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of the bill is that the money belongs to the 

 nation, and not to the citizen, 208 ; the bill 

 proposes to pay all claims but those of insur- 

 ance companies, 209 ; these as valid as any 

 others, 209 ; if you apply the doctrine of prin- 

 cipal and accessory, Great Britain would have 

 to be regarded as a belligerent, 209 ; it will 

 not do to say she was at peace with us, and at 

 the same time a belligerent, 209 ; that sophism 

 is the sole foundation for taking five millions 

 from the rightful owners and keeping it our- 

 selves, 210 ; the history of these claims, 210 ; 

 the Johnson-Clarendon treaty, 210; the pres- 

 ent treaty, 210; defeat of the first for what 

 purpose? 211; reason why the claims of citi- 

 zens are not spoken of, 211 ; public claims re- 

 jected, 212; the treaty does recognize the 

 claims of citizens of the United States, 212; 

 what did the tribunal do? 212; bill passed in 

 the Senate, 213; do. in the House, 213. 



In the House, the report of the committee 

 on the Credit Mobilier affairs considered, 213 ; 

 substitute offered but not considered, 213; a 

 word in explanation of the report, 214; the 

 evidence to sustain the action of the commit- 

 teefacts in relation to Mr. Ames, 214-216 ; 

 facts in relation to Mr. Brooks, 217-221 ; reply 

 of Mr. Ames, 222 ; history of the construction 

 of the Union Pacific Eailroad, 222 ; legislation 

 of Congress, 222, 223 ; examination of the 

 charges, 224-228; speech of Mr. Brooks in 

 relation to the Credit Mobilier charges, 229- 

 235 ; substitute for the report of the commit- 

 tee offered, 236 ; the substitute agreed to, 236 ; 

 action of the House on the substituted resolu- 

 tions, 236, 237. 



Act in relation to the increase of the salaries 

 of members of Congress and others, 237 ; ad- 

 journment of Congress, 237. 



XIV. Session of 1873-'74: First session of 

 the Forty-third, 150 ; resolutions on arbitra- 

 tion, 151 ; resolutions on finance, 151. 



In the House, the bill to repeal the increase 

 of certain salaries considered, 151 ; the subject 

 has attracted much public attention, 151 ; this 

 one act has been deemed an unpardonable sin, 

 151 ; unstinted abuse, 152 ; nothing in the law 

 immoral or dishonest, 152 ; five Congresses 

 have increased salaries, 152 ; the Constitution 

 allows each Congress to fix its salary, 152 ; the 

 people are unwilling to pay it, 152 ; they are 

 willing we should have a fair salary, 153 ; the 

 people had no opportunity to pass on the bill, 

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153 ; a substitute for the bill, 153 ; what does 

 the bill propose ? 153 ; that members shall keep 

 the pay, 153 ; will this satisfy the people ? 153 ; 

 unfortunate time to make the increase, 154; 

 the substitute proposes that members shall ac- 

 count for what they have received, 154; the 

 morality of the act, 155 ; do not see it, 155 ; it 

 was a constitutional law, 155; what the ser- 

 vices of a representative of the people ought 

 to be worth, 155 ; the Government should offer 

 fair compensation, 156 ; what we mean by 

 public opinion, 157; the individual should not 

 be servile, 157; we should not be driven or 

 swayed by unjust clamor, 158; the necessities 

 of the Government, 158 ; bill recommitted 

 with instructions, 158; another bill reported, 

 158 ; the committee followed out the instruc- 

 tions, 159 ; amendment offered, 159 ; the ori- 

 ginal bill was right, 159 ; the pay of members 

 is not too high, 160; during ten years, with 

 economy, not a dollar saved, 160; let reasons 

 be given why this law should be repealed, 160 ; 

 it is not true statesmanship to bow to a storm, 

 160; there is a higher law than the people 

 speaking through the press, 160; public opin- 

 ion, what crimes has it not committed? 161; 

 the provisions of the law were condemned by 

 popular clamor, 161 ; amendment adopted, 

 162; other amendments, 162; substitute agreed 

 to, 162; question on the passage of the bill, 

 162 ; passage of the first bill unfortunate, 163 ; 

 this proposition evades the public demand, 

 163; bill passed, 164. 



In the Senate, amendments proposed to the 

 bill, 164; has Congress any power to reclaim 

 the pay of members? 164; have the control of 

 the question during the entire term of Con- 

 gress, 164; have no power to touch compensa- 

 tion paid out of the Treasury by law, 164; 

 effect of the amendment to charge members 

 for next year, 165 ; the amendment creates no 

 inequality in the pay of members, 165 ; differ- 

 ence between members and the President, 165 ; 

 if a man receives his salary, does it not become 

 private property? 166; the amendment pro- 

 poses equalization, 166; what does the Consti- 

 tution say? 167; no defect in the law ever 

 claimed, 167; what is this amendment? 168; 

 a word as to back pay, 168; look at practical 

 results, 169; fix the pay from this time out, 

 169 ; history of the compensation of members, 

 169 ; the cgmplaint of inequality, 169 ; best to 

 restore the original salary and the ordinary 



