, 1876-03-25

III. RaSaon suKRestHu thht IN the mater III cfoho-
rropoaa ns 70 sse | II shere VA not eone ground %
so5ns l. H. nS ". IT, Ill ILL i" Toeeedna
10 dscusa tho reduotion Of 1alarte ho declared hs
renss,!on " of members Il congreas 10 What II W.
pr!or To 0-f3oo-thrn touch Tho poor pay q tho
varons employe* IT he Government. xio =; ~ "nly r.
nao. lie ~puld not touch thpe old established kala
nes. Tho proposed reductions IN We stAte psIart-
Thu fact the Corn,nt on Apprp1rtAtlnnt In To
porting thus bill struck down he force nf thu Depart
Inents without Tic approval and eclsAnt Of tle I>s
partmen1, and IN sotna tnstances without consulting
it's DcIarttnentA. ..-
hs ese Of NJ Kss'c". spscsh ths -. con'te. '
compensation 1T Henators, which IL the rnt itsI in
tllo iii. having teon rrsd. which hxea aartc. It
4 co. ~. p'1sf {1na moved to Ft'us' TO '0'o
Mr. Postcr moved to reduce II to s?,7oo. and In
b. eous,stent sl,oad yots for reiuc,on to t!.7p3.
pose that sn.endmcut II cointotse tn'tsai of rtasse
mado7
sr. roster-I s,u not 70 be catoch!s"d On the oos.
ltr. Isnds rcssstent15>-1 want to hlow tie cnnn-
try An IIonse thn Inconsistency tic dupietty .! tao
gentleman from Ohio. In coming here and Offering ~
nncud,ntst 10 rcStnee tho salaries Of narmbc1s 70
*3,1oo, whe ho 1eashssd In Committee Feducu0a |"
III. Fortr-I havo good snswer u tho attack.
l Mr. 1t4ndall-I have fnAdc NO attack.
III. FosGr-You have chntB.d mo with dupudty
" H. mndsii-Thsre ia no sincerity In your amend.
Ill., Fostsr-Try il, and see.
III. nandsl-The cotnnltt:ce On Appforsi'tions h.s
11ed tho compensation Of me1nbeEs where think lie
ppop1p Of tic country will De satisfied.
sfr FoaIar asserted TINT he had oerod the amend
u good taii' q he dia eserythinE There WA va
inev is!t soss..ensy = q, ~ ]: t,ss Ss
n1ed when tho c1e.ta in the Departments wesc a1t.
liz Tosroisoi exceedingly that The chairman II tho
esrly ia de- debate, md TINT geutcman's ovu Gun
sls.sncy cou1d bs called ~ quoeon morn thai taat "a
~ mePnsF , a os e aagoeso y ss ~.
ame. Hc ga,e him credit foF N hone's conycraaon
tnt he dla not want him any other gentleman 10
af ohds liz snties dp aes 1g &c Charge * duple!ty:
eonstneats @ % nss lis voicc md vote IL ths direction
Of frBt.cnchrnent economy aud REFORM aud 10 sAten'l.
ID with al honesty and good faith 70 redee'n th.t
on lie NltAr of hia country oil his ~1foH rnlatiscs
H. %hte .tter a,ns It The Chief C!est q ll ths
House and Il IisndAi for harnR oaeo aundrd 70 him
miserable man. declared Minsen - savor @ o. ~ ~
economical Naturalization Of tbs dosesumcnt ihs
pemocrattc majority In this HOUSE ,ein!nded MN n!
n g., ret iow cost ~ tue ground tint the pt,ds
belonged 70 rich uncle of bis. "hosn 1e *antd -
l break up. -. ..x,.,.,v nn1
oonscdsns,Su@,y fegor Of every Possible nsonay,
f,etau1o n,au could fore:cA ho~ ~ uovatnhem. IT,.
Il ibcy reduced iho sRartes Of Government Officials
below tho pont which would sttsta4n them
nd not reduoo their salaries to The ssnae point
III country would howl in Judgment as their NEON.
ststancy II memltrs osmo bore TO make money. NED
Of th.s woua ent1S mt 70 en toe a ss
enough 10 coytr heir c1pensos 1or tue te seS were
I required to spend here. ..
present ths itfal spectacle TINT wa presented II tue
In LIT Congresses Of wEnngliug about Its own Pay.
eanry aaTy that ho would sve good deal 70 struck
out IL aa tbs debates o. that subject IN tho AZ t~o
Congresses. He would soo agan NY sh11Es ,1 u ~
stsoud, because he thought on Ao whole Il va ae .
fennsyiv.nts .ndan xbsn no ,,,,a,aha+ ssM shs, =,
n.t.ss vere bs N. pssonsy eoaceined 10
ceuessl sensilant Of the people, snd 10 sympatlise
him e xhsa a ca ,see eein v.s no poc ea
Ir. I:an1ali explained thst tho ailhcnsy which Ut
duccd Ind not The salaries Of 1embess they would u
cnarRnable with Inconsistency. l!e 4aa gFcas !euie
tas yc~s Of hs ssnsman % sfon ron,y ~ t soS
NM 10 salary ongLt 10 bs rodacoL Il seemed r
him. There wua but oue safe, trn, ground Oh whca
and d III Il t. +s s aouss sss
throuch lie reductlons proposed II It didn't reduce
S Mr ss1 MaT"on H. ~ t11 opposed Mr. Fosters aeu
ent md favored tho reduction PROPOSED ~ thas pill
They could no. 60 rcoso shets oonssitM.n a9a ~ ~
fend themselves unlcaa they eu1 GOWN 'ae's UNI sA
INT II. Es.So chsracterizeA tho bill ~ comp!lato.
a''nnn 'sfrnde ta action Of tho Committee o.
Appropriations, aud said that Committee haa as4sats
y opsE sa a lii nsgo reaucten I'll i X
icast Is o co., n1d II this reduction wers aee9nll
Cd tcn It WouI " IN saln fos .nenefs 10 ~ o!Ee @
s1ntpy saa 70 so would ths Is decco
heard predictions ot failure Of the ni w ~ ,u1 fnu.
w. ny failure Of hs Rsoita1'' mo L N''' "
Mr LIN moved to mako THO rexisction o. Msssc, y;
commence the th o 1a1sh is1; ;,s ~ y, IAN
sncuttpvut would obviate that difienly by uaak1nl
ny T3,o question icing M A1r. Fos.css amendment
MI Toser aaict. sir. tsanasu to allow Sose ny yea
and ~ pafs a o IT, saiS tat IN this early stage Of the hi
he was unsnna % asp..t treu, tns ,'ssl IT,, rule
| MI I,aul4ll-WclL tbc usual pracucG.
, Ii. Fostcr-N1l you allow ''e 70 otfcF n aman'
's II !naMI ~ 10 not 10 Instructed by ths Con
,uitnst iIanRhtcs On thu Acpublican s'aa-) VI
WI Mr. :? To~nsoad h.a ITO heAtsaon dnrlkr.ua htr
.cif npatsi 70 thn auai,lment Of tho gentlenan fru
es's ss.;a*,as4 (s;s4, Tho ~ csss,..s @ sss@'4 H.
bs.woen himself ana u,s people that TO wa
bo allowed IS GU ysar for hia scrvce. snl he y
unwilling to sluv sny aet Of pcraoa 10 prsaaca Eep
diation Oh him. }Laughtns.) LIZ a pot believe y,
fcssfopai politicians or 4, 1tch mep.
Wtshsd he wa rici. too Tho ptc.us. sa!a
| wss not too much for any mAh who n.'s
tladcrahlA, OF out of railroad. .gF.ns aad tIeso y
| not ea,ouKh of them 10 % round. II nesntels {
sired to live at all aud 10 seto with their to.tli!
house Keepers sud wusherwoneu. they would ne'
ro.lnco t.etz salaries. [lAughteF,1
MI Fosters amendment To i1 the my Il &, ,goO, and
WA yeecteA, the1u betua but tHensy-four V0cs III
affirmative. ,,,, -
lectsd. .oo 49,, In.
ts.ou9, sud spoke In favor ot that n'oton'