The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-03
HOUSE.

The recess taken to-day was extended
| to l. 40 A. NJ, owing TO very few oil tue
members being in the House at the sp-
pointed Time.
Upon reassemblIng Mr.. Wilson, from
the Committee on Rules. reported bill
amen datory OF the act providing for the
/ counting of electoral votes. II provides
mat when either house is engaged Ia
legislative business il can order an ad-
journ ment until the following day. lie
explained that when such u bill
was passed general confusion would
ensue. After discussion the bll
was recommltted TO the Committee on
Rules.
Mr.. Lord offered q resolution 10 pre-
vent any person from being admitted to
the south wing of the Capitol. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Wood introduced n bill repeating
sll taxes on bank capital. Referred.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the legislative sppro
priation bill, Mr.. Resgon, Of Texas, in
| the char.
Mr.. Foster moved 10 amend by strIk-
| iHg out OF the first section the paragraph
fixing the compensation OF Senators at
$500 That question had been settled
last year in the conference committee,
and the House should stand up msnfully
for what It knew would be the sc.ioo OF
the two Houses. The smrndmeRt wa
agreed TO by 1873 10 ii.
Nr. holman gave notice that he would
call for IL separate vote the House -
see if it would confirm the extraordinary
vote Of the ommIttee-ertrsOrdina
because the House, with almost uDAn-
unity, less than year sgo, decided thai
$500 was reasonable and sufficient
compensation. IL was 40 unseenIy
thing for the legislator of'the people
70 insist on high salaris. for themseiyes
and reduce the compensation Of the
Senate sslaried officers Of government.
Mr. Waddell said that the services Of
the members OF COngress were worth
5000 or they were no! worth anything.
II the Chairman Of the Committee on
A appropriations could reduce the salary
OF the members To $500 he would then
try 10 reduce it still further, snd people
from his Waddelfs part Of tho country
| could not come 20 COngrs.s.
Mr.. Holman replied ths; the economy
40 derided hsd reduced the expenses Of
the government s25.0C0OJO.
Mr.. Kelly, Of Penn.ylysnis, charged
this Con gress n being the nOst expansive
one the country ever had. IL refused 70
make the necessary appropriations i0f
public buildings, aud Ezs paying large
| rents for Offices 10 different ciLies. IN
! Chicago $4,000. while public baiIding &
on which - 10000 hsd been expended
YVES no; completed for want Of The b"c-
essAry sppropristion.; In PhIlAdeiphia
! St5 90. while = baiIding Os Shcn
ts,OOOOOO had been exp Il dsd ~hs Iefs
undnishsd. ,Phn so-c.i.ed eeonlnnaI
/ Legislation VA blow NJ labor aud pro
/ duetive industrie. Oi The ooapFy 10
the last political campaign the Demo
crsik had gone - The c0ueif! on Ieeif
/ profes.iors OF .conOmy. but Hs Thanked
: God the American people bad some IN
tslligenee. The DeInocrHtT Ias,orty 10
The prezeni House ma as0oI ISo-ihIfd,
N The n.I, Hoa,- &c woaId gaestioas
Die nsjoriy oi two or :0ar.
| Mr.. Carr ssid that what the PsoPis
mzsnt by rsf-FtH -ss. wts.sfll eIpsBdi-
4 tu.s Of p1biic money sbonIa be stoppsi
tsA, ,bs robbery Of the Treasury shooE
ende1. bas he never under
ID the people 70 nsesn TIA
ase eiBployed ~ the gorernmsh'
loud bs starved; ths. The real snd nat
ursl expenses OF Ihs g0'srnmsn' ,hoa
t,os =, %, down D-lo~ . pfoPsr hgufs
The people believed that 70 Be mistakes
,i.s Of re.rsnehment. Tsey CD not n
oses iha. sort oi eeonomy. DE though
5000 salary for members 80 i's''
enough.
Fnaliy the diseass,os closed. and sob
ssqasrtiy Mr.. Rosssfs Dees's tos . hk'