Mr. FESSENDEN. I do not think that the reasoning of the honorable Senfrom Illinois is sound. These judges of course have an important court and do important business; all courts have important business; but is it of any more importance than the business that is done by other judges? Wherever a judge may be he can but do his duty and give his time to the Government. So far as the duties of these judges are concerned they are not so very hard in point of fact as those of the district judges; because, as I stated, the district judges must be in session all the year round to attend to their duties, whereas everybody knows that the judges of the Court of Claims take a recess in the summer, do not sit here during the hot weather; and I see no reason, therefore, because they have claims against the U.S. before them, why they should receive more than those who try causes in courts and give all their time to it. I do not think they should receive the same as the judges of the Supreme Court of the I U.S. The judges of the SCOTUS occupy the highest bench in the land, and there ought to be a distinction between them and other courts. More over, there ought to be a distinction for another reason. They are obliged not only to come here and live in lodgings during the session of the court, for several months, but when they go home they are obliged to travel all over their respective circuits and work incessantly there, with hardly any time whatever for recreation. To say that there should be no distinction between them and the judges of the Court of Claims is to my mind rather well, I do not know exactly what word to use, but it is rather strong. I cannot agree to it at all. If we last year placed the salary of the judges of the district court, who must reside here and do reside here, on a foundation which was satisfactory to them, and of which they make no complaint, I think it is fairly inferable that it is fixed about right; and the judges of the Court of Claims have the same amount.