-
pic When tie salary of the president Of
the United Safes was fixed by the consti- |
tuition at $2j 600 per snnum, we were
nation of bat3 900 900 Of people, poor from
long aud exhaustive war, without commerce
or manufactures, with but few wants, and
those cheapk supplied. The salary must
then have leen deemed small for the re-
sponsibllity ind dignity of the position,
but justifiably so from the impoverished
condition OF the treasury, aud the simple
lty it was desired to cultivate in the repub-
lie. The sdary of congressman under the
constitution was first fixed at SO per day
for the time actually in session, an average
of about 10 days in each session, or S7l2
per year, or less than one-thirtieth of
the salary OF the precedent. Congress
have legis,ted upon their own salaries
from time 10 time since, until finally it
reached $1,000 per annum, or onefifth that
of the president, before the salary of the
latter was increased. No one having
knowledge OF the cost of living at the ma
tional capital will contend that the present
salary Of congressman is too high, unless
it be the intention to make the office one
entirely Of honor, when the salary should
be abolished, q proposition repugnant to
our republican ideas and institutions.
do not believe .hc citizens OF this republic
desire their public servants to serve them
without fair compensation for their SER
vices, Twenty-Five thousand dollars does
not defraY the expenses of the executive
for one year, or has not in my experience.
1t is now one-flth in value what it was
when fixed by the constitution in supply
ing the demands and wants. Having no
personal interest in the matter, ] have felt
myself free to return this bill to The house,
in which it originated, with my objections,
believing that 10 doing so meet the wish
es and Judgment of a great majority of
those who indirectly pay all salaries and
other expenses Of the government.
U. s. GRANT.
Executive Mansion, April IS, 1876.
On motion Of Mr.. Clayton, it was or
dered lhat.ihe message be printed and re-
ierred to the committee on civil service
a. q retrcnchmeut.
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
Es.Secrelary Belknep, accompanied by
his counstl, Messrs. Carpenter, Black snd
Blair. entered the senate chamber at 1926
o'clock. Al 1880 O'Clock the Sena,e sus-
pended the consideration OF legislative
r. ...s..s 4. r~auAe ace Impeachment trial,
and the secretary of the senate was direct
ed TO Eotify the managers OF the house of
representatives, that the senate was ready
Is proceed With The trial.
The manages on the part az the house
appi AIRED il tn scnnc churaoer at 1890,
and Mr. Lord on behalf OF toe board sent
TO the secretsry's de4k and read the au-
swer adopted ly The house Of representa-
uves TO the ll~a II B,lknap to tie fleet
that at the time OF the commission of the
acts charged against said Belsnsp, he was
an officer of the Unlied States, and was
sch officer until after the house, by its
proper committee, had completely investi-
Re'ed the charges against him, and were
preparineIfpr his impeachment, a fact well
known to him when he resigned. Mr.. Car
penter of the counsel for the accused asked
for copy OF the replication of the house,
and for time until Monday neat to answer
the same.
Mr. Edmunds submitted an order that
respondent file bis answer TO the applica-
tion of he house hy April "a aud that the
manages on the part Of the house file their
rcjoindr by April %, and thai the trial
proceed April 81, which was agreed to af-
ter soms discussion, and on motion Of Mr..
Edmunts 1t was ordered that the senate
sitting az court of impeachment adjourn
until April 81, at 1890 o'clock p. m.
The senate then resumed consideration
of Legislative business, and the house bill
to define the tax on fermented and malt
liquors WAS passed.
Mr. Morrilhuhmitted a resolution direct
ing the secretsy Of the interior to commu-
nicate 10 the s,nate any information in re-
lation 10 the pesent situation and disturb
ances in the Si,ux reservation, and whether
the military fore hadsbeen increased there
and, if so, whether 1t was by the authority
of the interior department, and the reason
therefor agreed to-
The house hl to protect witnesses in
certain cases Fas taken up, but at Mr..
Thurman's request was laid over until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Thurmanralled up his motion to re-
consider the yoteby which the bill In re-
gard to counting votes for president and
vice president wa passed. lie said he did
not think the billyhich passed the senate
could pass the hose of representatives. and
the result would b that there would be no
new law on the subject. lie believed
some law should De passed he thought
there were fatal OMISSIONS in the bill which
had been passed
Mr.. Morton sail he did not think any
good woHld be accomplished by the pro-
posed Reconsideration. Ii the house did
not like the bill With passed the senate, il
| rnuld amend II III o.nata cD,ild disaprpe