New-York tribune., 1876-03-25
OF Indiana asking for legislation to preeas temper.

OF Indiana asking for legislation to pr.eeas temper,n
In the United States. Referred.
bill to supply deficiency of $62 900 for tho mann
facture Of postal cards for the ending June 80 sa
The House then went into Committee Of the who,.
Mr. Cox Dem;; ~ 10 the chair, on the Legislative.
derstandiDg that general debate the bill would :.
limited to one hour.
which had been poured against the Republican psry h
gentlemen from Georgia and North Carolina. Recur4
to the bill under consideration, lie said the Democrs
party IN this House is on rial here, that the eyes
the entire country upon II, and he did beljsvt
the salaries OF Government officials. The American pe
pie are not TOO poor to pay fair compensation tber
Mr. KAssON iRep Iowa) suggested that in the ma,,.,
OF economy the majority OF the House wanted to 20 NJ
slby too far and the minority possibly not far enough
Proceeding discuss the reduction salaries he ds
clared tnat he would thousand times rather strike dom
the compensation Of members OF Congress to what It
the various employees Or the Government. who are only
receiving the they received 80 years ago. '
CONGRESSIONAL sALAeIEs.
The Committee then proceeded TO consider the bill IN
detail. Tho item for the compensation OF Senators hav
ing been read, Ar. BAKER (ep Ind) moved to reduc.
the salary from - 800 to $1,000. This was rejected
Mr.. FOSTER (Rep, Oho) moved to reduce it to $27oO
and ntmat1d that tho Democratic majority II waited
to DO consistent should vote for the reduction 200
Mr.. RANDALL tDem, PENN (interrnptng)-W Why did
not you propose that amendment in the Committed in
stead OF resisting the reduction OF the pay 10 per cent
we have madei
Mr FOSI ERR am not to he catechised on the Aoor
Mr.. RANDALL (persistenllyD-I want TO show 10 tbs
country and the House the Inconsi tency the dnpcty
of the gentleman from OHIO in coming in here aud Offer
ing an amendment reduce the salaries members IN
800 while he resisted in the Committee tho reduction
OF 900.
Mr. FOsTER-T have good answer to tho attack
MIR. RASDALII-I have made no attack
Mr.. FOSIEk-iOu have charged Inc with duplieity
and Inconsistency.
Mr.. RANDALL-There is no sincerity in your amend
ment, and you do not expect 1t to he adopted
AIR Y see
Mr. RANDALI.-The Committee on Appropriations has
fixed the compensation OF members where think the
Mr FOSTER insisted that he offered the amendmentin In
good hath, a, he did everything There was dems-
Mr. BAKLR ttcp, Ind) said that lac had pied to his
constituents to usr his voice and vote ia tue direction Of
rvtrenchmcnt, economy, and reform. aud he intended
with all honesty and good fath to redeem that pledge
Mr WHITE Rep, Ky) and Mr. ChiIrENDEN Gnd.
III nbers reduced the salaries OF Government officials
below The point which would sustain them respectfully
and reGuce hCir own salaries To the same point, the
country would howl in Judgment at their Inconsistency
sir. HOAR C.ep, Nass.l trusted that the House did
sci ted In the lot two Congresses OF wranglin about It's
own pay. Ii there was ything In the pOlca story Of
out it the dcbltes on that subject in the last two
crosses He would vote against any change IN the
ought not to be stirred up fo political purposes; and
ond. because he Thought on the whole 1t Is as near
rslt it could be got He entirely respected and hon.
oied tie position OF the gentleman from Pennsyy2na
sfr Ranal when he said tnat he yielded his individual
judgment in matter where he was personally con-
cerued t. the general sentiment OF the people, and he
sympatizet with him very much when on BENG asked
what he lad done with the money lac replied 1t
Sir. RANDALL explained that the difficulty which
the Committee had met tIat IL other salaries
reduced and not the salaries OF tho members they
would chargeabc with Inconsistency. IL seemed 10
him tMr. RInda) that there was but one sale, iIn
same measure OF reduction TO all salaries.
Mr. HARRISON dem, ~ offered The Foster amend
mcnt, rs did also Mr.. BlOUNT Dem Cal
NJ, Il, ia
salaries begin the 18th of march, 1877 and agreed with
Mr. noar OF Massachusetts, that is indecent for
bcrs of Congress to be squbbng over their own pay
His NIs amendment would obvlate that niculty, by
mlking the reduction apply To ti9 nent oonsleS1
fix the pay at aud Was rejected there berg oui
q votes IN the affirmative Tie amendment offered BY
MIR. KELLEY tHcp,, Pcnnl moved to strike out $780,
and insert $3.50 aud spoke in favor II that motion.
Sir. O'BRIEN (Dem, MIl supported thc motion. There
vas u long debate on the subj -ct.
Mr. SINGLETON Dem, Miss insisted that salary OF
4 500 ought bo satisfactory Ia any member, While
Sir JENKS Dcm., PENN insisted on the reduction OF
.duption OF Mr. Kelleys amendment would DE virtual
Abandonment Of every proposition OF rclrenchmcnt.
Mr DOUGLASS Dem, Va) moved to fix the salaries at
Mr. o'BRIEN Dcm;. M,il made hit at Mr. Holman 1,.
and b. ret nf thc tounitiee me ti and on that tail is
enblazoncd the "shlbbOleth" economy. while at the
snme time that gentleman is pledged for bill
that woud take 500. 100000 out OF the Treasury.
Mr. HOLMAN-What bill Is thatt
Mr.. O'aRIEN-Tue Bounty bill which you are pledged
Mr. HOLMAN-why, certainly am for that. Laugh.
Sir. o'BRIEN-The gentleman from Indiana proposesa
euction ot salaries, while he would take SlOOOOOOo0
swoop i'll the way OF bounes to soldiers VINO have
SIR. HOLMAN defended his position on the subject Of
the Bounty BILL and cuogized the brave men who lad 80
nnby fought the battles Of tde late war and TO whose
pcriis and sacrifices the country was indebted for the
Of the Union and De expressed ms lnisna'
thar such bill should be characterized rs SSauuc
fraud.
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