Evening star., 1909-01-19
SAYS HARSH THINGS
Senator Discusses Extrava-
ganCe in High Places.
BAILEY OF TEXAS SPEAKS
Expresses Criticism of Certain En-
tertainments in Washington.
THINKS JUDGES AMPLY PAID
Upper Branch of Congress Votes to
Increase Salary Of Speaker
of House.
BAILEY OF TEXAS SPEAKS
THINKS JUDGES AMPLY PAID

Before the Senate agreed yesterday to
raise the salary of the Speaker of the
House from $1,000 year to SlI.O0o
some harsh things were said by Senator
Bailey of Texas about extravaganza in
high places. The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, which car
| ries the increase for the Speaker, also
carries more salary for the President and
! Vice President and federal Judges.
Senator Warren of Wyoming, who is in
charge OF the bill. suggested that il was
necessary for the high officials of the gov
ernment to give big entertainments and
| they should be paid enough to permit
| them to do without bankrupting them
| selves. Members Of Congress understood
that it was necessary to entertain in
Washington, Mr.. Warren remarked.
Wasting Time" at Entertainments.
Mr.. Bailey said very few of the working
men in Congress waste much of their
time at these great entertainments.
Inquirng of Senator Warren, in charge
of the appropriation bill. how the Presi-
dent spent the $4,000 allowed him for
travelng expenses. Mr.. Warren replied
that he had never made inquiry on that
subject.
When Congress voted $4,000 for his
| travelling. expenses, l suppose we are to
leave it to his conscience. he added.
| II would rather trust the Presidents
conscience than his Judgment the Tex
| as senator retorted.
Mr.. Bailey further declared that in his
| judgment the payment of that $4,000 to
| the President for travelling expenses was
a violation of the provision of the Con-
stitution which forbids an increase of the
| Presidents salary or emoluments during
| his term of office.
| HE took what Congress gave him free
! ly, Mr.. Warren suggested.
President to Exercise Judgment.
unfortunately Mr. Bailey replied,
| 'the Constitution does not require the
President to take our judgment, but
! rather commands him to exercise his in
dependent judgment and to veto what we
| do if he thinks we ought not to have
done it.
This is a trust fund" Mr.. Bailey con-
| tinued. and we should give 1t only
! grudgingly. According to statement
sent to me Ss0,.0O is given the President
| over and above his salary for the MAIN
tenance of the White House. For re-
| pairs to furniture. horses and vehicles.
| $50. 900 is allowed him: $4,000 is given for
fuel and stable; $4,000 for the care and
| maintenance of greenhouses.
| As long as there was pOOrhouse, he
| said. he did not believe in these expend-
|
| in the great cities the country may be
| called prosperous
Men Dress Like Head Walters.
] Speaking of entertainments in Wash
| ington, Mr.. Bailey characterized them as
| places where the men dress up like head
walters and the ladies hardly dress at
| ALL"
He opposed increases in salaries of
| judges and said it would be better to cut
| down their work than to increase their
| salaries. The judges. he declared. are
| amply paid considering their right of
retirement and the salaries that most of
them earned prior to receiving their ap-
| pointments
There are many people in this coun-
try Mr.. Bailey said, with what was
| generally accepted reference to his
own case. who think a senator ought
not to have any business while in the
| Senate. So far as l am concerned / do
not want to have senator who has
no business. l do not want to this
republic run by politicians. There is
| a considerable element in the country
who deny the right of a man to practice
| law while in the Senate. If a senator
/ is not permitted to earn anything when
! Congress is not in session then one of
! two things must happen; the government
must fall into the hands of rich men
who do not want to earn anything or into
the hands of men who cannot earn any
! thing.
Vice President Political Bric-a-Bra
| He wanted the right to lay aside some
thing for a rainy day by practicing law
| when. Congress is not in session. He de-
! clared that if money is to be given for
| entertaining the Vice President should
| have $50 O00 year.
'"rhe Vice President" he declared sis
piece of political bric-a- -brac. He has
nothing q do bIt entertain
| Mr.. Clapp of Minnesota opposed the pro-
known that the revenues would fall off
next year.
Every day" said Mr.. Clapp. II get let
| buy more goods until they see what Con-
gress will do about the tariff. A business
| depression will follow which will affect
| the internal revenue
Increase in Speakers Salary.
Vice President Fairbanks then an
nounced that he would submit the point
of order to the Senate.
| BY a vote of 36 to 32 the amendment to
| increase the salary of the Speaker of the
| House was declared to be in order.
| Mr.. Borah then offered an amendment to
| the amendment making the salary $4,000
| instead of $4,000 recommended by the
| committee and the amendment prevailed
| by vote of 81 to 81.
| The amendment as amended placing the
salary of the Speaker at $4,000 was
| adopted by a vote of 81 to %
|