Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-07
FROM WASHINGTON


Anybody who says talk is cheap is
respectfully referred 10 the Con-
gressional Record. At the session just
closed the people OF this country, paid,
in salaries, just 81 cents for every word
uttered during congressional debate by
senator's and representatives. The
record approximates 4 800 pages Of
/. 800 words each, or, 6, 750, 900 words
OF debate. A session OF Congress is
supposed to represent ayear's work.
Senators and representatives draw sala-
RES Of s. 500 per aunum and the total
yearly pay roll is s3,6l5, 600 A mem
Der who merely yelled 4 object"
could figure on drawing Sl.05 for wear
and tear on his throat.
Secretary Nagel today accepted an
invitation to address the Republican
Club Of New Yorl: city at its luncheon
Saturday. Following the New York
speech the secretary will go to Balti-
more where he will speak before the
members OF the Baltimore Chapter OF
the American Institute of Banking,
Saturday night. Governor Crothers
and Vice President Sherman are also
scheduled TO address the bankers.
Dismissing the report OF anarchistic
plot against the life Of President Taft
as 'mysthical," Chief Wilkie of the
secret reryice today denied that he had
received any warnings from Spokane,
Wash, where the plot is said to have
been unearthed and said that only the
usual precaution would DO taken to
guard the president during his southern
trip. The entire story is beautiful ly
indefinite" said Wilkie Steele, the
alleged anarchist who is supposed to
have predicted the assassination is prob
ably raving bug
A small sized riot was started on
Washington's main promenade this
afternoon by the appearance Of young
man wearing a bright and shiny new
straw hat. The hat and its wearer pro-
ceeded almost block before pedestrians
recovered from their daze, then they
set after the youth surrounded him,
and fought with each other in grabbing
for the lid Evidently the wearer
thought heap Of his hat for he fought
acbk, and in the melee the chapeouX
was torn 10 pieces. The young man
vas still erapping with the crowd
when policemen arrived. To hin!
the owner Of the destroyed hat appealed
for revenge, but the copper onlV grin
ned and walked away. The hat before
it vas destroyed had beautiful vide
brim and a cute little blue ribbon band
Senator Aldrich arrived today from
the south where he spent vacation 81
about one month. He called = meet
ne OF the Monetary Commission 10 lie
held on Thursday. 1t IS said that his
central bank plan will how be placed
in the form OF bill and may he intro
duced in Congre5sa the special session
The new democratic ways and means
committee today took up its second
days labor in dispensing committee as
sionments. Dissatisfaction. and dis
content of varying degrees. among The
ranl; and file OF the democratic mem
bers Of the next House, was the result
OF the announcement OF a membership
OF The rules committee the first big
committee completed From all
quarters Chairman Underwood aud
his association were made the
butt Of various sorts OF criticism
1t was pointed out that none of the
men who in the past have handled
questions which involved Earlia-
mentary situations for the democrats
were on the committee. The new
pales committee held an informal meet
ing today, to arrange for preliminary
organization. 10 definite action vas
taken and the committee adjourned to
meet and take up the formation OF
rules for the next House on March q.