The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-25

HOUSE 0l Representatives.
A bill TO supply n deficiency OF So, 600
for the manufacture Of postal cards for the year
fndins juno 30 1879. was passed.
The House thon vent into Committee Of the
whole on the Legislative, Executive. and Judi
rial Appropriation bnls, with the understand nc
Mat general debate ON the bill would lie limited
10 one hour. Mr. Hurlout dRep, No and Mr..
Kas,on (Rep, Iowa spoke In opposition
10 tina proposed reductions, and then
the committee proceeded to consider the / III
IN d. ai TIE item Tor the compensation of
Senators, which ~ the lrrt item III the iii, hav-
lng boon reld, which hNes the salary At $3.50,
Mr. Baker diep' Ind moved 10 reduce 1t TO
$500. ksIec.ed.
Mr.. Foster lR-p.. Ohio moved 10 reduce 1t to
r. ~ nd intlmat II that tho Demo rate ma
loNty' u IL wanted L. be consistent, should vote
Mr. Randall ii tsrrupiinr)-Why ala not YOU
bro os that amcniren' IN the rommittre IN
- oi resisting H' rcducti' n II the lltry 10
per cen ~ have ID de-
~ lp'ter-l am not TO ha catochised on the
Nj Randall oersi,tcu;l, II want TO show to
M eco .fttN auI Oh" House the inconsistency.
ia Lt.nicly Of Tive gentleman from OhiO in
ioiniu- 10 here ana .Irlins an amo ncment to
ieal,a I e -llarin- f member, to 81 .Oi Vhf. g.
81. ''' !" '"' committee '"0 reduction Of
Slr Foster-I hiy, a good answer to the at
ST. r MALL haze made no attack.
~ f"sitr-Hon have charged me with du-
a. ndnil-laere is no sincerity In your
(mfndWent and you do not expect 1t 10 he
~ Fnster-'rry It and soc.
Nj tandall-lhe Committee on Aporopri'-
hons has fixed tho COMPENSATION Of M embers.
shrre think the people OF the country Will be
Mr Foster asserted that he offered the amend
nent IN good faith, As he did everything. There
EaS no denagOguery about him, and the gentle
naH well knew II. There was no consistency in
Sis pm unless sslaIiss OF members were re.
~ ser cent on the salaries rs nxed when those
81 clerks in the departments were fixed. lie re-
krett'd exceedingly that the Chairman OF the
sommltl'e (Mr. Randall had made this assault
pn HIM 50 early in the debate. That gentleman 5
ewn CONSISTENCY could be called In question
more than that Of any other member of the
Hos. p t. a year ago that gentlemRn had
oe,h nm advocate OF high salaries, and his mar
ktun"s conversion had takon place since that
tinlc' lie gave him credit for AN honest CONVEX
Sioh' bu. he did not want him or any other gen =
DeN,ah 10 sillve to deter him (MT Foster from
~ Unnoit u'SchaT-e Of his duties by a charge
Mr. Baker diep., Ind said that he had pledged
X me nonstltuells l! use ms voice and vote in
the direction OF retrenchment, economy, and
reform, ind he Intended, with ali honesty and
SoOd ialtn' 70 redeem that pledge. The Demo.
tratlc majority remi lded him in this hin of Ar
lemus Ward, who was willing to sacrifice on the
hItar OF his country all his wife's relatives
MIR. Chittenden 0nd., N. W declared himself
- earnestly and consclentousy in favor Of
fVsl5 hosslOle ECONOMY because no man could
toIetsh now the Government was to meet Its
EAl ehavs' ITO warned members that II they re-
Auceu Use sal ares Of Government officials below
nv polnt winch would sustain them respecta-
ply, ana not reduce their own salaries to the
PANE point, the country would howl In tudg-
plthl al lheif inconsistsncy. If members came
bere % make money, then a CONTAMINATION al
tN1O would not be too much but II they came
y serve thelr country, then 5000 was enou.h
q cover their expenses for the timo they were
required TO spend here.
=. Mr. Hotr (lteO., MassJ trusted that the House
Pa not propose 10 present the piliful spectac 9
that was presented IN the two last Congresses
Wtanglng about its own pay. II there was
thSthlng IN me political history OF the country
tnat ne would give good deal to have struck
fuH " WAS the debates on that subject In tho
- tMu congresses. lie would vote against any
k".nEo Va the salary OF members. First, because
"as a. IhlRg which ought not 10 be stirred uI
W. 'o'''losl pu'pQses and, SECOND, because Lt