Mr. WADE. I do not see any principle in the limitation which the committee have made in restricting the provisions in this resolution to the particular employees named in it. Are they more worthy of the enhancement of their wages than others who now apply, in the arse nal, navy yard, and printing office? Indeed, the Senfrom Oregon himself tells us that their compensation is a very meager one, and that they are as much under the necessity of an increase as those for whom he has provided. Although it is somewhat burdensome to extend the provision to all these persons, I really cannot see why, if you begin to make this kind of appropriation, you should stop short of carrying out the principle by extending it to all who come within the reason of the case. I am persuaded that many of these employees, whether they get as much wages as persons do in other places or not, have a very hard time to get along with what they do receive, and I believe that the Government is able to pay its employees in such sort that they shall be comfortably provided for with prudence on their part. I do not believe that is the case now. I hope the resolution will be extended to all the classes that were mentioned by the Senfrom Oregon. They are as meritorious and as much under the necessity for this relief as those already provided for in the resolution. I do not believe any Government was ever put to serious disadvantage because of the compensation it paid to ployees. its actual laboring, em It is infinitely more burdened by great salaries to those who do nothing; but those who do the actual labor generally fare pretty hard. I believe the Government is able to give them a compensation that with prudence and industry on their part will make them comfortably off. I think it ought to do so, and I do not believe that it will be a detriment to the Government to do so. It is an act of justice, nothing more. I believe that Governments may be burdened by sinecures, but I never heard of any difficulty because of the compensation which was paid to actual laborers. You do not at best give them enough to burden the Government at all. I hope the provision will be extended to all these classes.