Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-03
From Washington.
,Cors,uOadence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, Mar. 3.

tCorreyuOpdence Of the Alexandria 0a1ette'l
Washington, Mar. 3.
Fair aud cooler weather for Inaugua'
ton Day in Washington is promised by
the Official forecaster. The temperature
at IL O'Clock this morning was AZ
Showers are predicted for this afternoon
with clearing and cooler tonight.
An agreement was reached today BY
the couferees on the legislative, execu'
tive and judicial appropriation bill. The
Senate surrendered to the House on
every point. The presidents salary will
be SIS, 900 a year, which is $25, 900 less
than was desired by the Seuats. There
will be no under-secretary and no fourth
assistant secretary OF state, as was urged
by the Senate. The proposed increase
in salary for the vics-presideut, speaker
and Judges were stricken out new Office
OF under secretary OF state.
With nearly all Of the eighteen gov
ernors, who are to march 10 the iuangu-
raj parade, either arrived or on the way
to the capital, aud with most OF the big
military and guSrdsmen's organizations
comfortably quartered 10 the city, little
remains undoDe thst can be done for
the great festival except to watch the
weather. The decorations are all IN
place 90 the Court Of Honor and Penn
sylvanis avenue; the committeeman have
sold almost all the ball tickets they are
likely to dispose of at S. each Copper
$l.5 extra per plate, consisting mainly
of chicken crCquetes and sslm0O), and
Grand Marshal Bell and his assistants
have issued their order for the irsme-up
of the military units of the procession.
Speaking of The ball and supper, some
careful calculator has discovered that it
will cost a youpg mal the sum OF S23
to take his best young lady to the fuuc-
ton. A dense fog enveloped the city a
daybrtak and for su hour or 80 visitors
aud residents alike we're In despair
Rain has fallen st intervals during the
day. The prices Of seats and windows
from which to view the parade have
jumped about 90 per cent within the
last tWenty-four hours. So have the
prices for rooms in boarding houses and
co.'s 10 the hotels. With every arriving
trsiuloRd Of soldiers and citizens comes a
crowd of sidewalk statesmen. These
"iakirs" are lining the downtown
streets, doing a big business, and adding
TO the gayeiy of the crowd.
Before PfesideDt Roosevelt leaves the
White House at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
moraing, he will have signed executive
orders adding several million acres mols
TO the national forests Of ibis country,
completing so administrative policy that
has more than lriPPled the national
forest area during the past seven years.
There'll be Taft reunion at the
White House tomorrow afternoon st the
conclusion of the inaugural parade. In
fact the reunion has already begu0, for
several Of the presidents family and rel
stives have arrived and are enjoying
with him the hospitality Of the Board
mans at their beautiful home near Du-
pont Circle.
The signing Of the navy bill by the |
president restores the marines to the |
bstileohips 10 the proportion of one ma
Fine TO every eight sailors. The marines
still remain on fourteen of the battle |
ships and the question now arises in the
Navy Department as to whether the re-
naming marines shall now be removed J