Evening star., 1954-01-17
Federal Prosecutors
Also May Share in
Salary Increases
By Robert K. Welsh

and their assistants as well as
me Solicitor General and the
Deputy Attorney General may get
pay raises II Congress votes sal-
ary Increases for itself and Fed
eraI Judges and takes . hint
eFom President Eisenhower.
The pay boost proposals by a
special commission last week
probably win reach the House
hOor within . month. leaders
indicated yesterday. But a bill
already is pending in the Senate
for . greater range although not
. bigger total-of such upward
adjustments not only for legis-
lators and jurists but also for
many Federal prosecutors.
The Senate will be tied UP for
several weeks of debate on the
st. Lawrence Seaway measure
and the Bricker amendment to
limit the Presidents treaty.
making powers. House officials,
however, said Q separate bill en-
bodying the salary study COM
missions recommendations may
reach the floor for debate early
IN March and probably be passed.
McCarran Offers Salary Bill.
They added that in all likeli-
hood there will be q roll-eall
vote and that the final figure
will be somewhat lower than the
$27.500 which the commission
suggested for members Of Con-
EresS.
The $27, 500 total, representing
an increase Of $12,5OO over the
$12,500 salary and the $2,500
expense allowance presently paid
to legislators, was bigger than
the amount provided in a bill re-
ported out last spring by the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
That bill was introduced by
Senator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada. He served on the 18-
member special commission ap-
pointed last fall by President
Eisenh over, Vice President
Nixon, Speaker Martin. and Chief
Justice Warren in accordance
with a congressional resolution
enacted last August. His bill is
on the Senate calendar and
could be conveniently changed
In any action on the commits
sion'E pay-raiSe recommended
tons.
The McCarran bill provided
for a $4,000 salary increase for.
members Of Congress. It would
raise the salaries of the Vice
President and Speaker to $40.-
600; the Chief Justice from $25,-
900 to $4,000; Supreme Court
Associate Justices from 5000
to $35, 900: judges Of the Courts
Of Appeals and similar tribunals
from $17.500 to $27. 500; and
judges Of Federal district and
territorial courts from $4,000 to
SIS. 1000.
$4,000 for Vice President.
Besides recommending the
$27.500 for members of Congress
and $40. 600 for the Vice Presi-
dent and Speaker. the special
commission urged $40. 900 for the
Chief Justice. $39, 500 for Asso-
ciate Justices. $50 500 for judges
Of Courts Of Appeals. the Court
Of Customs and Patent Appeals.
the Court Of Claims, and Of the
newly-established Court Of Mill
tary Appeals. and $27 500 for
judges Of Federal district courts
and several other courts Of cor
responding jurisdiction.
Bernard @. Segal, Philadelphia
attorney who headed the special
commission. told reporters that
when the commission submitted
its report to Gen. Eisenhower
last Friday there was some men
tion of the plight of United
States attorneys.
Mr.. Segal said the President
noted that the salary situation
affecting such Federal prose-
cutors had taken on fresh i'm
portance since Attorney General
Brownell's ruling almost o year
ago that they could not practice
law on the outside or derive
additional income Of that kind.
Sets o. 8. Attorneys Salaries.
The commission study dealt
only with compensation Of men,
bers Of Congress and Federal
Judges. Senator McCarran's
bulky measure covered many
further items relating to the ju-
dietary and contained o COM
paratively laSt-minute section
relating to congressional salaries.
Besides calling for the pay
increases for members Of Con-
gress and Of the Federal judici-
ary, it would set q $40, 900 max
imum and $4,000 minimum on
salaries of United States Attor-
neys. It would fix q $4,000
maximum and $4,000 minimum
on pay of Assistant United
States Attorneys. Present pay
Of United States Attorneys
ranges from 5000 to $1,000.
and that Of Assistant United
States Attorneys from 5000 to
$4,000.
The Solicitor General and
deputy general who now get
$1,000 would draw $4,000 and
$4,000 respectively under the
McCarran bill.