Salt Lake Times | 1892-04-30 | Page 1 | To Dock Absentee Congressmen

To Dock Ahsentee Congressmen. Washington, April 30. Representative Bailey of Texas has introduced an amendment amend-ment to the rules which, if adopted, will ' v assure a large attendance at the house and v relieve the body from the embarrassment which it has suffered lately. Tin- amendment amend-ment directs the sergeant-atarms to with-, hold the monthly pay of each member till he has filed a written statement that ho was present in the house during the preceding' month. If he is absent, except on account of personal sickness or sickness in his family, fam-ily, the sergeaut-at-arms is to deduct kia salary for his days' absence, as provided in section 40 of the Revised Statutes. Any violation of the rule by the sergeant shalt make him liable on his bond for all payments pay-ments made contrary to the provision of section 40.