The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-23
.CR|M|NAL. WASTE,
FLOOD DECLARES
Virginian Casts Additional Light
Oil Subject of Salaries Of
Judge Masoon.
MAYNARD ON JAMESTOWN
Second District Congressman De-
livcrs Speech OIL Floor Advo-
eating Appropriation,
From our Regular correspondent

(From Our Regular Correspondcnt)
WASHINGTON, y. c., May 2.-Repre-
sentative Flood, who initiated the fight
10 reduce the salary now being pald
Charles Il. Magoon minister to Panama,
governor Of the canal zone, ana mem
Der of tho Isthlnan Canal Commission,
made a speech in the House to-day IN
the course OF the consideration or the
diplomatic and consular appropriation pii''
in which he cast additional light on the
subject OF the salary and services OF
Judge Magoon.
Mr.. Flood called attention TO inc
statute already in existence, WINCH ne
believed would reach the case. Dlt,
he said, "the present chief executive
seems not to regard that or any otner
law when 1t does not meet with ms
wIshes and purposes. There Is certainly
one case presented BY the pending bill
IN which he has violated this statute,
thereby making II proper to put tn's
nrovisco in the bill. and that IS IN the
case of the minister to Panama. Inc
provision alluded to by Mr.. Flood was one
that no salary herein aPpropr'ateu
shall be paid to any official RECEIVING uaS
other salary from the United States gov
ernment."'
Criminal Waste.
"'rhe salary OF the minister to Panama.
said Mr. Flood, sis $1,000 year. "hic n
is r,,ite a large salary when we recaia
the fact that the ministers TO such coull-
tries az Denmark, Portugal and sweden
only get $500
"Mr, Charles F.. Magoon is member
o, the canal commission. ana gov
ernor OF the canal zone
nrho canal zone Is naro" SLIP "
land ten miles wide by fifty-1our r'i'es
long. and for his services as Eo'ernor
ri this zone. and in connection win the
building Of the canal, Mr.. Masoon re-
ceived from the government OF me on NV.
states. a salary Of s17,50O For TINS saiars
the government should have al " M,
time especially when It is cons -. ~. ~
that the governors of the great states
~ New York and Pennsylvania, VINO 40
d.vote their entire time to thelr' respec-
t,,e duties. receive only 10000 year.
, "a tho Governors of most OF the states
of the Union receive 5000 or Tess i'ul
not ga tlsfied with giving this Urge ID.
IN ,ts fayor,te, the administrator on july
7 1905. APPOINTED him minister 10 Fa'ii'''a'
while permitting him to hold the pes'ti'n
of canal commissioner ana sossi nv o,,,o
,he canal zone, and without any reuue
ZION ~ salary Of those positions. mus
NJ Napoon is now drawing salaries from
~ e,o,.ernment of the United states az
gregntng s27yo0
..-rbisifis a most remarkable salary or
nt,hhaar ton oil, salaries. Tor q man
nffNr. Mapoon's reputation ana cit!au,.s.
"IIeec CAME to the bar In lsoz' anu "a,
seventeen years OF practice ~ =,
80, 80 l., 800 TO accept the position OF
low officer of the Bureau of lnsu.a' AZ
&C.; Iva in The War Department mere 10
,r,ioh nos,tion he devoted his entire tinle
60 salary of $4,000. This position ne
held for about FIVE years at that salars,
satisfied apparently that ne VS. Gs,.''s
a. much as he was worth. IN 'u.s :,
1904 less than two years ago. ne 'es
~. oonnoc,Ion With the Bureau OF IN
euIar Affairs to become connecteu w, w,
ina canal commission and IN TINS
,,or+ anace of time we see him drawing
i.a,-aral different salaries, asgresatins
Yearly seven times as much as ne lot
morly received. Such state OF alails
is a criminal waste of the pubic inunes,
I'D the Committee on Foreign AHairs
has. as far as II mao 1ui's .,.,, :,
prohibition upon Its repetition
Speaks on Jamestown.
The advocates of the appropriation 20
Jamestown Exposition are u, ,ilo.e ~.
sa,, ,han ever that they will see thelr
.n.day he was as confident OF securing
~ onnronrIation as he was that ne was
eri.tinr and that the prospects were
sa+,ar now than they had ever oeeH;
IT, Ala not care to discuss ways ana
means. and recent Developments put ~
clared with emphasis that .ne npp,o
III. ~, viii assrredly be made. REPRE-
P tla.'un Mavnard made q fine speech In
NO House to-day In favor OF the appro'
a,,,tiop I1e said, III part:
,,nIr chairman, this bill PROVIDES
ror direct appropriation IN aid ol
tho Jamestown Exposition Company
as has been made BY Congress 10Y
| all of the international eNpositlohs,
There seemed to the committee s''ons
| reasons why this ala shouil w
tanded The naval and military leat
ives suggested by the government
and ratified by the Congress or the
| United States, while welcomed by the
! exposition company as one OF Tue
| most attractive OF Its features VIII
entail upon 1t very large expenses
| The foreign vessels and military con-
tingent which come VIII DC 'eci"'
cally the guests OF the nation See
| they will share equally with our
| people on the grounds OF tho expo
sItion company In the comforts and
| conyenlonccs which will arise from
| tho preparation Of the grounds, IN
the laying out OF the streets, In tho
sewerage and water plants, ana IN
the enjoyment of all those pleasures
! and conycnlences which will come
from the erection OF the light, heat
and motor plants, which will entail
enormous expense upon the exposl-
ton company. and If the nations
guests are to enjoy In common with
others the advantages and convent
ences which the company SHAH In
| n,nurate II La not lmnrOper, but