Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
BOND TRUST FAVORED
Senate Strikes Tawney Pro-
vision From Deficiency Bill.
ROW DUE IN CONFERENCE
District Items in Measure Go
Through With a Rush.
FUSS OVER CUSTOMS JUDGES
Salaries Finally Fixed at $500 a
Year-President Gets $4,000
Travelling Expenses.

In about two hours this afternoon the
Senate passed the urgent deficiency bill
| in practically the same form in which
it was reported yesterday from the COM
mittee on appropriations The District
provisions went through without a
murmur
One of the paragraphs added after the
bill left the House authorizes the At
torney General. in case Il satisfactory
price cannot be agreed upon for the
| land which 1t Is proposed to buy either
| in Maryland or Virginia. or both, for
the erection of new reformatory and
a new workhouse for the District. to
acquire the tracts by condemnation. The
last District appropriation bill carried
an appropriation to buy these tracts.
For Portable Schools.
The provision allowing the unexpended
balance in the District appropriation bill
for the last fiscal year for temporary
schoolrooms above the second grade to be
used in the purchase of portable school
buildings was adopted
| Six hundred and forty dollars was
granted by the Senate to +. l.. -Averill as
the balance due for the preparation Of
plans for the administration building At
the workhouse for males, Washington
Asylum.
All OF these District provisions added
by the Senate will have to be dealt with
| in conference.
| The recommends ton of the commit .
striking out the clause to restrict the
payment Of premiums by government EN-
ployes upon bonds which they are re-
quired to furnish was adopted. The
House committee on appropriations in
serted these restrictions, especially af-
| fecting the rate to be paid, in the be-
lief that bonding trust had been form
ed to raise the prices unfairly. The con-
ferees will prObebl have some difficulty
agreeing on this feature of the bill.
The appropriation of $4,000 for travel
| ing expenses Of the President, which was
embodied in the bill In the House. went
through.
Brownsville Up Again.
Senator Clay objected to appropriating
$500 to defray the expenses OF the spe-
cial board OF retired army officers which
is passing upon the cases OF the colored
troopers discharged as a result of the
Brownsville affair. and who want to re-
enlist. He said the Brownsville investi-
cation had cost the Senate over $4,000
| and he didn't believe the army board was
helping the matter any. Besides. he held
the opinion that the retired officers ought
! to serve on the board without compensa-
ton additional to the three-quarters pay
which they receive all the time.
The amendment was adopted, however.
| The first real contest over any of the
amendments came in connection with pro-
posed appropriations in connection with
| the new United States court of customs
| appeals. to be created by the tariff bill
Both of the Idaho senators spoke against
the appropriations.
| Mr. Borah gave notice Of amendments
| to decrease the proposed salaries OF the
| judges. assistant attorney general and
| other officials to be appointed under the
authorization for the establishment OF
| the court. His colleague, Mr.. Hepburn,
gave notice that he would raise points of
order against the several amendments.
At the request of Senator Clark (Wyo.)
| Mr.. Hepburn did not press the point OF
| order. and Mr.. Borah then offered an
amendment fixing the salary of the new
| assistant attorney general at $500 in
| stead of $4,000; the deputy assistant at
| torney general at 5000 instead of $500
and the four special attorneys at 5000
for one and $4,000 each for the other
| three, instead Of ST. 900 each for the four
Row Over Customs Court.
Objections were made by Senators Ba-
con. Shively. Borah, Clark (Wyo) and
Burkett to paying the judges of the new
court more than is paid to the judges of
the United States circuit and district
courts, and 1t was stated by Mr.. Borah
that he would offer amendments decreas-
ing the appropriations to be made to pay
the salaries Of judges OF the customs
court.
Senator Hale said that an appellate
court is being created. which will decide
cases appealed from the board of gen.
eral appraisers, the members of which
| receive $1,000 each.
Condemning the establishment of the
new court. Mr.. Borah said it had been
created for specific purpose. to do a
specific thirs regardless of what the law
is on the subject" He added that he
did not knew whether the court would
do that thing not.
/ Senate Reduces Salaries.
The roll was called on Mr.. Borah' 8
motion to reduce the salaries Of the at
torneys and It was adopted by vote
OF 81 to II.
MIR. Rorah then moved an amendment
fixing ,hc salaries of the five judges OF
the customs court at 5000 each. instead
of $1,000 each. The amendment. was
adopted By viva voce vote.