Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-20
SENATE LIBERAL IN
NATTER OF SALARIES
Continued from First Page.

and Piles.
Democrats Opposed lrrease.
No Democratic senators voted III
favor CT the increase.
Senator Warren stated the commit
tee had accepted The acton OF I'M
Senate in fixing the salary % 'he
speaker of the llons" OF represents
tivcs at $4,000 as Significant OF us
desire 20 give a smaller salary TO IN"
vice president. bu, they did not lax"
the view that the committees CON
trn,ion favoring salary OF S""'o""
for the President was affected by II.
He expressed the hope that the al
lowauce of $4,000 annually for car
riagcs and other vehicles for IN"
speaker and vice president would be
allowed to stand.
Senator Bailey offered an amend
ment to eliminate the words other
vehicles" SO as to prevent me pur-
chase of automobiles. and in lhlS con-
ncclion he delivered Il glowing tribut"
TO the horse as mans best friend
among the dumb animals.
Automobiles Savers OF Animals.
MIR. Warren declared thai on his
ranch in Wyoming automobiles AT"
used to hun. up and save the hoi'rS
ard some times h" has sent an auto
mUliile 200 miles To >a'c sheep ina
otherwise would perish.
Mr. Heminway said in reply TO a
question that officials in Washington
have little scheme by which they
short circuit Congress- in the mat
ter of the use of appropriations for
purposes different from hose LOT
which they We're male.
Mr., Racon-"WMat does that mean
Mr., Bail.y-"It means they cheai
the government
Mr.. HrmcnwaI--"I' means mat
they use funds for some other p'lr-
pose other than thoS" ;or which the
appropriation was made.
Bacon Rides on Cars.
Nj. Rac-n o.To>rd the approprla-
zion for horses and carriages.
"A senator or representative" he
said has ten times as much need
for a carriage a. III" head OF de-
partment | pay - cents for SIX
tickets to rife on tn" street car. anu
| presume that is what most senator's
do when they go about IN business.
MIR. Money argued that large expen-
ditur..s were not necessary 70 main
tain the dignity OF Office
There is a gradual change of opln-
ion going on" said Mr.. Money, land
people Now do not regard the PreSi-
den, as the servant OF the people, be-
cause in 4 curren; magazine a state
ment is made thai there are TWO
great rulers of tn" world, one Ineo-
,lOre Roosevelt and the other William
H. Both have been rebuked. VIII
liam submitted. while the ruler OF
America, Theodore Roosevelt. refus-
go 10 submit. This sentiment mas
gone so far that a coupe de etate b.
the President OF the United States
would be welcomed by some admiral
in he navy and some general in the
army as we'll as | can learn. Now
i; is time We should &C back to some
thing like Republican sim. ;liclty.
Shot at Bonaparte.
Referring TO the attorney general.
Mr.. Money sal, rumor mad been
going about the Senate some time
ago that Mr.. Bonaparte was going
TO Baltimore 70 study law.
1T is unfortunate that he did not
do that some years ago he said.
Mr.. Borah said he would OFFER an
amendment doing away Wi all ON
cial carriages.
Bread Line vs.. Carriages.
There is a bread line being fell
day by DAY. said Mr.. Borah. lin the
shaCow of his capital. while We are
using tn" peoples money in TINS
way.
Mr. Hale commented, upon The IN
crease of expenditures on battiesh'ps,
y hich he said. was so great that the
mere interes. IN the amount exps nd
ed on one of them vas more than all
the increases o. salaries provided for
in this bill
He called attention TO the fact that
We face deficit in the revenue OF
the governments during the next year
OF $l30. 0Gd0on.
Nv 10 to y the provision Of $1,000
each annually for carriages and
horses fer tn" speaker and the vice
president was stricken from the DILL
An anne Moment TO reduce the salary
allowance Of the President from 500
900 as pro ,osed By the committee on
avp:opria; ions TO $4,000 was defeat
ed 33 10 81
Tho ou.s,ion then REQUIRED on the
Amendment to increasa the salary o.
.ho prcsid.r, - sIV6. Gne.