Mr. LAWRENCE, of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, we owe it to the great Union or Republican party of the country to restore the salary as it was before the act of July last. The Union party is not responsible for the increase. The proposition for that purpose originated in Senate, the on motion of the Senfrom Dela ware, Mr. Riddle, a Democrat, (Globe, page 4074,) and was adopted there by a vote as follows: Union, (Republican,) ayes. Opposition, (Democratic,) ayes. Total. Union, (Republican.) nays. Opposition, (Democratic,) nays. [Globe, 4145. l In the House the vote stood finally as fol ows: OUnpipoons, it(iRone, pu(Dbelicmaonc,)rataiyce,)s. a OUpnpioons, it(iRone, pu(Dbleicmaonc,)rantiacy,)s.n.a.y.s. Total [Globe, 4288. It is one of the merits of the act of July last that it reduces mileage one half. But a still further reduction is demanded alike by every consideration of justice and economy. When the act of January 22, 1818, (3 U.S. Statutes, 404,), fixing mileage at 40 cents per mile was under consideration in congress, an effort was made to reduce it upon the ground that it was comparatively higher than the per diem of 8 dollars. But it was shown in the discussion that the mileage was then the least remunerative to members generally. In the discussion Mr. Harrison, of Ohio, (afterward President,) said: "Gentlemen living on the stage line, whose votes had carried the reduction from 9 to 6 [dollars for every 20 miles,) were perfectly unapprised, he believed, of the expenses and labors of those who were obliged to travel wretched roadswith their own horses, ” &c. Only a part of the members then enjoyed the luxurysoit was before the period of railways and canals. Now, staging is almost unknown, but railways and ocean, lake, and river steamers, furnish speedy modes of travel, saving both time and money in compar ison with the early modes of reaching the capital. But even now, under the reduced mileage of the act of July last, the California and Oregon members will receive for a Congress of 2 sessions from $5,000 to $6,000, that is, from $2, 500 to $3,000 for each session, while the actual expense of traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Washington, by way of Panama, and return, is less than $800, and requires about 30 days' time in coming and an equal time in returning.