The Florida star., 1901-11-01
LIVELY WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Things That Are Being Talked About In
Our National Capital.

Things That Are Being Talked About I'm
Our National Capital.
Special correspondence of The Florida Star.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-It is definite
~ decided that Senator William p.
Frye of Maine will not be at the head
of the senate committee on foreign re-
lations during the coming session of
congress. Mr.. Frye prefers to take
the craftsmanship Of the committee on
commerce. as he can In that position
better direct the campaign for ship
subsidies. which will be one of the
great issues OF the session. Mr. Frye
has been pressing the subject of ship
subsidies for twenty-five years. lie
bill at this session Ii the hardest kind
of fighting can do 1t.
Senator Cullom of. Illinois is the
ranking member of the committee on
foreign relations and is~entitled to the
Craftsmanship upon the withdrawal Of
Senator Frye. 1t is generally believed
that the traditions of the senate will
not be violated and that Mr.. Cullom
will have the place. However. strong
pressure is being brought to bear on
him to make way for Senator Lodge.
Senator Lodge Is close friend of the
president. and 1t was said soon after
the death of President Mckinley that
Mr.. Lodge would most certainly be
made chairman of the foreign relations
committee or be given q place In the
cabinet. Still. the president has not
tried to influence the senate at all In
this matter. Senator Lodge has served
several years on the committee, quite
as long in fact as Senator Cullom,
but the latter had been longer a sena-
tor than had Mr.. Lodge at the time
both were appointed to the committee,
and therefore his name was placed
first OH the list. The committee on
foreign relations will be now more i'm
portant than ever because of the isth-
mian canal treaty and the numerous
reciprocity treaties which will come
before II during the winter.
The new canal treaty, 1t is said in
London, grants the United States all II
asked without compensation. The ca.
nal will be pan-American. The three
diplomats who have smoothed the way
for the accomplishment OF this great
work are Secretary Hay. Lord Paunce-
fote and ambassador ChOate. Mr..
Choate Is now on this side Of the ocean
for a well earned holiday.
Now that the official period Of mourn.
ing for the late President Mckinley Is
ended Washington Is livening up social
ly. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
are planning for a series OF informal
dinners, but no formal entertaining will
be done at the White House until De
cember.
Mrs. Roosevelt has, 1t is said, proyid.
ed herself with a social secretary. This
may he taken as n promise of an active
social life at the White House this win
ter. Owing to the fact that Lent begins
on Feb. IL the season will be a short
and swift one.
No changes have been made on the
first floor Of the White House beyond
the laying of new carpets, and few
changes have been made in other parts
of the house Mrs. Roosevelt has chosen
as her own room the large. bright cham
ber in the southwest corner OF the
house used by Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs.
Harrison and Mrs. Grant.
There will be girls enough in the
presidential mansion. for besides Al
ice, the presidents seventeen-year-old
daughter. among the younger members
of the Roosevelt family are no less than
four girl cousins-Miss Helen Roose-
welt, daughter of the late James Roose.
Welt. Miss Christine Roosevelt, daugh.