New-York tribune., 1909-01-20
FOR PRESIDENT 100000
SENATE ACTS ON SALARIES
Increases Voted-No Carriages for
Itce-President and Speaker.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau I


Washington, Jan. 1s.-The Senate to-day voted,
50 10 3D. TO raise the salary President from
sS'"o 10 100000 year. but abolished the allow
ace of $4,000 year for the travelling expenses Of
ihe chief Executive. A motion offered by Sen
ator Clay fixing the salary of the President at
sou" and abolishing the provision for travelling
expenses was rejected by of 33 81 Eight
Republicans voted against the increased compensa
non They were La Toilette Beveridge, Borah,
BuTkett. Brown. Dover Clapp and Piles The
salaries of the Vice-Presdent and the Speaker
fixed at $4,000. The salary OF Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court of the United States was fixed
at $4,000 instead Of $1,000 present, and the
salaries Of associate justices at s4oO instead Of
81, 500.
After protracted debate over the advisability OF
furnishing the Speaker and the ePresident with
automobiles in which Senator Bailey opposed the
use of automobiles because they frightened and
their curtailed the demand for horses the Sen
ate struck out the provisions for carriages or au-
tomobiles for the presiding officers OF the two
houses
Before adopting the provision for an Under Sec
retary of State at $4,000 year Senators Bacon
and Cuberson protested because the was used
in Great Britain. and. they said. "smacked ot mon
archical institutions" Mr.. Lodge. who defended
the term although he explained that he did so be-
after careful thought the committee had been
able TO find other as good. remarked that he did
any serious objection to it because II came
from England. In fact in his opinion. many
words IN our language come from England" He
suggested with professions of great Difference
to his lawyer colleagues, that our common law
even comes from England" The objections of the
Democrats were finally overcome and the term was
adopted
Senator Warren. in charge of the legislative BILL
said that the committee had accepted the action Of
the Senate in fixing the salary OF the Speaker at
$4,000 as significant OF its desire to give the same
salary the President. but did not take the
view that the committees contention favoring a
salary OF 500, 600 for the President affected
by it. He expressed the hope that the allowance of
IS. 900 annually for carriages other vehicles for
the Speaker and vice-President would be allowed
TO stand.
Senator Bailey insisted that the Presidents SAL
airy could better be kept down TO s5o,o00. as at
present than those of the Speaker and Nce-Presi-
dent could be kept down to $4,000. He offered an
amendment 10 eliminate the words "other vehicles.
SO as 70 prevent the purchase OF automobiles.
Il believe" he said that the horse is the nobest
Of Gods dumb animals and do not want to see
him supplanted by a senseess machine. Next TO
the dog the horse is mans best friend"
Mr Warren declared that his ranch in
wyoming automobiles used to hunt up and
save tha horses. and sometimes he has sent an
automobile two hundred miles to save sheep that
otherwise would perish.
Mr. Dixon opposed the appropriation OF govern
rnent money for carriages, and said Il was within
the knowledge Of all Senators that there was hardly
social affair in this city in which there were not
seen q dozen carriages with the governments brand
on one side which were used purely for social
PURPOSES He thought that such practices led TO
abuses
Mr. Hemenway said. in reply to a question that
officials in Washington have "a little scheme oy
which they short circuit Congress" in using ap-
propriations for purposes dinerent from lose LOT
which they were made.
Mr. Bacon opposed the appropriation Tor horses
and carriages.
vide carriages for heads OF departments and others
IN the executive branch OF the government he
thought they should be allowed to the Vice-Presi-
dent aid the Speaker.
Mr. Money argued that large expenditures were
not necessary to maintain the dignity or once
There is gradual change of opinion going or
he said land people do not regard the Presi-
dent as the servant Of the people, because In a
current magazine a statement is made that there
we're two great rulers OF the world. one Theodore
pccsevaI, and the other William II. Both have
been rebuked. William submitted, while the ruler
OF America Theodore Roosevelt, refused to submit
This sentiment has gone so far that a coup q etat
f,v the President OF the United States would be
welcomed by some admiral in the navy and some
general in the army. well as can learn Now,
II Is time we should go back 10 something IKE
Reuubiican simplicity. All over the world there
is a tremendous tendency toward the freedom OF
The people There Is an effort being made to with
draw from rulers that part of their power that
belongs 70 the people but at the same time in the
republics OF the world there is tremendous ten
dency the other way.
Mr. Money said a rumor had been going about
the Senate some time ago that Mr.. Bonaparte
was going 10 Baltimore to Study law. 1T is un-
fortunate that he did not do that some years
ago." he said. when he does. he should get
better teacher than he has had during the last
four years.
MIR Hale commented the increase Of eX-
penditures on battIeships. which, he said, was so
great that the interest on the amount ex-
pended on of them was more than all the
increases OF salaries provided in this bill.
I'VE SHALL" he sad, never reduce the expenses
of the government, which have become alarmingly
large until We take in hand not only the question
of salaries but the enormous expenditures that
we ara asked to make for the military side OF
the government He called attention TO the fact
that q deficit in the revenues of the government
in the next year OF S130,Ooc,0co was faced.
The amendments were then adopted The bill
wag still under consideration when the Senate ad-
iourned.