Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-12

dent, dislike very much to disagree
with my friend. the Senator from SOM
ersct, but i believe that we want to
be careful. first what we agree to do
and then again be careful that We
carry out those agreements for in
Stance, | see the page walked along
here. | recall his case first. / want
to ask If any mcmber of this Senate ex-
pected When lie chose air. Crane for
one of our pages that we would pa
him $40 When two years ago, two years
before that ana two years before that,
and SC ON and So on. in fact | don't
know how far, YOU will see on the pay
rcll, X is 81 salary and then another
S13 under that. Now when he was ChoS-
en- as page, when these others were.
Il was We'll understood | suppose b.
every ore OF Us, ii WIS by me, that
their salary was To b. $50 the same as
il always has been, half of ii was I
straight salary and the other was a
tossing. We'll, now we are simply leg
a'i@ing the tossing, as the Sen&t tor from
Lincoln suggests, making ii plain ana
straight figuring and | allow that every
one Of these applicants understood
what that salary was to be, Sla00O-Si5
straight and then another under of So
Ia make $50. | believe that we should
unt go back of that. il is net raising
any salaries; il is making a straiSht
forward and honest way of presenting
ard paying the same. When We come To
orr secretary and assistant. believe
that we have the right as senators tG
hire good and efficient help. | believe
VIC have the right to pay them respec.
table wages. | want to ask some OF
these senators when you go OUT i'll tho
document room and look how the car
penters nave been working all winter
there charging it to take care of the
documents which the secretary and as
sistant have had to handle I'LL winter.
what .heN think about the hire. he
lieVc, gentlemen. we should pay thea
a reasonable salary. We should not,
because we are obliged to stay here all
winter and all summer not getting
money enough to pay our hoard We
should not Use our help that way.
Mr.. WALKER: Mr.. President, tie
Senator from kennebee cannot speak
too highly of our pages OF the secre-
.aries of this Senate. because they
surely have been as efficient secretaries
| believe as this Senate ever aad. But
this resolve does not Apply to them a
understand.
Mr. STEARNS: Mr.. President | as-
sumo that this matter whica Is nov
under discussion was not one of thosa
matters which the Senator from Lin
coin referred to--whcn he referred To ,
the salary of the messenger III the
one of those being IN slip
shod manner. | presume TINS matter
has his APPROVAL. But by having just
word With the auditor | am inclined |
to think there is ! little mis-appreher
sion as 10 his position, at least. ana l
move that the matter lie upon the
table. |
From the House: Resolution relative
q tariff Hesitation in Congress,
In the House this resolve was read !
md passed and sent up for concur
.ence.
AIR. MOREY Ct Androscoggin; Mr..
President there is a matter before |
his Body, the same subject matter. |
Introduced Yesterday ~ the senator
rom Aroostoo'I. Senator Hersey, and |
now on the table / move that this
matter lie on The table, as it will Ger
tainlA provoke some discussion be-
fore it reaches d vote. and that II be
taken up Immediately after the con-
vention.
The motion was agreed 10.