The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
SENATORS CAUsT|C
IN REFERRING To
PRESIDENT
SENATOR RAYNER SAYS AFRICAN
TRIP WILL CONDUCE TO PEACE
IN UNITED STATEs-JURlsTS
GET $4,000 BOOST.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Senator
Rayner, Of Maryland. commenting on
he presidents proposed African trip,
In the senate. yesterday afternoon.
aid II was announced six weeks ago
that great faunal naturalist was
L5out 10 proceed for distant contiI'
mt In search of animals which SO far
have never existed in all time, SO far
as | have been able 10 discover"
Il am not game butcher. but
am a -sort-of- zoologist,- and know
Il white rhinoceros or an ourang-
outang With nose three inches long,
so far as my researches into natural
history extend
THE senator should take care about
the statements he is making on nat
ural history" suggested Senator
Eacon.
You may get into the Ananias
club, added Senator. Bailey.
We'll, | am IN expert on this par
ticuar." added the senator from!
Maryland. Il want TO say ii these
animals 40 exist there is no earthly
foubt that they will be exterminated
by this great faunal naturalist. | do
rot object To II because | think the
donation of $4,000 by the Smithson-
ian institute to meet the expense
cf that expedition will be conducive
10 the peace and general welfare OF
the nation, temporarily. at least"
Senator Bacon. regent or the
Smithsonian institution. explained
mat that institution had not devoted
4 dollar To the proposed trip, but that
the money had oeen procured from pr!-
late sources.
Baley's Singing Remark.
Senator Rayner then spoke for in
creased salaries for judges Of the fed
tral courts, the amendment under con
sideption being to Increase the com
pensation OF s4 district judges from
$4,000 20 $4,000 Ne declared that the
FEDERAL judges would be better when
their appointment is taken away from
the president and insisted that under
the constitution congress has right
10 place il In the hands of the supreme
court.
Rayner declared that the president
cid not go TO the leaders OF the. bar
OF to bar associations TO get sugges-
tons for the appointment OF judges.
No" said Bailey. The goes TO the
corporations. rs rule, for recon-
mendations.
Tillman. in a rasping voice. sug-
cested that some OF the judges were
on the payrolls Of corporations while
they drew their salaries as judges.
Bailey said he was sure Tillman
would wish to recalrthat charge
Il simply have the suspicion and
will not withdraw It," said Tillman.
Bailey. disavowing any sympathy
with the statement said he had no.
iced that the corporations for 20 years
mad been extremely active in the APP
rointment OF federal judges.
IF they are not on the payrolls,
said Tillman, they have accepted
.pecial coaches and gone about In
my state. had a good deal OF ex-
perience with them In my state while
| was governor
Rayner said he had noticed that
Judges who had served corporations
often 20 against those same corpora
lions as soon as they get on the
nench. ana declared that they showed
"a devotion 10 their duties which was
not biased by any consideration.
Would Like More Money.
A long colloquy took place between
pailey and Rayner as TO whether
mdges should not fill their places for
The honor rather than for the salary.
cxcept that they should be PAID
enough TO support themselves and
families and to educate their chill
dren. Mr.. Bailey inquired whether
the senator from Maryland would not
rather have the name of Jefferson
with all his bankruptcy rather than
M Vanderbilt with swollen pat
rimony
The time was, said Bailey, when
Americans looked forward TO educat-
ing their sons and then with that
education and a good name allow
hem 10 go out into the world and
achieve success. Now, he said, the
ideas of people had SO changed that
they looked forward to giving their
bows a fortune and the girls dover
which may attract brainless crown
cd head or a nobleman from the other
side" He said the increase proposed
for these judges was only In line with
the extravaganza OF the times
81 like the honor of my ancestors,
said Rayner, but like them to leave
me some money also would Ike
less honor and more money
The action OF the senate fixing the
salary OF federal circuit judges al
$4,000 was reconsidered and reduced
to $4,000, which represents an Increase
of $4,000, the compensation OF federal
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