The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

No efforts ever have been made to round
up the children Of the District of Column
bia and see that they are not made
to work in mills and
Child Labor factories or other
r.. .e--. = occupations when
Law Lacking they ought to be in
-, - school. Statistics
In Capital. show that there are
s~---&-.-.-- thousands of children
growing up, literally under the shadow of
the capitol dome and the Congressional
without the rudiments of educa-
ton; and many Of them are being forced
by indolent Or vicious parents to work to
support the family-and often it is night
work they are compelled to perform. Here
pists to write to their congressman.
For the District Of Columbia depends d.
rectly for its legislation on all such mat
tiers on congress. The member might well
be asked to devote less time to claims and
pensions and more to the children.
The resignation Of former Governor w.
E.. Stanley from the Dawes commission
must be attributed to higher degree Of
sensitiveness as COM
Stanley Is pared with the other
members of the
Sensitive commission. He
with other members
and Resigns. of the commission,
-s' was found to be a
stakeholder in one Of the many trust
companies formed to deal in Indian lands
and mortgages. When the Brosius ex-
posture was first made, Mr.. Stanley denied
owning stock Of the sort described, and
when the records were sprung on him, he
pleaded ignorance, and thought some
friend must have handed it to him when
he was not looking-or words to that ef-
feet. Tams Bixby and the other COM
misisoners have admitted that it was g.
violation against the proprieties, perhaps,
but have contended that they were guilty
of nothing Illegal. All members were re-
up their stock or resign from the commits
sion. The other members have chosen the
other horn Of the dilemma, and have
promised to sell out. Colonel Tom
Needles, who wired for congressional
investigation, after reading the newspa-
per reports of the findings Of the presi-
dents commission of inquiry, has sub
sided and nothing more has been heard
OF the subject. Tams Bixby advised him,
also by wire, to hold his horses and wait
for the full report by mail.
mined that this congress shall not be open
to the charge Of extravaganza. The way
he is holding down
Cannon Holds the appropriations
has put crimp into
House Down the backs Of lot Of
republican as well as
In Expenses. democratic members.
Nothing goes but the
regular supply bills, and bills which do
not carry an appropriation. The only ex-
ception to this is the regular grist Of pri-
vate pension bills. and for these Uncle
Joe devised a. scheme for expeditions dis
posal which made some Of the old men,
bers dizzy. Instead Of having each one
read, and consuming many hours In the
process, he decided that, by unanimous
consent, the bills could be designated
as those Of a certain numbering, including
all between; for example, 1923 and 1882.
AS democrats as well as republicans profit
by these private pension bills, nobody OBJ
jects, and they are ground out like the
population statistics from the census bu-
reau.
Congressman are wishing they had not
acted. SO precipitously in abolishing the
Capitol restaurant "canteen." Since the
liquor privilege was
congressman cut off the men who
have the concession
Miss Saloon complain that it is
not nearly SO profit
In Capitol. able, and, In order
to avoid loss they
have had to cut the pie into five pieces
90 cents rcut) and weaken the coffee.
The lobster Is adulterated with crawflsh.
the milk has to be more heavily watered.
and other things in proportion. The
prices always have been high, so nothing
remained but to cheaper the service. So
congress Is suffering sort Of famine In
reward for its virtue.
President Harrison is responsible for the
appointment Of Judge Charles Swayne.
federal judge for the Florida district, who
| is to be impeached by the
SWayne Made United States senate. S It
is said that Delaware was
Federal Judge originally Swayne's home,
tho he had gone to Florida
by Harrison. and was practicing Law
there at the time Of his ap-
| pointment. Gray and Higgins were then
the senators from Delaware; but 1t does
not appear from the records that they In
| dorsed swayne's appointment. In fact, II
has not been brought out by tho commit