The Bill: which Mr, Dyer introduced into the House of Representa; Congress, on April 12, reads after the: usual preliminaries, as fol-
I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State regarding certain legislation authorizing salary increases for the Judge and other officers of the United States Court for China. concur in the view of the The Judge of said court (U. S. Court for China) and the Distrie: Attorney, who shall be lawyers of good standing and experience, Marshal, and Clerk shall be appointed by the. President, by and with: the: advice and. consent of the Senate, and shall receive a5 salary, respectively, the sums of {$10,000 per annum for said Judge, $6000 per annum for said Dis-{trlet Attorney, $4,000 per annum for said Marshal, $4,000 per annum for said clerk and the said. Judge may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, and within such appropriations may be made by Congress, appoint such clerical assistants and such other employees and incur such expenses as may be necessary to the proper conduct of the court, The judge of the court and the district attorney shall, when the sessions of the court are held at other cities than, Shanghai, receive in addition to their salaries their necessary expenses during such sessions not to exceed.-§10 per day for the Judge and $5 per day for the istrict attorney, Sec. 2. The United States Com-sioner at Shanghai, China, Secretary of State and I therefore request of the Congress legislation amending section 6 of the act of June 30, 1906, Public, No. 403, Fifty-ninth Congress, and the act of June 4, 1920, Public, No. 238, Sixty-sixty Congress, In the report of the Secretary of state the following paragraph Figures available in the State Department show that in the 134 years since June, 1914, the cost of living at Si more than doubled, having increased approximately 122) per cent. The increase would be till greater if 1927 prices were compared with those of: 1906, when the salaries of the court officials were established, Accordingly, I have the honour to recommend that the Congress Be requested to amend section 6 of the act of 1906 (Public, No. 403, 59th Cong., 34 Star. 816), authorize increases in salaries for the court officials mentioned above, i.e, Judge, $8,000 to $10,000; District Attorney, $4,000 to $6,000; Marshal, $3,000" to $4,000; Clerk, $9,000 to $4,000; and also to appropriate therefor.
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