The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-10
C0NGRESSMEN'S CLERKS.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AIR
THEIR VIEWS.

! Several of Them Claim That Their
! Constituents Would be- Benefited if
Clerks We're Furnished Them Mr.
Baker Resigns as Il Member of the
Committee on Claims
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 9--ln tho House to-
! day Mr.. Baker, of Illinois, said that he felt
constrained 20 resign his position as n mem
| ber of the Committee on Claims, adding,
however, an expression Of his appreciation
of the personnel of that committee. His
resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, introduced
a joint resolution for the printing Of sup
| plement to the Wharton International Law.
! The resolution was referred.
On motion of Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, n
resolution was adopted granting leave to
! the Committee on Elections to sit during
the sessions of the House.
Mr.. Shaw, of Maryland chairman of the
| Committee on Accounts, reported resolu-
tion designating the committees entitled to
employ clerks.
AN ADVERSE VOTE.
! Mr.. Shaw demanded the previous ques
| tion, but the House refused, by vote of o3
| yeas to 1856 nays, to sustain the demand
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, offered an
amendment, assigning clerks to the Com
| mittee on Expenditures in the State De
| partment, ON Expenditures in the Navy
| Department on Expenditures in the De
partment of Justice, on the Miss ssippi
! Improvement, and on Ventilation and
| Acoustics committees which had not been
allowed separate clerks by the report of the
COMMITTEES on Accounts.
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, offered an amend
| ment providing that every member OF the
House, not chairman of a committee, shall
| be allowed clerk during the session, who
shall receive salary of 500 per month.
| The motion was ruled out on point of
order, as not germane.
Mr.. Perkins then changed the phraseology
of the provision, so as to bring it within the
rules without changing its effect.
| MessIs. Brumm, of Pennsylvania, and
Strube of Iowa, favored the proposition.
Mr.. Browne, of Indiana, while acknowledge
ing the advantage which members would
| derive from being allowed a clerk, opposed
the prOviso as being an indirect method of
increasing the compensation of member OF
| Congress during his term of service, thing
| which should never be done.
MIR. HERBERT OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, took a similar
| view, and warned his political friends that
though the proposition came from the other
side, the Democratic majority would be
held responsible for its adoption.
| Mr.. Blount earnestly urged his party
| friends to defeat the proposition, which had
| already been repudiated repeatedly by DEM
ocratic Houses. He regretted the division
which had occurred in the ranks of the ma
| jority upon the report of the Committee on
| Accounts. and advocated recOmmittal of
the report and the amendments thereto
Mr.. Dougherty, of Florida, suggested
| that if every member had clerk the inter
,f ,fe YaYrfo no
faithfully attended to. He was ready to
Justify his vote in favor of the proposition
! before his constituent
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, contended
! that the members needed clerks and that
they ought to have the courage to say so
and not beat the devil around the bush by
| giving clerks TO committees that had moth
ing to do.
Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania. stood ready
to vote TO give every member clerk, and
was not afraid to go home and meet his
people after having done so.
NOT A PERSONAL MATTER.
Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee, said that in
voting for the proposition he would not be
voting for his own benefit but for his con-
stituents.
Mr.. Stewart, of Georgia, opposed what he
regarded as an indirect and unwise mode OF
adding 500 a month to the salary of mem
| DerS IL LOe proposition Hdu any IiltIlO IL
could be enacted into perma nent law, to
take effect in the future.
After further debate M. Mills, of Texas
| moved to recommit the report and pending
amendments to the Committee on Accounts
| This was agreed to by vote OF III to 100.
NEW BILLS.
Under the call of States bills were intro
| duced and referred as follows:
BY Mr.. Wheeler, of Aabama-To in
crease the compensation of fourth-class
postmasters
BY Mr. Oates, of Alabama-For the for
feture of certain lands granted to the Mo
bile and Girard Railroad Company: also to
define and punish the offense Of burning of
woods, grass and forests on lands belonging
| to the United States; also a resolution di-
recting the Committee Oh the Judiciary to
report what legislation is necessary TO limit
! and restrict the number of foreigners an
nually immigratHg to the United States,
and TO secure better protection of the people
Of this country against the evils arising
from an indiscriminate admission TO doml-
cile and citizenship of paupers, outlaws and
| turbulent persons from other countries.
BY Mr.. Blount of Georgia-Io prohibit
the mailing of newspapers or circulars con
tanning lottery advertisements.
BY Mr.. Dunn, Of Arkansas-A free ship
bill.
BY Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky-For the
| purchase of bonds for cancellation with the
| Treasury surplus.
By Mr.. Taulbee, of Kentucky-Repeal-
! ing the civil service law.
| BY Mr.. Cutcheon, of Michigan-To re-
form the civil service by the organization
Of bureau Of civil appointments.
BY Mr. Barnes, of Georgia-Appropria
$3.50, 900 for the Improvement Of the Savan-
nah river between Savannah and Augusta;
also for the establishment of a Federal
! Court at Augusta
The House then adjourned.