Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-19

$500 and of circuit Judges. $500.
The present salaries are, respectively,
$4,000. and $4,000.
"a Senate amendment provides that
the salary of Judges of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
shall be the same as that OF the
federal district judges $500, in
stead. Of $4,000 as at present, and
that the salary of the judges of the
Court of Appeals of the District shall
be the same as that of the federal
circuit judges, $500, instead of $1,000.
Chief justices Same as Associates.
No provision is made for paying the
CHEF Justice of the District Supreme
Court more than is paid the associate
justices. nor for paying the chief JUS
tice of the Court of Appeals more
than Is paid the associate justices of
that: court. Under existing law. the
CHIEF justice of each court receives
s5GG more than the associate justices
The Senate also provided that the
Judges of the United States Court Of
Claims anud Of the United States
Court of Customs Appeals shall re-
ceive the same salary as Judges of the
federal circuit courts. $500.
Opposition to the bill was. based on
the ground that if Congress was to
enter upon the increase of salaries of
government officials. then the sala-
rie$l Of the tower paid officials. par
ticiiiarly Of the underpaid government
clerks. should first be increased. since
the federal judges under their present
salaries could not be said to be in
need Of food and clothing, while
many: of the clerks. owing to the high
cost of living, cannot make ends
meet today =, 13-,.
Senator Martin Opposes.
senator Martin pleaded with the
sesute rot, to. pass the bill in the
present state Of the Treasury and
thes ever increasing taxation being
levied upon the. people.
"ff We are to increase salaries"
said the. democratic leader, "let US
begin at the bottom and not with
mar. who are among the best paid of
thes.goyernment officials. We all
know many people in the government
service; employees here in the District,
who have a hard time to get food
and clothing on the pay they now.
1.-THE federal judges are in no such.
danger. IL haven't heard of any fed
eral judges resigning their places be-
cause they were unable: to support
themselves on: their salaries. To be a
sides, aud one much .coyeted.".:
SENATOR Williams :. OF ff'Mississippi
backed up the, position taken by Sen
ator Martin; as did Senators Borah
ofc L1ahosaJones-o of Washington and
New of Indiana: Senator Boke Smith
of Georgia and Senator Reed Of Mis-
souri, spoke for the bfA,
''Theresis not "a man in 9the country
whp would not rather be a federal
judge at $4,000 year than a hod-
ams ses sasS sa hirS M
s Mai .hat paSdn hef ssares Wouia
not get better men than now, occupy
the bench = s.sss:.ss,s..s:- ,s.-- - F-ss=
Mr.. Bofah: Cites pinch Of Taxation
Senator.Borah said that at this time,
when every one was feeling. the pinch
of taxation and high cost of living,
the judges should bear their share Of
the trouble. 8" =. ssg.r =
Senator ZONES of Washington point
ed out that salaries of many public
school teachers in the District were
their salaries should be increased be-
fore those of men receiving $4,000
ands$7se00 aiyear. e@
The case of two girls employed at
the. Library of Congress at 500 and
$60:sa sfhantfl was cited BY Senator
New;Swhot said that these girls re-
Gently had called on him and asked
that something be done to increase
these young women were able to- get
along on such pay in Washington to-
day. : ye
Senator Hoke Smith, replying to the
demand. for economy, declared that
the salaries ofsthe federal judges had
remain cd stationary for years, while
the cost Of living had increased enor-
mously. He pointed out that during
this unes the. salaries of members OF
Congress had been Increased, as well
assthose OF members Of the cabinet and
of the Supreme Court and other gov
eminent officials. He said it was a
matter of justice to the. judges to
grant tbs increase. ~
- Extra Judge Provided.
FthHisipn is made in the bill for
theApb ointment of an additional cir
cuff or district Judge to aid in the
wogffTpf the bench when any of the
sitting judges, having attained the
Gretirement seventy years, and
refusing TO retire, shall be. found by
the-Prssident to be physically or men
tallAEeable to discharge his duties
TffEeSsnate Friday fixed the salaries
OF me federal district judges at
$S,049-and of the circuit Judges at
s10.00 nzmotien of Senator Sauls-
bury at Delaware, however, it recon
sidere4 this action. yesterday and re-
vertedzto the salaries fixed. in the
Senator Salisbury explained that to
make the salaries $1,000 and $40, 900.
he feared, might cause the final de-
fea416f.th the blk.
TIE bill now goes to conference be-
tween the two houses.