The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-01
ROyE WILL Be MISSED
-. nesk in Burrows Committee
ne Room Is Vacant.
$50 THE SECRETARY Is NOT IDLE.

v,cbigan Where Great camping" ="
some Good Private secre-
i"r 1ui Placing Volunteer Army
the Retired List Not Likely to
s.u, smith Secures More Pensions.
uosb,ngton, Mar. 1.-During the past
~, senator Burrows committee room
wen ,onesome. The desk to the left
wv door as we enter the room, was
va md the chair was vacant. Fri
Wv secretary Henry M. Rose has gone
- Michigan, and he wiz De missed
although he will undoubtedly be
h''s from in various parts Of the state
ne"' near future The first letter
!" 70 this paper at the opening of the
sem % congress stated that while
ucbigan men will attend to their
sn,ias in washington, they VIII also
'a.n their eyes on Michigan all the
',u,a for there is a great campaign
nd,rg There are twelve con-
men a.s,ran TO be nominated and elected,
"a ,bare is also to be gubernatorial
naign and the election of legis-
,oture which elects the successor OF SEN
",or burrows. This latter matter Is OF
tel interest to Mr.. Rose, and that
y - ubv he is no longer in Washington.
~ GOOD newspaper men make good pri-
.o.e secretaries. and Henry Rose is no
ovcention to that general rule.
Makes AN Excellent Secretary.
Nv the same token (using an Irish
.hrose, the veteran newspaper man,
CHARLES Moore, makes an excellent prl-
,ote secretary to Senator MCMILLAN. The
o0rrasnondent of this paper was once
.So nrivate secretary of a Michigan
sarotor and they used to say that he
o,so was a worthy worker in that line.
who man who does the work of private
secretary of a Michigan senator, who
a,,ends 70 1t faithfully, has little time
sor recreation, and has ample oppor-
,unities for learning how to keep his
,nonth shut on public affairs. The cor
coincidence comes from every county,
and on all sorts of topics, and all po-
ltical correspondence is supposed TO De
confidential
pv the way. 1t seems that one of
SCHUYLER Odds confidential letters re-
GENTLY fell into the hands OF pills
= tines 1t has generally been supposed
that the sphynx and sage OF Lansing
knew better than to write confidential
letters to certain parties. He knows
the mental and moral caliber of every
nolitician in Michigan, but he seems &c
have slipped up on one OF them.
Had Other Aspirations.
"schuy" was regarded as the best pri
vate secretary in this city when he act
ed in that capacity for Senator Stock
bridge. So we'll versed was he that Sen
stor Stockbridge consulted him on ev
ery important proposition which cam'
before the senate. When Governo
Rich appointed Mr.. Burrows to the sen
ate he offered the private secretaryshil
to Odds, but "Schuy" politely declined II
saving that he intended to become
sure enough senator himself; and n
made pretty good fight before the leg
islature, too, but Burrows was elected
There seems to be an organized ef
fort on the part of the old soldiers
Michigan, that is to say, on the part O
the volunteer officers, to secure tn
passage of a bill placing the voluntee
officers on the retired list of the arm
without pay. They claim that the
their army rank. The bill is not likel
to be passed because the congressme
fear that 1t would be followed a year c
so later with bill giving them the pa
Of the retired army officers, and tina
- would make an awful big hole in tn
treasury every year.
Pushing the Investigation.
Congressman William Alden Smit
Of Grand Rapids is pushing along h
Investigation of the causes which lie
the German government to excluC
American fruits from Germany. He
also investigating the adulteration
= German wines which are sold in tn
country. Being a member Of the con
mittee on foreign affairs, he Will hay
the assistance of the entire membersh
| Of that committee in his work, which
| expected to result in retaliatory legisl;
ton.
Because Of his absence from the eli
last week, attending the Michigan cit
= banquet, Congressman Corliss reques
ed the committee on immigration
withhold a report on his bill until son
day this week. 1t is presumed that Il
measure may be brought before Il
house for consideration inside of L
days. 1t may be remembered tn
Speaker Reed favors the Corliss bi
and his support of the measure w
greatly aid in securing its passae
There will be a protracted debate
The bill before it can be passed.
Congressman Smith again led the re
ord last week by securing eleven pc
slons for old soldiers in the Sixth co
gressional district. The little man fro
Pontiac is a hummer and visits the pc
sion office every day when in the city
u Reception and banquet.
The Michigan association will have
reception and very modest banqu
on Thursday evening. We have he
membership OF 500 Wolverines, a
the attendance upon public receptions
usually about $50. The evening, un
nearly midnight, is usually spent
IN conversation about our experiences
~ nome and of the friends we left behi
Us when we came to the national CA
'al 10 find fame or fortune, or both.
Colonel w. b. Thompson of Hubs
again elected treasurer of the +
publican congressional campaign CO..
nli.tee. He has held this important !