Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
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Unlike European monarchs, who
usually have private chaplain and
| special place of worship as a part OF
the estate church," the President of
the United States selects his own place
of worship in Washington, much as
would any other person who went
there to live, and attends its services
regular public receptions at the White
House have been discontinued, the
Presidents church is generally overrun
with sightseers. Mr.. Roosevelt at
tends Grace Reformed Church. Its
new edifice, completed since he be-
came President, seats about five hum
dred persons; before that he worshiped
with the society in a chapel less than
half as commOdiOus. Presidents
Grant, Hayes and Mckinley attended
Methodist churches; General Garfield,
| during his long Congressional career,
! as we'll as after his elevation to the
presidency, was identified with the
Disciples" or christians" Their
present church, one of the strongest in
the city, is called the Garfield Memo
rial" President Arthur was an EpiS-
copalian, and attended st. Johns, just
across Lafayette Park, which is but
few steps from the White House. Ben
| jamin Harrison, as prominent Pres
| byterian, found his religious home at
| the Church of the Covenant.
The Fifty-eighth Congress will ex-
| pire amid the excitement of the inau-
! guration ceremonies at noon of March
| 4. The short session of an expiring
| Congress is usually full of accomplish
ment. Things move more rapidly
| than in the longer session Of the pre-
| ce1ing year. Young members have
| now all had a winters experience. The
| House Of Representatives passes it's
appropria ton bills more speedily in
second year, since the questions in dis
| pute are naturally fought OUT the
first time they come before it's mem
| bers. Legislative measures which
| have made progress, but have not
| reached enactment will be taken up
| where they were left last spring. Com
| mittees which had been directed to
| make special inquiries will report ON
| the opening day of the session. All
| bills which are not passed by March
will be lost, and must be introduced
again in the next Congress. A treaty
| does not expire at the end of a Con-
| gress, since it is for the Senate alone
| to consider. 1t may be taken up where
it was left the year before, regardless
of whether there is new Congress
| that has come in, or merely another
| session of an old one.
An important opinion, which will set
precedent of great interest to all
| Federal officials who are appointed by
| the President, has been rendered by
| the comptroller Of the treasury. The
decision establishes the title Of officials
to draw pay until their successors
qualify. The point was raised by
| Melvin Grigsby, of South Dakota, who
was district attorney for the Nome,
| Alaska, district Mr.. Grigsby resigned
and his resignation, to take effect June
| 80 last, was accepted. His successor
| was appointed, but he failed to quail
| ify until July 90. Mr.. Grigsby, who
| had been occupying the district attor-
ney's office between the time of his
resignation and the qualification of his
| successor, contended that he was en-
titled to twenty nine days pay, al
| though his resignation had been ac-
cepted and he was considered out Of
Office. The comptroller decides that
Mr.. Grigsby's claim is proper
It is said that Immediately upon the
Inauguration Of President Roosevelt
OH March 4 there will be a shake-up
that will overshadow that made by
Mr. Mckinley when the Republicans
gained power after the Cleveland adj
| ministration. Very few of the old Nc
kinley appointees are to be retained
in office. Mr.. Roosevelt wants his own
administration to be one of his own
| personal selection. The official chop
ping is to be begun in the cabinet,
and will extend down to consular po-
sitions of comparatively minor import
ance. 1t will include hundreds Of
rostmasters internal revenue collec-
tors, customs collectors, commissioners
of immigration, consuls, diplomatic
agents, and in fact official positions in
every branch of the government SER
vice.
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The United States mails carry in a
year S,5OO,OOO,OOO pieces of matter at
cost of S150,0OO,00O, and if the rural
delivery service, which now serves
one-seventh of our people at an ex-
pense Of $22,OoO,OOO, were eliminated,
the postoffice would be self-supporting
rHho nnStnfficn was NOT nSta hliShnd TO