A MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
announced that the House of Representatives has concurred in the report of the Senate Conference Committee on the general appropriation bill [H. R 302] and a few minutes after another message announced that the Speaker had signed said bill.
Mr. SPANN-made an ineffectual motion-yeas, 18; nays, 26-that the Senate adjourn sine die.
Mr. FOULKE claiming the floor-
Mr. YANCEY offered a resolution, which was rejected-yeas, 18; nays, 26-that John L. Patterson, Deputy Clerk, be allowed $1 per day extra.
Mr CAMPBELL, explaining his negative vote, said: Upon every proposition which has been made to-day for the payment of additional wages to the employes of this Senate I have voted "no." and shall continue to vote "no." I grant that so far as I know the officers of this Senate may have done their work well; certainly they have been courteous and attentive, but in voting money as a public officer I know of no principle by which to be governed except by the same equity and integrity A I would be in my private business. These employes have sought these positions with the knowledge of the wages paid, which I may add is in all cases nearly if not quite double what they would get in other positions. page: 295[View Page 295] As a, business proposition for personal services not a Senator upon this floor would think of making this additional payment at the expiration of the service, and yet hundreds of dollars have to-day been voted with as much freedom as though the people's money came without burden to them and is to be cared for without responsibility on our part. Men have been voted $6 per day for duties that as a business proposition, no Senator upon this floor would have paid more than $l per day for, and could have got it well done for less than that. I see no ground of equity or integrity for doing this, and hence, as I nave been doing all day, I still vote "no."
Mr. MAGEE offered a resolution that the thanks of this Senate are hereby tendered James Gordon Bennett for his magnificent contribution to the fund for the relief of the sufferers occasioned by the recent floods of the Ohio and Wabash Rivers, and that the secretary of this Senate be authorized to transmit to Mr. Bennett a copy of this resolution.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. HENRY offered a resolution to pay $5 to a witness before the Fee and Salary Committee.
On motion by Mr. VOYLES it was laid on the table.
Mr. FOULKE still claiming the floor
Mr. VOYLES offered a resolution allowing $45 extra pay to Frederick W, Daniels, Senate Postmaster.
On motion by Mr. HENRY it was laid on the table.
Mr. GRAHAM offered a resolution, which was adopted, allowing $1 a day extra pay to Mrs. L E. Bundy, pa[p?]er folder.
Mr. McINTOSH making an ineffectual motion to lay it on the table
Mr. FOULKE still claiming the floor-
Mr. BROWN insisted that the Democratic party on the floor of the Senate should keep still and allow the Senator from Wayne [Mr. Foulke], who seems to be trying to out Herod the Senator from Rush, to crack his whip and lash it over our backs just as much as he pleases, because if there ever was a set of folks in the Senate lathed, in weapon and out of season, it has been the Republican members of this Senate.
Mr. FOULKE, still claiming the floor, gave way for-
Mr. SPANN, who moved that the Senate adjourn sine die.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR put the motion and declared it, carried and calls for the yeas and nays and boisterous applause.
So at 3:15 o'clock p.m., the Senate adjourned sine die.
