The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-11-30
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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 it's services
without ostentation of any sort. Since
regular public receptions at the White
House have been discontinued, the
Presidents church is generally oyerrun
with sightseers. Mr.. Roosevelt at
tends Grace Reformed Church. Its
new edifice, completed since he be-
came President, seats about five hun
dred persons; before that he w~orshiped
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 well 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 a
few steps from the White House. Ben
jamin Harrison, as a prominent Pres
byterian, found his religious home at
the Church Of the Covenant.
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The Fifty-eighth Congress will *
rt,.n N y,fl fhn ny;+or,nrt Df fhn imam
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-
ceding year. Young members have
now all had a winters experience. The
House Of Representatives passes its
appropriation bills more speedily in q
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 4
will be lost, and must be introduced
again in the next Congress. A treaty
ioes not expire at the end of a Con-
gress, since it is for the Senate alone
to consider. 1t may be taken up where
1t was left the year before, regardless
Of whether there is a new Congress
that has come in, or merely another
session of an old m
An important opinion, which will set
q 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
30 last, was accepted. His successor
was appointed, but he failed to quail
ify until July %. 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-Five days pay, al
though his resignation had been ac-
cepted and he was considered out Of
office. The comptroller decides that
MIR. Grigsby's claim is proper.
1t Is said that Immediately upon the
Inauguration of President Roosevelt
on March 4 there will be a shake-up
that will o~vershadow that made by
Mr.. Mckinley when the Republicans
gained power after the Cleveland ad
ministratton. Very few of the old Nc.
Kinley appointees are to be retained
In office. MI. Roosevelt wants his own
administration tn he one OF his own
personal selection. The official chop
ping is to be begun in the cabinet,
and will extend down to consular DO
sitions Of comparatively minor import.
ance. 1t will include hundreds of
postmasters. internal revenue collec.
tors, customs collectors, commissioners
of immigration, c~onsuls, 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,500,000.000 pieces of matter at a
cost Of S150,O0O, 900. and If the rural
delivery service, which now serves
o~ne-seventh Of our people at an ex.
pense of SO. 10000. were eliminated,
fha noStnfirp would he sale crrror+tr~