The Dawson news., 1909-01-27
SALARY DEBATE SPICY
Senate Votes to Double the Pay
of the President.
$4,000 FOR CARRIAGE HORSES

Senators Bacon and Clay Opposed
the Raid on the Treasury. Sena-
tor Borah Said Bread Line Was
Being Fed in Sight of the Capitol
Day by Day, While the Peoples
Money Was Being Handed Out to
High Officials.
WASHINGTON-The senate fixed
the salary of the chief justice of the
supreme court at $15, 900 and the as
sistant justices at $14,500.
The amendment increasing the sal
ary of the president was adopted by
vote Of 35 to 80. The republican
senators who voted against the in
crease were Beveridge, Borah,
Brown, Burkett, Clapp. DoIliver, La
Toilette and Pyles. No democratic
senators voted in favor of the in
crease.
Senator Warren stated the COM
mittee had accepted the action Of
the senate in fixing the salary of the
speaker of the house Of representa-
tiVes at SIS 600 as significant of it's
desire to give similar salary to the
vice-president but they did not take
the view that the committees con-
tentiOn favOring a salary of $780,
600 for the president was affected
by it. He expressed the hope that
the allowance of 5000 annually for
carriages or other vehicles for the
Speaker and vice-president would be
allowed to stand.
The Auto Has Its Uses.
Senator Bailey offered an amend
ment to eliminate the words other
vehicles so as to prevent the pur-
chase of automobiles, and in this
connection he delivered a glowing
tribute to the horse as mans best
friend among the dumb animals.
Mr.. Warren declared that on his
ranch in Wyoming automobiles are
used to hunt up and save the horses,
and sometimes he has sent an auto
mobile 200 miles to save sheep that
otherwise would perish.
Mr.. Hemenway said in reply to a
question that officials in Washington
had a little scheme" by which they
short circuit congress" in the mat
ter of the use of appropriations for
purposes different from those for
which they were made.
Mr.. Bacon: What does that
mean??"
MIR. Bailey: 1T means they cheat
the government"
Mr.. Hemenway: 1T means that
they use funds for some other pur-
poses than those for which the ap-
preparation was made"
=. Roosevelt and William.
Mr.. Bacon opposed the appropria-
tion for horses and carriages. "A
senator or representative" he said,
has ten times as much need for a
carriage as the head of a depart
ment. l pay 25 cents for six tickets
to ride on the street cars, and | pre-
sumo that is what most senators do
when they go about on business"
Mr.. Money argued that large ex-
penditures were not necessary to
maintain the dignity of office.
There is a gradual change of
opinion going on, said Mr.. Money,
"and people now do not regard the
president as the servant of the peO-
pie, because in a current magazine
the point is made that there are two
great rulers of the world, one Theo.
dore Roosevelt and the other Will
liam II. Both have been rebuked
William submitted, while the ruler
of America, Theodore Roosevelt, re
fused to submit This sentiment ha:
gone so far that a coup d'etat by the
president of the United States would
be welcomed by some admirals in the
navy and some generals in the army
as we'll as l can learn. Now, it il
time we should 90 back to something
like republican simplicity.'
Referring to the encouragement
Mr.. Money said a rumor had been go
ing about the senate some time agt
that Mr.. BOnaparte was going L
Baltimore to study law. 1T is un