Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES
DIR. PORTER SPENDS A BUSY WEEK IN
WASHINGTON.
Attended Numerous National Gatherings Impress
Ions Of Congress and Members Thereof-Aiarming
Death Rate Of Washington Youth-Rind Remem-
bTsrce for General Rusk-ROossvsli Popular at
the Seat Of Government.

Luduy ebdt6s duQ bnelT sp6ecHeS were
able ones showing the league is doing q
great work among republ ans and DEM
oerats. There are many third party
prohibitionists working inl rmory with
the other league officers, q Jng whom
is Rev. DIR. Chapman c. California,
who spoke in several of the Ii. Se church
es here.
Saturday / went TO the capitol at
noon, the hour when house and senate
convene | spent the afternoon in the
senate gallery. Senator Frye was in
the chair Depew, Gallinger, Hale
and Cullom spoke briefly. A Louisiana
senator made long speech against the
reciprocity treaty with Cuba Senator
Depew replied TO him in an eloquent
| speech in which he gave the history of
our troubles with Spain, over Cuba, for
1875 years. It is easy to locate the sem
ators in their seats as there are only 90
of them; but in the house, where 800
are closely seated, it is not easy. Sem
ator Teller made remarks and showed
great knowledge of Cuba and it's re-
| sources.
On Sunday, in Wisconsin, it was "a
| below zero, but here 1t was 90 above,
but icy, as sleet fell daring the night.
| Attended DR.. Bristols church. The
chime bells and the great pipe organ
| furnished us sweet music and the pre-
siding elder gave US good sermon.
President Mckinley worshiped in this
church. DR.. Bristow is a young man
! imported from Chicago. At 4 p. m. /
attended an Anti -Polygamy mass meet
ing there. Bishop Satterlee presided.
The meeting was called under the aus
pices OF the Womens Interdenomina-
tional Union, and the president, Mrs.
Roach made an address Mrs. Margar-
ct Dye Ellis, the lobbyists of the W. G.
I. U. here. made ringing speech in
regard TO seating Senator Smoot,
and was followed by another equally
cultured and earnest woman Mrs.
| Schoff, president of the National Con-
| gress of Mothers, who declared that
( polygamy Is practiced extensively in
Utah. Mr.. Owen of Utah, gave an ad-
dress, and told how little Mormon boy
playing with other boys said, II can't
really say | have any papa; my papa
only comes home nights once in week
or two. 1t is this breaking up of the
home life that is the worst feature of
| this business said Mr.. Owen. At the
close of this interesting meeting | went
| to Lafayette theatre to hear j. Willis
l
| Endeavor society, speak to a large audi
ence Of men. Everybody loves to hear
Mr.. Baer speak and the Y. nj. c. A had
big meeting. Later heard DR.. Chap
| man of California.
Monday af er doing the Smithsonian
Institute. went to senate chamber, after
/ had seen the Supreme court pass from
! the robing room to the court room. The
| marble busts of 20 statesman look down
| upon the senate. A dozen active pr ges
sit near the speaker and at the snap of
| the finger they run TO do what they are
| hidden. Joe Bailey of Texas, Is the
main speaker of today. He talks three
hours and ten minutes and says he can
| not continue longer owing to his throat.
While Bailey talks the senators go out
| and soon he is talking to only eleven on
the republican side and twenty-one on
his side Of the CHAMBER. While Bailey
talks Hale of Maine, asks question.
Gallinger makes remarks. Stewart OF
Nevada interrupts him. Spooner and
Allison, who sit side by side, ask qnes-
tions, and clerk from the House enters
| and reads q concurrent resolution to ad-
iouTn December 10. Then Rev. E. e.
Hale of Boston, Is made chaplain of the
senate, to commence January 4; beau
tiful tribute to this old man of SO years
who can make such feeling prayer.
Then Bailey resumes by saying that he
never before heard the president ac-
cused of being "a lawyer; he had spent
his time in lighter literature and mores
the pity for his country" A page brings
Bailey cup of tea or coffee. There are
many ladies in the galleries. Senator
Shoots seat is filled both days. Spooner
and Allison late today, but keep
| their seats. Senator Hoar Is in his seat
Spooner will reply to the brainy Texan
tomorrow. Bailey said THE American
sugar trust is the only customer Cuba
has for sugar. The American tobacco
trust is only customer Cuba has for to-
bacco." Henry Cabot Lodge talks well
for few minutes. His home is on
Beacon street, Boston, close to John
Hancocks old home, only three or four
houses to left Of state house. Lodges
mother was charitable, a cabman tells
me. Lodge is stingy and has made
store in basement of the family man.
sion. Spooner and Fairbanks retire for
short talk Depew and Teller reply to
Bailey and show great knowledge Of
Cuba. Then senate adiourns and
gentleman takes my hat and leaves his.
/ will gladly exchange, for his lie more
in style, but il Is too big. / wait but he
does net return. do next best thing,
pick up paper and make hat fit me.
Tuesday / do Medical and National
Museums and also the Agricultural
Department. In the latter is an old
lady who Is busting. She shows me the
exhibits of ramie, and takes us into the
room where girls are uni aveling silk
from cocoons / tell her / came from
same town where Jerry Rusk lived.
She enquiries after Blaine and says Sec
retary Rusk was an awful good man for
the Office he filed In the Medical Mu-
scum | saw Booths cervical vertebrae
and Lincoln's hair, and the spleen of
Guifeau, twice normal size, enlarged by
malaria, pricked into him 7 mis-
quito, which by that act threw whole
world into mourning.
In the National Museum / studied the
paintings of Geo. Catlin, Indian artist,
who from 1929 10 80 painted portraits
of more than 500 Indian chiefs. With
! his wife he travelled from British Column
| bia 70 Mexico gathering material and
| in 1886 exhibited his paintings and In
dian museum in London. In 1S45, at
request of the French king, the collec-
I ton was shown in the Louvre. In 1852
| Catlin speculated, lost, and his collec'
1 ton was seized Tor debt, A patriotic
American redeemed it and took 1t 10
/ Philadelphia for security where 1t was
stored until 1919. Il mad been through
two fires and was stored in several
places there. The widow Of its owner
/ gave 1t 10 the Z. S. government, and