Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-02
Wall Street Receives Great
Benefits by Cotton
Reports.
NO TIPS FOR SPECTATORS.
Members of the House do More Talk
ing Than the Senators Warren
l. Society Fayorite.

Special Correspo
Washington, Feb. 2i,--Enorts will
be- made to have the government cease
gathering statistics said to be used
largely for gambling on Wall street
The cotton statistics gathered by the
agricultural department ostenslbly for
the benefit of the farmers are sought
more strenuously by the representa-
tlyes Of New York bucket shops than
by any other class Of people min
ute after the statistics are given out
they are on every ticker in the coun-
try and spectators everywhere are
eagerly scanning the tape. Cotton ON
the exchanges bounds up or says
downward. according to the number
Of estimated bales produced or gin
red. II would seem that the mere fact
that the most interested parties are
the spectators would be sufficient to
convince the authorities that the In
formation is more for the gamblers
than the farmers. Director North of
the census bureau is convinced that
the SPECTATORS and not the farmers
reap the beneht Of these figures,
WILLIAMS WELL INFORMED.
Representative Williams Of Missis-
sippi is a minority leader who leads
There Is no subject Of importance
which comes before the house upon
which he Is not informed and upon
which ne does not speak. BY keeping
In close touch with the minority men,
bers of all the committees lac learns
what Is being done and when meas
ure Is brought before the house Is well
equipped to debate 1t and can take
the lead at once. lie is conceded the
right as leader to go to the front at
any time and by his wide fund Of In
formation can discuss the subject that
has been brought forward, no matter
what committee may report IT, VIII
iams is a hardworking man and he
let's nothing get away from him on the
minority side.
TALK IN TWO HOUSES
one of the stenographers OF the house
debates took pains 10 figure up the
amount of talk in the two houses Of
Congress after the close of session,
and he found that the representatives
averaged % words per minute more
than senator's. The average for the
senate was 40 words and the house
lS5 words. one day for six hours the
debate In the house averaged 2O2 words
a minute. There Is only one very rapid
talker In the senate now, Senator
Clarke of Arkansas but there are sew
eral in the house. Representative Lit
tlefield has the best record. lie talked
an hour and half recently and aver
aged 200 words a minute. The fastest
talker the house has known In recent
times was Henry u. Johnson OF lndl-
ana. who talked $40 words "a minute for
one hour and twenty minutes. lie was
what the shorthand men called
roast
SENATOR WARREN IN DEMAND
"Beaut Brummel" they chrlstened
Senator Warren on the trip which the
congressional party took 20 the phil
lppines. The Wyoming senator, young
looking, well groomed, attired In the
latest styles. with a pleasant word for
everybody and especially gracious to
the ladies', was given the appellation
with no mark OF criticism. but with re-
spect aud regard. The popularity OF
The senator on the trip Is reflected IN
his popularity in Washington, He is
man ever in demand at dinners and
balls and other entertainments. No
man in Congress receives so many in
vitations, and were IL not for the great
amount OF work he has 10 do he could
spend all his time In the social whlrl.
RASCAL AND FOOL
There IL some hope" said Senator
Bailey In debate recently. "ot correct
ing a rascal by bringing him to believe
II is best to be honest, but there Is no
remedy for a fool that have ever been
able TO discover
FAMILIAR WITH THE NAVY
Representative Foss OF Illinois Is
probably more familiar with the navy
than any other man In Congress ana