The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-22
SALARIES OF
FEDE RAJ
JUDGES
Increased by Vote of Sen,
ate After Long and Some.
what Heated Discussion

Washington. Jan. Reconsideration
OF proposed increases of salaries of
federal judges was resumed by tho
senate today when the legislative, ex-
ecutiye and judicial appropriation bill
was up.
BY vote II 3S to 81 the salaries OF
thirtysnine circuit judges were In
creased from $1,000 to 100000 Later
The senate reconsidered this action.
liking the salaries of circuit judges at
$4,000. The salaries OF district judges
were Increased from $4,000 to $4,000
Senator Bailey declared that states
that pay the highest salaries to Judges
generally have the poorest decisions.
Senator Piles insisted that the
Judges OF the country could earn
much more than they do and that $780,
600 could readily be earned by some
district judges,
Combating the idea that $4,000 is
A salary within the reach of most law
ytrs. Mr.. Bailey declared that Daniel
Webster could have made that much
money.
Senator Raynor of Maryland created
rustic in the senate by commenting
cn the Presidents proposed hunting
.rio to Africa. only six weeks ago"
ln said. 1T was announced that a
Hieat animal naturalist was to pro-
ceed to a distant continent in search
of animals which so far rs have been
aDle to discover have never existed
in all time,
Il am not a game butcher. but
am sort of a zoologist and | know
there never las been such thing as
d white rhlDoceros or an ourang
ortang wit. / nose three inches long
FAR aS any researches into nat lral
Distory extended
THE senator should take care about
the statement that he is making on
natural history" suggested Senator
Bacon
you may get into the Ananias
club" added Senator Bailey.
We'll, | am an expert in this par
ticular." replied Mr.. Raynor I want
to say If the animals do exist there IS
no earthly Thought that they will be
exterminated by this great naturalist.
1 do not object to it because the do
nation of $25.000 by the Smithsonian
institution to meet the expenses OF
that expedition Will be conducive to
the peace and general welfare of the
nation, temporarily at least | hope
the President will achieve new trI-
umpns in those distant fields of com
bat and carnage and when he re-
turns | hope he will bring back TO the
museums and menageries of the world
animals that have never yet crossed
the track of-any explorer"
Senator Bacon. regent Of the
Smithsonian institution, explained
that that institution had not given
dollar to the proposed trip of tae
President, but said that the money
to be used had been procured from
private sources
Mr. Raynor then asked for increas-
cd salaries for judges of the federal
courts. the amendment under con-
sderation being to Increase the com
pensation of 81 district judges from
sc 900 to $4,000 He declared that
the federal judges would be better
when their appointment is taken away
from the President of the United
States and insisted under the conSti-
tuition congress mas right to take
the appointment of circuit judges
from the President and place 1t into
the hands of the supreme court OF
the United States
DIr. Tillman suggested that some of
the judges were on the payrolls of cor
porations. while they drew their sala-
ries as judges. Mr.. Bailey said he
was sure Mr.. Tillman would Wish to
recall that charge.
Il simply have the suspicion that
| Will not withdraw it," said Mr.. Till
man.
Mr.. Bailey, disavowlng any sym
pathy with the statement, said he had