Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-25
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Q0sfn0 Proceedings Yestera av,


Senate bill No 1, TO count the votes OF Pres
ident and Vice President, was passed. as fol-
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Boutwell,.
Burnside, Cameron OF Pa, Cameron of Wis,
Chrfstfancy, Dawes, Dorsey, Perry, Frelins-
auysen n,n mamii H Hsplin' Hltcneosk In
Ian, Merrimop, Mitchell, Morrill, Of Me-,
Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson, Sar-
gent; Sherman, Spencer, Thurman, Window
Nays-Messrs: Bayard, Bogy. Csperton.
Ccekrell, Conkling, Cooper, Davis, Dennis,
H Ho8 oI Enf1 ~
Creepy, Mcdonald, Msxey, Randolph. Rau-
som som ,Saulsoury: Stevenson. Wallace, wnyte
Mr.. Thurman said he was at a loss I'd see
what Senators could see In this bill of q par
tisan nature, And he moved reconsideration
OF the vote whereby the bill was passed, In
ORDER TO give one more chance TO a up some
bill TO meet the question, when two sets of
returns were sent IN.
diplomatic bill, made it the order of BUSH
ness. and then at 4:50 went into executive
session, and a. O'Clock adjourned TO Mon
day.
THE SALARY QUESTION DISCUSSED.
| HOUSE After our report Closet the
House being In Committee OF the Whole
MT Cox, OF \. Y, In the chair on the legis-
, h,n executive and Judicial appropriation
tors (which is the fret item In the bin nav
ing been read, which fixes the salary at
$500, Mr. Baker lind moved TO reduce 1t TO
Mr.. Foster (Ohio) moved 10 reduce IL To
$500, and iDtimated that the democratic
n sJority, II IL wanted 10 be consistent,
should vote for the reduction TO 80 .1Oa.
Mr.. Randall (interrupting why did Won
not propose that amendment in the commit
tee, Instead Of resisting the reduction OF the
paltry 10 per cent. we heve made?
Mr.. Foster.-I am not 10 be catechised ON
the floor.
Mr.. Randall (persistentlyD II want In sbow
"a
ency and the duplicity of the gentleman from
Ohio in coming here and Offering an amend
ment TO reduce the salaries of members to
81 ,Tc0, while he resisted in the committee the
reduction OF $500.
Mr.. Foster.-I have good answer TO the
attack.
Mr.. Randall have made no attack.
Mr.. Foster.-You have charged me with
duplicity and inconsistency.
Mr.. Randall-There Is no sincerity In your
amendment, and you do not expect 1t TO be
adopted.
Mr.. Foster.-Try 1T and see
Mr. Randall.-The Committee on Appro-
priatiOns has fixed the compensation of
members where L 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 demagoguery about
him. and the gentleman well knew il. There
was no consistency in this bill unless the
salaries of members were reduced to 81 200,
IS that would be reduction of 10 per cent. on
the salaries as fixed when those of clerks in
the departments were fixed.
After further debate, the question being on
Fosters amendment
Mr.. Foster asked Mr.. Randall to allow a
vote by yeas and nays in the House.
Mr.. Randall said that in this early stage of
the bill he was unwilling TO depart from the
usual rule.
MIR. Foster.-There is no rule against that.
Mr.. Randall.-Well, the usual practice.
Mr.. Foster.-Will you allow me to offer
the amendment in the House?
Mr.. Randall am not SO instructed by the
committee: Laughter on the republican
Mr.. Townsend IN. Y. had no hesitation in
declaring himself opposed to the amend
ment OF the gentleman from Ohio, (Fosterl,
as he was opposed TO the proposition of the
committee. He had come here under a sub
stantial contract between himself and the
people, that he was TO be allowed 50 900
year for his services, and he was unwilling
te allow any set of persons to practice repu-
diation on him. Laughter Heidi not be-
lieve that the people desired to give over
their destinies TO professional politicians or
to rich men. He wished he was rich too.
The present salary was not too much for
any man who could not live out of his pri-
waite fortune or out Of post traderships, or
out OF railroad grants. and there was not
enough OF them TO go around. Laughter. I
III members were to live at all, and to settle
with their boarding house keepers and wash
erWomep, they would never reduce their sal
The question was ia ken on Fosters amend
meDt to fix the pay at 50 ,I99. and 1T was re-
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alive.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Hill (Ga)
Mr.. Kelly lPa.) moved to strike out "a 800
motion.
MT O'Brien (Md.) supported Mr.. Kelley's
auctions in the bill would interfere with the
ordinary routine OF the government.
Mr.. Singleton Miss defended the bill, and
Satisfactory to any member 70 ''' 'Dsn' " ''
Mr.; jerks (Pa.) insisted on the reductio on
of salaries.
tion of Mr.. Kelley's amendment would be
virtual abandonment Of every proposition of
retreDchment. He thought that a salary Of
he SsSr,es naid bx Ss sfaes tSan more 70
OF IS 600, and he would be glad to see il re-
duced to that figure.
Mr.. Douglass tVa.) moved to fix the sala-
ries at So 600, and remarked that SO far as the
question of rich and poor was concerned he
might say for the southern element particu-
larly, "The poor ye have always with ye."
He was sure that no member In the House
was in greater need than himself, but IL the
presence of the majority on this floor meant
anything 1t meant that Ii was representa-
tive expression OF the demands Of the people
for retreDchment and reform.
Mr.: O'Brien (Md.) argued that q reduction
OF salaries was not demanded by any public
sentiment, and said that IL was a small mat
ter as compared with the gigantic fraud to
which the gentleman from Indiana (Mr.
HOlman) had already pledged himself. He
referred to that gentleman as being nomi-
nally the vice chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations but practically the leader
| of that committee. He (Mr. Holman) was
| the kite and the rest OF the committee were
the tail, and on the tail was emblaZoned the
shibbOleth ECONOMY" while at the same
time that gentleman was pledged to vote for
q bill that would take q hundred millions
out of the Treasury.
Mr.. Holman.-What bill is that?
Mr.. D Brien.-The bounty bill which you
are pledged to support.
MIR. Holman.-Why! certainly, 1 am for
that. [Laughter.l
Mr. OBrien.-The gentleman from Indiana
proposes reduction OF salaries, while he
would take one hundred millions at one
| swoOp In the way of bounties to soldiers who
have been already Overpald.
Mr.. Holman Ind.) defended his position
on the subject OF the bounty bill, aud eulo-
giZed the brave men who had SO nobly fought
the battles of the late war, and to whose
perls and sacrifice the country was indebted
| fer the maintenance OF the Union, and he
expressed bis Indignation that such bill
should be Characterized as q gigantic fraud.
After stormy struggle over the question
OF an adjournment till Monday, and the AL
tentative OF q session for debate to- morrow,
the former proposition prevailed through
the persistency Of Mr.. Page, (Cal.,) and the
House then. at six O'Clock, adjourned till
MCnday.