The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-05
INCREASES SAL ARIES BILL Is PASSED BY THE
 SENATE.
United States Judge1 Have Their Pay Raised, But Amsndments
 for Beneflt of Other Govern
 ment 0facers arc Dsatsn.

cussion today. the Senate passed the bill providing for . 25 per cent. increase in the salaries of United States Judges. All amendments were voted down. including one to increase the salaries of Cabinet of- fcers from $500 to sia.soo year. During the remainder of the days session, the urgent deficiency appropriation bill was under consideration. the Philippines tariff measure being laid aside temporarily. Mir Hansbrough tN. D. made . spirited defense of Judge A. H. Moves of the Dis- trict Court of Alaska, and Alex McKen- sie, 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 discussion will bs continued tomor- row under the latitude allowed when ap- propriation bills are pending.
 At the opening of today's session MT. Keene CN. J.) presented the credentials of John F. Dryden, elected to succeed the late Senator 6ewell for the unexpired term of six years, beginning on March (. 1901. After the credentials had been re- ceived, Mir. Dryden was escorted by AEs Keene to tho desk of the President pro tenn. MT. Frye. who administered to him the oath of once.
 When Senator Dryden had signed the roll he was escorted to his seat, just in the rear of that of Mir. Keene on the ex- treme right of the chamber. His desk was adorned with beautiful floral offer ings from the New Jersey delegation in Congress and other friends. A cordial greeting was extended to the new Senator ty his colleagues on both sides of the chamber. A party consisting of members of Mir. Dryden's family and some inti- mate friends from New Jersey occupied the Senate reserved gallery during the ceremony of his induction into ofice.
 At the conclusion of routine business, consideration of the bill providing for an increase of the salaries of United States Judges was resumed. MT. Teller thought there ought to be a general revision of Government salaries. and he was not pre- pared to vote for a 'piece-mea ioperation.' He suggested that the salaries of msn- hers of the Cabinet ought to be increased
 Mr. EIkins offered an amendment pro, vidng that members of the Cabinet be given salaries of si,.s 300 year. but it was laid on the table by vote of & to T.
 The bill then passed, 30 to 1.
 By the terms of the measure the follow Ing salaries are to be paid United States Judges:
 Chief Justice Supreme Court of the United States, 5000; each Associate Jus tice. $I25oO; Circuit Court Judges. sT.6oe: District Judges. ts2so; Chief Justice Court of Claims. ss,125; each Associate Justice s5, 5,625; Chief Justice Court of Ap- peals, District of cclunlbia, $500; each Associate Justice, s7.5oo; Chief Justice Hu. preme Court, District of Columbia, e, Tse: each Associate Justice ss2so,
 At the instance of Mr, Hale. the Sen ate then began consideration of tht urgent deficiency bill. the first of the sup ply bills to be taken up by the Senate at the present session.
 The amendment providing for land ofiice at Sitka. Alaska. was made tht text by Mir. Hansborough of . defense of district Judge A. H. Moves of Aiasks and of Alexander Mckenzie and others to whom MT. T'iIlman had referred yes, terday in scathing manner. MT. Hans brough said Mr. Mckenzie was . ''reputa' bic and honest man, the peer of any mem. Der of this body" He paid tribute too, to Judge Moves. who, he said. wal one of the leading lawyers of Minnesots, Mir. Hansbroush expressed his personal confidence in him He declared the eniy charge for which Judge Moves had been brought before the Circuit Court of Ap- peals in San Francisco was contempt of court. Hf
 MT. Tiilman, citing thS- -pfSSssdings before the San Francisco court. aeclar- ed that either the judges of that court were unworthy of their places or Judge Moves and his associates in the contempt proceedings were.
 Mr. Hoar said that the late Senator Davis of Minnesota, who knew Judge Moves thoroughly had held him in the highest regard and he felt that the judgment of Mir. Davis as a profound lawyer and a man of distinguished ability and sterling integrity. was worthy of high consideration. He conjsctured that when those Senators who applied harsh names to Judge Moves became famiiiar with all the facts of the case, they would withdraw the terms they had ap- piled to him.
 Mir. Tiilman desired to have printed In the Record the decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals of San Francisco in the contempt case against Judge Moves. but MT. McCumber. (N. D. objected. He declared that the decision was unjust in every respect and said 1t should not 70 into the Record even with his tacit per- mission. He asserted that it was the result of an effort to create a prejudice against an able and conscientious officer and was based on false conclusions. T object to 1t for an honest purpose" he declared, to protect honest men,
 Then will read it to the Senate in the morning." said Mir. Tillman hotly.
 Very we'll" retorted Mir. McCumber. Read it."
 The Senate then went into executive session and at $50 adjourned.
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