The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
SENATOR RAY Ne R
POkES FUN At
ROOSEVELT
DECLARES AFRICAN TRIP WILL
cONDUcE TO PEACE-lN The
UNITED sTATES-JURlsTs GET
$1,000 BOOST IN PAY.

the presidents proposed African IMP
in the senate, yesterday afternoon
said IL was announced six weeks ago
that a great fauual naturalist VAS
about 10 proceed for a distant eonua'
ent in search OF animals which SO far
have never existed In all time, SO far
as | have been able 10 discover
Il am not a game butcher. but |
am sort OF zoologist. and | know
white rhinoceros or an ourang'
outang with a nose three inches long
SO far as my researches into natural
history extend
The senator should take care about
the statements he is making on nat
ural history. suggested Senator
Bacon.
You may get into the Ananias
club" added Senator Bailey.
Well, am an expert on this par
ticular." added the senator from:
Maryland. Il want to say II these
animals do exist there Is no earthly
doubt that they will be exterminated
by this great faunal naturalist. DO
not object TO IL because ! think the
donation of $4,000 by the Smithson-
ian institute TO meet the expense
OF that expedition will be conducive
TO the peace and general welfare OF
the nation. temporarily, at least"
Senator Bacon. a regent OF the
Smithsonian institution, explained
that that institution had not devoted
dollar TO the proposed trip, but that
| the money had been procured from pr''
vate sources.
eailsy's Singing Remark.
Senator Rayner then spoke for In
creased salaries for judges OF the fed
eral courts, the amendment under con
sideration being TO increase the com
pensation OF "a district judges from
1000 10 $4,000 He declared that the
federal judges would be better when
their appointment Is taken away from
the president and insisted that under
the constitution congress has righ'
TO place il in the hands OF the supreme
court.
| Rayner declared that the president
| did not go TO the leaders OF the bal
OF TO bar associations 10 get sugges
lions for the appointment Of judges.
NO" said Bailey, he goes TO th'
corporations. as rule. for recon-
mendations."
Tillman, In a rasping voice, sug
gested that some Of the judges were
on the payrolls OF corporations while
they drew their salaries as judges.
Bailey said he was sure Tillmar
would wish TO recall that charge.
Il simply have the suspicion and
will not withdraw It," said Tillman.
Bailey. disavowtrg any sympath
with the statement, said he had nc
ticed that the corporations for 20 year
4 had been extremely active in the az
pointment OF federal judges.
IF they are not on the payrolls,
said Tillman, they have accepte.
special coaches and gone about IL
my state. had good deal OF ex
perience with them in my state Will
was governor
Ravner said he had noticed tina
Judges who had served corporation
often go against those same corpora
tons as soon as they get on tn
bench, and declared that they showet
a devotion to their duties which wa
not biased by any consideration.
Would Like More Money.
A long colloquy took place between
Bailey and Rayner as TO whether
Judges should not fill their places fol
the honor rather than for the salary
except that they should be PAID
enough 10 support themselves anc
families and to educate their chill
dren. Mr.. Bailey inquired whether
the senator from Maryland would moi
rather have the name OF JEFFERSON
with all his bankruptcy rather than
OF a Vanderbilt with swollen pat
rimony
| The time was, said Bailey. when
| Americans looked forward TO educat
ing their sons and then with that
education and a good name allow
them 10 go out into the world and
achieve success. Now. he said, the
ideas of people had 80 changed that
they looked forward TO giving thei:
boys a fortune and the girls dover
which may attract brainless crown
ed head or a nobleman from the other
side" He said the Increase proposed
for these judges was only in line with
the extravaganza OF the times.
Il like the honor OF my ancestors,
said Rayner. but like them TO leave
me some money also. ! would like
less honor and more money"
The action OF the senate fixing the
salary OF federal circuit judges al
! $4,000 was reconsidered and reduced
TO $4,000, which represents an increase
of $4,000, the compensation OF federal
district judges being increased from
Sc 900 to $4,000.