Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-05
57TH CONGRESS-.
Senate Votes to Increase United
States Judges Salaries.
Opponents Of OIeomargarine Bill
Making a Determined Fight.
| Not Likely That Vote Will Be Reached
Before Thursday.

Washington, Feb. 4.-After brief dis
cusson, today. the Senate passed the
bill providing for % per cent. increase
in the salaries of United States Judges.
All amendments We're voted down. in
Guiding one TO increase the salaries of
cabinet officers from $4,000 to 81. 500 a
year.
During the remainder of the days
session the urgent deficiency bill was
considered, the Philippine tariff meas
ure being laid aside temporarily.
Hansbrough, N. d., made a spirited
defence of Judge Arthur H. Noyes of
the district court of Alaska. and Alex
ander Mckenzie. upon whom an attack
was made in the Senate, yesterday.
This precipitated a long discussion of
the Moves case, legal and technical,
rather than personal No action could
be taken on this subject but the dis
cussion will be continued, tomorrow,
under the latitude allowed when ap-
preparation bills are pending.
John +. Dryden was indicted into
office as the successor Of the late Sena-
tor VIM. J. Sewell of New Jersey.
Kean, n. j., presented the credentials
of John f. Dryden, elected to succeed
the late Senator Sewell for the unex-
PRED term Of six years beginning on
March t. 1901.
At the conclusion Of routine business
consideration of the bill providing for
an increase of salaries Of United States
judges was resumed.
Do; aa1i h;
speech in the Senate in opposition to
the pending bill. He assumed, he said
that the action of the Senate in reject
ing amendments to increase the salaries
RES Of senators and representatives and
cabinet officers was an expression Of
the deliberate opinion of the Senate.
Personally he believed that the present
salaries of senator's and Representatives
were sufficient.
He believed that it mattered little
what salaries We're paid government
officials. as it seemed to be a rule
among Washington people Ito assess
us 50 that we shall haye nothing left
al the end of the year, anyhow"
He was of the opinion that the curse
of official life in Washington was fast
pNSoihihE thS iildOuAtS VI tiiC POOE
tn meet the expenses of official station.
Elkins offered an amendment provid-
ing that members of the cabinet be
given salaries of $12,50O a year. but it
was laid on the table by a vote of IS
to q. The bill was then passed, 80
to Il.
BY the terms of the measure the fol-
lowing salaries are to be paid United
States judges:
Chief justice supreme court of the
United States, $4,000; each associate
justice, $l2.500; circuit judges, $500;
district judges. $3.50; chief justice court
of claims. s6125; each associate justice,
s5625; chief justice court of appeals,
District of Columbia. $4,000; each assO-
ciate justice. $500; chief justice su-
1880 each associate justice. $3.50.
At the instance of Hale the Senate
then began consideration of the urgen
deficiency bill, the first OF the supply bill
to be taken up by the Senate at the pres
ent session. When these paragraphs OF
the bill relating to the refunding TO
states of expenses incurred in raising
volunteers for service In the Civil War
were reached Mitchell (Orc.) made a
sharp criticism of the action of the gov
eminent in refunding the expenses to al
of the states instead of to only n part OF
them. He offered an amendment provid-
Ing that the secretary OF the treasury
should investigate such claims OF al! of
the states and present estimates for the
payment. Hale made a point of orde-
against the amendment and was sustain
ed.
The amendment providing for a land
a lSn la q. taa
text by Iansbrough of q defense of dis
trict Judge Arthur II. Noyes of Alaska
and of Alexander Mckenzie, and others &c
y, ,liiman mad referred. Yesterday,
ID scathinS manner. Tiiiman. citing the
proceedings before the San Francisco
court, declared that either the judges of
that court were unworthy of their places
or Judge Noyes and his associates in the
contempt proceedings were. Hansbrouah
proceeded with an extended statement In
(COntinued on Da1e 2N