Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-16
President Sends Message Warning
Congress Against Certain Action.

Washington, Jan. 15.-That the Sen
ate amendments to the legislative, eA-
c"utive and judicial appropriation Dill
increasing the salaries OF the President
to 100000, of the Vice President ana
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives to $4,000 each are not to be APP
proved without some opposition was
shown in the Senate today when Borah
of Idaho made a point of order against
them as new legislation and asked that
they he allowed to lie over until the
other amendments are disposed OF IN
order that they may be discussed later
CLAY of Georgia also asked that all
nronosed increases of salaries of judges,
aegregating $32S,5O be dealt with IN
the same manner and they VIII De uis-
cussed after the other portions of the
bill have been disposed OF.
Later in the day when the salary
question was reverted to, Lodge ana
Hale took opposite views of the parlla-
mentary status of the amendments.
Lodge insisted that under the rules OF
tho senate q point of order would lay
against them while Hale declared tilal
such amendments were property gen
eral LEGISLATION and are included IN llle
restrictive rules of the Senate. He SAID.
however, that since there mad peeil
vast additions to the national expendl-
turcc he saw no reason Why Congress
should not increase these salaries.
CLAW offered the proposed increase
which he said, aggregated $4OA5oo. lie
sold that additions were too great put
that he would not oppose smaller ones.
Culberson said that he proposed at
the proner time to offer an amehoi'ieh'
,,,a1,i,g thc Sneakers salary $1S,0oo.
TJernenway declared that Whethef
right or wrong it has become the cus-
tom for the Vice President ana Tue
Sneaker of the House to entertain
hut no provision is made Tor pa1iis
any Of their expenses, as IS the case
with the President. who is given d
horse servants, decorations, etc
NcLaurin. Miss, said that these sal
aries are paid for public service anu
moi for private entertainment.
co,nparinc the offices Of the wee
President and the Speaker, Fulton in
eisted that the Vice President shcuid
have a higher salary than the Speahef'
Borah, speaking on the point, ~ VI
der made by MN. Sdi't nv ""9 ~
to the raising of the salaries ana 'i'''
in spjte Of what had been done III the
mast the deficit of the government
makes such increase of more coilse.
n,lence than heretofore. Koran po.i''
Of order was still under dlscusSio"
when the Senate adjourned until Mon
day.
The Senate committee on pensions IS
AGAIN called upon to consider meas
nre granting a widows pension IN eS-
cess of $50 a month, Senator Haze nay
mo introduced a bill to pension the
widow of the late Rear Admiral crown
inchiold a pension at 800 per month
The Senate committee on agriculture
authorized a favorable report on the
McCumber bill providing for the m
snection and grading of grains. Onaer
this bill national inspection is PROVIDED
for and the, department Of agriculture
is authorized to fix definite grades. In
addition to the present laboratories,
there will be established under the PHI
grain inspection officers at Portland
Me. Boston, philadelphia, Chicago ou-
nerior, Wis, Kansas City. Seattle, Ia
coma and San Francisco.