Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14

aloriai employees are paid higher eula-
RES anu do less work than similar en-
pioyes In the House. The Secretary OF
the senate receives s5,396 per annum,
nearly Si00 more than n Senator him
SELF, while the Clerk OF the House gets
only S5,000-the same salary as n Con-
gresham. Messengers In the Senate
receive S1.440 per annum, while messen-
gers in the House get $1,000. Even the
nremen In the Senate wing receive ST.
VSo. while those in the House are forced
to be content with $500. The Senator
Is groomed and shaved at the expense
OF the government, while the membere
OIL the House individually pay for their
own shaving.
AL oneSe eNtravagances and n thou
sand others are tolerated by the House
never protested against senatorial
acnoh until the Inauguration OF Presi-
ueht Harrison. AT that time. the act
ing Vice-President. John j. Ingalls,
CANNED senatorial Jurisdiction Of tho
mann rotunda, and boarded up the door
..ao,ng from the House wing to the ro-
.unda. This action created the utmost
Indignation in the House. Violent
speeches. We're made, and violence IT.
seiI was threatened. Henry Cahot
Lodge then Il member of the House
was especially indignant. He said that
nc wanted to ascertain whether mem
oers OF the House had any rights in
as pi.oi respected By. employees
VI ~. tne senate II have been treated
this morning." he said. ION po,ng ~
me galleries of the Senate and sinnnlv
asking for information. with tho gross
est insolence and impertinence nv SEN
n ae employees. 1 claim nothing more
man the ordinary courtesy due every
american citizen: but that 1 do claim.
say mat they have no right to turn
10 members of the House and saw to
imam. as was said to me this morn
ing. don't care whether YOU are n
member of the House or not. am n
senate employee. You stand out of the
way. think something should be
Done TO vindicate the rights Of the
rouse. We should see that its mem
oers get proper treatment. Something
should be done right here on the snot
to see whether n member Is nor on.
titled to rights somewhere in this Can
itol."
CONTEMPT OF SUNSET cox.
1t was in this discussion that Sunsat
Cox referred contemporary TO tho
presiding officer of the Senate. using
the words, this man Ingalls,"
The Rev. John Anderson, of Kansas.
offered a resolution instructing the
sergeant-at-arms of the House and his
assistants to break down the wooden
doors and clear passage-way to the
Senate chamber A few of the Repre-
sentatives had organized, and were
about to break down the barrier with
axes. when an order came from the
Senate to remove the boards.
Inc allusion Of Sunset Cox to "this
man Ingalls," caused excitement
throughout the country. 1t was at the
close of the Fifty-first Congress. Pic
lures OF this man Ingalls, appeared
In many of the newspapers, and there
was q running fire of editorial com
ment that lasted for weeks The SEN
ate. however. got square on this insult
to It's presiding officer in the Fifty
fifth Congress, when Senator William
r. Mason called Thomas b. Reed.
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, 'It." scme OF the Democratic
members Of the House fell in love with
the characterization. and the word "it''
was used frequently in debate. Mr..
Reed. however, like the great man that
he is, never deigned to notice the at
tack in any way.
INGALLS, REFUSED TO RECoG-
N1zD HIM.
Another interesting scene had oc-
Cured month before Mr.. CoX's refer
ence to this man Ingalls," 1t was
when the electoral vote was being
counted In the open House. MIR. Ingalls,
as acting Vice President presided.
When Sunset Cox made suggestions as
TO the mode OF procedure he was en-
tirely ignored-not even recognized-by
the presiding officer. The Speaker of
the House sat at his side and remained
mute.
Senators arc ever terrifying their
dignity. When they are sworn In, they
take me DUH nj groups OF four. Iyep-
resentatives are sworn in thirty or
forty at n time. AT the beginning of a
session tho Congressional Record al
ways schedules the presence of Sena-
tor. This is never done in the House.
For instance, the Record OF December
last contains the following:
Mr.. Marion Butler, a Senator from
the State of North Carolina: Mr..
Horace Chiffon. a Senator from the
State of Texas. and Mr.. George w. Nc
bride. Senator from the State OF
oregon, appeared in their seats to-
day.
This tends to give the Congressional
Record the character of n newspaper
The House contents itself with a YER
batim report of its proceedings. and
o"ue' ITO pressure gives way to news
paper features.
COCKRELLS BREACH OF PRIV
Lego.
Senator Hoar is a great stickler for
the usual and ordinary methods of
procedure in the Senate" He must
have been shocked on the first dav of
the present session The term of Fran
els NJ. Cockrell, OF Missouri had ex-
PRED on the Sd OF March. He had been
reelected. When the Senate was called
to order at the beginning of the ses