The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-01-20
WASHINGTON LETTER
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succeeds 10 AnClo Joe OuuuOu place
as guardian Of the official purse strings,
or chairman of the house committee on
appropriations. After all, this is the
great committee Of the house To the
ways and means committee there are
moro eclat and temporary prominence,
but year in and year out the men who
draw the great supply bills run the gov
ernment of the United States. And tha
house sim exercises an influence on
these measures. The senate Is more
liberal by tradition In voting money,
and II any cheeseparing is to he done.
Il must be In the house under the lead
Of this committee. Its great chairmen
OF the past have been among the best
known Of our lawmakers. Now a new
man steps before the American public
and makes bis bow. Fortunately. his
record has thus far shown him possess
cd OF more than ordinary fogco and
strength.
Portraits of Former Speakers
Oil or crayon portraits of the former
speakers of the house of representa-
lives will be placed on the walls of the
house lobby Mt the capitol before the
opening of congress In November.
There will be long line OF them,
ranging from the painting Of f. A.
Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania to that
of David r. Henderson of Iowa But
one speaker IN all the long line, Ma
thaniel Mason of North Carolina,
speaker of the Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth congresses, lacks a place In this
notable gallery, 1t having been found
impossible to find a likeness OF him.
One or two speakers pro tenpore are
also missing from the list
The majority of these pictures adorn-
ed the walls of the lobby some years
ago, but their frames became cracked
and soiled, while some Of the paintings
were fading, and they were taken
down and stored away. Now, how
ever, at the suggestion and direction Of
Elliott Woods, superintendent Of the
capitol, they have been restored In col
or and distinctness and reframed by
Mr.. w. H. Truckstein. whose work
consists In looking after the art treas
ures of the capitol.
Great Lakes Training station.
Secretary Moody has received the re-
port of the board appointed by con
gress to examine and report upon a
suitable site for a training station on
the great lakes The board suggests
a site on the shore of the southern half
of Lake Michigan, about twenty-five
miles above the forty-second degree of
latitude The site includes the city of
Muskegon on the Michigan side and
Milwaukee on the Wisconsin side. Sec
retary Moody will submit the report to
congress-, with the recommendation
that S250.0OO be appropriated for pur-
chasing the property and for the pre-
liminary work on the establishment of
the station
Social Season Assured.
The assembling OF congress three
weeks IN advance oe the usual date as
sures a social season that IS much lon
ger than usual The precedent estab-
lished last year of beginning the state
dinners before Christmas Will probably
be followed this winter, but there will
be no formal entertaining before the
regular opening Of congress. Mrs
Roosevelt will doubtless receive her
friends from time TO time in the same
hospitable fashion that has marked her
entire residence in the White House
but the great state crushes begin with
the New Years reception.
After the Mosquito.
Mosquito study is to be conducted IN
wider field than has heretofore been
the case with the scientists OF the ma
rine hospital service, Surgeon General
Wyman Of that branch Of the govern
ment having sent circulars to all the
medical officers OF the service and tC
the quarantine officers 10 forward tC
the headquarters in Washington speci
mems OF the various branches Of the
enlex family. Franked envelopes have
accompanied the circulars. and the In
sects will be given free transportation
through the United States malls.
New White House stables.
AT the coming session Of congress al
effort win be made to obtain authority
for the removal of the presidents sta
bles from their present location on th'
presidents park. directly south Of thu
state department building. and th'
erection Of a new building for the pur
pose in a more suitable location. Colo
mel Symons in his last annual repor
makes an earnest recommendation 70
an appropriation Of 100000 ''for build
ing a stable on a location IN the pres'
dents park to be selected by the pres
ident. 10 the south OF the present sta
BILE, for the use OF the president, thu
executive Office and the Office OF publi'
buildings and grounds"
The Union station.
At q conference between the Distric
commissioners and Representatives o
the Baltimore and Ohio road on Ties
tions relating to the construction OF thl
$15.0OO,OO0 Union station in Washing
ton one Of the attorneys for the rail
road declared that II was the intention
Df the Pennsylvania and Baltimore anl