Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-03
The Militia Bill to Pass,

excellent condition of the soldiers homes
throughout the country.
The Militia Bill to Pass.
while Congress will probably not do
great deal at this session" said representa-
tive Dick, Il believe that one of the meas
ures that will become law will be the mill
tia bill, which passed the House at.the last
session of this Congress. The bill is a most
important one and has the best wishes of
the President and Secretary Root. National
assistance to the National Guard is abso-
lutely necessary if this country proposes to
be prepared for war by having a large
serve force. The adjutant general of every
state in the United States is advocating the
bill and earnestly desires it's enaction into
law The bill provides for the organiza-
ton of the stats militia along the same
lines as the regular army, and it's equip
ment with the same arms as the regular
force. As far practicable the same discl-
pline is to be maintained, and army officers
are to be detailed for instruction purposes.
The bill likewise provides for participatiOn
by the National Guard in the yearly ma
neuvers of the regular army.
Representative Dick, it maybe authorita-
lively stated, has given no serious consid-
Grafton to the thought of becoming a re-
publican candidate for governor of Ohio
next year, and the chances are that his
name viii not appear in the list of those
considered for the position.
Newly Elected Representatives
Frederick Lands, who has been elected to
succeed Representative Steele of Indiana,
saw the President to urge Quincy A Mey-
ers Of Logansport for district judge of In
diana. Mr.. Lands was doing newspap per
work in Washington two or three years
ago. He had never been a candidate for
office, but concluded to come TO Congress.
He became candidate against Represent
atlEe Steele and lefIat ed he
diana representative for denomination after
hot fight. He will be one of the baby
members of the next Congress
d. f. Lafeau Of York, Pa, who will sue
ceed Representative Lewis In the next Con-
gross, was presented to the President by
Mr.. Lewis.
Frank p. Brandagee, who was elected to
succeed the late Representative Russell of
Connecticut was presented to the President
by Senator Plat and Representative Henry.
After Post Office Patronage Early.
Representative-elect Edmund H. Hin
shaw, who defeated Representative Stark
Fairbury IS the home town of Mr. Htnshaw
campaign early in his congressional career.
Fairburg is the home town of Mr.. Hinshaw,
and according to him, the greatest place
on earth The term OF the postmaster of
Fairbury will expire in January, and Mr..
Hinshaw wants the opportunity to name a
successor. He knows that unless he speaks
about the matter in time Senator Dietrich
will pounce down upon the office as part
of his spos.
Representative Charles Landfs of In
diana introduced his brother, Walter Ian
dis, postmaster at San Juan Porto Rico.
Congressional callers who paid their re-
spects We're: Senators Dolliver and FoS-
ter Representatives Smith and Connor of
Iowa. Iowa. Cromwell Ohio; Long, Kansas; Ell
mott South Carolina: Cassel and Bates,
Pennsylvania; Gill, Ohio; McCleary, Min
nesota and 1-atimer, South Carolina.
REPRESENTATIVE Hepburn asked the Presi-
dent to have the State Department desig
nate a member of the departmental COM
mittee that has been appointed to confer
with the House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce on the transfer of
bureaus to the new department.
Glad There Are No Steps,
Senator Hanna presented friend to the
President. The Ohio SENATOR likes the
Presidents. new offices for one thing. That
is because they have no steps to climb. In
the old presidential offices there WAS long
climb to reach the chief executive and
Senator Hanna used to talk a good deal
about trying to induce Congress to put in
an elevator. He breaehed thes subject of
an elevator to President Mckinley, who
SAID Please don't think of putting in an
elevator. Visitors get up here mighty
easy as it is"
Gen. 5. b. NJ. Young, who lis exnected to
succeed General Miles as Lieutenant general
of the army, called on the President in
full uniform. Another army visitor was
Chaplain Vattmann
An Unofficial Function.
A little function not on the official pro-
gram took place at the White House late
yesterday afternoon, and failed to attract
attention The Presidents message to Con-
gress, the autographs of the Roosevelt chill
dren, specimens of the coins of this period
and the steel chisel used by the mason who
did the work were all sealed up In a marble
box and buried in a bed Of cement beneath
the floor of the great central hallway of
the remodeled home of the President The
Presidents children were not present and
their cards We're obtained by wprkmen. The
President was out driving and Mrs. Roose-
welt was entertaining some callers when
the little informal ceremony took place.
Those present were workmen who are en-
gagged In the interior work in the White
House.
Resting upon this little treasure house
Is a great marble slab, bearing in charac-
ters of brass the figures. ..1792-1902." in
the center of an elIipse Of stars, one for
each state of the Union.