Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-05-07 | Page 3 | Senator Goff to Draw Double Salary

Senator Goff Golf to Draw Double Salary Washington ton May la C Senator G-Senator Senator Nathan Goff Gott of West Went Virginia will receive aside from his senatorial salary salar of additional as aa the full fun 7 OO an nn of or a retired federal circuit jud Judge e. e PaY par making his compensation during his term torm In the Sonata Senate equal to the salary salan o of an associate ju Justice of the supreme court Comptroller of ot the Treasury Trace Trace- well today granted tho the senators senator's application application ap ap- ap for salary solan as a a. retired Judge jud e under tho the law authorizing full cun pay a to any am federal ju Judge g-e g who having reached the age of ot j 7 73 resigns ns after ten years ears cars of or service on the bench The Tile comptroller comptroller comp comp- hold bold that a 1 retired Judge judg-e performed performed per per- formed no rio Judicial duty and conse corise- corise Cl did not riot hold 1 a a. position within withIn with with- in tho the meaning of tho time statute prohibiting prohibit prohibit- ing ing- a 3 government employee e from draw draw- salary from two government positions Ho He pointed out that such seemed the conclusion of or the Senate In admitting Judge lud o Golf Goer in view vies of tho the constitutional provision pro that no person lerson hold- hold ing Irig other office under the United States shall shaH be a member of or either cither house of ot Congress