New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-26

ELIINES oFfICItL ICTS
In the great work of proving that Mr.. Blaine
ha, no record Il, a Civil service rciormor and
must De opposed by our friends, the enemy, be
cause he has prostutcd his public office for
private gain. why has no one ever brought
forward his little game ot thc salary grab
otherwise called the back pay swindlc,' and
similar frank. if EARLY English" names
On March /, 1873, the House of Representa-
tiyc.. rs will be- remembered, voted itself an
increase Of salary, to date back from the OPEN
mg of the session. by this vote the Speakers
salar, would be Increased from $1,000 To
$4,000. No prcmontion then existed OF the
storm of popular d>approval which was to
greet this measure But Mr.. Blaine had con-
victons of his own and he promptly acted on
Them Without waiting for the verdict OF the
pcop,c. without posing before the House as their
supcriorin virtue, without passing any Judgment
ON their course, he whISkcd that extra $1,000
away from his own pocket by dcxtrously in
scrting in the bill the word hereafter on the
plea that the Speakers salary should remain as
il had always been, the same az that OF the
President and the members OF the Cabinet.
As soon as the vote was announced Mr.. Blaine
said:
The Chair now deairs to make statement personal to
himself In reading the bill the Chair prcsnmes
the language OF this amendment would make the
Speaker salary $4,000 for this congress The salary ot
the ,poalcr last lime the question Of pay was under
cons dera adjusted that OF the NlcePrsdent
anu members OF the Cabin T. The Chair thinks that adj
M tment should not be disturbed, and the que ton
which he now raj aicct the pay of other
me lner of tho IL He asks unanimous consent 10
put in The wod thereafter" to follow The rds "shall
rcce We This will affect whoever shall be 0p aker OF
e. House ~ Representatives hereafter. ANA os moi
affect the Speaker Of the House, but leave, hmm up
the same plane with the vic-Prc-ident aid Cabinet
onc D. upon ihc -iI nv as before adjusted
MI Ran ALI object
The Speak r-Ih. Chat. hopes the gentleman from
Iennsyl yanla vii MT object
MIR Randall withira the objection.
The ~p,akcr-rho Ch ~ Will liner inc that amend
m.ut I'm me bin hy unanimous cons MT
r. .uus worth .uft J. apIus' I % Jet
The -pcaAcr-Tc scntlenans objection comes stoo
late unuehtcrl.
MI Fun~worth-I rise to qucs ion OF order !
mud i-,ud a oueh did not har IN the commission the
wor. of thc speaker tnat my objection Wa dc'lIed 10y
nm G.. have boel mad 600 int"
IN. Spcikr,-ihlO was he decision Of 'hc Chair
M, r,rn.vort - obj .ctad n.for boz announced lhcre
,y,. mani iou. consent The gentleman from rcuusyi
yauil tr.t o'l'" co.
rnr -r,nser. but uforeoul Withdrew &C.
Mr. r,rn.w.rtb- 900. hear MIN Withdraw hI, oh
t,tt.o hItIohi.c ol before heard tine SIP .lf'r lu.
~ uucc there ea '1hmoht cons no. was iu umrand
tin. i.t ou my AFFECTION.
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