The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
Motions to Increase and De.
crease Secretary's Pay Rise
and Fall in Tumult.
BIBLE USED IN THE FRAY
Bryan Likencd to Shadrach,
Mcshach and AbcdncgO in
the Fiery Furnace.

Representatives took up Secretary Bryan's
recent statement that II is bad form for
him 10 mako calls without a footman
also his suggestion that Congress make
IN appropriation for AN assistant to the
coachtnan, rs the great Commoner de-
.cribcd the stately person who sits on the
box with the driver OF his coach.
III tho debate Mr.. Bryan and his views
o. thc social proprictics were pounded by
the Republicans and defended by the Dem
o,rats. In the course of the turmoil Rep
rcs.ntative Johnson of South Carolina.
who IL very serious. arose with Bible In
hand and lIkencd the Secretary OF state
to Shadracn. Mcshach and Abedncgo.
lie has been in the fiery furnace Of
your sarcasm FOR sixteen long years."
Numbered Johnson. but like the three
hebrews who refused to bow down TO the
golden images of Nebuchsdnezzar, he
comes forth unscathed and his hair I'M
sngcd"
And uncut suggested an unrcsen.
snto Republican.
All this took place in the course Of u
discussion of the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. Nearly every
thing the Republicans could think of was
discussed. but especially the Secretary Of
state his unsinged hair. his footmcn.
his lectures, his policies. the fourth class
postmasters, the grocery bills at the White
House and other vital topics.
The Anvil Chorus.
The odd part of IL was that Democrat led
TIE anvil chorus. This was Rer resentative
Fowler Of Illinois. who for several years
fss been bowling against any Increase OF
salary in any bill and who to-day sue
oeedod in reducing the salaries Of the
Assistant Secretary OF state and the Sec
ord and Third Assistant Secretaries Of
State.
The salaries had TO be cut because Fow-
i'r had discovered that there is no law
authorizing $1,000 for an Assistant Score.
ttry and $4,000 for the other two assist
ants They will be put AZ $4,000 until re-
stored to the tigures that IN" assistants
have been receiving for twenty years
or more.
After Mr.. Fowler had made all the Ill
feeling he could in his own camp Repre-
sentative Humphrey OF Washington,
Republican. took advantage OF the growl-
ing across the aisle to offer an amendment
raising Secretary Bryan's salary to
$4,000.
The Democrats with one accord de-
cared the amendment out of order. They
suspected the old iag about Secretary
BRYAN needing so much more than $4,000
year to live on that he had TO lecture to
make UP the deficit.
Motion 10 Reduce Bryan's salary.
They were prepared for the next motion.
which Mr. Humphrey offered. namely. to
r"ducc the Secretarys salary to $4,000.
The willy Washingtonian did this merely
O. get a chance to talk under the rules
OF the House and this Is what he said;
When ] offered the amendment to raise
his salary i did not have in mind that the
Secretary of state should be paid a large
enough sum TO keep him here. oh. no, l
would not do anything to retain him in
Washington, as I believe he il doing the
best service TO tire country that he could
possibly perform when he Is outside OF
the state Department
THE particular idea that was in my
mind came from hearing some one say
this afternoon that higher salaries In The
Government should be paid 50 as 10 In
sure better results.
We certainly ought to pay more money
TO the Secretary OF State l. We think we
could better service in tho State Depart
inent We ought TO have Secretary OF
state who would not have to sell some
tnlng TO England and violate his party
Platform in order to extricate himself and
The country from the difficulties into which
II had fallen through him"
m" Democrats retorted hotly and all this
I'm" Representative Mondtll OF Wyoming,
republican. was lingering over copy OF
the report Of the hearings on the legisla-
tive bill lie arose with his thumb in
section Of his vest
am sure that the Secretary Is not
gong TO do any more occurring" he said.
ana ! do not state this AZ a fact COM
ing from him, but J gather II as the
result or process Of reasoning
y read on page 20 OF these hearings
~horc secretary Bryan said he used an
employee OF the State Department as a
'vVtnan and deducted the time so EN-
Pol'd from the Governments time. be-
aus" the employee was not IN State
Impairment service and saved the United
states thos" wages. paying them himself
Nr'r difficult mathematical process I
calculate that 1887 annually has been
saNrd the Government Ia this way