The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-27

tended that whereas every service should be adequately compensated. payment should not be made by head. but in accordance with service rem dered.
 Tt Is wrong In principle" said Sem ator Dial, for Congress to legislase compensation for the people. It would be contrary to fae production of effi- cient service. If we pass the bill We say to everyone in the United States,
 Unless your employer Is willing to pay you $3 per day. stop work It would not be two days before the news would be heralded across the continent and people will say that Congress has in- vited them to ask for greater pay.
 CONDITIONS CHANGE
 And if they do not get it, they will be dissatisfied. It is impossible for us to legislate to meet changing condi- tions. Twelve months ago we appro- priated money to find employment for people, and six months later we could not find the people for available posi- tions Even in my home town, pay for ordinary labor such as plasterers and carpenters went to the unheard O. figure of something like s135 per hour. A shor: time ago that very labor was begging employment at $2 per day. l. IS unwise to legislate to meet changing conditions
 We have no right to pick out pets and pay them salaries out of propor- ton to the service rendered. These positions will be regarded as soft snaps. believe in helping labor to better its condition. But the term, living wage never did appeal to me. People do not work just to live. They should be able to save something. But when We pay ordinary labor, people who occupy chairs and simplX point to the next door, more than We bay edu- cated people who take an interest in their work, then we do wrong. We en- courage dissatisfaction. We should adopt a scale on the same basis for em- ployment in private life. This bill pro poses to double and perhaps to treble in case of government employees the received by people for similar work outside of the govern ment service"
 DIAL'S ARGUMENT
 Senator Dial then read report of the average wages paid in the several states for work on the farm. He con tInued; Ut is proposed to pay govern ment employees who do very little serv- ice, who sit indoors and are not ex- posed to the elements, double the sum that men who work on the farms re- ceive. MT. President, we cannot ap- preciate the feeling of men who toll and earn on the average only s6495 per month as against the proposition to pay the beneficiaries of this bill nearly $100 per month."
 Senator Dial inserted at this point a statement prepared by ID. R. Coker of south Carolina, connected with the federal reserve system, (which was printed in Commerce and Finance. and which showed that man, his wife and three children tilling the soil In the south netted only SLOT cents day in addition to "a few potatoes and cab page"
 SENATORIAL LIST
 In the course of the debate, Senator smith of Georgia and Senator Johnson 'f California engaged in a sarcastic controversy as to the pay of United states senators. The Georgia senator lad just remarked that he did not be- leve in paying by the head United states senators are paid in that man. Ter Senator Johnson asked if Sena- or Smith did not think that the system of paying senators should be altered. senator Smith asked. 9In what way; ID or down."
 Senator Johnson replied: Some are worth more than what they receive I would not insinuate that any are worth ess. You ought to have graded seal, Or senators"
 Tt would be very difficult to dis. ,riminate between senator's" repIied senator Smith. T could scarcely esti- nate the value of the service of the 1 senator from California"
 Of course" retorted Senator John- son, T had in mind the transcendent service of the senator from Georgia. But 1t was so obvious that it did> not require suggestion"
 am glad that he realized it was obvious" said Senator Smith. q feel 'ure that now I am rendering a serv- ce. and the senator from California is lot"
 We are rendering service" retorted ohnson with heat, lon the s3 bill. I