The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-12-20
REVIEW OF WORK OF CONGRESS
What Our National Lawmakers Are
Doing From Day to Day
Salaries Increased.

Inc house, however,, DIV an over
whelming vote, increased the salarie
Of the Vice President, the Speaker o
the House and members of the Pres
dents cabinet to $4,000 each.
In an anticipation of the question
IF increasing salaries coming befor'
the House there was an exceedingly
,arge membership and the debate OF
he several amendments for increase
which were offered by Mr.. Littauer
Of New York, to the legislative ap
preparation bill, was followed with
marked interest. After disposing OF
The salary question, the House passed
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Littauer, of New York, opened
The discussion by presenting an
amendment raising the salaries of the
Vice President and the Speaker of the
House to $4,000 per annum. He
spoke of the dignity Of the position of
! Speaker of the House and said that
everybody recognized that the duties
are arduOus and that the pay is un-
equal.
Mr.. Underwood, Of Alabama, op-
posed any further increase Of salaries
along the line of legislative and exec
Itive offices. He believed the salaries
Of the minor clerks of the govern
ment should be increased on account
Of the increased cost of living.
After several speeches the amend
ment was adopted by a vote of 214
to 151, the opposition failing to Sc
cure votes enough to call the ayes
and noes.
Having won a most substantial vic
tory Mr.. Littauer introduced another
amendment as follows:
"On and after March 4, 1907. the
compensation of heads of e~xecutiv:
departments, who are members of the
Presidents cabinet shall be at the
rate of $4,000 per annum EACH"
Mr.. Littauer held up a large pic
ture Of a president of a baseball asso-
citation, whose salary had been in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year, and contrasted that with the
salaries of the cabinet. The amend
ment was adopted 204 to 60.
Mr.. Littauer who %retires to private
life with the close of the present Con-
gress, offered 4 provision raising the
salaries of Senators and members of
Congress, delegates and the resident
commissioner from Porto Rico to ST.
300 and on agreement the time for
the increase to begin was fixed on
March 4, 1909.
Salaries May Be Increased.
The House reached an agreement
under which it looks as if there would
be a vote on the much mooted ques-
hon OF an increase In the salaries Of
members Of Congress, cabinet officers,
etc. Mr.. Llttauer sought to have the
question taken up but Mr.. Underwood
at this stage of the proceed !
ng. He said, however, that he would
to consideration at the conclu-
ION of the reading of the bill and
1t shall be reported to the House
rom the committee of the whole.
During the morning hour in the
louise several resolutions were pass
ID, one aiming at the lumber trust
md calling upon the Secretary of
commerce and Labor to investigate
high prices now prevailing in
lumber, and another calling upon the
Secretary of the Interior for a de-
description of the coal lands
withdrawn from public entry since
l, 1906.
The House agreed to vote on the
esOlution increasing the salaries cf
and Representatives to ST.
10 and making other increases in
fhclal salaries, when the legislative
Ill Is reported to the House from the
ommittee of the whole.
The resolution also fixes the sala-
les Of the Vice President and Speak
r at $4,000, and of cabinet officers
t $4,000.
Senator Dubois on Mr.. Smoot.
The Senate listened to the second
peech which has been made this SEES
ion against the continuance. of Reed
moot a. a Senator from Utah. 1t
as delivered by Senator Dubois, of
IDAHO, who after reviewing in detail
working of the Mormon Church.
nd Mr.. Shoots prominent connec
on Herewith, concluded with the
large that President Roosevelt has
sed the weight of his administration
assist the Republican-Mormon
Ote IN the last election.
Rayner Talks. |
Much interest was manifested in ;
lie Senate in the position taken by
enator Rayner in his discussion of /
lie japanese question. He contended !
lat the inherent rights of a State &
'uld not be violated by treaty any i
ore than they could ne violated by t
ongress. To support this he cited e
any adJudicated cases before the :
lpreme Court and arrayed long lines !
eminent authorities. Mfr. Rayner G
so gave the cases and the autori-
of the other side to the nronosi-