Evening star., 1902-02-04
Antagonizes Increase of Salary to
Judges.
MAIDEN SPEECH In THE SENATE
Discussion of Urgent Deficiency
OLEOMARGARINE MEASURE

At the conclusion of routine business in
the Senate today consideration of the bill
providing for an increase of the salaries of
United States judges was resumed. Mr.
Teller thought there ought to be a gem
eral revision of government salaries and he
was not prepared to vote for a "piecemeal
operation" He suggested that the salaries
OF members of the cabinet ought to be in
creased.
Mr.. Efkins offered an amendment provid-
ing that members OF the cabinet be given
salaries of s12.5OO a year, but it was laid on
the table by a vote of 80 to II.
Mr.. BaiIey's Maiden Speech.
Mr.. Bailey CTex-) delivered his first speech
In the Senate in opposition to the pending
Dill. He assumed, he said, that the action
OF the Senate In rejecting amendments to
increase the salaries Of senators and rep
resentatives and cabinet officers was an ex-
preston of the deliberate opinion of the
Senate Personally he believed that the
present salaries of senators and represen-
tatiNes were sufficient. Salaries ought to be
only such as will maintain the recipient In
aecency and in comfort-nothing more He
DeileVed that it mattered little what safa-
res were paid government officials, as it
seemed TO be a rule among Washington
people TO assess us so that we shall have
how
ciai life in Washington was fast becom-
ing the inability of the poor man to meet
the expenses of official station.
Mr.. Bailey opposed the increase of sal
ares OF justices of the Supreme Court to
SEJn Tor the chief Justice and $4,000 for
Justices. This is s, 900 each more than they
now receive. '
Mr. Bailey characterized this as a mart
OF the movement to increase salaries of
nigh public officials generally. He referred
10 tne portion of the same bill, which was
stlicken OUT oy the Judiciary committee,
Wnlcn reported the measure, for an in
crease of salaries of senator's and repre-
sentatfves to $500, and said that If sncb
sdiaries We're increased it would only re-
suit In an increase of prices by merchants
mere He regarded the positions of sen
ators and representatives as so honorable
5hat there should be no added salary in or |
DER to make them attractive He had hoard
It said that cabinet officers had eiven nm |
Iheir ofhcial places because they could NOT
I.e i've III TINS city on 5000 year. This con- |
ultioh. ne declared, would not be corrected |
Dy an increase of salary. An Increase of |
salary would increase the Iuxuries of Hfa
mere, and there would still exist between
tn .hose VINO were given these salaries and |
those aDoVe them In income as great dj.
cIepancy as there Is TODAY He said nras
snt salarles OF officials, in his view, were
nisH enough. and any increase in them |
l mo9lu De an injustice alike to these officials
anu anu 10 the people at large who finally have |
10 pay them. AA''e |
MI. Bailey finally moved that the hill ba
t : tNoiiiiittsa 10 the committee on the iudf- |
ciary' with instructions to revise all sal
aries aries OF government officials in Washine-
20 70 "s, So tne motion was lost by vote of
III 70 "a; "a; ana the bill was passed, SO to 2I.
rbairr, VI, was introduced by Senator Holr,
oin1 oIam man OF the committee on the Judi,
y elary 1t will now go to the House of Ron.
resentatives. VI nep' !
Hy the terms of the measure the roIlouIng
Co.. are 10 be paid United States Judges.
Stnt Siet justice. Supreme Court of the tinted |
40 si3ooo' each associate justice, $l2,-
.e o., circuit judges, $500: district Judges.
so'-SP; 30, chief Justice, Court of Claims, ss.i25:
zen Zen associate Justice. s5625; chief Justice,
Sourt SIi OF Appeals District of Coiumh;a
sn.J. s. each associate Justice. $500: CHIEF
Iusoce. supreme Court District of colun1-
D1A' 30 ''o' each associate justice, $3.50
The Urgent Deficiency Bill.
al the instance of Mr.. Hale the Senate
then began consideration of the urgent de-
hciency bill, the first of the s1nn,v htus 20
De taken up by the Senate at the nresant I
session.