Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25
HOUSE HOLDS UP IN
CREASES IN SALARIES.
Hurts Defiance at Senate and Measure
Goes Back to Conference Senate
Considers the Agricultural Bin.

| Washington, Feb. 24-The House of
Representatives. today by sweeping
ma jorities many times defied the Sen
| ate by rejecting its amendments to the
Legislative appropriation bill providing
for increases in salary for the Presi-
dent, the Vice President, the Speaker
the judiciary and for the creation of
the office OF under-secretary and
| fourth assistant secretary of state
| Party lines We're obliterated complete
ly. 1t was q regular field day in the
lower body and oratory and confusion
We'd with each other for the lead. Not
during the present Congress has the
| Speaker been compelled to WELD his
eavcl with such force to bring about
order as today.
! OF parliamentary tangles there were
many. but the veteran presiding ofll-
Ger emerged from them all with his de-
cisions undisputed.
The fight ragged for more than six
hours, at the end of which the bill was
| sent to conference. So much time was
consumed in considerable of the, con-
ference report on that measure that
night session was made Imperative so
| that further discussion OF the sundry
| civil appropriation bill, which had
dragged along for several days might
| be had.
Washington, Feb. 24.-In a lively de-
| bate in the House today on the con-
| ference report on the Legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bl!i,
| Messrs. Underwood Ala. and Clark,
Mo, criticized the Senate increases IN
| appropriations especially IN reference
| to salaries Messrs. Bingham Ia,
Gillette. Mass. and Livingston Ca,
| tie House confereeS strenuously &c
Tended their report, which insofar as
| there was no disagreement, was adopt
| ed.
When the discussion turned on the
| increase in the salaries of the flcSi-
| dent Vice President. Speaker OF tiit
| House and judges, about when Tue
| confereeS could not agree, MI. 'larh
renewed his criticisms declaring ih''
instead of $4,000 the President acti-
ally receives SOL 900 per annum. me
! vote ,n each increase WaS taken @'la
rately.
| Ry "a to 1o1 the House refused t."
| accent the Senate amendment mere d
| ing the Speakers salary
| The increase proposed III the H;e5'-
| daut'S salary from $5o,0Do 10 $lo''o'' !"
| year was on division rejected 40 10
ia. lu1 on demand of Mi. Nats""
| Ind. the yeas and nays were ord'''n
and tn. roll was called.
| The vote resulted yeas al, nays
IfS which again had the effect of re
iecting the senate amendment BE
| fore the announcement was mate
Sneaker Cannon directed that ms name
he recorded in the a9irmattivc An
unusual scene followed. Members We're
| an thnir feet in a general scramble for
recognition for motions of one sort OF
another The Speaker, unrutflcd by ms
., sicgere. neld that q motion by Wat
| son Ind to recede from the amend
n,cnt and to amtn nd it so as t" make
the salary s75.0oo, was preferential.
Watson sought to shut off debate by
n;nying the previous question ana on
That motion the roll was again called
| The previous question was Ordered
ana on the vote being taken on the
|
carried 1873 to 149, amid Republican APP
plausc.
The amendment would make the
Presidents salary equivalent to inc
nresnnt salary plus the $4,000 appr"-
uriation heretofore allowed MN loi
| travelling expenses the 1ater appfo"
priaton being stricken out.
\ long debate was rrecipitated by
bingham, offering an amendment 10
| tho amendment of the Senate d"sigfat-
ing the proposed new official OF the
state department as 'vice secre'ar!
instead of under secretary and re-
d,,cins the salary from $4,000 to $'ooo
strenuous objection and even ridlcuio
came from all sides to both the titles
EitZrcrland of New York in defln-
ing tie word under said 1t 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
havir been made in several quarters
nat the United States was trying TO
"aoe" foreign powers. DANNY, Mich,
disclaimed such legislation
The idea. he said. was to make the
state d4partment conform to the DIP
I,matic usage of all the world. the
amendment was vigorously supported
nv Watson. Ind. while Mann. Ills.
in opposing the proposed creation Oh
botb thc Offices of understanding ana
fourth assistant secretary. maintained
ihat it was simply another way Oh
rivin.. Office to two additional people.
Without an opportunity being at
forded to vote on the Bingham amend
n,ent the House by vote of SO to Isl
rejected the whole amendment. All re-
main;,p Senate amendments pertain
iro to the state department likewise
were rejected.
The next fight was over the senate
amendment Increasing the salaries OIL
Judges, including those of the supreme
court of the United states.