The Washington times., 1906-12-15
Advocated by President.

have been made by several Dr6nfn.-rr
members Of the House recently rE.
| TIeIhs nave an advocate i'm the White
!iouse II has bCCn said with recgIfqr
/ lnslstenCe the last few DAYS that me-
president viii send 10 CONGRESS Within
the next Few weeks "a special message
80 ,,,, 80 ing digger salaries for the Gov
~ iselt SitAlIlelt 1-eIhs.-- Al this message, I- is
claimed. he VIII give figures ee demon
strate how the cost OF living has in
creased IN Washington In recent v-ars
and VIII submit to Congress thai IN is
only fair 10 give the clerks 0uD0rruT.frv
10 meet the additional expenses.
encouragement Tor tae clerks is 10 be
found IN the growing sentiment in b1t1
the House and the Senate for larger nay
Tor all people who serve the Government.
only yesterday afternoon the House
voted 10 add $4,000 10 the annual saIsry
OF the Vice President. the Speaker of
the House. and the members Of the
Presidents Cabinet The proposiri5- 10
increase the pay for Senators ana R.7-
resentatives from 5000 10 $3.50 Der wear
was lost by eighty-tWo votes
Such action would have been imnos-
sioIe even so recently as the last session
OF Congress, and the big element ia the
House now favoTing Increased paw an
along the line IS proof of the fact that
the legislators, 10 whom are iurrlls-,.4
the fortunes Of the clerks. are auaizi,.r
To the fact that higher pay is what il
needed and deserved by tile vast army
Oh Government employees in this civ.
May Be Some Opposition.
While ii is possible. ana even rrobahr.
that the so-caIled economy rar+,.r s.,
the House, Of which Chairman Tau-,a,-
or the Appropriations Committee Is -
conspicuous member. may defeat rhe
widespread demand for higher salaries
Tor the clerks this session. anyone IA
mlIlar with the sudden change In Com
gresslonal sentiment on the subject can
see that the bigger pay will be voted into
a reality within the very near future
Iher are many who contend thar rre
Jones bin. making the 20 uer cenr iv-
crease, Will, if properly managed ON The
floor, so through before this session
ends. Last session the House and Sen
ate increased the pay of the District
school teachers. Ii may wei be thar .be
arguments which helped 10 drive rbst
legislation through Congress viii get he
hlnd the Jones bill and push it TO a
The effect OF a Presidential messaea
on Congress Is always tremendous
1 ~heh thdt message comes from Theo-
uoTe Roosevelt. This Is particularly
true because the President when irrar-
ested IN proposition. does not rest on
ms oars idly after writing the message
tie lets his friends ia the House and
senate know what he wants done. and
the information is conveyed 10 them
so that they pay heed
Will Help Immediate Action.
II. as has been frequently and en-
phatcally stated by Couzressmeu. lhe
president intends to send the higher uay
message 10 the House and Senate. il
IS rpa soma hIa ro grrDs,oe, rg-+ I'm
the last blow needed 10 shove the Jones'
oill. or similar measure. through Con-
gress. That the President will Send the
message can be believed. for Congress
men are not prone 10 inIpute 10 the
President policies which ne himself has
lot avowed.
As Tor the increased cost of living
Z is testified to by Senator's. ReDre=tn-
atiYe and all people who live IN Wash