Mr. SUMNER. We have be unthis kind of legislation, in the 1st lacc, or ourselves, and we have be an it, in the 2nd place, for the servants an employees of the Senate. I think, having done that, our months are closed. We have gotto go forward and meet every case on the principles of justice. Now, sir, in bringing forward the proposition that I have, I do not intend, by suggestion or implication, to intimate anything against any similar proposition with refcnence to any other Dept. I have brought forward this proposition because the subject was specially referred to the committee with which I am connected onn petition from the clerks of this Dept. That petition was presented now many months ago. It has been considered more than once in the committee, and I was instructed to make the motion which I have now made. That explains my position in this mat l ter. I have had before me no petition from any other Dept. I am not instructed by the committee which I represent here to speak for any other Dept. I move what I have moved according to the instructions which I have received and the evidence before that committee. That is the reason why I confine my motion to the State dept. But the Senfrom Maine says that he has no information with regard to the compensation of these clerks. Why, sir, he knows ve well what the compensation of clerks is. It is the compeusation of the clerks in the other Depts. There are the 4th class clerks who receive $1, 800, the 3rd class clcrks who receive $1, 600, the 2nd class who receive $1, 400, and the 1st class who receive $1, 200. There are no heads of bureaus in the State Dept, and I wish to call the attention of the Senate to that. I mentioned it last ni t. In the other Depts there are, and ese heads of bureaus, I need not remind you, receive $3,000, $4,000, $5,000, and there is one at least who receives $6,000. Now there are very important services rendered by certain clerks in the State Dept services comparable to those of heads of bufeaus which, in any other Dept, would be performed by the head of a bureau.