Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
FEDERAL JUDGES SALARIES,


Washington, Jan. Reconsideration
OF proposed increases of salaries of
federal JUDGES was resumed by the
Senate today when the legislative, Ok
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up. by vote of 3S to 81,
| the salaries OF 20 circuit judges were
| increased from $1,000 to $4,000.
Later the Senate rcconsdered this
action. fixing the salaries of circuit
Judges at $4,000. The salaries of district
Judges was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000.
In commenting on the increases of
salaries fer judges, Bailey declared
| that states which pay the highest sal
aries to Judges generally have the
poorest decisions.
That state" he said (which pays
the highest salary to it's judges, gem
| orally furnishes reports upon which
you can find something on both sides
of every question which is rash"
Piles insisted that the judges of the
country could earn much more than
| they dc and that $4,000 could readily
be earned by some district judges.
Combating the idea that $4,000 is a
salary within the reach of most law
yers. Mr. Bailey declared that Daniel
Webster could not have made that
| much money
Rayner caused Il breeze in the Sen
ate by commenting on the Presidents
proposed hunting trip to Africa.
"Olly six weeks ago." he said. sit
was announced that great faunal
naturalist was about to proceed for a
"A ,t,t .o1, nf nc.
which so far as I have been able to dis
cover. nave never existed in all time.
Il am not a game butcher contin-
ued Rayner. but I am a sort of 20
ologist and + know there never has
been such a thing as a white rhinocer-
| oc or any ourang- outang with the nose
three inches long, so far as any re-
| searches in natural history extend
The senator should take care
| about the statements he is making on
natural history" suggested Bacon.
| you may get into the Ananias
| Club added Bailey.
| well. l am an expert on this par
ticular," added the senator from
| Maryland. 81 want to say if these ami
| mails dc exist there is no earthly doubt
| that they VIII be eXterminated by this
| great faunal naturalist. | do not OBJ
lect to it. because ] think the donation
of $25, 900 by the Smithsonian Insti-
| tute 70 meet the expense of that eX-
petition will be conclusive to the peace
and general welfare of the nation.
temporarily at least. / hope the Presi-
dent will achieve new triumphs in
| those distant fields of combat and car
Image and when he returns l hope he
| VIII bring back to the museums and
| lnaragerIes of the world animals that
have never yet crossed the track of
| any explorers
Bacon, a regent of the Smithsonian
| Institution, explained that the institu-
ton has not given a dollar to the pro-
posed trip of the President to Africa
but the money to be used had been
| procured from private sources.
| Rayner then advocated increased
| salaries for judges Of the federal
| courts, the amendment under consid-
| Grafton being to increase the compen-
| yaton of 81 district judges from $4,000
to $4,000.
Rayner declared that the President
did not go 10 the leaders of the bar or
bar associations to get suggestions
|
| "No," said Bailey. "he goes to the
| corporations as a rule for recommends
| ATOMS
Tillman suggested that some of the
Judges were on the payroll of corpor-
atoms while they drew their salaries
as judges
| Mr. Bailey said he was sure Tillman
would wish to recall that charge.
II simply have the suspicion and
viii not withdraw it, said Tillman.
| Bailey disavowed any sympathy with
the statement and said he had noticed
| that for 20 years the corporations nave
beer extremely active in the appoint
ment of federal judges
"If they are not on the payrolls,
SAID Tiliman. they have accepted
special coaches and have gone about
in NV state l had good deal of eX-
perience with them in my state while
| I was governor
long colloquy took place between
! Bailey and Rayner as to whether
i,,dres should not fill their places for
the honor involved rather than for the
salary except that they should be paid
enough to support themselves and
families and to educates their children
Dixon read list of the salaries oil
chief justices in all the states to snow
that only in six instances are they as
high as those provided in the pending
amendment proposed for federal dis
| trict judges.
| Senator 3orah. whose amendments
nrovide for a reduction of the amounts
recommended by the appropriation
| committee for federal judges, crltl-
cized the proposed increases.
! "These increases of salary" said Bo-
rah. care in violation of the spirit OF
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