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Cabinet Officers Salaries Also IN.
creased, But Pay Of Con.
gPessmsn Same.
VOTE ON BILL WAS MOST DECISIVE
Several Members Of the House of Re-
representatives. Made Strong Fight
for a Higher Salary, But They Were
Beaten by Vote of 1906 to
1873.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 14.-By
n vote Of LOG to 1888. the House of Re-
representatives. today refused to in
crease from $4,000 to $500; the sal
aries OF senators and members of the
House of Representatives.
The house, however, by an over.
whelming vote increased the salaries
OF the vice.presidcnt. the speaker of
| the house and members of the Presi.
dents cabinet to $4,000 each.
In anticipation of the question of
the increasing of the salaries coming
before the house, there was an exceed
lngly large membership present and
the debate on several of the amend
ments for increases, which were Of
fered by Mr.. Littauer, of New York
TO the legislative appropriation bin,
was followed by marked interest. Dis.
posing of the salary question the
house passed the legislative. execu.
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
Mr.. Littauer OF New York opened the
discussion by presenting IN amend.
ment raising the salaries Of the vice
president and the speaker of the
house to $4,000 per annum. He
spoke of the speaker of the
house and said that every
body recognizes that the duties are
arduols and that the pay is not ade.
quate.
After several speeches. the amend.
/ ment was adopted by vote of ZIG to
81, the opposition failing to secure
votes enough to call the ayes and
noes.
J More Money for Cabinet Officers.
| Having won n most substantial vic
tory, Mr.. Littauer added another
amendment as follows: "On and af
ter March 4th, 1907, the compensa
lion of the heads of the executive de
partmcnts, who are members of the
Presidents cabinet, shall he at the
rate of $4,000 per annum each"
Mr.. Littauer held up n large picture
OF n president of baseball associa
ton, whose salary had been increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 year ant
contrasted that with the salaries OF
the cabinet. The amendment was
adopted 204 to 60.
No More Money for Congressman.
MIR. Littnuer. who retires to private
life with the close of the present con
gress. offered a provision raising the
salaries OF senators and members OF
congress. delegates and the residen,
commissioner from Porto Rico to -,
300. the Increase to begin on March
4, 1909.
Mr.. Clark's Stand.
Representative Clark of Florldf
said he desired to discuss the cues
ton from the standpoint of n 200,
man. He called attention to the fac
that "men are retiring from the ser
vice of the country and returning tc
private life. solely because the saIar,
which they received In official posi
TONS was inadequate to maintain
them, and they see in future wears
poverty for their children and wan
in their old age.
Il believe there are not ten men or
this floor who In private conversation
VIII not say the salary is .fnadeouate
the Increase Is right, but some saw
cannot afford to vote for it."
MT. Lamar Of Florida, offered the
amendment, as did Representative
Gronna of North Dakota, Lacey Of
Iowa and Weber of Ohio. Others
who smoke in favor of the amendment
were Representatives Grosvenor. Sims
and Gaines. The amendment was, de-
teated by vote of ayes 106, noes 1913