The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
SALARY BOOST CAUSES DEBATE Raise for Speaker Is
 Passed. BAlHY,s POINTED REMARKS
 ss- Texan Thinks President Spends
 Too Much. sfen Should Get Some Compensation srrom Honor cf Offiee--
 Too Many Peorheuses in Country.

washington, D, C.. Jan, 1s--The pro- visions for an increase of the salary of the President to s1oo.eoe and of the salaries of the vice president and speaker of the House of Representa- tiyes to 420.G00 contained in Senate amendments to the Legislative and judicial appropriation bill. were taken up in the Senate today and the point Of order made against them by Sena- tor Borah was further considered. re- suiting in the adoption of another . amendment fixing the Speakers salary at $i5,000.
 Senator Fulton spoke in favor of Senator Borah's point of order. He said 1t had been announced that owing to the unsatisfactory condition of the national treasury. there would be. no general river and harbor bilf this year and added that if such great im- provements are to be interfered with this was not a proper time to increase these salaries
 Senators Depew. Eikins, Bourne. and Owens favored the increases proposed in the Senate amendments, while Sena-s tor Bailey opposed them
 MT. Bailey declared that every posi- fion in the gift of the government should be sought for the honor and not for the emolument and that the salaries should be only sufficient to
  children.
 \ we are told here that the salaries are fnadeuuate to provide entertain. ment which high officials are expected to give" said MT. Bailey. T am in- Eiined to think that 1t would be a fine lining to reduce the salaries. If to reduce them would reduce the amount of entertainink, I have found that men who entertain, most are not the men who do the public work best and if these men want to spend their time In entertainment, they should not spend the peoples money.
 Speaking of lavish entertainment, Mfr. Bailey said:
 \ "If a private citizen of New York wants to give a feast to monkeys he merefy wants to entertain his ancesy Aors. .and he has q right to do if. It the presiden. is not rach enough tn give a banquet. let him give modest one ana invite men for what they are worth. instead of for what they pos sess.''
 > Mir. Bailey said very few of the work Ing men in Congress waste much of their time" at these great entertain Snnents. H Inouiring of Senator warren. in charge Of the appropriation bill. how the President spent the $2s.e00 allowed Shim for traveiing expenses. MT, War FTen Ttpife0 kHaL ue uA0 uSNeE hnquiry on that subject.
 ''when Congress voted that $25.o00 tor his travelling expenses, I suppose we are to leave 1t to his conscience" he added
 \ v would rather trust the Presidents Aonsciencc than his judgment" retort- led the Texas Senator
 Mfr Bailey further declared that in his Judgment. the payment of that s2s.- 1000 for travelling expenses was plan Of the provision which forbids an ip- Grease of the President's salary. or semolumeEts during his term of of- fice.
 , "TIe took what things we gave him freely" suggested Mir Warren. sl ssUnfortunateiy." replied Mir Bailey f,'the constitution does not require the President~ to take our judgment. but rather commands him to exercise his Independent judgment and to veto what we do if he thinks we ought not to have done It."
 Money Is . Tr1ss Tnna.
 This is trust fund" continued Mr BaiIey, "and we should give it only Ekrudginaiy According to q statement Sent ta me, 4S1,500 Is given the Presi- Nent over and above -his salary, Tor fhe maintenanee of tho White House. For repairs to furniture. horses and vehicles. ss5,Ooe Is allowed him; $s.ooO IS gwen IOE Eucf anu SlAOfNf RvfS~N the care aud maintenance of green houses."
 As long as there was a poor house he did not believe in these expendt- lures, but when paupers cease to swarm in the great cities. the country may be called prosperous.
 Speaking Of entertainment in wash tngton. MT. Bailey. characterized them as places "where tho men dress up ike baad vatters and the ladies hardly dress at all"
 He opposed increases in salaries of judges and said 1t would be better 70 cut down their work than to increase their salaries. The judges, he declared are amply paid considering their right of retirement and the salaries that most of them earned prior to receiv- ing their appointments.
 "There are many people in this coun- try" said Mr. Bailey. with what was generally accepted as reference to his. own ease, who think a senator ought not to have any business while in the Senate. So far as I am con-