The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1904-12-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. C., Dee.

Mingling with Senators and Rep
of the minority party
results in the impression that ofhic-
ial Dem ocracy though disappointed
by the result of the election, IS not
Dixie and Tammany will
have a very firm hold upon the next
Congress and will he capable ofnlak-
ing a great deal Of trouble for the
champions of extravaganza and I'M
perialism. If they cannot pass reso-
lutions of investigation and appoint
committees, they can at least III
dulge in a great variety of irritating
and embarrassing remarks. Mean
time Cochran and Dalzell have peace
fully fallen upon each others neeks,
and the status quo antebellum
reigns once more.
Democratic members of both
houses will fEaternally participate in
the Inauguration exercises, and both
the President and his Democratic es-
eort will forget what they said about
him in October 1t will be interest
ing to see Senator Garmaek and
representative Kitehin have a place
on the Inauguration Committee. 1t
is understood that these twain are
excepted from the Presidents gen.
eral amnesty. They enjoy only the
privileges of ticket-of-leave men.
1t looks to-day as it the inaugural
ton ball would take place where the
inauguration itself will take place
at the Capitol building, The House
objects to tearing up the Pension
Office and interrupting business
there, and the Senator's objects to
granting the use of the Gongression-
al Library-by far the most appro-
pirate place for it.
The Inauguration Committee an
nounces that no refreshments will
be provided for the public-a quite
superhuous announcement, as nc
President since Jackson has tried to
feed the OF polloi, He tried. Receiv'
ing a vast cheese weighing severa
tons from New York farmer, he
placed it in the center of the East
Room of the White House, ther
called "The Palace. y The populac,
made a rush for it. They elawed it
they scooped it out, they flung it al
the chandeliers and carried it from
room to room, trampled it under
foot on the carpet, and the odol
thereof assembled to Heaven. Blu
there were other things. A lettei
writer of that time wrote: "a pro
fusion of refreshments had been pro
,.:d..d n..a.,a4 r.,neh by barrelsfu
was made, but, as walters opcnc,
the door to bring it out, a rush fol
lowed, the glasses were broken, tn,
r s...- "a nYaOr upset, and the mos
painful confusion prevailed. Te
such a degree was this carried that
Wine and ice cream could not be
brought to the ladies, and tubs Of
punch were taken into the garden to
entice the crowd from the Palace. Ii
was Notifying to see men, with
boots heavy with mud standing on
the damask satin-covercd chairs,
from their eagerness to get a 81 ght
of the President" No; there will be
no attempt to feed the American
people on March 4th however much
His Strenuosity might enjoy the
sight.
Secretary Taft, just back from
Panama, has spent some time this
week hel ping to rescue the Philip.
pine bill from defeat. The debate on
the bill touched mainly on the right
of Congress to delegate to the Phil
ippins Commission power to revise
the insular tariff Several Republi-
can Senators as well as Democratic
denied that right. Senator New
lands urged a reduction of the inter
est on the railroad bonds which the
Philippine government must guar
tee, from five per cent to two and a
half per cent insisting that the United
States would be morally bound to
redeem the bonds and by assuming
the legal responsibility for them they
could easily be sold for higher
price. Senator Carmack got the
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