YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Albert, Albright, Archer, Arthur, Ashe, Atkins, Averill, Barber, Barrere, Bass, J. B. Beck, Begole, H. P. Bell, Biery, Blount, Bowen, Bradley, Bright, Buckner, Buffinton, Bundy, Burrows, B. F. Butler, R. R. Butler, Cain, Cason, Cessna, A. Clark, J. B. Clark, Clayton, Clements, C. L. Cobb, Comingo, Conger, Cook, Creamer, Crittenden, Crocker, Crooke, Crossland, Crounse, Crutchfield, Darrall, A. M. Davis, De Witt, Dobbins, Duell, Eldredge, Elliott, Farwell, Field, Freeman, Giddings, Glover, R. S. Hale, Hamilton, Hancock, Harmer, B. W. Harris, H. R. Harris, Harrison, Hatcher, Hathorn, Havens, Hays, J. W. Hazleton, Herndon, E. R. Hoar, G. F. Hoar, Hooper, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunton, Hurlbut, Hyde, HYNES, Kelley, Kellogg, Killinger, Lamar, Lamport, Lansing, Leach, Lewis, Lofland, Lowndes, Luttrell, J. R. Lynch, Magee, Maynard, A. S. McDill, MacDougall, McJunkin, Mellish, Milliken, W. S. Moore, Morey, L. Myers, Negley, Nesmith, Niles, Nunn, O'Brien, O'Neill, Packard, Page, I. C. Parker, Parsons, Pelham, Phelps, Pike, J. H. Platt, T. C. Platt, Rainey, Ransier, Rapier, Rawls, Ray, Read, J. B. Rice, Richmond, Robbins, Sawyer, H. B. Sayler, J. G. Schumaker, H. J. Scudder, I. W. Scudder, Sener, Shanks, Sheldon, Sloss, Small, Smart, G. L. Smith, H. B. Smith, Snyder, Stanard, Standeford, Stone, Storm, Stowell, Strawbridge, Swann, Sypher, Taylor, C. R. Thomas, Thornburgh, Todd, W. Townsend, Vance, Waldron, Wallace, J. D. Ward, M. L. Ward, Wheeler, White, Whitehead, J. M. S. Williams, Williams of Indiana, Willie, E. K. Wilson, J. M. Wilson, Wolfe, Wood, J. D. Young, P. M. B. Young-167.

NAYS-Messrs. BANNING, Barry, Berry, BROMBERG, Brown, Burchard, Burleigh, J. H. Cald well, Cannon, F. Clarke, Clymer, S. A. Cobb, Coburn, Corwin, Cotton, Cox, Curtis, Danford, Dawes, Donnan, Dunnell, Durham, Eames, Eden, Fort, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Gooch, Gunckel, E. Hale, J. T. Harris, J. B. Hawley, J. R. Hawley, G. W. Hazleton, Hendee, Hereford, Holman, Houghton, Howe, Hunter, Jewett, Kasson, Kendall, Knapp, Lawrence, Lawson, Loughridge, Lowe, Marshall, Martin, McCrary, J. W. McDill, McLean, McNulty, Merriman, Mills, Monroe, Morrison, Neal, W. E. Niblack, Orr, Orth, Packer, H. W. Parker, Pendleton, Perry, Phillips, Pierce, Poland, Potter, Pratt, Randall, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Ross, Rusk, M. Sayler, Scofield, Sessions, J. R. Sherwood, L. D. Shoemaker, A. H. Smith, J. A. Smith, J. Q. Smith, Southard, Speer, Sprague, Starkweather, Strait, Tyner, Waddell, Walls, Wells, WHITEHOUSE, Whitthorne, Wilber, C. W. Willard, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, W. B. Williams, J.Wilson, Woodford, Woodworth-105. Mr. SPEER moved that the House adjourn. Disagreed to.

The substitute of Mr. HURLBUT was then agreed to-yeas 139, nays 130, not voting 16: YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Albert, Archer, Ashe, Atkins, Averill, Barrere, Barry, J. B. Beck, Begole, Biery, Bowen, Bradley, Bright, Buffinton, Burrows, B. F. Butler, R. R. Butler, Cain,

Comingo, Cook, Creamer, Crocker, Crooke, Crossland, Črutchfield, Darrall, A. M. Davis, De Witt, Dobbins, Duell, Durham, Eldredge, Elliott, Farwell, Field, Freeman, Giddings, R. S. Hale, Hamilton, Hancock, Harmer, B. W. Harris, Harrison, Hathorn, Havens, Hays, J. W. Hazelton, Herndon, E. R. Hoar, G. F. Hoar, Houghton, Howe, Hubbell, Hunton, Hurlbut, HYNES, Kelley, Lamar, Lamport, Lansing, Leach, Lewis, Lofland, Lowndes, J. R. Lynch, A. S. McDill, McJunkin, McKee, Mellish, Milliken, Morey, L. Myers, Negley, Nesmith, Nunn, O'Brien O'Neill, Packard, Page, I. C. Parker, Parsons, Pelham, Phelps, J. H. Platt, T. C. Platt, Rainey, Randall, Ransier, Rapier, Rawls, Ray, J. B. Rice, Richmond, Sawyer, J. G. Schumaker, H. J. Scudder, I. W. Scudder, Sener, Shanks, Sheldon, Sloss, Smart, G. L. Smith, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, Snyder, Stanard, Standeford, Storm, Stowell, Strawbridge, Swann, Sypher, Taylor, C. R. Thomas, Thornburgh, W. Townsend, Vance, Waddell, Waldron, Wallace, Walls, J. D. Ward, M. L. Ward, Wheeler, White, Whitehead, J. M. S. Williams, Williams of Indiana, Willie, E. K. Wilson, Wood, P. M. B. Young-139.

NAYS-Messrs. Albright, Arthur, BANNING, Barber, Bass, H. P. Bell, Berry, Blount, BROMBERG, Brown, Buckner, Bundy, Burchard, Burleigh, J. H. Caldwell, Cannon, Cason, J. B. Clark, Clymer, S. A. Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Corwin, Cotton, Cox, Crittenden, Crounse, Curtis, Danford, Dawes, Donnan, Dunnell, Eames, Eden, Fort, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Glover, Gunckel, E. Hale, H. R. Harris, J. T. Harris, Hatcher, J. B. Hawley, J. R. Hawley, G. W. Hazelton, Hendee, Hereford, Holman, Hoskins, Hunter, Hyde, Jewett, Kasson, Killinger, Knapp, Lawrence, Lawson, Loughridge, Lowe, Luttrell, Magee, Marshall, Martin, Maynard, McCrary, J. W. McDill, McDougall, McLean, McNulta, Merriam, Mills, Monroe, W. S. Moore, Morrison, Neal, W. E. Niblack, Niles, Orr, Orth, Packer, H. W. Parker, Pendleton, Perry, Phillips, Pierce, Pike, Poland, Potter, Pratt, Read, Robbins, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, J. W. Robinson, Ross, Rusk, H. B. Sayler, M. Sayler, Scofield, Sessions, I. R. Sherwood, L. D. Shoemaker, Small, A. H. Smith, J. Q. Smith, Southard, Speer, Sprague, Starkweather, Stone, Strait, Todd, Tremain, Tyner, Wells, WHITEHOUSE, Whitthorne, Wilber, C. W. Willard, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, W. B. Williams, J. Wilson, J. M. Wilson, Wolfe, Woodford, Woodworth, J. D. Young-130.

NOT VOTING-Messrs. Barnum, Bland, F. Clarke, Gooch, Hersey, Hooper, Kellogg, Kendall, Lamison, Mitchell, Purman, J.C. Robinson, Sheats, W. A. Smith, A. H. Stephens, St. John-16.

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

Mr. HOLMAN moved that the House adjourn. Disagreed to.

Mr. CESSNA's motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. W. R. ROBERTS moved that the House adjourn. Disagreed to.

The bill as amended by the substitute was ordered to be engrossed and read a third timeyeas 158, nays 105, not voting 22:

officer shall have full force and effect, and as to all other officers from and after the taking effect of this act: And provided further, That this repeal shall not relate to or affect the salaries of the chief and other justices of the Supreme Court of the United States as now established by law.

Mr. MORRILL of Vermont offered an amendment to the amendment, to add after line ten thereof the following:

Provided, That the allowance for mileage hereafter to be paid to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate for going to and returning from the seat of Government once in each session shall be one half of the sum allowed and paid prior to the act of March 3, 1873.

The latter was ruled to be first in order, and was disagreed to-yeas 30, nays 33, not voting 9:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Bogy, Boreman, Buckingham, Cameron, Carpenter, Conkling, Crozier, Davis, Edmunds, FENTON, Ferry of Connecticut, Ferry of Michigan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Ingalls, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Norwood, Oglesby, Pratt, Ramsey, Ransom, Saulsbury, SCHURZ, Scott, Sherman, SUMNER, Thurman-30.

NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Bayard, Boutwell, Brownlow, Chandler, Clayton, Conover, Cooper, Cragin, Dennis, Dorsey, Flanagan, Gilbert, Goldthwaite, Hamilton of Maryland, Hitchcock, Howe, Kelly, Lewis, Logan, McCreery, Merrimon, Mitchell, J. J. Patterson, Sargent, Spencer, Sprague, Stevenson, TIPTON, Wadleigh, West, Windom, Wright-33.

Mr. CRAGIN moved an amendment to the amendment, viz: to add to the end of the first section thereof the following;

Provided, That mileage shall not be allowed for the first session of the Forty-Third Congress. Which was agreed to.

The amendment of Mr. HAMILTON of Maryland to the amendment was agreed to-yeas 32, nays 29, not voting 11:

amendment was disagreed to-yeas 19, nays 39, not voting 14:

YEAS-Messrs. Bogy, Carpenter, Chandler, Conkling, Cragin, Edmunds, FENTON, Ferry of Michigan, Mitchell, Morrill of Maine, Morton, Oglesby, Pratt, Ramsey, Sargent, SCHURZ, Sherman, Thurman, Wadleigh-19.

NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Boreman, Boutwell, Brownlow, Buckingham, Clayton, Cooper, Crozier, Davis, Dennis, Dorsey, Ferry of Connecticut, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Goldthwaite, Gordon, Hamilton of Maryland, HAMILTON of Texas, Howe, Ingalls, Kelly, Lewis, Logan, McCreery, Merrimon, Norwood, J. J. Patterson, Ransom, Saulsbury, Scott, Spencer, Sprague, Stevenson, SUMNER, West, Wright-39. Mr. BOREMAN moved to amend the amendment by adding the following:

And provided further, That after the date last mentioned the salary of the President shall be $35,000 per annum.

Which was disagreed to.

Mr. CLAYTON moved that the bill with the proposed amendments be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, with instructions to report a bill looking to a general reduction of all salaries, both civil and military, as far as the same can be lawfully done; said reduction to be apportioned so as to equalize as near as may be the salaries of all officers, in accordance with the nature and with respect to the amount of service rendered by them."

Which was disagreed to-yaas 19, nays 41, not voting 12:

The YEAS were-Messrs. Bogy, Cameron, Clayton, Conover, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Dorsey, Flanagan, Gilbert, Goldthwaite, Kelly, Lewis, Merrimon, Norwood, J. J. Patterson, Spencer, Stevenson, TIPTON-19.

Mr. LOGAN offered to amend the amendment by striking out the word "President" in line 9 of printed bill, and striking out all of lines 17 to 24, inclusive, to the words "and provided," and also by inserting the word "President" in line 26 before the words "Chief Justice."

NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Boutwell, Brownlow, Buckingham, Cameron, Conover, Cragin, Crozier, Dorsey, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Hamlin, Howe, Ingalls, Mitchell. Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Sargent, Scott, Sherman, Spencer, Sprague, SUMNER, TIPTON, Wadleigh, West-29.

Mr. EDMUNDS moved to add to the amendment just adopted, after the second clause, the following:

And the reduction of salaries herein provided for shall take effect as of the 4th day of March, 1873, and the accounting officers of the Treasury shall compute the same accordingly, and shall make ratable monthly deductions from said salaries at the rate necessary to effectuate this provision within nine months next hereafter.

January 9-Mr. EDMUNDS' amendment to the

The PRESIDENT pro tempore sustained the point of order.

The question being upon striking out a portion of the House bill, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Service, &c., and inserting the amendment already agreed to by the Senate as in Committee of the Whole,

Mr. HAMLIN moved to amend the first section

of the House bill by striking out "$6,000” and inserting "$5,500," so that it would read:

That from and after the passage of this act the compensation of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates shall be at the rate of $5,500 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.

Mr. EDMUNDS moved to amend Mr. HAMLIN'S amendment by striking out "$5,500" and in

YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Bogy, Buckingham, Carpenter, Conkling, Cragin, Crozier, Edmunds, FENTON, Ferry of Michigan, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton of Maryland, Howe, Ingalls, Logan, McCreery, Mitchell, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Oglesby, Pratt, Saulsbury, SCHURZ, Scott, Sherman, Stevenson, Thurman, Wadleigh, West, Windom, Wright-31.

NAYS-Messrs. Boreman, Boutwell, Brownlow, Cameron, Clayton, Conover, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Dorsey, Ferry of Connecticut, Flanagan, Gilbert, Goldthwaite, HAMILTON of Texas, Hamlin, Hitchcock, Kelly, Lewis, Merrimon, Morrill of Maine, Norwood, J. J. Patterson, Ransom, Sargent, Sprague, Spencer, TIPTON-28.

Mr. HAMLIN'S amendment as amended was then agreed to-yeas 28, nays 26.

Mr. EDMUNDS moved to amend the House bill by striking out the words "actual individual expenses of each Senator, Representative, and Delegate," and to insert in lieu thereof the words, "and mileage allowed by law prior to the act of March 3, 1873," so it will read as follows: That from and after the passage of this act the compensation of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates shall be at the rate of $5,000 per annum, payable monthly, and in addition thereto the mileage allowed by law prior to the passage of the act of March 3, 1873.

Mr. Morrill of Vermont moved to amend Mr. EDMUNDS' amendment to the House bill by inserting before the words "the mileage,' the words "one-half of."

Mr. CRAGIN moved to amend Mr. EDMUNDS' amendment by adding to it the following:

"Provided, That mileage shall not be allowed or paid to Senators, Representatives, and delegates for the first session of the Forty-Third Congress.

Which was agreed to.

Mr. EDMUNDS' amendment as amended being read, in the following words:

That from and after the passage of this act the compensation of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates shall be at the rate of $5,000 per annum, payable monthly, and in addition thereto the mileage allowed by law prior to the passage of the act of March 3, 1873, in going to and returning from the seat of Government once in each session, to be certified in writing by each.

Provided, That mileage shall not be allowed or paid to Senators, Representatives, or Delegates for the first session of the Forty-Third Congress, Was agreed to-yeas 34, nays 25:

YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Bogy, Boreman, Buckingham, Carpenter, Chandler, Clayton, Cooper, Cragin, Dorse, Edmunds, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Goldthwaite, Hamilton of Maryland, HAMILTON of Texas, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls, Kelly, Logan, MeCreery, Merrimon, Mitchell, Morton, Ramsey, Sargent, Sprague, Thurman, West, Windom, Wright-34. NAYS-Messrs. Boutwell, Brownlow, Cameron, Conkling, Conover, Crozier, Davis, Dennis, Ferry of Connecticut, Frelinghuysen, Gordon, Hamlin, Morrill of Vermont, Norwood, Ogelsby, J. J. Patterson, Pratt, Ransom, Saulsbury, Scott, Sher

25.

The question now recurred on the amendment reported by the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment, as amended.

Mr. MERRIMON offered an amendment to the House bill, as amended, to insert after the word "mileage" the words "and other allowances." Agreed to.

January 12-Mr. GORDON asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment heretofore offered by him, and substitute an amendment, viz: to add to the first section of the amended House bill the following:

Provided, That from and after this date the salaries of all commissioned officers of the Army and of the Navy, whose salaries have been increased since the war, and whose pay and allowances aggregate $3,500 or more, and between that sum and $5,000, shall be, and the same are hereby, reduced 10 per cent: Provided further, That the pay, including all allowances except mileage as now fixed by law, of brigadier general, of Paymaster General, of Surgeon General, of Inspector General, of Quartermaster General, of Commissary General, of Adjutant General, and of a commodore of the Navy, shall not exceed during peace the sum of $5,000 per annum: Provided further, That the pay, including all allowances except mileage as now fixed by law, of major general and of rear-admiral of the Navy during peace shall not exceed $6,000 per annum: Provided further, That the pay, including all allowances except mileage as now fixed by law, of a Lieutenant General of the Army or of a Vice Admiral of the Navy shall not exceed during peace the sum of $7,000 per annum: Provided further, That the pay, including all allowances, of the General of the Army and of an Admiral of the Navy shall not during peace exceed $10,000 per annum: Provided further, That the salary of the President of the United States shall be $25,000 per annum after the 3d day of March, 1877, and that the appropriations made for the expenses of the Presidential Mansion shall be, for each of the years 1873, 1874, 1875, and 1876, less than the average amount so appropriated for each of the four years preceding the 4th day of March, 1873, by the sum of $25,000.

Mr. EDMUNDS moved to amend Mr. GORDON'S amendment by striking out all the words of it preceding and down to the clause commencing Provided, further, that the salary of the President," &c. Agreed to-yeas 29, qays 21:

YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Boreman, Boutwell, Carpenter, Chandler, Coukling, Crozier, Edmunds, FENTON, Ferry of Michigan, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Howe, Ingalls, Lewis, Logan, Mitchell, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Ogelsby, Pratt, Ramsey, Scott, Sherman, Spencer, West, Windom, Wright-29.

NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Bogy, Brownlow, Cameron, Clayton, Davis, Flanagan, Goldthwaite, Gordon, Hamilton of Maryland, Kelly, McCreery, Merrimon, Norwood, J. J. Patterson, Robertson, Sargent, Stevenson, Stockton, SUMNER, Tipton— 21.

Pending the consideration of Mr. GORDON'S amendment as amended

Mr. EDMUNDS moved that the bill be reported