Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-04

/ trict court OF ALASKA, was Drawn upon
to show why some judges should not
be given the increase.
| Soon after the Senate convened, Hale
Me- reported the urgent deficiency bill
and gave notice that he would call II
up for considera ton, tomorrow.
| At the conclusion of routine business,
| Culberson inquired whether reply had
been received from the secretary of war
| to his resolution passed 10 days ago
calling for certain correspondence re-
lating to the Philippine tariff. When
informed that no reply had been re-
ceived he declared that, in view of the
| fact that the question was under dis
cussion in the Senate, the delay was
| 'unseemly."
| Consideration Of the bill to increase
the salaries of judges of United States
courts was then resumed. The pending
amendment was that offered by Stew
art increasing the salaries of senators
and members of the House to $500 an
lnually beginning on March l, 1903. After
Ibrief discussion the amendment was re-
| jected-15 to A.
| The detailed vote was as follows:
| Yeas-Burton, Clark, Wyo., Dubois,
Gallinger, Gamble, Hansbrough, Haw-
ley, Heitfeld, Kittredge, Quarles, Quay,
Stewart, Turner. Warren, Wetmore-15.
| Nays-Bacon, Bard. Berry, Black
burn. Burnham, Burrows, Carmack.
Clapp. Clay, Culberson, Cullom. Deboe.
Dietrich. Dillingham;, Dolliver, Fair
banks, Frye, Gibson, Hale, Harris,
Hoar, Jones. Ark, Kean, Kearns,
Ledge, McLaurin, S. c., Mcmillan, NAL
lory, Martin. Mitchell. Money. Morgan,
Nelson. Patterson. Pettus. Plat, N. Y,
Pritchard, Proctor, Simmons, Spooner.
Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman. yelling
| ton-44.
| An amendment then was offered by
Foraker extending the proposed in
crease of the salaries of the circuit
judges to the circuit judge of Porto
Rico.
Clark, Wyo.. moved to amend the
amendment by extending the proposed
increase in salary to the district judge
of Hawaii.
Tilman inquired of Foraker whether
Porto Rico was in the United States or
not
l VIII Sdy " lut ICpIiCu
Foraker. that Porto Rico belongs to
the United States"
The matter of belonging to- and be
| ing in is entirely different" suggested
| Tiliman.
Foraker thought this was not a
proper time to discuss the status of
Porto Rico.
"Oh. there is plenty of time" said
Tillmah. We've got the whole session
before us. We might as we'll discuss
the question now as at any other time"
Foraker said he would content him.
self now with saying simply that Porto
Rico belonged to the United States.
THE relation of the island to the Unit
ed States" said he. has been estab-
lished by Congress and approved by
the United States supreme court.
Teller urged that if the salaries of the
judges in Porto Rico and Hawaii were
to be increased those in the territories
also should be increased. Considerable
opposition was developed to the amend
ment and Foraker withdrew it rather
than jeopardize the bill. Clark, Wyo..
insisted upon his amendment and re-
offered it at once. The amendment was
laid on the table without division.
Bate Tenn, made an argument
against the bill.
Tillman directed attention to an ar
ticle in the Washington Post, published,
today. relative to the case of Judge Ar
thur II. Noyes of the district court of
Alaska, who was fined $1,000 recently
by the circuit court at San Francisco
and of associates of Judge Noyes, who
were involved with him.
Tillman read the article, which indi-
Gated that Judge Noyes and his ASSOC
ciates We're drawing large salaries
from the United States while the case
against them is pending in the courts.
One of the men. according to the arti-
Gle. who is serving his sentence, con-
tinues to draw salary.
Tillman made comments upon the
statements in the article, directing all
his sarcasm. ridicule and invective
against Judge Noyes, finally inquiring:
by the way. whose business is il to
remove this man."
Foraker Ohio, believed it might re-
quire impeachment proceedings to re-
move Judge Noyes, but Teller contend
ed that the President had ample power