CONGRESS, UNITED STATES. 



103 



Boarman, Boles, Buckley, Burdett, Benjamin F. 

 Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Caldwell, Campbell, 

 Carroll, Cobb, Coghlan, Conner, Critcher, Crocker, 

 Darrall, Dickey, Dodds, DuBose, l>uell, Duke, 

 Eldridge, Elliott. Henry D. Foster, Garrett, Getz, 

 Giddings, GoUaday, Griffith, Haldeman, Hancock, 

 Hauk.9. Manner, Harper, George E. Harris, Hays, 

 John W. Hazcltonj Herndon, Houghton, Kelley, 

 Kendall, King, Lamison, Lamport, Lansing, Leach, 

 Mavnard, MeHenry, McKee, McNeely, Benjamin 

 F. Meyers^ Morey, Morphia, Leonard, Myers, .Neg- 

 ley, Silas L. Niblack, Packard, Peck. Perry, Peters, 

 i'lutt, Price, Prindie, Rainey, Randall. John M. 

 Rice, Robinson. John Rogers, Sion II. Rogers, Sar- 

 gent, Shanks, Sherwood, Slater, Sloss, Worthington 

 uith, Snapp, Storm, Stoughton, Stowell, St. 

 John, Sutherland, Sypher, Taffe, Thomas, Dwight 

 Tv.viir< ; -iid, Turner, Tuthill, Twichell, Voorliees, 

 Waddell, Wakeman, Wallace, Whiteley, Williams 

 of Indiana, Winchester, and \onng 108. 



NATS Messrs. Ambler, Arthur, Barber, Baraum, 

 Beatty, Bell, Bird, Austin Blair, Bunmton, Bur- 

 chard, Clarke, Coburn, Conger. Cotton, Cox, Crebs, 

 Davis, l)awes. Donnan, Dox, Dunnell, Eames, Ely, 

 Farnsworth. Finkelnburg, Wilder D. Foster. Frye, 

 Goodrich, Hainbleton, Hundley, John B. Hawley, 

 Joseph R. Hawley, Hay, Gerry W. Hazelton, Here- 

 ford. Hibbard, Hill, Hoar, Holman, Kellogg. Kerr, 

 nil, Kunella, Lewis, Maclntyre, Hanson, 

 .M ir.Oiall, McClelland, McCormick, McCrary, Mc- 

 Grow, McJunkin, Merriam, Merrick, Monroe, Wil- 

 li.im E. Nib'.ack, Packer, Palmer, Hose W. Parker, 

 Potter, Ellis H. Roberts, Rusk, Scofleld, Sessions, 

 Shellabarger, Shoemaker, Slocum, John A. Smith, 

 Sneer, riprugue. Starkweather, Stevens, Stevenson, 

 n, Terry, Washington Townscnd, tpsqn. Wal- 

 den, Waldron, Warren, Wells, Wheeler, Willard, 

 and John T. Wilson 84. 



NOT VOTISO Messrs. Acker, Ames, Archer, 

 Barry, James B. Beck, Braxton, Bright, Brooks, 

 Bunnell, Comingo, Creely, Crosslutid, Ksty, Farwell, 

 Forker, CharlesFoster, Garfield. Hale, Halsey, John 

 T. Hurris, Havens, Hooper, Killingcr, Lowe. Lynch, 

 McKinnev, Mitchell, Moore, Morgan, Orr, Isaac C. 

 Parker. Pendleton, Perce, Poland, Porter. Read, 

 Edward Y. Rice, Eitchie, William R. Roberts, 

 Koosevelt, Sawyer, Seeley, Sheldon, Shober, H. 

 Boardman Smith, Snyderj Tyner, Van Trump, 

 Vausrhau, Whitthorno/Williams of New York, Jere- 

 miah M. Wilson, and Wood 53. 



So the main question was ordered. 



The Speaker : " The previous question having 

 been seconded and the main question ordered, 

 the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Garfield) who 

 submits this report is entitled to one hour." 



Mr. Garfield: "Mr. Speaker, if I can have 

 the attention of the House I will explain the 

 points embraced in this report, in reference 

 to the salaries of the President, Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Cabinet officers, members of the Su- 

 preme Court, and members of tlie two II" 

 of Congress; the amendment known as the 

 Butler amendment was agreed to by the Sen- 

 ;:tt.- in every thing except the provision in 

 reference to the salary of members of Con- 

 gress. I wish to state in a few words the con- 

 dition of that question in the conference. In 

 the first place the Senate voted directly on 

 the proposition to strike out the provision in- 

 creasing the salary of members of Centres*, 

 and by a large vote refused to strike it out. 

 The Senate conferees insisted that the $6,500 

 clause, cutting off mileage, actually reduced 

 the pay of some eighteen members of the Sen- 



ate. They refused therefore to submit to an 

 amendment which cut down the salary of so 

 many Senators. The Senate conferees were 

 unanimous in favor of fixing the salary at 

 $7,500 and cutting off all allowances except 

 actual individual traveling expenses of a mem- 

 ber from his home to Washington and back 

 again once a session, and cutting off all other 

 allowances of every kind. That proposition 

 was agreed to by a majority of the conferees 

 on the part of the House. I was opposed to 

 the increase in conference as I have been 

 opposed to it in the discussion and in my votes 

 here ; but my associate conferees were in fa- 

 vor of the Senate amendment, and I was com- 

 pelled to choose between signing the report 

 and running the risk of bringing on an extra 

 session of Congress. I have signed the report 

 and I present it as it is, and ask the House to 

 act on it in accordance with their best judg- 

 ment." 



Mr. Hibbard, of New Hampshire, said : " I 

 desire to ask the gentleman how much plun- 

 der will be taken from the Treasury if this 

 raising of salaries is adopted ? " 



Mr. Garfield, of Ohio: " I am glad the gen- 

 tleman has asked me that question. The re- 

 port presented here, taking into account the 

 changes made with reference to the salaries 

 of members and officers of both Houses and 

 other increases of salaries in this bill, will, 

 according to the best estimate I have been able 

 to make, involve an annual increase of expen- 

 diture of about three quarters of a million dol- 

 lars." 



Mr. Hibbard : " How ranch for the present 

 Congress?" 



Mr. Garfield : " For the present Congress it 

 involves an additional expenditure of about 

 one and a quarter million. I think the House 

 ought to know all the facts." 



Mr. Farnsworth, of Illinois, said: I desire 

 to place upon record my earnest protest against 

 the adoption of the conference report, and if 

 possible to awaken the House and the country 

 to what it involves that within less than 

 twelve hours of the close of this Congress we 

 are gravely proposing to vote to ourselves 

 some five or six thousand dollars each out of 

 the public Treasury of the United States, and 

 at the same time to double the President's 

 salary, and to increase the salaries of nearly 

 all the attachet of this House and of other 

 officials of the Government who now receive 

 high salaries. 



" Sir, I appeal, if not to the manhood, to 

 the sense of justice of members of this House 

 not to adopt this report. It is disgraceful, and 

 will greatly help to render this Congress in- 

 famous a Congress already without the confi- 

 dence of the people. Let us have the man- 

 hood and decency to stamp upon this scheme 

 for raising our own salaries and purchasing 

 favors of a President by increasing his, in 

 clear violation of the spirit if not the letter of 

 the Constitution." 



