The Lamar register., 1900-12-19
WHAT is BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

below Grand river. The usefulness or
the improvement and its value to COM
merce are set forth.
Lieutenant General Miles had slight
accident while heading the centennial
parade, break in his horses saddle
girth giving the general fall. The
head of the parade had just passed the
Presidents reviewing stand and Cen
eral Miles, having saluted the Presi-
dent, had turned his horse toward the
House wing of the capitol. The saddle
girth suddenly parted, and General
Miles was seen to fall sideways. Gen
eral Miles suffered nothing save the
Inconvenience and annoyance of the
accident.
While the capitol was being rebuilt,
after its destruction by the British
army in 1911. the two houses of Con-
grcss met in private dwellings. 1t was
not until 1927 that the two wings We're
completed and not until 1867 that the
dome was finished. The total expendi-
lures up to that time reached S13,OOO,-
900. Since that date two wings have
been added. with marble terrace.
which have brought the entire cost Of
the building to S19.OOO,OOO. which Is
small sum compared with that expend-
ed upon several of the state capitols,
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dignity or beauty.
Mr.. Madden, third assistant post
master general. has introduced an in
novatiOn in his annual report to the
President. He commends by name ten
postmasters out of the 10000 in the SER
vice as worthy of distinguished notice
because of their efficiency. The name
of Charles u. Gordon, postmaster NJ
Chicago. leads the list, and the others
are: George a. IIibbard. postmaster
mt Boston; i. B. Dickerson at Detroit.
i. W. Baumhoff mt st. Louis, G. G.
Dewstoe ut Cleveland. George l.. Holli-
day at Pittsburg. Richard Hayward at
Providence. Il. II. Baker mt Louisville.
a. w. Mills at Nashville, Fred G. With
oft mt Dayton. Ohio.
The Senate committee on military af-
fairs continues lis hearing upon the
anti-canteen provision of the military
bill Rev. w. +. Crafts gave the re-
suit of his own observations of the op-
Grafton of the canteen at Newport
News after the close of the CuDah
war. He said he had found II as low
as the lowest saloon. and that regu-
lar orgie was in progress the day hewas
there, the report being that most OF
the soldiers ut the post deserted that
night. He quoted General. Sternberg
as saying that the canteen causes
many soldiers to contract the drink
habit. and General Miles as opposed
to the use of intoxicants by the soldiers
in the tropics.
In discussing the ship subsidy bill
in the Senate, Mr.. Hanna maintained
that in order to build up the American
merchant marine it was necessary TO
have not only capital and experience.
hut 1t was necessary likewise to al
ford our foreign carrying trade pro-
tection-some kind of inducement-by
law" If this protection should be af-
forded. said Mr.. Hanna. the growth OF
the American merchant marine would
be on Il par with the growth OF the
shipping industry of the great lakes.
Discussing the rise and fall of the
American merchant marine Mr.. Han
ma declared that the beginning of the
decline in the industry was coincident
with the outbreak of the Civil War
Strong opposition will develop to any
attempt that may be made 10 reduce
the tax of 10 cents Il pound upon tea.
Republican members of the ways and
means committee explain that when
the war revenue bill was under con-
sideration the principal importers of
tea and merchants appeared and ex-
planned that only the refuse or poorer
grades of tea were being sent to this
country. and advocated n tax upon the
ground that it would insure the impor-
tation of better and purer article. 1t
is asserted that the tax has had the eff
feet desired. and that the tea now i'm
ported is not dcleterious to health. but
is nutritious and of good quality.
The Senate has confirmed the follow
ing presidential appointments: Mineral
land commissioners in Idaho. G. a.
Black of Washington. 4. \. Davis of
Idaho. II. b. King of Idaho: also Hunt
inrton Wilson of Illinois, to be secre-
tary of the legation of the United
States to Japan; William ID. Bynum of
Indiana, to be commissioner to revise
and codify the criminal and penal laws
of the United States: r. II. Tatem of
Montana. to be assayer in charge of the
assay office at.GRlena. Montana; Dan
iel II. McMillafi'of New York to be as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court of
New Mexico: to he major generals:
Bricadier General Lloyd Wheaton and
Brigadier General a. Chairee, United
States volunteers.
The cornerstone of the capitol was
laid by General Washington with Ma
sonic ceremonies and a barbecue feast
on September IS. 1893. Seven years
later. in November. the building was
sufficiently completed for Mr.. Jeffer-
son, then vice president, to call a joint
session in the original SENATE chamber.