Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
THE HOUSE.

Edwin ]. Jordan, elected to succeed Myron
| B. Wright late Representative from the
fifteenth Pennsylvania district. was sworn
in TODAY as a member of the House.
After some brief routine morning Dusi-
ress the House went into committee of the
whole and resumed the consideration OF the
deficiency bill. While series of amend
ments to give extra compensation to Varl-
ous employes Of the House was belns
adopted, Mr. Dingley (Me.) protested mildly
against the prodgal lberality which was
being shown in the matter of voting extra
compensation to employees.
.The number of infants Herod has
killed." smilingly replied Mr.. Breckinrlose
Of Kentucky, in charge Of the BILL rs
great deal larger than those who nave
been allowed to escape.
Extra Compensation Amendments.
Mr. Tracey (N. " offered an amendment
to give the employees of the House ana
Senate an extra months pay.
Mr.. Sayera attempted to amend this
proposition by excluding from the benefits
of the amendment those employees VINO
had been voted extra compensation, but
his motlon was voted down.
amendment to that Of Mr.. Tracey to give
an extra months pay to the indlvlduai
clerks to members.
The chairman Of the committee or the
whole (Nlr Tarsney) ruled Mr.. Livingston's S
amendment out of order, whereupon the
latter appealed from the decision or the
chair The decision was not sustained
S7-4. The action of the committee theTe-
fore made Mr.. Livingstons amendment In
order.
During the progress of the debate on
these amendments the doorkeepers and
other employees of the House crowded up
u t1, 1Aria Uyar cd
clerks to members. all manifesting the
deepest interest in the result. Mr.. Sayers,
chairman of the committee on appropr1a-
ticns, vehcmently protested against the
Livingston amendment, which, he said,
proposed to give to members $lOO for extra
clerk hire.
There are members" said he. who do
rot pay cut $50 month for clerk hire"
WHO are they? Name them,' shouted a
chorus of members. q
There are quite a number of them y
responded Mr.. Sayers Both MIR. Turner
and Mr.. Black of Georgia, j understand. do
not pay more than $25 a month for clerk
hire"
MIR. DOekery's Objection.
Mr. Dockery (Mo.), in the same vein, de-
clared that it was an appropriation to give
members an extra 500.
Mr.. Williams (Miss) believed the amend
menu was just, and declared his intention
of supporting 1t.
Mr. Tracey IN. W appealed to members
to vote the amendment to the amendment
down. 1T it carried and reported to the
House." said he, "a roll call will be de-
manded, and we all appreciate the difficulty
of obtaining majority for such large
appropriation where members have to go
on record" U4aughter)
The Livingston amendment was carried
1O5 to 40. and as amended the Tracey
amendment was also carried-93 to 81. Mr..
Dockery gave notice that he would demand
yea and nay vote in the House.
In q brief speech he warned the democrats
of the House that the appropriations We're
mounting up to dangerously near the bill
lion dollar line, and unless halt were
called they would exceed those of the Fifty
first Congress.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) in reply, taunted
the democrats with being obliged to sell
| bonds at ruinous rate Of interest to pay
current expenses Of the government.
'Did not Secretary Sherman sell 4 per
cent bonds at par, which We're afterward
worth 1892" asked Mr.. Springer of Illinois
Twelve years after a great war; re-
piled Mr.. Grosvenor. Secretary Sherman
sold bonds payable in coin to resume specie
the syndicate provided that before bonds
should be taken they should be open to
popular subscription for thirty days. Cloud
republican applause). 81.
The credit of the government subsequent
| ly tecame so high that these bonds after
ward commanded a premium Of 80. But
look at the transaction we criticise and
see the contrast. Now, thirty years after
the war; without giving the public op
portunity to subscribe, bonds are sold bear
ing per cent interest, to a secret contract,
which netted the syndicate $4,000, 900
twenty-four hours after the bonds were
placed the market" Republican ap
plauSe)