The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-15
REFUSE TO RAISE
THEIR SALARIES
INCREASE, HOWEVER, is GIVEN
TO SPEAKER, VICE PREsI-
DENT AND CABINET.
WARM DEBATE FOLLOWS
Amendments Relative to the Proposed
Boost in lneome-Clark Says
Many Can't Afford to Stay in
Pubic's Service.

! Washington d. G.. Dee. IL Tho
| house OF representa- ives was brought
face TO face today with the propnsi-
! tian TO increase the alaries oI It's
own members, senators, vice presl-
| dent speaker OF the house and mem.
| bers Of he presidents cab net While
| the legislative. executive and jndicial
appropriation bill was under consid-
Grafton, and while II passed fayorably
on the proposition as applied to other
Officials refused TO make the order
for members Of either house Of con
press.
Littauer, Of New York who had Civ
en- notice that he would offer amend
ments TO the legislative bill, necessary
to accomplished the proposed increase,
Immediately secured the floor after
| tile previous question had been order
ed on the bill and presented an amend
ment raising the salaries of the vice
president and speaker to $4,000 per
anaum each He spoke of the dignity
Of the position of speaker and said
everybody recogn zed that his duties
were arduous and that the pay was I'M
equal to the position
Underwood, of Alabama, opposed
any fur her increase of salaries al ne
the line of legi lative and executive
officers. He further said be believed
the salaries Of minor clerks of the
| oh 10
cause of the effect of the Increased
cost Of living. His contention was
that salaries are pad members OF con
gress o that poor man might come
to congress and represent his consti-
tuents He said he would not contend
that congressman could live in
Washington and keep pace with mo4-'
ern society. q @s~#
Cabinet Members Raised.
Fitzgerald. of New York, said he
would vote fer Increase even If the
price paid was political oblivion. He
called attention to the salary paid the
mayor of New York. and also to the
pay of comptroller Of that city and
insisted that the vice president and
speaker should be paid salaries com
mensurate with the dignity their of
fees.
After other speeches the amend.
ment was adopted by 214 to 81, the
opposition falling TO secure votes
enough to call for ayes and nays
Littar er then introduced another
amendment fixing the compensation Of |
the members of the cabinet at $4,000 |
per annum each During the course OF |
his remarks on this amendment Lit |
tuer held up a large picture Of the |
president of a base bali association |
whose salary had been increased from |
$40 600 to Si5 900 per year. and con
trasted it with the salaries paid the |
members OF The cabinet The amend |
ment was opposed by Mann, of iii |
nois, but was adopted 204 to 60.
The amendment which so closely
concerned the members themselves |
followed Immediately LB1auer. who |
reures 10 private life With the close |
Of . the present congress. offered pro
Wis, rs raising the saFffies of ena- |
tors and congressmen TO $500 and on
agreement, fixed the ;infe for the in.
crease 80 begin on March {. 1909
Boutel, OF Illinois was Ahe first TO
oppose the proposition 10 Increase the
salaries # the membera.
Clark Given an Ovation.
Clark, OF Florida was ACCORDED an
ovation when he announcedf that he
did Tot desire 10 discuss the question
from the standpoint of a poor man
he called attention to the fact that
men are leaving the service Of the L
country and return ngs6 private fife
solely because the salary which they
received in official positions was in
adequate.
Lamar Of Florida. opposed the
amendment. a did Gronna. Of North
Dakota; Lacey. Of Iowa: Webbcr, OF
Ohio. Am0 z those WHO spoke for
The amendment were Sullivan. Of Mas
sachusetts: Gr0syenor. OF Ohio: Sims
and Kaines. # Tennessee. The
vas defeated by vote OF
ioG 10 fsS.
RApND FIRE