New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The House was called to order at 10 o'clock,
with not more than dozen members in attendance. and
Immediately took further recess until ll:4o A. m AT
that hour Mr. WILSON (ep, Iowa., from The Commit
tee on Rules reported bill anienratory u The net pro-
yd,ue the counting OF the electoral votes IL pro
ydes that when either house is engaged IL legislative
business It can Orior Adjournment Gnul 10 O'Clock on
the following day lie explained that unit rs snch Dill
was passed great confusion would en7ne ter Glscus-
sion the bill was ecoInmItted to tie Committee on Rules
Mr. WOOD (Dpm., ". " introduced bill repeating all
taxes on bank capital Referred
The Hanse. at 1885, went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Legislative Appropriation bill Nj Reagan
DEM Texas in The chair The bill appropriae5 ST.
2G6l5j 80 The reading Of tho bill being Dispersed
with tlc committee proceeded to lis consideration by
Mr. POSTER rep Ohiol moved to amend by striking
co1 W. ri 81 Scnit1rs mt 800 re said that tie
quest had bocn settled last year IN Ae Conference
Committee, nnd bc Thought tnc rouse sloui "t1hH rP
manuly for whHt IL khe" would 10 Iiie &cu1h on '.c
1873 to u. and Mr. HOLMAN thain., iniD gave hOtlcc
that would call for separate vote ~ the 1n"e 40 see
u II "1tl cVl,. @ - Tr.usn vim oI,1rsf
tee Extraordinary De' Ii'e lic igaf VII" Si,u
unanmiiy les tbaH year ago decded thst TJOo "as
reasonable and sufficient compensation II Vas an ua
srCmlS tuuS i"f thc legislators y. NC ,o 20 ms. ~"
hcD salaries tor themselves and 70 reduce the CompHsa
ton OF the snail saiued OH GERS ~ the Govcrnme IT.
Mr. wADDtLL 0Dru.. y. % sad that the services OF
members OF '1nsie's W. "o IA, "a VI Il ~. 80 ~
yt
cent rranon and be wanted again 10 hear on tfc
Hor oi the House any a: ompt 70 cat down the salre
IAN from Indian. had not been returned ~ the
Congress- showed hOw his constituents believed IN the
sir. HoiNiN thoueht that the gentleman from North
Clrollua tMr VadIciD should not have pitlshed tir
tact hat he n iGd trtnt taxation OF n" peoe
ina. Sas very we'll known already FOR the Gentleman
lad lwa. opposed 10 reform ~ tie pubhc service
Mr. n ADpEIIl-l sad no such Thing. Inc gentleman
misrePresenlc| ne, ana ne know, H.
Ted liI, E .ts
~, h,nt r,ouony lie ned been prepare 10
sec tic op ,Ositigu tOm the Democratic side II
IN. ioti.c refused TO Stand by the uV.s-i 'o'l-s ne
believed ito 10 lcc rEp 1dltt's n} "Nlh[ d'Et me
.silrs a. s ,b,rs u couia not consistently with no
Own enuood reduce tie salaries OF the other officers Of
Mr.. N.iDpFLL said the gentleman from Indiana had
e.ryl tong .uoupho fatigue his constituents, wlC h,
himself, had boon ceced by ire% Increased m'Joit'}.
SIR HOLMAN replied that The tWo-ctrt economy
vjf, u.s. ,, t.id,l had reduced tic tp-Hscs II tn
Government - JDDJOO, aul h IT hi I.t t'r p)aat
ana rri - OF ~, sIc'of thc bodrc That II lad uccI
throl 4. IT'S cuj.sor J ;Aat lad been done. IT was u
iori n IN. n.xt C'nres,. aud VA il Dem
ocratic >dc tht The .ini Iis Confession ei'"o 'A'''
that economy iu,d been falls. pTc!cAt.
Nj. kElAii U:cq itnlt rD"rggd ,nHt thS o'ngr'S'
ls economy hai been "asitIui ,NiI,i Sah1e. Al re-
fused TO make the necessary appropriations Tor dbc
business, ald @d- pIJipE large rrit> iVr OI'eT ia c
oi1rrt.if c,tics In Cuicag, the Government paying
10000 rr.t Tor Offices, while pulic building un which
- 100000 mad been eN"tIded Was not completed Tor
want OF tie nr'es+ry 0p2ropiation. is Wa 'hI same
in Philadelphia, where the G0' erhleht Was paying
which ,JUOO had been pended WIS IL 10 unfinished.
lhe whole ths so-calird economical! ssation was
blow at labor aud ny r9dHc,ne 'Iu' res on ire COM
Try, he loss public buildings was 30 per cont LABOR
aud per cent capital .
last poliiiCli mpaE the Democrats had gone To the
country rlr professions OF economy bii no thanked
Cyd mai tbc AEcricau people had some intelligence.
Tine mOcrtc majority ~ thr present i"Hsr WIS ABOUT
twO-inirds me neXi iouse II wont" De- qhestio;Ne
majority four, AMI lie gentleman nom indiana.
(Mr. H0nln) womb stand cut IN Ire c'id lAuShterl
Iha gcat.euians constituents had gone behind his
zeal
sumnatc tAtrtEdStAce 10 "I!ch u. had uiSeH tIe
House and ,hcy had voted accordingly
Air. HOLMAN Uni) took tie moor, and commented
upon hi kelloy's cApreeai1n about Ills Cir Holman
being in The cold. That gentleman mover repre-
srnl,d a constituency which did coincide wan him
self political sentiment, ~hno he (Hr iIolmuHl nov
T gsptea would be ad To- let lhr Whole opic Of
snffr by taxation. IL orier that vast Sums
oi mOney may DO spcht IA fhia4cphia lie HAS mali
aged Keep IN Congress yraT after year ~ getting
very handsome appropriations 20 Do expended under has
ana no w not expect 10 rcna!n out III Tue c9d 80
long he mas the pHc treasury I" 10 Tor the bcne-
fit OF LIS constituents and so long as he can boast that
through ms lhstruii ht'ilb ana 'hhuthce LtS' vast
EXPENDITURES were thrown among s own cOuSiliubnisi
and that gentleman wbihrs about tnc depression VI
labor business aIona his constituents. There
was necessity AL Tor tls bniding al Phiadclpha,
and yet We have c1pend'd altogether upon Ii S1OOOO;
and the gentiehlAn's colleague (Air TownscnD speaks
about our having crippled the departments in
lot ais being ' Snnieenty Compensated when he
knows that II has Decu certified under oa;h that
one person drew irom these employees not less Than
$1,000 as ta1aion 10, hary IN tss i ;
II
purpOsesi .
SIR CLYMI,R PENN paid hi.h compliment 10 Mr..
Holman. and said that, although mat gentleman might
bu defdud here and NOW Tor his economy, he would
among OF tue people De long head Ia grateful
Remembrance his benz the "Mdtcngulrd Of the
Treasury duying hk long public service.
SIR KELLEY also desired 20 few words epoogeti-
cally the gentleman from Indlaua. No one had "A
higher esnate than himself Of the integrity aud III
dustry OF the gentleman; bu1 the objection 10 the
tcman that he hal long contemplated dimes and
hroepence that in financial matters his vision had be-
come miCrOscOpic:l aud e had misled his party. lie
had not To reflect upon that gentleman in.ivld
ualy for having been left out la the cold lie had only
meant class him with all the /" dead mel" on tho
| other hido. In passing by that sido OF tho House
| one felt II passing through mOrgue, and when
| the atmosphere little uncertain ono saw,
| rs 1t were, the shceted and shycrinS ghosts Of
dead members Of Congress floating about (Iasughterl
He therefore hoped that the gentleman rom Indiana
would not apply his remarks as personal 10 himself but
to that unwse and lnhmnn economy which Lad come =,
exingushing the majority. tIaughter FINALLY
the discussion closed, aud subsequently,, on Mr. Eos
TIERS notion the like amendment was made IN the item
| for salaries of members OF the House.
After dispOsng OF twelve out OF the seventy i've
OF the bill the committee rose and the House, at 4i3