Mr. HOWE. I was obliged to correct the statement of the Senfrom Illinois to the effect that I had given notice of a purpose to move to raise the salary of the district judge in Wisconsin to correct it because he misun derstood me. The remark I made was made aside to the Senfrom Michigan and had reference to a different district; but while I did not give notice of any such purpose, I must not be understood as intimating that I do not appreciate the services of the district judge for the district of Wisconsin. There is but one district in that State, and the State has one very large commercial port, the city of Mil waukee. He is obliged to hold court not only there but at the capital of the State, involving the necessity of some considerable travel. I should not feel called upon, however, to move to increase his salary 'o. that proposed by the committee even if the amendment proposed by the Senfrom Ohio, were adopted. I am inclined to think the judge of that court would think the salary recommended by the committee satisfactory. It is as high and really higher than we pay the judges of the State. Nevertheless there is a very large amount of business transacted in that court, and the judge I am bound to say devotes himself to the business of the court most assidu ously, industriously, and is a very able lawyer. I do not know that the business of the southern district of Ohio is not greater than that of the whole State of Wisconsin; it would surprise me, however, to be informed that it was as great as that embraced in the district of Wisconsin. There have been before the Senate the records establishing what is the relative amount of business done in the different districts, and my recollection is that the southern district of Ohio did not rank as high as the ‘. '.I will not undertake to Sr positively on that point. j.“So I. a memorandum which was furnished me by the district attor ney of the number of cases, and my imPression is that the number of cases on the docket was over 600; but I would not speak pos.; I know the judge is constantly employed. P