The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-15
INO WAGE INCREASE FOR
 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS-
HOUSE DEFEATS THE PRoP0- SETON BY 4 VOTE or
 161 TO 135.

Does, However, Give Increase to Mem-
 bers of the Cabinet, the Vice Presi-
 dent and the Speaker of the House
 Each of Them to Receive $12,O0O Per
 Annum Beginning March 4, 19O7-
 One Member Declares He Would
 Rather See the Salaries of Minor
 Government Clerks Raised.
 Washington, Dec. H.-The house of representatives was brought face to face to-day with the proposition to In- crease the salaries of its own members, senators, the vice-president, the speak CT of the house and members of the presidents cabinet while the legisla- tive, executive and judicial appropria- ton bill was under consideration, and, while it passed favorably on the prop osition as applied to other officials, re- fused to make the order for members of either house of congress.
 Mr. Littauer, of New York, who had given notice that he would offer the amendments to the legislative bill nec- essary to accomplish the proposed in crease, immediately secured the floor after the previous question had been ordered on the bill and presented an amendment raising the salaries of the president and the speaker of the house to $l2,000 per annum each. He spoke of the dignity of the position of the speaker of the house and said that everybody recognized that the duties were arduous and that the pay was unequal to the position.
 MT, Underwood, of Alabama, said that he was opposed to any further in crease of salaries along the line of leg islative and executive offices. He fur ther said he believed the salaries of the minor clerks of the government should be increased on account of the increas- ed cost of living. His contention was that salaries are paid to members of congress so that poor man might come to congress and represent his constituents. He said he would not con tend that a congressman could live in Washington and keep pace with mod | ern society.
 MT. Fitzgerald, of New York, said he would vote for the increase even if the price he paid was political oblivion, He called attention to the salary paid the mayor of New York and also to the pay of the comptroller of that city, and | insisted that the vice president and the speaker should be paid salaries com mensurate with the dignity of their Loffices.
 After other speeches the amendment was adopted by vote of PA to 51, the opposition failing to secure votes enough to call the ayes and noes.
 MT Littauer then introduced another amendment, as follows:
 "On and after March 4, 1907 the com pensation of heads of executive depart ments, who are members of the presi- dents cabinet shall be at the rate of $12,000 per annum each"
 During the course of his remarks on this amendment MT. Littauer held up a l large picture of president of a base ball association whose salary had been increased from $1O,OOO to $15,OoO year, and contrasted that with the salaries paid members of the cabinet, The amendment was opposed by MT. Mann of Illinois, but was adopted by a vote of 2O4 to 6O
 The amendment so closely concerning the members themselves followed i'm mediately Mr Littauer who retires tc private life with the close of the pres ent congress, offered provision rais-
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