Evening star., 1925-03-01
SENATE SUPPORTS j
SALARY INCREASE
Votes 81 to 18 Against Borah
Plan to Repeal Recent
Raise in Pay.

In unmistakable terms the Senate
again declared itself in favor of the
salary increase for members of Con-
gress, the Vice President and cabinet
officers, carried in the legislative ap-
priation bill. BY vote of 81 to
Is, it turned down the proposal Of
Senator Borah of Idaho that the sal
ary increase, so recently voted be
repealed
The increases in the legislative bill
jump the salary of Senators and Rep
resentatives from $500 to $4,000:
the salary of the Vice President and
the Speaker of the House and cabi-
net officers from $4,000 to $4,000.
President Coolidge still has before
him for his approval or disapproval
the legislative bill, containing these
salary increases. The action of the
Senate yesterday indicates the strong
support of the increases in that body.
The vote was more than three to one
more than enough to pass the bill
over the Presidents veto, should he
decide upon that course.
Vote on BOrah's Amendment.
The vote in the Senate yesterday
came on motion OF Senator Borah
to suspend the rules Of the Senate so
as TO make his repeal amendment in
order on the deficiency appropriation
bill. 1t would have required a two
thirds vote of the Senate to suspend
the rules.
Although the vote came on a mo-
tion to suspend the rules and not di-
rectly upon the proposal of Senator
Borah to repeal the increases. ii was
well understood that Senators voted
according to their belief in or opposi-
tion to the increases. In fact, a num-
Der of the Senators so announced
The roll call follows:
For the Borah motion-Republi-
cans: Borah, Butler, Cspper, Couzens,
Curtis, Metcalf. Norbeck, Norris and
Willis. Total, 3.
Democrats: Bruce. Caraway, King
Ralston, Sheppard. TramweH, Walsh
of Massachusetts,, and Walsh Of Mon
tana Total, 8.
Farm-Labor: johnson. Minnesota.
| Total, l.
Total, IS.
"a Republicans Against.
Against-Republican Ball, Bing-
| ham, Brookhart, Bursum, Cameron,
Cummins. Dale, Edge, Ernst, Fess,
! Frazier. Gooding, Hale, Howell, John
son of California, Jones Of Washing
| ton, Keyes. Ladd, Mckinley, McNary.
Moses, Oddie, Pepper, Phipps, Reed OF
Pennsylvania, Shortridge, Smoot,
Spencer, Stanfield. Sterling. Wads-
worth, Warren. Watson and Weller.
Total, "a.
Democrats-Ashurst. Bayard Brous-
sard, Copeland, Dial, Dill, Ferris,
Fletcher, George, Gerry, Harris, Har-
rison, Heflin, Jones of New Mexico,
Kendrick, McKellar, Mayfield, Over
man, Owen, Pittman, Ransdell, Reed
of Missouri, Robinson, Simmons,
Smith, Stephens. Swanson, Underwood
and Wheeler-29.
mer-Labor-Shipstead
Total, 81.
Senator Borah, in support of his
| proposed amendment, said that he did
not believe that the matter of the
change of our salaries had been sum
GENTLY considered a the time 1t was
incorporated in the legislative appro-
priation bill" He said he assun I'd
that the matter of increasing the
salaries of members of Congress
would come along for consideration,
| but that he felt IL should come Il
separate measure, and that il should
| be passed only after ample time for
| consideration. He said 1t was a
| matter that should be considered in
| connection with proposed increases
| for the salaries of other government
oficials. He called attention to the
| fact that bills are now pending pro-
! posing an increase in salaries of
| federal judges, and other federal
| officials.
Asks Consideration of Others
Certainly" said Senator Borah.
| Congress would not want to be
| placed in the position of raising our
\ own salaries and disregarding the
| claims Of other officials for a raise
| of their salaries. The Congress fixes
| the salaries of it's own members.
| That is an extraordinary privilege
| and it ought to be dealt with in
! the most open and candid way. We
I all know that there was no discus
sion of the subject either at the time
! of the passage of the bill or pre-
| viously."
Senator Borah said he hoped no
| point of order would be made against
| his amendment, but Senator Warren
chairman of the appropriations com
mittee. made the point. and other
| Senators stood ready to do so had ne
not insisted upon the rule.
| Senator Warren said he resented the
linnuendo that the salary increase
amendment to the legislative bill had
not been considered in the regular way
and with full knowledge of the Sena-
ltors. He said that 1t had been passed
upon by the Senate finance commit
tee and then by the Senate appropria-
tions committee, that full notice was
given the legislative bill was TO be
considered at night session of the
Senate. Furthermore, he said, the
Senate had passed far larger appro-
priation bills in the same amount OF
time as was consumed by the con-
sideration of the legislative bill
| Senator Moses of New Hampshire
| who was in the chair the night the
Legislative bill passed, substantiated
the statement of Senator Warren and
insisted there was nothing "clandes-
| tine" about its passage.
Senator Bruce of Maryland. in inn
passioned tones, urged the Senate 10
| agree to the Borah amendment for
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