The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-28

1nE AfIhOI hlA11ONO.
ACTION OF THE coSrERENcEs COMMITTEE
PROPOSITION SUBMITTED By THE SENATE
AND RESPONSE OF THE HoUsE-A MORE CON-
CILrAToRY SPIRIT MANIFESTED
WASHINGTON June 81, 1876.
In tho Senate to day Mr. MORRILL, of Maine. from
the Conference Committee the Legislative Judicial
and Executive Appropriation BILL reported that the
committee had been unable TO agree. Ho moved that
the Senate insist upon its amendments TO the bill and
agree TO the conference asked for by the House Of
Representatives Mr.. Morrill, said the chief points Of
difference between the houses were-frs upon
the general reduction Of salaries and cond, the
duction touching the numerical force in tho
departments proposed by the House. On tho
latter question the or the Senate had been to
concur in the action of the House TO certain extent
buaon the first the Senate felt bound ap
propriate money to carry out the existing law. He
then read the following which no said had been sub
mittcd to the Conference Committee by the members
ON the part OF the Senate.
PROPOSITION THE SENATE
Ths COMMITTEE :" on hs part Of the Senate
q" lis discretion in the Of salaries which are A.
ters OF appropriation simply and insist upon the amend
salaries sue sas have sin Srsa.sn x c
s BY the House sns will s"eav s sne
bin with view to in the utmost reduction that
public service.
To this the House replied us foows:--
RESPONSE TIKI HOUSE,.
That in reviewing OF the salaries OF the clerks and
poyes OF the departments should all and make
general adjustment OF the same having view
specyey performed giving preference Of exceptions from
reduction to all salaries OF IL 200 and under.
In the matter Of tho pay OF clerks Of the different
grades tho House submitted tho following PROPOSE
tom
That the pay Of clerks Of class sh. be 81 200
annam o. class 4. 100 annunl and the pay ali
chiefs che OF dvisiens In all the auditors, office.
shall be ~ 500 nnnunl the OF the hie OF the D
vision Of the Conptroers Offices and like grades shall be
5000 per ten per reduction in all other
salaries except those the Secretaries and those Of 200
and under.
Mr.. EDMUyps said the whole thing In Short was that
the House said II would not appropriate money pay
salaries unless the Senate would agree TO change
two houses oil Congress were independent bodies and
# the House had tho right 10 say II would
not appropriate money unless the Senate would
agrcc TO some new legislation proposed by
the House, tho Senate had the Same right
und might insist that tho act recently passed to
preparation bills and passed He did not believe in
any such doctrine however, and thought Il would be
destructive 10 the principles OF our government II
the House did not choose 10 appropriate money 10
carry on the government the responsibility rested
with that body II the Senate could not do better
House. OF course they would not be sufficient pay
the salaries, and there would be deficiency at the end
Of tho year.
Mr.. CnRsrANcy, of Michigan, opposed any reduction
of salaries
The motion Of Mr. Morrill, to grant the new confer
agreed to, and tho Chair appointed Messrs.
Morrill, of Name Allison and Norwood members Of the
committee on the part OF the Senate.