The sun., 1906-12-24

is whether 10 remains adsq1ats to-day.
Undoubtedly there are SOME members
% Congress able 20 earn only small
incomes at nome 90 whom 5000 ia a
sufficient 4 aos attractive salary; but Ne
believe thar nost Of those from thickly
populated districts are compelled 10 make
pscuniary sacrifice Il they woIld remain
IN Congress any considerable length Of
time az TIE compensation now established
by Av A was well sald by Mr SCLLrvAS
% tho Eleventh Massac hHseg5s district N
rhe course u the debate
-~Iless salaries are ralssd 7au Wiz iags m a s.v
y-ars sut tSo -iaasea ar aleu coming from sHs
rat ftues % rAs ErsaE aauntrY rsprsssnr asir
)snuis m tae Congress- &C TAG -nstsd SJls-s. ons
VII ~ he rfGh ant Lsisurs Glass. The athsr VIII
hs me professionals 5oersSan vao aas worked
it fsv'ogs way 10 sr1n SIrd rerisr IN carnefi-
man. rom Councilman - Alderman rom t!d-r-
naa ioca. ecor-ssntativs Ind thsnss - Con-
r--ssuaa - Tie Caib.d sIAses. VIII y1T 3e 1aassst
ne Dr1spert % havng goir Er-at sJIes rsprs-
ssn ed BY "a. die r,sh ant aY rns cheap profess
sinna; politician
The tone os the debate Indicated that
most Of the participants who spoke in
oopositlon 70 the proposed Increase
were really n favor Of IL but dared not
vote according TO their trIe sentiments
for fear 81 puoiic criticism in their re-
spactlvA districts This was Illustrated
in the speech oi Nr. LAMAR OF the Third
Florida district, from whose remarks We
quote:
yhs-hsr ~ M per annuru - adequate or SOC.
i-t state wat dls,inglisned nsmaer 81 mis-
House st.d - ne snGs several members vsrs
stAnd.hg ar1und aad tAlGing as0us ths szcriacss
men lad 20 naG. 20 come 10 Congress and speaking
u ne .naaeaIacY Of tho pay o. c0uxr.ssmen.
Ven said th.s gentleman 'LANAa, 10 you
a-ll.re ,Eese PicSvict,an stories .aiG. Wen.
I 10 no, mnw I am Inclined 70 a0ue; SONS at
them. said le r Do nos b-i!evs q word 10
aos taow how it q vim atasr nen. but thia Il tns
sottsst snap aav- EVER S5rIcx In ny ne
NJ Speaker. yaHld aos minimize -a!s arlsS-
roa ~ -i-her rstert,ag aeon sas motives st ms
maa sao ntea - vote for 10 ar iDsn NE notTvss
~ the naa Vho ted - v0's sgAinat u. Z place
mg vote sa-iarsiy upon rne Ero'rnd tia; sas Third
Congressional district n NJ stats VII a0t tSlsrats
4 vote raisinG ny salary Or sss salaries af athsr
members Wien - tn:s tins I aavs aot EIccre1ed
IN rs.rtaE leVisauoa out ~ ,ais House mat WI
orotert them sxanst -Ks0r'ouAas. vera a5'rAIizsd
,-audllent ragroad ratss
This extract from the Cop1ysssi0ndl
Rscor5 shows the debate vas not with
oGt Its facetious features. ThEs Mr.
GAINES Of Tennessee quoted Senator
TIILAAN "a having SAID 70 him: II
remained IN Congress and had 90 live on
ny salary and could nor lecture would
srarve could not take care Of nv
family. where'Ipon Nr SIMS. also Of
Tennessee excited great laughter by
asking Who would do anything to
cause Senator TILLMAN 70 starve,' Mr.
GAINES. however, stood 70 his gins and
concluded the discussion with these
words.
sut tns proposition Is ,or sas tIs1rs-. cIsars
Congress TO ae sscred two years hsnce T; 10 ;hs
flt-- sAd not re 1ast FOR raisa : speak aad shAu
rafs NJ gIcrsssor IN ins sixty -arN Congress
VII ret tls beuehi % any fnersas.d salary BY taiA
az regardless " vao ne s. 10 for tas naxnla-
cent -onslulsucy of TsRnsssas wnscn rspressns
IN part and FOR the peops u al snss so'InsrY uho
talnk ana rad aad NOV nat Senator's and Esnrs-
NATIVES are entitled 70 batter saiArieA Be-
.s-inG nat am riThs sEAa ysts far rais neasIr.
ana n nos r,Eas sAn ss Easily repealed sat feel
tac people of ASpRrT TAcxsos's district the pen
5.s % JOIN sErLs district ,na pespIs sc IAAczs
x PoLks district viii srproys NJ action. and if
no: 7 shau sow 70 tas majesty ot tnstr vrl- ,Aa-
p,aIss
The proposition viii prevail some day.
unless, which We do not believe, the
people OF the United States are COM
mitted 10 the doctrine that the laborer Il
not worthy Of bis hire.