making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy four, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, as prescribes and fixes the rate of compensation of the Vice President of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

Sec. 2. That all acts or parts of acts providing for or relating to the pay and allowances of the Vice President, and of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, which were repealed or superseded by the act recited in the foregoing section, are hereby revived and declared to be in full force: Provided, That said Speaker, Senators, Representatives, and Delegates shall receive no mileage for coming to or returning from the present session of Congress, except actual individual traveling expenses from their respective homes to the seat of Government and return by the most direct route of usual travel.

Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury is required to cover into the Treasury all sums that may remain undrawn, or which have been received as increased compensation, under the provisions of said act, approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and which shall have or may come into his possession by the return thereof.

Mr. Kasson, from a minority of the committee, reported the following bill!

That so much of the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June 30,1874, and for other purposes," approved March 3,1873, as provides for the compensation of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in the Forty-Second Congress, and in subsequent Congresses, at the rate of $7,500 per annum, is hereby repealed.

Sec. 2. That so much of said act approved March 3, 1873, as provides an increased compensation for any clerks, reporters, and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives and for the other employees named in said act in connection therewith, is hereby repealed. And the compensation of said clerks, reporters and employees is hereby re-established at the respective rates last fixed by law prior to the passage of said act approved March 3, 1873.

Sec. 3. That from and after the close of the present term of office of the President of the United States, the compensation of the President shall be $25,000 per annum, to be paid in monthly installments: Provided, That during the present official term of the President no allowance or payment shall be made from the public Treasury lor any compensation to the civil officers, attendants, or employees at the Executive Mansion and grounds, except only for the secretaries, clerks, steward, and the employees in charge of and at work upon the grounds attached to said mansion; and all provisions of law inconsistent with the terms of this section are repealed.

Sec. 4. That all provisions of said act ap

proved March 3,1873, increasing the compensation or salary of any officer or employee of the Government, except so far as the same applies to the President of the United States during his present term, and to the judges of the Supreme Court, are hereby repealed. And the salaries and compensation of said officers and employees are hereby respectively established at the rate last fixed by law prior to the passage of said act approved March 3,1873, unless otherwise herein provided.

Sec 5. That the salaries and allowances (excluding the franking privilege) of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in the FortyThird Congress, and for the succeeding Congresses, shall be the same which were last established by law prior to the passage of the said act approved March 3, 1873: Provided, That Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in the Forty-Third Congress who shall have received their compensation since the 4th of March, 1873, in accordance with the act last aforesaid, shall hereafter be paid only such equal monthly installments as shall in the aggregate make their compensation severally, from the 4th of March, 1873, to the close of the present Congress, equal to the amount of salary and allowances herein provided.

Sec. 6. That the Secretary of the Treasury is required to cover into the Treasury all sums which may remain undrawn, or which have been received as increased compensation, under the provisions of said act, approved March 3, 1873, and which shall have or may come into his possession by the return thereof.

Amendments to and substitutes for the committee's bill were proposed by Messrs. Maynard, Poland, E. Hale, Kasson, Leach, J. T. Harris, Starkweather, Speer, Lawrence, J. B. HawLey, W. TOWNSEND, BURCHARD, Eames, HtJRL

But, E. H. Rorerts, P. M. B. Young, and Dun

NELL.

Mr. Woodford moved the previous question, which the House refused to second—yeas 64, nays 132.

December 11—Mr. Hurlbut moved that the bill under consideration be recommitted to the committee, with instructions to report as a substitute for the first and second sections of the bill reported by the committee, as follows:

That from and after the passage of this act the compensation of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates shall be at the rate of $6,000 per annum, payable monthly, and in addition thereto the actual individual expenses of each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in going to and returning from the seat of Government once in each session, to be certified in writing by each.

Sec. 2. That the compensation oi the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be at the rate of $2,000 in addition to his pay as Representative, amounting in all to $8,000; and that of the Vice President shall be the same amount, with the same allowance for traveling expenses as hereinbefore provided.

Mr. E. Hale moved the previous question.

Mr. Orth moved to amend Mr. Hurlbut's amendment so as to recommit the bill and pending amendments to the select committee, with the following instructions:

To report a bill repealing the whole salary act, so far as the same can be constitutionally done, except the salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court, and to ascertain the average amount of salary, mileage, and all other allowances, (exclusive of any estimate for the use of the franking privilege,) paid to Senators, Representatives, and Delegates of the Forty-First Congress; and to report a bill to-morrow, after the morning hour, determining the compensation of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress hereafter at the amount, as near as practicable, thus ascertained, with necessary traveling expenses, and restoring all other salaries as they were before the passage of said act.

The House refused to second the previous question—yeas 100, nays 145; and subsequently adjourned.

December 12—Mr. Orth moved the previous question on the motion to recommit with his instructions. The previous question was seconded—yeas 132, nays 126.

The main question was ordered to be put— yeas 156, nays 56.

The instructions of Mr. Orth were then adopted in place of those of Mr. Hurlbut.

The motion to recommit with the Orth instructions was then agreed to.

Mr. Dawes moved that, when the select committee report back the bill, debate thereon in the House as in Committee of the Whole will be under the five-minute rule. Agreed to—yeas 128, nays 67.

December 16—Mr. E. Hale, from the select committee, reported, under the instructions, the following bill:

That all provisions in an act entitled "An act to provide for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June 30, 1874, and for other purposes," approved March 3,1873, that increase the salary or compensation of Senators, Representatives, or Delegates in Congress, or of any officer or employee, are hereby repealed, except so far as the same relate to the judges of the Supreme Court and to the President of the United States during his present term of office.

Sec. 2. Hereafter the compensation of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress shall be at the rate of $5,500 per annum, and this shall be in lieu of all allowances, except the actual and necessary individual traveling expenses in coming to and returning from the national capital once each session, which shall be paid to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate on the same being certified by him to the proper accounting officer; and the salary or compensation of all officers and employees of the Government, subject to the exceptions named in section 1 of this act, shall hereafter be the same that they were prior to the passage of the act named in said section.

Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Traasury is required to cover into the Treasury all sums that may remain undrawn, or which nave been received as increased compensation under the provisions of said act, approved March 3,1873^nd which shall have or may come into his possession by the return thereof.

Mr. Kasson offered the following amend

ment, to come in at the close of the second section:

Provided, That Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in the Forty-Third Congress who shall have received their compensation since the 4th of March, 1873, in accordance with the provisions of the act hereby repealed, shall hereafter be paid only such equal monthly installments as shall in the aggregate make their compensation severally, from the 4th of March, 1873, to the close of the present Congress, equal to the amount of salary herein provided.

Mr. Kasson moved the previous question, but the House refused to second it.

Mr. B. F. Butler moved to amend the amendment by adding to it the following:

And provided further, That the members of this Congress who were members of any preceding Congress, and who received back pay under the acts passed at that Congress, shall have the amount of such back pay deducted from the amount due them from this Congress.

Mr. B. F. Butler moved the previous question. The House seconded it, and the main question was ordered to be put.

Mr. Young and Mr. Leach moved that the House adjourn. The House, upon a division, refused—yeas 113, nays 113, and the Speaker voting no. Subsequently the yeas and nays were ordered, and the House refused to adjourn— yeas 77, nays 184.

The amendment to the amendment was disagreed to—yeas 121, nays 130, not voting 34:

Yeas—Messss. Albright, Archer, Arthur, Averill, Barber, Barry, Bass, Begole, Bierv, Bowen, Brown, Buckner, Bundy, Burleigh, Burrows, B. F. Butler, R. R. Butler, Cain, Cason, Cessna, A. Clark, Clayton, Clements, C. L. Cobb, Conger, Cook, Cox, Crocker, Crounse, Crutchfleld, Darrall, A. M. Davis, DeWitt, Dobbins, Duell, Elliott, Farwell, Giddinos, Hancock, Harmer, J. T. Harris, Harrison, Hathorn, Havens, Hays, J. W. Hazelton, Hereford, Herndon, Houghton, Howe, Hubbell, Ilunton, Hyde, Hynes, Killinger, Lansing, Lewis, Lofland, Loughridge, Lowndes, Luttrell, J. R. Lynch, Magee, Marshall, Martin, McDougall, McJunkin, McLean, McNulta, Mills, Negley, Nesmith, W. E. Niblack, Nunn, O'Brien, Packer, Page, H. W. Parker, I. C. Parker. Pelham, Perry, T. C. Piatt, Purman, Rainey, Ransier, Rapier, Richmond, W. R. Roberts, J. G. Schumaker, Shanks, Sheldon, L. D. Shoemaker, A. H. Smith, G. L. Smith, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, W. A. Smith, Snyder, Speer, Standeford, Storm, Stowell, Strait, Strawbridge, Swann, Sypher, Thornburgh, Todd, Waddell,Wallace, Walls, J. D. Ward, Wells, White, Whitehead, WhiteHouse, Whitthorne, Williams of Indiana, Willie, Wolfe,Wood—121.

Nays—Messrs. Adams, Albert, Ashe, Atkins, Barnum, J. B. Beck, H. P. Bell, Berry, Blount, Bradley, Bright, Bromberg, Buffinton,Burchard, J. H. Caldwell, Cannon, J. B. Clark, Clymer, S. A. Cobb, Coburn, Comingo, Corwin, Cotton, Crittenden, Crossland, Curtis, Danford, Dawes, Donnan, Dunnell, Durham, Eames, Eden, Fort, C. Foster, Freeman, Frye, Garfield, Glover, Gooch, Gunckel, E. Hale, R. S. Hale, Hamilton, B. W. Harris, H. R. Harris, Hatcher, J. B. Hawley, J. R. Hawley, G. W. Hazelton, Hendee, E. R. Hoar, G. F. Hoar, Holman, Hoskins, Hunter, Jewett, Kasson, Kelley, Kellogg, Knapp, Lawson, Leach, Lowe, McCrary, A. 8. McDill, J. W. McDill, Mellish, Merriara, Milliken, Monrce, W. S. Moore, Morrison, L. Myers, Neal, Niles, 0 Neill, Orr, Orth, Packard, Parsons, Pendleton, Phillips,Pierce, Pike, Potter, Pratt, Rawls, Ray, Bead, J. B. Rice, Robbins, E. H. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Ross, II. B. Sayler, M. Sayler, H. J. Scudder, I. W. Scudder, Sener, Sessions, I. R. Sherwood, Small, Smart, J. Q. Smith, Southard, Sprague, Stanard, Starkweather, Stone, Taylor, W. Townsend, Tremain, Tyner, Vance, Waldron, M. L. Ward, Wheeler, C."W. Willard, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, J. M. S. Williams, W. B. Williams, E. K Wilson, J. Wilson, J. M. Wilson. Woodford, WGodworth, J. D. Young, P. M. B. Young—130.

Not Voting—Messrs. Banning, Barrere, Bland, F. Clarke, Creamer, Crooke, Eldredge, Field, Hersey, Hooper, Hurlbut, Kendall, Lamar, Lamison, Lamport, Lawrence, Maynard, McKee, Mitchell, Morey, Phelps, J. II. Piatt, Poland, Randall, J. C. Robinson, Rusk, Sawyer, Scofield, Sheats, Sloss, A. H. Stephens, St. John,

C. R. Thomas, Wilber—34.

Mr. Negley moved that the House adjourn. Disagreed to—yeas 113, nays 137.

Mr. Kasson's amendment was then agreed to— yeas 172, nays 76, not voting 37:

Yeas—Messrs. Albright, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Barrere, Barry, Bass, /. B. Beck, Berry, Bowen, Bright, Brown, Buckner, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, B.F. Butler, Cannon, Cason, A. Clark, /. B. Clark, Clements, Clymer, S. A. Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Cook, Corwin,Cotton, Cox, Crittenden, Crocker, Crutchfield, Curtis, Danford, Dawes, DeWitt, Dobbins, Donnan, Dunnell, Eames, Eden, Fort, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Gooch, Gunckel, E. Hale, Hamilton, J T. Harris, Hatcher, Hathorn, Havens, J. B. Hawley, G. W. Hazelton, J. W. Hazelton, Hendee, Hereford, E. R. Hoar, G. F. Hoar, Holman, Hoskins, Hunter, Hyde, Jewett, Kasson, Killinger,Knapp, Lawrence,Lawson, Leach, Loughridge, Lowe, Luttrell, Magee, Marshall, Martin, McCrary, J. W. McDill, McDougail, McJunkin, McLean, McNulta, Mellish, Merriam, Mills, Monroe, W. S. Moore, Morrison, Neal, Negley, Nesmith, W. E. Niblack, O'Brien, Orr, Orth, Packer, Page, H W. Parker, I. C. Parker, Pendleton, Perry, Phillips, Pierce, Pike, T. C. Piatt, Poland, Potter, Pratt, Rainey, Ransier, Read, Richmond, Robbins, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Ross, Rusk, H. B. Sayler, M. Sayler, Scofield, H. J. Scudder, I. W. Scudder, Sessions, Sheldon, I. R. Sherwood, L. D. Shoemaker, Smart, A. H. Smith, J. Q. Smith, Southard, Speer, Sprague, Stanard, Starkweather, Stone, Storm, Strait, Swann, Taylor, Todd, Tremain, Tyner, Vance, Waldron, Walls, J. D. Ward, M. L. Ward, Wells, Wheeler, WhiteHouse, Whitthorne, Wilber, C. W. Willard, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, J. M. S. Williams, W. B. Williams, E. K. Wilson, J. Wilson, J. M. Wilson, Wolfe, Wood, Woodford, Woodworth, /.

D. Young, P. M. B. Young—172.

Nays—Messrs. Adams, Albert, Averill, Barnum, H. P. Bell, Biery, Blount, Bradley, BromBerg, Buffinton, R. R. Butler, Cain, J. H.

Caldwell, Cessna, Clayton, C. L.Cobb, Crossland, Crounse, A. M. Davis, Durham, Eldredge, Elliott, Freeman, Giddings, Glover, R. S. Hale, Hancock, Harmer, B. W. Harris, H. R. Harris, Harrison, J.R. Hawley, Hays, Herndon, Houghton, Hubbell, Hunton, Hurlbut, Hynes, Kellogg, Lansing, Lewis, Lofland, Lowndes, J R. Lynch, Maynard, Milliken, L. Myers, O'Neill, Packard, Parsons, Pelham, Purman, Rawls, Ray, J. B. Rice, Sawyer, /. G. Schumaker, Sener, Shanks, Small, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, Snyder, Standeford, Stowell, Strawbridge, Sypher, Thornburgh, W. Townsend, Waddcll, Wallace, White, Whitehead, Williams of Indiana, Willie— 76.

Mr. Kasson moved to reconsider the vote just taken, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table.

Mr. Hays called for the yeas and nays.

Mr. Sener (6:5 o'clock p. m.) moved that the House adjourn; which was agreed to—yeas 142, nays 46.

December 17—The motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Kasson amendment was adopted was agreed to—yeas 168, nays 94.

Mr. Hale of New York moved to amend tlae first section of the bill by striking out the words at the close of the section, "during his present term of office," after the words "and to the President of the United States," so as not to limit the salary of the President to the present term.

Mr. Tremain moved an amendment to the amendment, viz: to add to it the following:

And the Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Attorney General, the Postmaster General, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Tremain subsequently, at the request of the Speaker, modified his amendment by striking out the words "and the Speaker of the House of Representatives."

The House disagreed to the amendment to the amendment—yeas 75, nays 192 not voting 18.

Yeas—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Archer, Averill, Bradley, B. F. Butler, R. R. Butler, Cessna, F. Clarke, Clayton, C. L. Cobb, Crooke, Darrall, De Witt, Eames, Eldredge, Farwell, Field, Freeman, Frye, Garfield, E. Hale, R. S. Hale, Harmer, B. W. Harris, Hathorn, Hays, J. W. Hazelton, E. R. Hoar, G. F. Hoar, Hooper, Houghton, Hubbell, Kelley, Kellogg, Kendall, Lamport, Lansing, Lewis, Lofland, Lowndes, Maynard, McDougall, McJunkin, Morey, L. Myers, O'Neill, Page, Parsons, Pelham, Pendleton, Phelps, J. H. Piatt, Poland, Potter, Randall, Richmond, Ross, Sawyer, /. G. Schumaker, H. J. Scudder, I. W. Scudder, Sloss, Smart, Stanard, A. H Stephens, Stowell, Thornburgh, W. Townsend, Tremain, Waddell, Wallace, M. L. Ward, White, J. M. S. Williams—75.

Nays—Messrs. Adams, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Barber, Barrere, Barry, Bass, /. B. Beck, H. P. Bell, Berry, Biery, Blount, Bowen^ Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, Cain, J". H. Caldwell, Cannon, Cason, A. Clark, J. B.. Clark, Clements, Clymer, S. A. Cobb, Coburn, Comingo, Conger, Cook, Corwin, Cotton, Cox, Creamer, Crittenden, Crocker, Crossland, Crounse, Crutchfield, Curtis, Danford, A. M. Davis, Dawes, Dobbins, Donnan, Duell, Dunnell, Durham, Eden, Elliott, Fort, C. Foster, Giddings, Glover, Gooch, Gunckel, Hamilton, Hancock, H. R. Harris, J. T. Harris, Harrison, Hatcher, Havens, J. B. Hawlev, J. R. Hawley, G. W. Hazelton, Hendee, Hereford, Herndon, Hersey, Holman, Hopkins, Howe, Hunter, Hunton, Hyde, Hynes, Jcwett, Kasson, Killinger, Knapp, Lamar, Lawrence, Lawson, Leach, Loughridge, Lowe, Luttrell, J. R. Lynch, Magee, Marshall, Martin, McCrary, A. S. McDill, J. W. McDill, McKee, McLean, McNulta, Mellisb, Merriam, Milliken, Mills, Monroe, W. S. Moore, Morrison, Neal, Nesmith, W. E. Niblack, Nunn, O'Brien, Orr, Orth, Packard, Packer, H. W. Parker, I. C. Parker, Perry, Phillips, Pierce, Pike, T. C. Piatt, Pratt, Rainey, Ransier, Rawls, Ray, Read, J. B. Rice, Robbins, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Rusk, H. B. Sayler, M. Sayler, Scofield, Sener, Sessions, Shanks, Sheldon, I. R. Sherwood, L. D. Shoemaker, Small, A. H. Smith, G. L. Smith, II. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, J. Q. Smith, Snyder, Southard, Speer, Sprague, Standeford, Starkweather, Stone, Storm, Strait, Strawbridge, Swann, Taylor, C. R. Thomas, Todd, Tyner, Vance, Waldron, Walls, J. D. Ward, Wells, Wheeler, Whitehead, Whitehouse, Whitthorne, Wilber. C. W. Willard, G. Willard, C. G Williams, Williams of Indiana, W. B. Williams, Willie, J. Wilson, J. M. Wilson, Wolfe, Woodworth, J. D. Young, P. M. B. Young—192.

Mr. Poland moved to amend section 2 of the bill by adding the following:

And all moneys paid to Senators, Representatives, or Delegates of the Forty-Third Congress under the provisions of said act of March 3, 1873, as increase of salary for the Forty-Second Congress, shall be charged and reckoned as part payment of their compensation as members of the Forty-Third Congress; and that within ten days after the passage of this act the Treasurer of the United States shall forward by mail to each member of the FortySecond Congress (who is not a member of the Forty-Third Congress) who received additional compensation under said act of March 3, 1873, a written or printed notice, informing him of the repeal of so much of the said act as gave such increased pay, and also stating the sum thus paid to such member, and requesting such member to repay the same to the Treasury; and within ninety days thereafter said Treasurer shall report to each House of Congress the names of all such members, the sum paid to each, the names of those who have repaid, and all replies received to such notices.

Mr. Maynard made the point of order that this was not germane to the pending amendment.

The Speaker sustained the point of order.

The amendment of Mr. Hale of New York was then disagreed to—yeas 71, nays 185, not voting 29:

Yeas—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Archer, Av«rill, Barber, Biery, Bradley, B. F. Butler, R. B. Butler, Cessna, F. Clarke, C. L. Cobb, Cook,

Crooke, Curtis, DeWitt, Eames, Farwell, Freeman, Garfield, E. Hale, R. S. Hale, Hancock, Harmer, B. W. Harris, Hathorn, J. W. Hazleton, E. R. Hoar, G. F. Hoar, Hooper, Houghton, Hubbell, Kelley, Kellogg, Kendall, Lamport, Lansing, Lofiand, Lowe, Maynard, MeDougall, McJunkin, W. S. Moore, Morey, L.Myers, O'Neill, Packard, Parsons, Pelham, Pendleton, J. H. Piatt, Randall, Richmond, Ross, Sawyer, J". G. Schumaker, Scofield, H. J. Scudder, I. W. Scudder, Sloss, Smart, H. B. Smith, A. H. Stephens, Stowell, Thornburgh, W. Townsend, Tremain, Waddell, White, J. M. S. Williams, Woodford— 71.

Nays—Messrs. Adams, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Banning, Barrere, Bass, J. B. Beck, Begole, H. P. Bell, Berry, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Brown, Buckner, Buffinton, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, Cain, J. H. Caldwell, Cannon, Cason, A. Clark, J". B. Clark, Clayton, Clements, Clymer, S. A. Cobb, Coburn, Comingo, Conger, Corwin, Cotton, Cox, Creamer, Crittenden, Crocker, Crossland, Crounse, Crutchfield, Danford, A. M. Davis, Dawes, Dobbins, Donnan, Duell, Dunnell, Durham, Eden, Field, Fort, C. Foster, Frye, Giddings, Glover, Gooch, Gunckel, Hamilton, H. R. Harris, J. T. Harris, Harrison, Hatcher, Havens, J. B. Hawley, J. R. Hawley, Hays, G. W. Hazelton, Hendee, Hereford, Herndon, Holman,Hoskins, Hunter, Hunton, Hyde, Hynes, Jewett, Kasson, Killinger, Knapp, Lamar, Lawrence, Lawson, Leach, Loughridge, Luttrell, J. R. Lynch, Magee, Marshall, Martin, McCrary, A. S. McDill, ,T. W. McDill, McKee, McLean, McNulta, Mellish, Merriam, Milliken, Mills, Monroe, Morrison, Neal, Nesmith, W. E. Niblack, Nunn, O'Brien, Orr, Orth, Packer, H. W. Parker, I. C. Parker, Perry, Phelps, Phillips, Pierce, Pike, T. C. Piatt, Poland, Pratt, Rainey, Ransier, Rawls, Ray, Read, J. B. Rice, Robbins, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Rusk, H. B. Sayler, M, Sayler, Sener, Sessions, Shanks, I. R. Sherwood, L. D. Shoemaker, Small, A. H. Smith, Snyder, Southard, Speer, Sprague, Stanard, Standeford,Starkweather, Stone,Storm, Strait, Strawbridge, Swann, Taylor, C. R. Thomas, Todd, Tyner, Vance,Waldron, Wallace, Walls, J. D. Ward, Wells, Wheeler, Whitehead, WhiteHouse, Whitthorne, Wilber, C. W. Willard, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, Williams of Indiana, W. B. Williams, Willie, E.K. Wilson, J. Wilson, J. M. Wilson, Wolfe, Wood, Woodworth, J. D. Young, P. M. B. Young—185.

Not Voting—Messrs. Barnum, Barry, Bland, Darrall, Eldredfe, Elliott, Hersey, Howe, Hurlbut, Lamison, Lewis, Lowndes, Mitchell, Negley, Niles, Page, Potter, Purman, Rapier, /. C. Robinson, Sheats, Sheldon, G. L. Smith, J. A. Smith, J. Q. Smith, W. A. Smith, St. John, Sypher, M. L. Ward—29.

Mr. Poland moved to amend section 2 of the bill as above.

Mr. Holman asked to have the following amendment read, which he preferred to the proposition made by Mr. Poland:

And provided further, That the amount which shall have been received by any Senator, Representative, or Delegate of the present Congress who was a Senator, Representative, or Delegate of the Forty-Second Congress, as increased compensation known as " back pay" for the FortySecond Congress, by virtue of the said act, approved March 3,1873, shall be deducted in equal monthly installments from the salary of such Senator, Representative, or Delegate hereafter accruing during the present Congress under the provisions of this act.

Mr. Wilson of Indiana had the following amendment to the amendment read for information:

Provided, That if any member of this House has received fees from the United States since the 4th of March last, pursuant to an act entitled "An act to authorize the continued employment of an agent and counsel of the United States," approved March 3, 1873, the amount thereof shall be deducted from his salary as a member of the Forty-Third Congress; and if such fees have not yet been paid, the payment thereof, either directly or indirectly, is hereby prohibited.

Mr. Holman again offered his amendment as above, and it was accepted by Mr. Poland as a substitute for his own.

Mr. Wilson of Indiana again desired to offer his amendment as above, but—

Mr. Holman was unwilling to yield to him.

Mr. Hale of Maine called the previous question on the bill and pending amendments.

The House refused to second the demand— yeas 42, nays 143.

Mr. Poland's modified amendment was then agreed to—yeas 156, nays 101, not voting 28:

Yeas—Messrs. Albert, Albright, Archer, Arthur, Banning, Barber, Barrere, Bass, /. B Beck, Begole, H P. Bell, Biery, Bowen, Bradley, Brown, Buckner, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows, B. F. Butler, Cain, J. H. Caldwell, Cason, Cessna, A. Clark, J. B. Clark, Clayton, Clements, Clymer, Coburn, Conger, Cook, Cotton, Cox, Creamer, Crittenden, Crocker, Crooke, Crounse, Crutchfield, Curtis, Danford, Dawes, DeWitt, Dobbins, Duell, Dunnell, Durham, Farwell, Field, Fort, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Glover, Gooch, Gunckel, H. R. Harris, J. T. Harris, Harrison, Hatcher, Hathorn, Havens, J. B. Hawley, G. W. Hnzelton, J. W. Hazelton, Hendee, Hereford, Holman, Hoskins, Howe, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurlbut, Hyde, Hynes, Jewett, Killinger, Knapp, Lamport, Lansing, Leach, Lofland, Loughndge, Luttrcll, J. R. Lynch, Magee, Martin, MacDougall, McNulta, Merriam, Monroe, W. S. Moore, Nesmith, W. E. Niblack, Niles, Nunn, O'Brien, O'Neill, Orth, Packer, Page, H. W. Parker, I. C. Parker, Parsons, Pelham, Perry, Phillips, Pike, T.C.Piatt, Poland, Rainey, Ransier, Ray, Richmond, Ross, Rusk, M. Sayler, Scofield, H. J. Scudder, Sessions, Sheldon, I. R. Sherwood, L. D. Shoemaker, Small, A. H. Smith, G. L. Smith, J. A. Smith, J. Q. Smith, Speer, Sprague, Stanard, Starkweather, Stone, Strait, Strawbridge, Taylor, Thornburgh, Todd, Vance, Wallace, Walls, J. D. Ward, M. L. Ward, Wells, White, Whitehoube, Whitthorne, Wilber, C. G. Williams, J. Wilson, Wolfe, Woodworth, /. D. Young, P. M. B. Young —156.

Nays—Messrs. Adams, Ashe, Atkins, Averill, Barry, Berry, Blount, Bright, Bromberg, Buffinton, Cannon, F. Clarke, C. L. Cobb, S. A. Cobb, Comingo, Corwin, Crossland, A. M. Davis, Donnan, Eames, Eden, Eldredge, Elliott, Freeman,

Giddings, E. Hale, R. S. Hale, Hamilton, Hancock, B. W. Harris, J. R. Hawley, Hays, Herndon, E. R. Hoar, G. F. Hoar, Hooper, Houghton, Hunton, Kasson, Kelley, Kellogg, Kendall, Lamar, Lawrence, Lawson, McCrary, A. S. McDill, J. W. McDill, McJunkin, McKee, Mellish, Milliken, Morrison, L. Myers, Neal, Negley, Orr, Packard, Phelps, Pierce, J. H. Piatt, Potter, Pratt, Randall, Rapier, Rawls, Read, J. B. Rice, Robbins, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Sawyer, H. B. Sayler, /. G.Schumaker, I. W. Scudder, Sener, Shanks, Sloss, Smart, H. B. Smith, Snyder, Southard, Standeford, Storm, Stowell, C. R. Thomas, W. Townsend, Tremain, Waddell, Waldron, Wheeler, Whitehead, C. W. Willard, G. Willard, J. M. S. Williams, Williams of Indiana, W. B. Williams, Willie, E. K. Wilson, Wood—101.

Mr. Maynard moved to amend the first section of the bill by striking out the words "or employee," so as not to include the employees of the two Houses of Congress in the reduction. Disagreed to—yeas 47; nays not counted.

Mr. B. F. Butler moved to amend the second section of the bill by adding the following:

Provided, also, That the members of this Congress who were members of any preceding Congress, and who received retroactive increased compensation under an act passed at that Congress, shall have the amount deducted from the compensation which may become due them respectively in this Congress, unless such member has already returnedsuch increase to the Treasury.

And demanded the previous question on his amendment.

The previous question was seconded; the main question ordered to be put; the yeas and nays refused—only 19 voting affirmatively for them; and the amendment of Mr. Butler was then agreed to—yeas 118, nays 44.

Mr. Hurlbut moved the following substitute, and demanded the previous question:

Be it enacted, <&c, That from and after the passage of this act the compensation of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates shall be at the rate of $6,000 per annum, payable monthly; and in addition thereto the actual individual expenses of each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in coming to and returning from the seat of Government once in each session, to be certified in writing by each.

Sec. 2. That the compensation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be at the rate of $2,000, in addition to his pay as Representative, amounting in all to $8,000. And that of the Vice President shall be the same amount, with the same allowance for traveling expenses as hereinbefore provided.

Sec. 3. That all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. That the Secretary of the Treasury is required to cover into the Treasury all sums which may remain undrawn, or which may have been received as increased compensation under the provisions of said act, approved March 3, 1873, and which shall have or may come into his possession by the return thereof.

The previous question was seconded—yeas 141, nays 48.