The Washington herald., 1909-01-19

After two days OF heated discussion and
prolonged debate, the Senate late yester-
day afternoon by a vote Of sS4 to g in
creased the salary OF the Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives from $1,000 tO
$1,000 q year.
The amendment affixed 10 the leg&la-
tive. executive. and judicial bin BY the
Senate Committee on Appropriations pro-
vided that S20,00e be the annual salary for
the Speaker and Vice President. The
question to increase the Presidents salary
to Sl00000 as proposed in the bill viii be
decided to-day.
Abundance OF Oratory.
Abundant opportunity has been afforded
the members Of the Upper House during
the consideration OF the appropriation bin
for 1910 10 express their opinions as 10
the relative merits OF increasing the sala-
ries Of the Chief Executive and Of the
Federal and district judges.
Yesterdays contribution 70 the orator.
cal Efforts was notable. and Senator
Bailey won first hOnors IN an excoria-
ton Of the luxurious habits Of America 5
Official men. Senator Depew in an elo-
quent appeal for the increase OF Execu-
tive and judicial salaries was awarded
second hOnOrs for his literary disserta-
ton
Although the Senate has been arguing
mostly on a point Of order advanced Fri
day by Senator Borah that a change ii
the Presidents salary was general legis-
latiOn and should not be passed in con-
neetiOn with the appropriation bill, a vote
was reached shortly before o'clock yes
terday which defeated this point. sus-
tanned by the Democratic Senators and
supported by the younger element Of the
Republican members. This combination
held together on the succeeding question
to defeat the amendment proposing 10
Increase the Speakers salary
Senator Bailey followed Senator DepeW
and took the floor a few minutes before
3 O'Clock He spoke at length, and criti-
cised the lavish expenditure Of money re-
qUlred 10 meet the expenses Of the White
House during the Roosevelt incumbency.
Frequently. The Texan was interrupted
by the laughter that greeted his sarcas-
tic. though humorous remarks
At the conclusion OF Mr. Bailey's re-
marks. Senator Borah. a leader OF the
younger and more aggressive element Of
the Republicans, offered the amendment
% reduce the proposed salary from 81, 600
20 Sl5,0o9 By the narrow majority OF
two votes the BOrsh contingent was de-
feated. and the amendment then read.
Speakers salary 70 be S15,0ea''
Then in a last desperate effort 10 de-
5eat the increase. Mr.. CuIberson. Of Texas.
called for an yea and nay vote on the
amendment as amended. The result was
g. yeas and . nays
May Defeat Amendment.
The opponents Of the Increase viii have
another chance 20 defeat it when the
bill is reported from the Committee OF the
Whole and laid before the Senate proper.
They may then demand a separate vote
on the amendment
The effect Of the work Of the Senator
from Idaho and his feIlow-dissenters yes
terday. was 10 bring about a reduction.
oorrespondingly. Of the proposed increase
in the salaries Of the Vice President and
Federal judges. Senator Warren stated
that the committee probably would offer
amendments to-day reducing the other
proposed salaries 10 correspond with the
reduction made in that Of the Speaker.
No reduction. however. VIII be made in
the proposed increase 10 10000 OF the
Presidents salary.
The amendments as reported from the
committee made the Vice Presidents
salary $4,000; that Of the Speaker Of the
House. $4,000: the Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court, $3.50; associate justices.
$1,000; United States Circuit judges. 80
600; United States Circuit Judges. Ss.Uo8
and increased materially the salaries OF
judges OF the Court OF Claims. and the
Court OF Appeals, and Supreme Court Of
The District Of Columbia
Although the vote yesterday came on
the amendment carrying the increase in
the Speakers salary, matters affecting
the legislative department OF the govern
ment appearing inithe bill ahead Of those
relating to tie Executive and the judici-
sry, the debate took the widest possible
range and the proposed increase Of the
Presidents salary. that OF the Vice Presi-
dent. and OF the judiciary, were all al
tackled or defended
The test vote came on Mr.. BOrah's !
point Of order. The Vice President stated /
il as follows: rs the amendment in I
order?"
Three Democratic Senator's. McEnery. /
Of Louisiana; Newlands. Of Nevada. and |
Teller. Of Colorado voted in the afirma-
tive; the other thirty-three affirmative 4
votes were by Republicans.
Republicans Oppose Bill.
Eleven Republicans voted in the mega
tive. as follows: Bsrah, Of Idaho: Brown.
and Burkett, Of Nebraska: BuIkeley. Of 4
Connecticut; Clapp. OF Minnesota: Dixon. (
Of Montana; DOlliver. Of Iowa; Fulton. Of
Oregon; Hepburn. OF Idaho; La Toilette.
Of Wisconsin, and Nelson, Of Minnesota
On the BOrah amendment TO substitute
Sl5,o00 for $4,000 as the salary Of the
Speaker Of the House, the following Re
DubliCans voted with the Democrats in
the Affirmative, BOrah, Brown, BuIkeIev.
Burkett, Dixon, DoiliveT, Fulton, Ia Fol
Iette, Nelson, Page, Smith (of Michigan.
and WaTner-l3.
Only one Democratic Teller-voted
with the majority IN the negative.