Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-26
SENATE INCREASES
PAY OF u. s. JUDGES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-After run
ming fire debate in which Senators Ray.
ner, Tillman, Baconssr Clay, Bailey ana
others took part. each more or less REFER
ring TO President Roosevelt, the senate
yesterday increased the salaries OF TWEEN
ty-nine circuit judges from $1,000 to $9,OCc
and that of eighty-fOur district judges
from $1,000 to 5000.
The vote by which the salaries were
increased was SO to 81.
Senator Bailey declared that states
that pay the highest salries to judges
generally have the poorest decisions.
THAT state" he said, (which pays the
highest salaries to its judges generally
furnishes reports upon which you can
find something on both sides of every
question which is raised
Senator Piles insisted that the judges
of the country could earn much more
than they do. and that $4,000 could read
lily be earned by some district judges
Combating the idea that $4,000 is a
salary within the reach of most lawyers,
Mr. Bailey declared that Daniel Webster
could not have made that much money.
He said that much depended in that mat
ter on a lawyers place of residence
Senator Rayner caused much excite
ment by his ridicule of President Roose-
velt's proposed African hunt.
sonian Institution. explained that that
institution had not devoted a dollar TO
the proposed trip of the president to
Africa. but said that the money to be
used had been procured from private
sources.
Mr.. Rayner then made a plea for i'm
creased salaries for judges of the fed
eral courts. the amendments under con-
sideration being to increase the comper-
grAr - srYlr fyaT1
/ 5000 to 5000. He declared that the fed
eral judges would be better when their
| appointment is taken away from the
president of the United States, and in
sisted that under the constitution con-
gress has the right to take the appoint
ment of circuit and district iudoo~ from
the president and place it in the hands OF
the supreme court of the United. States.
Tfllman Uses PitchfOrk
Mr.. Rayner declared that the president
does not go to the leaders of the bar. or
20 bar associations to get suggestions for
the appointment of judges.
mo" said Mr.. Bailey, ''he goes TO the
corporations. as rule, for recommended
! tons"
! Mr. Tillman, in rasping voice, sug-
gested that some Of the judges are on
the pay rolls of corporations, while they
draw their salaries as judges.
Mr. Bailey said he was sure Mr.. TIL
man would wish to recall that charge.
''I simply have the suspicion. and l VIII
not withdraw it." said Mr.. Tillman.
| Mr.. Bailey, disavowing any sympathy
with the statement of Mr.. Tillman, said
! he had noticed that the corporations for
twenty years had been extremely active
in the appointments of federal judges.
eff they are not on the pay rolls" said
Mr. Tillman. referring to the judges.
"they have accepted special coaches and
gone about in my state. I had good
deal of experience with them in my state
while was governor"
Senator Clay denounced the intimation
by Senator Tillman that federal judges
are on the pay roll of corporations, ana
said that such insinuations should never
be made without naming the judge and
making possible an investigation and a
! datarrnin alton of ffe charge