Show I 1 EN ll 11 must accept his increase in S salary dary hero Is in up to date portrait of 7 henry st george tucker democrat Q N of lexington who represents the va tenth virginia district in ili the national house lie declined to accept the 2500 increase in fit salary which congress tit lit the last session vo voted ted to give C 4 itself doubtless lie f felt elt a hit bit lonesome for so fur far us known only seven 4 other members of tit the house and no 4 k senators turned down tile Inc increase roame Z 0 I 1 Z s I 1 and ills his refusal avs nil all in III vain for comptroller general Generi il mccurl mccarl ruled that the ln creaso must be the salary hill bill increased tile the s salaries a of members mein bera of congress from n to the cabinet calli iet met members 11 were malsed from froin to also the vice president and the speaker of tho the house the bill was V im passed assed without a roll call in either chamber the president hesitated a hit bit over signing it but did sign 2 with restrained enthusiasm of 0 course burac many inen ibers voted against the bill 1111 anti and nearly till all the representatives nitin ii aged to get into the congressional record with tin n explanation of their vote ot johnson of kentucky casti tilly remarked that tit at the salary of the only ones who ulio could afford to go to congress were those who could coal draw upon lipon their liehr private resources and those who were incapable of earning anything at ionic |