The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-26
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
New Rules of Precedence In
Washington Official Society.
HoTED OPPONENTS OF EXERCISE.

NOTED OPPONENTS OF EXERCISE.
Both Mr.. Evarts and Senator Hanna
Take Very Little Physical Exer-
Sans Weather Bureau Clerks.
United States Senate Chinese Club.
The bitter fight as to social preced-
ence in Washington bids fair for set
Element, and the round of social festi-
walls will be begun next season under
simple rules, says the New York
Worlds correspondent. The necessity
of adjudicating the claims of the
speaker of the house and the president
of the senate has compelled the pro-
mitigation Of new order of proceed
ence.
The new rules will take as the basic
principle the triple coordination Of the
powers of government. The president,
as the executive, win OF course be first,
and 1t has been decided that his only
deputy or successor Is the vice presi-
dent. The honors and precedence due
to the vice presidency do not descend
to the secretary of state In the event of
the vacancy in the vice presidency and
his statutory succession to the heirship
to the chief magistracy.
Therefore the president and vice
president constitute the executive
branch. The chief Justice will repre-
sent the Judiciary. The legislative
branch of the government will be rep
resented by the president pro tempore
Of the senate and the speaker of the
house In the order named. In the event
of the death or incapacity Of the vice
president making his Office vacant tho
president Of the senate will succeed to
no status larger than that OF the presi-
dent pro tempore Of that body These
hve men will therefore represent the
republic Of the United States. The cab
met has been relegated to ministerial
capacity
The point which will cause friction is
that the judiciary and the congress, as
represented by their ministerial on
GERS, will take precedence Of the en-
bassadors. 1t was only after a sturdy
social campaign that Lord Pauncefote
consented to yield rank to~Vice Presi-
dent Hobart. The new order will not
be inaugurated without resistance by
these gentlemen. The ambassadors
hold that this rule will violate all in
terna tional customs.
A story is going the rounds that
when William M. Evarts was asked
the other day to what he ascribed his
long life and excellent health he re-
piled, Il don't know unless 1t is be-
cause l don't take any exercise" This
has been taken as one of Mr.. Evarts'
Jokes Those who know the venerable
gentleman best recognize the answer
~ absolutely true, says the st. Louis
Giobe-Democrat's Washington repre-
tentative. Mr.. Evarts takes no exer-
else. He has carefully avoided exer-
else for many years, When he went
from his home to his office, he would
not walk block. He would take a
carriage. no matter how short the dis
lance.
Mr.. Evarts isn't the only public man
who has theory that physical exer-
else, added to mental effort, is waste
OF tissue which tends toward debili-
ty and shortening of life. Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain Is conspicuous example.
He spares himself all physical effort SO
Tar as he can. He will not walk up
single fight Of stairs If he can help 1t.
Senator Hanna Is perhaps the most
notable exponent of this practice In
washington Vigorous as he Is In
speech and in mental effort, the sena-
tor Is seldom seen save in an attitude
which suggests physical repose. The
president walks daily. He feels badly
without his constitutional. He strides
with the movement Of man to whom
the exercise Is keen enjoyment Usual
iy he Is accompanied by some one who
may be at the White House when he
starts. Nobody can remember to have
s-seen Senator Hanna accompanying the
president on a walk in the three years
ut Washington. N
The order of Chief Willis l.. Moore
of the weather bureau prohibiting the
smoking of cigarettes by the clerks In
his department has brought consterna-
ton to the government clerks in gener-
nj who fear that his example will be
followed by others and that cigarette
smoking will be prohibited In all the
government departments. says the
Washington correspondent Of the New
York Mail and Express. Mr. Moore
has declared that not only shall ciga-
rette smoking cease among the clerks
In his bureau, but that hereafter no
one who smokes cigarettes shall be ap-
pointed to any place in his bureau. In
giving his reasons for this order Mr..
Moore states that investigations have
proved that cigarette smoking has
been the cause Of many Of the COM
plants against the clerks, for investi-
cation OF neglect Of their duty has
shown that the clerks thus complained
OF were cigarette smokers and that the
continued habit had made them lax
and careless in their duty
A branch Of the famous Seventy-six