Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-02-27
SALARY FOR
PRESIDENT CUT
House Makes il $4,000 and
0mits travelling Expenses.
BILL IN COMMITTEE
FOR CONFERENCE
Party LInss Were ohiiterated In ~.
bate on SALARY increases and crsa.
ton u Additional ofsscss Under Soc
rstary 81 stata - Senate Amend
snents Rejected.

N0n W NONtAtOHAs NttSce 6H10r 0pS~
rotary 81 stata - Senate Amend
ments Rejected.
Washington, Feb zS.--with tts war
paint on, the house Of representatives
BY sweeping majorities many times
dened the senate BY rejecting IT.
amendments 10 the legislative appro-
priation bill providing for salary In
crsases for tho president the vice
president, the speaker. the judiciary
and for the creation of the ofhcss az
under secretary and fourth assistant
secretary or state. Party lines were
obiiterated completely.
The battle waged for more than sfx
hours. It the end Of which the bill
was sent to conference.
When the discussion turned on the
increase In the salaries of the presi.'
dent. Vice president. speaker Of the
house and 5udges. about which the
confsrses could not agree. Mr.. Clark
renewed his critfcisms. declaring that
| instead Of $4,000 the president act
ually receives 1921. 900 year.
The increase proposed In the prssi-
dent's salary from $4,000 to $4,000
: year vas on division rejected. ~
to 154. --sss-s~rv~s.a--- -
An unusual scens followed. Mem
/ bers wire on their feet IN general
scramble Tor recognition for motions
Of ons sort or another. The sDeaker.
unrnfIed BY his besiegers. bald that :
motion BY Mr.. Watson. az Indiana, 70
rsesds from the amendment and amsnd
1t 90 ~ TO make the salary $4,000,
was preferential.
Tho previous question was ordered.
and on the vote being taken on the
adoption OF the amendment It was car
ried. 16s to 149, amid Republican ap-
| plause. - -ss = -
Makes Prssldsnt's salary $4,000,
The amendment will make the pres
ident's salary equivalent to the pres
ent salary. plus the $4,000 appropria-
tiQn heretofore allowed him for trav.
I cling expenses. the latter appropria.
ton bsipg stricken out
| A lonf debate was precipitatsd By
Mr.. Bingham. Of PennsylvatiA offer.
| ing an amendment to the amendment
OF the senate designating the proposed
new oficial OF the state department -
vice" secretary instead OF under"
secretary, and reducing the salary
from $4,000 to 1880.
Strenuous objections and ridicuis
even came from all sides to both the
titles. Mr. Fitzgerald. Of New York,
In defining the word under" said Il
meant, among other things. the under
dog or goat and In international usage
the nation that had been defeated In
an international settlement.
The charge having been made In
several quarters that the United States
was trying to APE" foreign powers.
Mr. DENLY, OF Michigan. dIsclaimed
such a suggestion. The idea. he said.
was to make the state department con-
form to the diplomatic usage Of all
the world The amendment was de-
feated
The next battle was waged on the
senate amendment increasing the sal
aries Of judges. including those of the
supreme court of the United States
Finding themselves in helpless mil
nority the conference committee NOV.
ed non-concurrent In all the amend.
ments This action wa staken and the
bill sent back to conference.