The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-10-15
w ashington
Letter.

This Is apparently a season Of in.
+ q"iry in Washington. In addition
I" the naval court, winch Is ihvesti.
gazing the conduct Of Rear Admiral
Schley during and preceding the bat.
tie of Santiago, n .ubcrmmirte of
the Senate Committee ON Military
Affairs is Trobating charges against
/ Lieut., Col II. O. : IIeisrand fm nj.
legged connection with Philippine
hemp combine. These Investigations
are practically monopolizing the in.
terest of army and navy officers in
the national Capital, many of whom
are being called upon as witnesses
1t il stated ON excellent authority
that, while the Schiey court was at
fiji expected 90 las, uuiil Thanks.
giving, 1t will, in all probability.
conclude is labors by the first of
November The Heistamd inquiry
will end in about ten DAYS Both
tribunals have taken an enormous
amount OF evidence in short period
and it is certain that they will lave
completed their work long before
Congress is ready to euler upon its
duties.
The agitation for the enlargement
of the White House has caused one of
the numerous citizens association.
which serve the purpose of common
councils for the various subdivisions
of Washington, to take IA decisive
step toward settling the matter Of Il
Presidential residence. The organi
zauou r'',rrrd 'ondv Gates Il di,,,nc
~ residential Ex.cu i've Mansion
1t recommends ina, hulding to he
used exclusively a. home for rhe
President be erected at the head
of Sixteenth street. c,utcnding that
the ircauon is high aud heulthfnl.
in one of 'he prer'ir- parts he
city aud in every other respect Suit.
able. Tnr gG"~rrn j. mrir t,at
the name of-iX,e"u'h -'r4e' be cN u
sed 1" EX'cu Use aycnur j. The plan
is ad"ped. While there is u, doubt
that s'mcthiug will eventually be
done to afford The President ample
room tor himself, hi. family and his
ohicial force, il is not probable thoi
the location Of the White House will
tie changed. The present site is. for
many reasons, the best, among them
being It's convenience to the most i'm
pnrIant of the departments, its histor-
zeal associations and proximity to
g heart cf The city. The plan 10
enlarge it sufficiently to meet all ! g.
Iqmremenis by constructing two
wings archi'eciualIy in harmony
with the existing structure viii, 1t is
said, he the one finally accepted
While it would be theoretically pleas
ant for The Chief Magistrate to have
strictly private residence at the
outskirts of the Capital, there would
be many practicai drawbacks to that
arrangement and he would find him.
self constantly hampered by the ne
cessary Of traveiling.a long distance
ln order to transact pressing public
business.
Among The questions to be dis,
cussed by the representatives of the
nations are those Of of reciprocity,
arbitration. international sanitary
laws and the establishment Of an in.
tcrn"ii"nal claims. lis understood
That all these matters will be urged
by the United States delegates In
'"e mot'er"' o'pr'ci't, it is eNpec.
tea That great Zeal Will be done 20
ward shaping" policy that will be of
material oid &" the coming United
states Congress, and that our dele
gales VIII arouse sentiments favOral1o