The age-herald., 1902-02-05
Senate Votes to Allow Them h.
 crease of 25 Per Gent
ALI AMENDMENTS DEFEATED
MT. Hansbrough Takes Occasion to Defend Judge Moves, Whom Mir. TlIIman Criticised Yesterday and
 Brought Out the Pitchfork.

Washington, February 4.--After brief discussion today the Senate passed the bill providing for 25 per cent increase in the salaries of United States judges. All amendments were vofed down in- cluding one to increase the salaries of cabinet officers from $8000 to s12,50O year.
 During the remainder of the days ses- sion the urgent deficiency appropriation bill was under consideration, the Philip phine tariff measure being laid aside tenn porarily
 MT. Hansbrough of North Dakota, made a spirited defense of Judge A. H. Moves of the District Court of Alaska and Alex Mckenzie, upon whom an at tack was made in the Senate yesterday. This precipitated long discussion of the Moves case, legal and technical rather than personal No action ceuld be taken on this subject but the discussion will be continued tomorrow under the lati- tude allowed when appropriation bills are pending.
 MT. John F. Dryden was inducted into office as the successor of the late Senator William J. Sewell of New Jersey.
 Defends Judge Moves. The amendment providing for a land of flee at Sitka, Alaska, was made the text by MT. Hansbrougn of a defense of Dis trict Judge A. P Moves of Alaska and of Alex Mckenzie and others to whom MT. Tilman had referred esterday in a scathing manner. M sgIansbroush said MT. McKinze was reputable and hon est man, the peer of any member of this body" He paid a tribute, too, to Judge Moves, who, he said, was one of the lead~ ing lawyers of Minnesota Mir. Hans brough expressed his personal confidence in him. He declared the only charge of which Judge Moves had been brought be- fore the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco was contempt of court. Mr. Tillman, citing the. proceedings be- fore the San Francisco court, declared that either the judges of that court were unworthy of their places or Judge Moves and his associates in the contempt pro- ceedings were. MT Hoar said that thu late Senator Davis of Minnesota. who knew Judge Moves thoroughly, had held him in the highest regard and he felt that the judgment of MT. Davis a profound ! lawyer and a man of distinguished abil- lty and sterling integrity was worthy of high consideration. He conJectured that when those Senators who applied harsh names to Judge Moves became familiar with all the facts of the case they would withdraw the terms they had used of him.
 TilIman Wanted 1t Recorded.
 Mir Tillman desired to have herein re- corded the decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals of San Francisco in the con tempt case against Judge Moves, but MT. McCumber of North Dakota objected He declared that the decision was unjust in every respect, and said it should not go into the record even with his tacit per mission. He asserted that 1t was the re- suit of an effort to create prejudice against an able and conscientious officer, and was based on false conclusions. "l object to it for an honest purpose he declared, 'to protect honest men Then I will read it to the Senate in the morning." said MT. Tillman, hotly. Very we'll" retorted Mir McCumber, read it.
 The Senate then went into executive session and at $50 adjourned.
 OIeomargarne Bill in House. Washington, February 4.-Debate on the Oleom argine bill continued today in the House and the prospects are that a vote will not be reached earlier than Thursday.
 The opponents of the bill are making a strong fight so far as the presenta- ton of argument is concerned. The speakers today-were Messrs. Tompkins, New York; Robb, Missouri Knapp, New York; Bates, Pennsylvania Davidson, Wisconsin; Driscoll, New York and Hep burn, Iowa, in favor and Messrs. Cow herd, Missouri; Lanham. Texas; Gros- venor, Ohio and Kleberg, Texas, against the bill.