The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-01-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
Nations Capital. Things Being
Done and Talked About.
ELEGANT HOLIDAY RECEPTION
fOlltics Relegated to the Rear. The State
hood Bill. The Cuban and New Found
land Treaties and other Matters Of
Interest.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. ), 1903.

Washington, d. c., Jan. ), 1903.
One of the most brilliant state
recep,loes ever witnessed in Wash
ington took place on New Years
day. Bright sunshine and lem
perature almost balmy added TO the
comfort of the quests and the re
modelled interior of The White
House contributed to the interest
Of the occasion. Following the
usual custom, the Pre.ident, assist
ed by Mr.. Roosevelt. the members
of the Cab net and their families,
received the Justices Of the Supreme
Court. the memht r. Cf, he diplomat
Ic corps, in tier elaborate uni
forms. the officers of the army, E8vy
and marine corps, all N full dress
uniform. and several thousand
C vllians, ard The vi o'e scene pre-
sen'ed picture kalid 'sc0pIc in col
or End animated in The extreme. IN
he front corridor The Marine Band
rendered All elaborate prog am
while diplomats, officers, senators
and civilians stood about chatting
and admring the new aud beauti-
full decorations.
Following the reception at the
White House, Secretary Hay enter
tanned the entire dlplom tic corps
at breakfast With the exception
Of Mrs. Hay and Mrs. Root and
Mrs Hitchcock, who are in mourn.
, ing, the ladies of the Cabinet re-
ceived their friends at various hours
: throughout the afternoon The
Secretary of the Navy received
with Mrs. Dewey, the Admiral be.
) ing absent with tie feet. Many
5 changes have taken place III the
! diplomatic corps during the pas,
) year but the absence most comment
5 ed upon was that of Julian, Lord
Pau, cefote, the late British Am
bassadur who died last spring. He
was a general favo:ite and bis alb
! sence was noted with many regrets.
Herr Won HollebeD, the German
Ambassador, who is not paiticu
larly popular, is row dean of the
corps and was the first of .be forein
ers to greet the President. One oI
the pleasant incidents Of the day wa;
!, the call paid by Senor Ojeda, th'
Spanish Minister, to Mrs. Dewey
wife of the tflicer TO whom th'
Spanish fleet surrendered III Mani;
Bay, and the man most responsible
for the loss of the Philippines Il
Spain.
! To very remarksble extent poll
: tics have given place 10 soc,et'
+ during the holiday season, tn
;. President setting the example o.
entertaining a large house party ant
remaining away from his office a
much as circumstances would per
: nit. Many members of Congress
lett Washington to return today
when the second half of the secon'
session of the Fifty-seventh Con
gress convenes at noon. While LEG
islation has Jagged and polite
have been dull during the past tw
; weeks, there is every reason to be
lieve that the ensuing two month
will be marked by exceptional al
activity. Ordinarily. the last SCI
sion of Congress is devoted a
most exclusively tothe passage Q
the regular appropriation bill. bu
this year there are many lmportau
:. matters demanding attention. Th
statehood bill IS still on tue Senat
. calendar and is the regular order
: business. During the holidays
second bill has been drafted al
ml,ting Oklahoma and Indian Terr
tory as one state The Cuban treat
a. awaits ratification or rejection an
= the same Is true of the New Foun'
land treaty. Senator Cullom is d
termlned to secure some consider
= tlon Of the Kasson reclprocl'
treaties, which he declares should
disposed of if only as q matter
IA courtesy to the countries party
them. Trust legislation snii o
w cupies a large share OF attentit
d. and will doubtless monopolize
IS, considerable portion Of the time
a. Congress between and the 4th
49, March.
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