The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-03
INCREASE
JUDGES PAY
Bill Passes Senate Raising the
Salary of Circuit and Su-
preme Court Judges.
(By JOHN C.. TRICE)

TALLAHASSEE, May Both circuit
judges and justices of the supreme court
will get a raise in pay if the Calkins
bills which passed the senate Monday
afternoon, become a law. The bills raise
circuit judges from 81, 200 to $4,000 and
the five justices of supreme court from
4,500 to $4,000. The total raise amounts
to a little over $4,000 year. The cir
cult judges are given a travelling allow
ance for actual expenses amounting tc
not more than $500 yearly The vote
on this bill was % to 5, Senator Crosby
explaining his vote by a statement that
he would have voted yes on $4,000.
Senator Malone made a vigorous as
sault on the bill raising supreme court
judges pay on the ground that it was an
unwarranted affront to the judges in in
Guiding the clause which says they shall
not draw pay If they take vacations of
more than 80 days when there are cases
pending. This amendment was put on
the bill by Senator Singletary. The lat
ter felt so strongly about Senator Ma
lone's criticism that he made vigorous
reply He asserted that the court ad-
journs often from August to October
when the docket is full of cases and
stated that the Georgia supreme court
always clears up its docket before taking
even a days vacation.
you won't see any of the judges Civ
ing up the job even at s4,500,'' he as
serted. 1T is no more. than right that
they should stay here and work when
there is work to be DONE
Senator Singletary said he would not
vote for the bill anyway, because he did
not think it the right time for salary
increases, but that he felt the amend
ment should stay on the bill.
The bill passed by vote of 1S 10 8, the
nays being, Crosby. Epperson, Lindsay
Malone, Rowe, Singletary, Wells, Taylor
and MacWilliams. Senators Malone and
Crosby explained their votes, the latter
stating he would have stood for a raise
to $1,000.
There is the making of fight in the
situation when the Russell bill to abolish
the state auditor and put his work on the
state comptroller comes up next.
The Russell bill was read on second
reading and then Senator Lindsay Of
fered substitute for the entire bill
Senator Russell would put the auditing
of county officials on the comptroller
leaving the comptroller to be audited
yearly by an outside auditor to be named
by the governor.
Senator Lindsays bilI instead of TAX
ing power from the auditor, gives him
more power. Senator Lindsay argues
for his bill that it keeps the auditing in
the hands of a man who does not handle
the money, pointing out that the comp
troller would handle The funds and make
his own audits under the Russell bill
Both bills will be considered Tuesday
probably.
The senate committee handling the
measure put in by Senator Crosby for
monument on the site of the Dade
massacre, has recommended that the bill
be passed.
sSenator Igou has introduced a bill pro-
viding a license of $500 on passenger
autos carrying above seven and below
twelve people with license of $1,000
for those carrying above twelve. Senator
Lindsay has put in bill allowing the
formation of road, bridge and ferry dis
tricts.