Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
THE sALARY-aRAB.
How Garfield Stood on This
Question. .SS>H -
He Takes a Prominent Pars ~
Chairman Of the Hense Cone
ference Committee.

In SENATE, 1873, =March-S.-Alf.
Morrill,, Of Maine, presented the re-
port Of the committed Of onference
on the dissereeing votes Of the two
houses Oh the legislative %apprOpria-
ton bill (H. r. 2,991). the recommen-
dation as to the salary provision OF
which was as follows:
That the senate recede from lts
Disagreement to the amendment .ot
the house to the first amendment of
the senate. aud agree to the said
amendment, modified SO as to read
as follows:
That on and after the 4th day of
March, A.. D. 1873, the president of
the United States, shall receive in
full for his services during the term
for which he shall have been elected
the sum of $4,000 per annum, to be
paid monthly; the vice-president of
the United States shall receive in full
for his services during the term for
which he shall have been elected the
sum of $40, 600 per snnum, to be paid
monthly and the chief-justice of the
supreme court of the United States
shall receive the cum of $10,5W per
annum. aud the justices of the su-
prems court of the Unred States
shall receive the sum of $4,000 per
annum each, to be paid monthly the
secretary of state, the secretary of
the treasury, the secretary Of war,
The secretary of the navy, the secre-
tary of the interior, the attorney-gen-
eral and the postmsster-generai shall
receive $4,000 per annuR each fer
their services, to be paid m0nihly !,
and each assistant secretary OF the
treasury, state and interior depart
ments shall receive al annual cOmpen-
satien, TO be paid monthly, $1,000;
and the speaker OF. the house of rep
reseniatives shall, after the. present
congress, receive in full for all his
services compensation at the rate OF
$4,000 per annum ; and senator's, rep
resentatives and delegates in con
gress. including senators representa-
tives and delegates in the forty-second
congress, shall receive 81, 500 per an
mum each, aud this shall be in lieu OF
all pay and allie auces aud all those
holding such Office at the passing OF
this act, and whose claim 10 q seat
has not been adversely decided, shall.
receive $500 per unnum each, and
this shall be in lieu Of all pay aud al.
lowances. except the actual individual
travelling expenses from their homes
10 the seat of government and return
by the most direct route Of usual
travel, once for each session of the
house to which such senator, MEN,
Der or delegate belongs, to be certifi-
ing officer aud filed as voucher =:
Provided, that in setting the pay and
allowances of senator's, members and
delegates III the fsrty-second congress
all mileage shall be deducted and no
allowance made for expenses Of travel.
And there is hereby appropriated q
sun sufficient to make the annual
| salaries of such of the clerks in the
Office Of the clerk Of the house Of rep,
resentatives as receive $500 and up
ward aud less than $4,000, (including
the petition clerk aud printing clerk).
S 5000 each aud of such as receive
5000 and upward aud less than 81
500 the sun Of 81, 500 each land OF
such as receive $1,000 and upward
and less than $4,000 the sum of So, 600
, ach and Of the secretary OF the
senate and clerk Of the house of rep.
resentatives, 5000 each ; aud Of the
chief clerk and journal clerk of the
house, while such positions are held
by the present incumbents, and nc
longer $500 each and of The door.
keeper of the house and the assistant
deorkeeper of the senate, while the
position is held by the present incum.
bents, aud 10 longer, So and Of
the postmaster Of the senate, 81, 592
assistant postmaster, $4,000; and O
two mail carriers 81 700 !; and of tn,
superintendent and first assistant o
the senate document reom, 81 500
each ; and second assistant in salt
document room, $500 and of tn,
additional compensation to the re
porters of the house and senate fo
the Congressional Globe, 81, 500 each
and additional pay to the chief engin
eer OF the house, $3.50. ESQ as to equal
iZe his pay with that of the chief ell
. gineer of the senate). And it is here
by provided that the increase of CON
pensatien to the officers, clerks an,
others in the employ of the semat
: and house of representatives provid
f ed for In this act shall begin with tn
: present congress, and the pay of a
: the present employees of the senst
j anu uOusc VI lnCIu(
Z ing the employee in the library {
congress and those under the con
mittee on public buildings an
grounds, now employed in the capitt
}, building, and also the house reporter
whose pay has not been specificall
increased by this act, holding the
places by appointment under tt
respective officers thereof, or by I'll
t. authority of the committee of contil
: GENT expenses III the senate, or Il
v commiLtee of accounts of the nous
he Increased fifteen per cent. of the
8 present compensation on the amOu,
actually received and payable to the
respectively from the beginning
Il the present congress-, or from the da
r of their appointment during Il
e present congress. aud who shall
II actually employed at the passage
this act. Aud the amounts of none
necessary to carry the foregoing pr
d visions into effect are hereby appr
0 priated out of any moneys in 1t
treasury not otherwise appropriate