Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-27
100000
PER ANNUM
SENATE FIXES YEARLY PAY OF
PRESIDENT AT THAT
FIGURE.
SENATOR MONEY PUTS RooSE-
WELT IN CLASS WITH EN-
PEROR WILLIAM.
LA TOILETTE VOTES AGAINST
SALARY lNCREASE-MANY
APPROPRIATIONS.

the president of the United States
was yesterday fixed at 100000 per
annum, as far as the senate could
fix it, and the salaries of the vice
president and speaker of the house
at $4,000 each.
The salary of the chief justice of
the supreme court was increased to
$4,000 per annum, and those of the
associate justices $14,5O0. These
changes were made as amendments to
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill and after extended
debate. Amendments allowing $4,000
to the vice president and speaker for
horses and carriages were stricken
from the bill.
Senator Rayner's resolution calling
on the attorney general for informa-
ton concerning the suit he purposes
bringing against certain newspapers
on the charge of libel in connection
with statements made in relation to
the purchase of the Panama canal
property was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary after a strong
fight to have it adopted without such
reference.
Various pension bills were passed
Money Pays Respects.
During the discussion in the SEN
ate yesterday of the proposition to
increase salaries, Senator Money paid
his respects to- the president 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 people, because in cur
rent magazine a statment is made
that there are two great rulers of the
world, one Theodore Roosevelt and
the other William II. Both have been
rebuked. William submitted. while
the ruler of America. The odore Roose-
welt, refused to submit This senti-
ment has gone so far that a coup
d'etat by the president of the United
States would be welcome by some
admiral in the navy and some gen
eral in the army as well as | can
learn. Now, it is time we should go
back to something like republican
simplicity.
"AIl over the world there is a ire
mendous tendency toward freedom OF
the people There is an effort being
made to withdraw from rulers that
part of their power that belongs to
the people but at the same time in
the republics of the world there is a.
tremendous tendency the other way.
Mr.. Money said that a rumor had
been going about the senate some
time ago that Secretary Bonaparte
was going to Baltimore to study law.
at is unfortunate that he did not do
that some years ago. he said When
ne does, he should get better teach
err than he has had during the last
four years"
The discussion continued some time
and at it's conclusion the proposition
of increasing the salary OF the pres
ident to 100000 was adopted by al
vote of So to 80. The republican
senators who voted against the in
crease were Beveridge, Borah, Brown,
Burkett, Clapp, Deliver, La Toilette.
and Piles. No democratic senator's
voted in favor of the increase.
Washington, Jan. 20.-Disposing OF
the speech of Representative Willett
of New York, attacking the president,
by referring it to a special committee,
the house yesterday proceeded to take
up the various appropriation bills
that had been reported within the
mast few DAYS. Pensions and ur-
gent deficiency bills we're passed with
out delay and when adjournment was
taken the naval appropriations bill
was under consideration.
Congressman Butler of Pennsylva-
mia occupied the chair during the de-
bate on the provision of the pensions
appropriations bill which abolishes
all but one of the IS pension agencies
throughout the country The bill
which carries s160,S69. 900. passed
practically as reported by the com
mittee on pensions. The plan to pay
pensions quarterly was defeated.
The urgent deficiency BILL which
carries appropriations amounting to-
s1.O26. 400 was passed after the roll
call and several votes had been
called for an amendment offered by
Hefiin of Alabama providing for an
appropriation of $50 900 for the fur
Their distribution of seeds by the de-
partment of agriculture.
Mr. Foss. of Illinois. chairman of
the house committee on naval affairs,
brought up the naval appropriations