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Show sOpinions On Pay Hike For Congress The Congressional reorganization reorganiza-tion bill, passed by the Senate, has as one of its many provisions a raise in Congressional pay from $10,000 to $15,000 a year. Some Senators were skittish about this. Though the total sum involved is peanuts in comparison with government expenditures in general, they fear the wrath of voters who can understand thousands thou-sands but not billions of dollars. But Senator Barkley of Kentucky, Ken-tucky, whose wisdom increases increas-es with his burdens as majority leader, declared he believed the the American people have more sense than some of his colleagues seem to believe, and they will approve ap-prove what is necessary to give them a strong congress. |