The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-01
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Washington. d. c., April. l.-Repre'
sentative cullop. Democrat, OF Indian IL, ma
HIS pet field is Republican eXtraVa-
gauce Recently he has been pusy
with his pick and muck-rake' ana. as
a result, is exhibiting some rare apeet-
Why said he. at Congress Hal! Ho-
tel to-day, "bIame me. II the radicals
don't break the government II lhis
keeps up-tiiis wanton eXtraVaGance
Take one item: The Senators are FUR
nishcd with fine waters by Uncle sam
Old Potomac water. such as the COM
mon herd drinks, Is not good enough
for the Solons of the Senate. Between
July s and December 81, 1908, the Senate
bill for .Appolinaris. Lithia, White
Rock and Cloyerdale waters amounted
TO sSag0S. and the august body was
not in session twenty-five days.
Colonel Cullop continued. taking up
:;rhe appropriations this year will
exceed those of former years. The
party in power, II seems 10 me. 10
a most wilful waste of public money
peryades every department a gem
eral overhaul!ng is much needed
Let us look at some OF the items;
enty- three policemen are employed the
year round for the Capitol, at an an
nual cost of $4,000, when there is no
need for more than twenty, II so many
THE reports of the various clerks
show many wonderful things. The
congressional parties that attend the
funerals OF Congressman throw money
TO the birds. One item In the expense
Allison reads: incidental expenses in
GLIDING porterase. S22.50.'
..In the hall of the House are two
clocks which are wound four times
month ;o1 for this hi W., Werk year man Is PAID
That is pretty dear for time?" some
| one said.
Eyes, but the Senate has to pay
more. Tile two clocks there cost SAY
a month There is difference in dig
nifty The timepieces at the north
| end of the Capitol are OF a little bet
ter quality.
Here is an inssresting entry in IN, the
ruary 16. 1909 taking Senators home
| from night session. $3.50 That's q
dandy. But look at this: March 3.
! 1903, taXicab service, taking Senators
home five hours, IS per hour s25.' The
afternoon session. four hours. Sc per
| hour, S24.' Z.
"The further You go the worse i
gets; March g., 1909. for hire OF three
! $40 each. for taking senators home
from night session. total SSO. The
| same night One carriage. So.
May ask by what auIhority OF law
| to or from sessions of the Senate:
In my opinion there is none.
| "On the fourth OF March, inaugural
| down: TO William #. Downey, for
four horse team, used In conveying
President Taft TO and from the Capt.
| toll, $780,
! | y II ffn. hoy
say, rode up on horseback to his inau-
J guration and hitched his beast TO a
1 swinging limb until the. ceremonies
were over I dare say that he would
have sold his horse for what Taft paid
| for his ride
Here is another item: For buildilne
grandstand south OF centre portlco FOL
Inauguration, ss,9So,25. That b was ,. f1I
the select crowd: Marx !, !, you ~, VII
moving addition to inaugural stand fol
use OF United States Senate, s2,S61.2S,
Notice the last item, That is al
example worthy OF Solr attention
the cost OF furnishing q stand for then
to occupy during the inaugural cere.
monies was nearly $4,000. or $Sl,lt
each. Pretty dear seats? Rather. The
| plutocrats don't pay that much#to heal
| great opera slgners.
THE cost Of the inaugural ceremo,
MES at the CAPITOL was $19O3S.44, a:
shown by the report
1T cost $4,000 to keep UP four horses
and two vehicles for the Secretary o
| State last year. and a similar sun
has been provided for this Year
I'VE are running away, The fore
| going figures serve to illustrate VIVA
I'VE do with the people's money.
'.In the committee rooms, befor,
HEARINGS, 1t has developed that mel
travelling for the soyernment pay tip
| to porters and walters and fees I,
1 BARRIERS out of public funds. Step D,
| step we move on. Only last week tn
walters in the Senate cafes were M
4 Tipping, IN other words. the govern
(ment, instead Of the employe, mus
4 do the tipping, Uncle Sam ia the loscl
What risht,I ask, have otlicial
i tn drink mineral Water--So ONE OF it Q