books.google.com - Congress is required by Article I, Section 6, of the Constitution to determine its own pay. Prior to 1969, Congress did so by enacting stand-alone legislation. From 1789 through 1968, Congress raised its pay 22 times using this procedure. Congressional salaries initially were $1,500. By 1968, they had...http://books.google.com/books/about/Salaries_of_Members_of_Congress_1789_200.html?id=K8H-21l9znQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareSalaries of Members of Congress, 1789-2003
