The Dawson news., 1909-01-27
FIGHTS BIG SALARIES.
Senator Bailey Has More to Say
About Evening Clothes.


Calls Vice-President Political Bric-a
Brac. Would Trust ROosevelt's
Conscience Where He Wouldn't
Trust His Judgment. Entertain.
ing Ancestors" He Says of Givers
of ''Monkey Dinners"
WASHINGTON D. C.-The pro-
visions for an increase in the salary
of the president to 100000 and of
the vice-president and speaker of the
house of representatives to $4,000
each contained in senate amendments
to the legislature, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill were taken
up in the senate today and the point
of order made against them by Sen
ator Borah was further considered.
Senator Bailey declared every
position in the gift of the government
should be sought for the honor and
not for the emOlument, and that the
salaries should be only sufficient to
provide proper living and education
of children.
''But we are told here that sala-
ries are inadequate to provide enter
tainment, which high officials are ex-
pected to give" said Mr.. Bailey. Il
am inclined to think that it would be
a fortunate thing to reduce the sal
aries, if to reduce them would reduce
the amount of entertaining. | have
found that the men who entertain
most are not the men who do the
public work best, and if these men
want to spend their time in enter
tainment they should not spend the
peoples money"
Speaking of lavish entertainment
Mr.. Bailey said:
The Presidents Conscience.
eff a private citizen of New York
wants to give a feast to monkeys he
merely wants to entertain his ances-
tors, and he has right to do it, If
the president is not rich enough to
give a banquet let him give a modest
one and invite men for what they are
worth instead of what they possess. "
Inquiring of Senator Warren, in
charge of the appropriation bill, how
the president spent the $25, 1000 al
lowed him for travelling expenses, Mr..
Warren replied that he had never
made inquiry on that subject.
when congress voted $25. 900 for
his travelling expenses l suppose we
are to leave it to his conscience" he
added
Il would rather trust the presi-
dents conscience than his judg-
ment," retorted the Texas senator.
According to statement sent to
me" said Mr. Bailey, "$80,50O is
given the president over and above
his salary for the maintenance of
the white house. For repairs to fur
niture, horses and vehicles, $4,000
is allowed him; $4,000 is given for
fuel and tables $4,000 TOR the care
and maintenance of green houses"
Bailey on Evening Clothes.
Speaking of entertainments in
Washington Mr.. Bailey character
lied them as places where the men
dress up like head walters and the
ladies hardly dress at ALL
He opposed increases in salaries
of judges, and said it would be bet
ter to cut down their work than to
increase their salaries. There arc
many people in this country" said
Mr.. Bailey, with what was generally
accepted as a reference to his own
case, who think a senator ought
not to have any business while in
the senate. So far as | am con-
cerned, | do not want to have a SEN
ator who has no business. | do not
want to see this republic run by pol
iticians."
He wanted the right to lay aside
something for a rainy day by prac-
ticing law when congress is not in
session. He declared that if money
is to be given for entertaining the
vice-president should have S5O,OOOl
year
Vice-President Is Bric-a-Brac.
''The vice-president," he declared,
lis a piece of political bric-a-brac.
He has nothing to do but entertain. g"
BY vote of 81 to 80 the amend
ment to increase the salary of the
speaker of the house was declared
to be in order.
Mr.. Borah then offered an amend
ment to the amendment making the
salary $4,000, instead of $4,000.
as recommended by the committee.
and the amendment prevailed by
vote of 80 to go The amendment
as amended, placing the salary of the
Speaker at SIS, 900, was adopted by
a vote of 81 to 27.