Calendar of Historical Events
March 3, 1873
Salary Grab Act
Congress passed a bill that doubled the salaries of legislators, the President and Supreme Court Justices; the bill was eventually repealed at the demand of the public
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Council for Economic EducationSalary Grab Act
Congress passed a bill that doubled the salaries of legislators, the President and Supreme Court Justices; the bill was eventually repealed at the demand of the public