New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-18
SALARIES NOT BIG ENOUGH
SENATORS COMPLAIN THAT THEIR SER
VICES ARE UNDERPAID.
AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION ON THE PENALr
TIES AND ExAoTIoNs OF sENAToRsH1P
wHY MR. CHAcE RESIGNED.


AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION ON THE PENAL
TIES AND ExAoTIoNs OF sENAToRsH1P
WHY MR.. CHAeE RESIGNED.
washington, March 1.-THE resignation of Senator
Cace at the beginning Of his second term OF SIX years
IN the Senate has aroused removed interest IN tne
subject that Is bound to receive early and earnest
consideration in Congress. Senator Chaco, In private
gives as the reason why no no longer serve MS
state and country as legislator the TACT hat the
COMPENSATION OF Senator was not sufficient 70 war
rant him In longer neglectlng hts business. he mas
OK pressed tho opinion that no is CONSIDERABLY pourer
for his legislative experience than no would have oeen
had no devoted himself to his immense business aur
ing the last ten or fifteen years. He Is one OF me
largest cuton manufacturers in NewEngland and sew
oral times during the recent tariff debate In the Senate
evinced his familiarity with that subject In Its rea-
tons to the industry in which he was Interested ana
rave valuable assistance TO his Republican colleagues
in tho discussion of the Senate substitute ior the NILS
bill
The question Of increasing the compensation OF
Congressman has been receiving the earnest attention
NJ senator's especially OF late and there Is an over
rbelming sentiment among them In favor OF making
The salary Of Congressman $4,000 year Instead OF
as 600 as II is at present. Members Of the House,
while thoroughly in sympathy with the Senators on
this point are not yet ready to go to the full length
desired by them fearing a repetition Of the outbreak
action on the salary question. But 1t Is argued BY
the advocates Of the increased salary that what the
people were indignant about then was the "baeEpay
graba feature and that II the increase were made to
date from the end Of the List Congress no serious OBJ
position would DO made to It.
There was frank expression Of views by the
senators on this topic in one of the secret legislative
sessions last week, In the discussion that followed
tho introduction Of resolution by Senator Teller
authorizing the secretary of tho Senate TO pay To
committee clerks serving on a perdem basis during
the session of tho Senate, and the clerks
TO Senators, during the coming rccess. the
per.diem remuneration allowed by law. Mr..
Teller before presenting the resolution, which was
referred to the Committee Contingent Expenses,
said that In HIS experience chairman Of q COM
mlttee he had been compelled at times to employ two
men TO attend 10 the correspondence devolvng upon
him. IL was, too. a heavy burden upon him. He
believed Senators should have annual clerks because
their duties did not with the adjournment OF tho
Senate. Senators Dawes, stewart, Harris, and Gray
Endorsed the sentiments expressed by Mr.. Teller but
Senator's Morrill,, Morgan and Hale said it would BIO
impossible TO provide clerk for every Senator this
year, inasmuch as the appropriations have all been
made and, in any case the cooperation of the House
would be essential 10 carrying out the proposition
In concluding tho debate. Mr.. Plat said
Mr. President when the proper committee shall consider
tho matters which have been spoken Of here this morning.
think that committee ought 10 so further think IL
ought 70 consider the question To whether Senator's arc
fairly paid for the work which they do and whether the
salary Of Senator OF the United States ought not W DO
raised II may be true that there arc Senators mere 70
whom the salary is very little object but there are senators
here who have nothing live except their salaries
and who are paid for the services which they render
than they would be paid IN other walk or occupation
Of life for similar services and much es In al
don senators have great many expenses when ther
position necessarily entails, and the result is that thOSe
senators who have no behind their salaries arc
obliged 10 live in 4 pnehed and very unpleasant way
in the city Of Washington
There arc ffty committees OF the Senate, ara oi
these twenty four have clerks who annual
stipend