The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-11

Washington, June 10.-(Special. )-Thc
fate of the tariff bill is no longer regarded
as uncertain. It will not only pass, but
sooner than its most optimistic friends be.
lieved a week ago. The liues are not be.
ing closely drawn and after the passage
of the tariff bill there seems to be n ma.
Jority in favor of "A tariff commission that
Will take the question out of politics.
The plan of the administration to pass
n bill authorizing the .appointment of n
currency commission cannot, however
pass the Senate. The assertions which
| have been made to the effect that the
! President intended to send to Congress-
as soon as the tariff. hill has passed the
| Senate, message recommending the np-
! pointment of n monetary commission, are
doubtless true, but it will.be one thing
for the President to recommend and
another for Congress to act. The passage
OF the necessary law through the House
is. Of course, mere matter of form. so
that the assurance which Speaker Reed
has given to the President of corporation
will be realized so far as the lower branch
IS concerned In the Senate, however,
there will be n different tale to tell.
There will BIZ no monetary commits.
sion authorized Mt this session of Con-
gress," said Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
yesterday "You can put down that for
n fact. do not care whether we STAY
until next December; there will be no
legislation of that kind at this session. ~
a majority of the Democrats echoed
Senator Jones' statement. "If nm at
tempt is made to force monetary COM
mission" said Senator German, "we will
be here in the dog days and," he added,
significantly, perhaps later"
Five years ago Rock Creek Park was
th ichn lNtyt hsaf
of 81 ,200,0 900 and it has been seriously
questioned whether this money was not
practically wasted Louis p. Shoemaker
now wants to have it utilized for coun-
try home for the President. In this he
has the support of good many Congress
men and Senator's. In support of this
interesting suggestion he said:
Mr.. Lincoln years ago took up a resi-.
dence during portion of the year at the
Soldiers Home Mr.. Harrison more re.
Gently did likewise
MIR. Cleveland established q suburban
home during both of his terms of office,
and it is now reported in the newspapers
that Mr.. Mckinley has taken house
upon u farm in Virginia. and rather re-
mote from the White House. All this
indicates very clearly, think, the neces
sity for permanent suburban home to
he occupied by the President of the Uni
ted States, at least during the spring and
autumn, and indeed during the summer,
rs perhaps the business of the govern
ment may require him to remain in or
near Washington. Therefore / desire to
submit another reason on behalf OF the
Government why Sixteenth street should
he opened, and to suggest that Congress
should be requested by our District COM
missioners or through our board of trade
to not only open this street for travel and
thereby develop Rock Creek Park, which
is of no use to the people at present, but
that committee shall be appointed to
select q site along the line of said street.
within the limits of the park, of Mt least
100 acres. In fact one might be now de-
signated, as / happen to be very familiar
with all this land, and + WOULD suggest
the site of the old Crystal Springs Hotel,
less than two and one. half miles from the
White House, ani less than one mile from
Mount Pleasant. This location possesse $
not only many natural advantages, hut
is, in my judgment, admirably we'll suit
ed as proper place upon which TO estab.
lish suburban home for the President
of the United States.
congress should also direct the pres
ent park commission of the city of Wash
lngton to take charge of the tract so Sc
lected or designated and to make all nee.
essary improvements in the way OF devel-
opihg its existing exceptional natural
beauties ny laying out such roads and
pathways AS may he needed Nothing
need be expended by the Government for
trees and shrubbery, as the natural fea-
lures OF this tract are such that. like all
! OF ROCK Greek Park, it requires simply