The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24

Of the governor,
L. A. Witt. succeeded him as chief ex-
ecutive. he was associate. justice Of the
Supreme Court. serving twelve years
In 1892 he was again a candidate for gov
ernor. but was defeated by the anti-lot-
terv candidate After a bitter fight and
a close election. Mr.. McEneTy was elected
United States Senator IN 1895 Republi-
cans. Populists. and the Citizens League
fought him. and he won by a scant six
votes. Senator McEnery's experience
gained at the Naval Academy fits him
for his place on the Naval Affairs Gem
mittee
While the discussion over the amend
ment to increase the salaries Of the
judges was in progress in the Senate,
Senator Scott submitted a statement
which he had received as TO the living
expenses of a judge. as follows: One
man servant. so "a month; cook. so; one
hOusemaid. SO: keeping a horse. so a
month: house rent, 800 a month; prem
ium on $4,000 life insurance, $50. and
$40 premium for fire insurance on library
and household fixtures For four months
OF the year he is away from home his
expenses running s. per day. These items.
with provisions. &C. fO0ts up $50. leav-
ing-abcUt $500 with which 10 educate his
children. Senator Bailey called attention
20 the fact that the judge had left on;
his laundry bill Senator Scott come
back with the Senator viii notice that
said he had a maid Al SO a month, who
urahabIv attends 70 thar T
Representative BarthoIdt, speaking in
opposition 10 the naval bill, stated that
sixteen years ago the navy cost about
S22000.e3o annually. This years appro-
priation calls for SIs5Ooa009 and over.
During that period the population has in
creased only 3 Per cent. while naval ex-
perditures have increased over GO per
cent. facts that emphasize the false
theory. ar one time advanced BY mon
archs that ornaments and man-kiIIing
machinery can alone vouchsafe security
and peace.
Within the last few years wonderful
changes have been wrought in the rsla-
lions Of America with the outside wol d
Arbitration treaties have been concluded
with twenty countries Of America. Eu-
rope. and Asia In that time. also. the
second Hague conference has relieved
America Of responsibilities with regard
20 the debts Of Latin-Americsn countries.
and an agreement has been entered into
with Japan, resulting IN an understand
ing between the Miksdo AM UBcla sam.
Uncle Pete Hepburn viii be no more
after March 4-that is. a Representative
In Congress. He may. however. contest
the election OF his successor. in which
case it IS barely possible he viii wiu
out Though he is temporarily down and
out. Uncle Pete gets in some knocks now
and then.
Along with his forcefuI speech he man
ages 70 introduce some humor. He ad-
vocated a larger navy. and twitted
Tawney for opposing the appropriations
/ He said. IF the good people along the
I Northern Atlantic coast in 1885 had
/ known what the doughty gentleman from
I Minnesota knows. there would have beer
no solicitude when il was rumored tia
/ the Spanish feet vas approaching. and
/ BOstOnians would not have carried al
OF their portable valuables hundreds o.
miles into the interior"
Orators come and orators 90. bu
1 Representative Bourke Cochran is Their,
/ forever rs an orator. There are som,
/ fo-cibIe and some polished speakers il
/ the House. but the New Yorker has then
/ all beaten 70 frazzle when it comes {,
! real oratory. His voice. while not louC
I TO a degree of harshneSs, is strong. hi
/ sentences well rounded. AMI his word
/ wei chosen
/ Senator Culberson has been dubbed tn,
-inquisitor" Almost daily the minorit.
/ leader introduces a resolution OF inquiry
/ The resolution generally goes over, bu
I with great pevsistency Senator CuIbersol
holds on and It is passed finally.
The members OF the House who visite'
/ the Panama Canal returned much please0
with their trip. They are unanimous i
/ their expressions Of satisfaction al tn
/ progress OF the great undertaking.