Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-26

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will he very dangerous. After years
of examination by engineers and com.
missions We have begun all over again.
Exposition Expenditures.
The congress Of the United States
has appropriated S21. O44. 143 for OK.
positions at home and abroad. besides
looming the 81. Louis exposition "a, 600.
OOO. which was repaid or the tota,
amount s1aOso.2e3 was appropriate ted
for cxpositions In this country. Of
which At. Louis got the largest amount.
S6.j79.OOO; Chicago next with S5.S4O..
800: Philadelphia Centennial. 81, 1S2..
1874; New Orleans. 81 $50. 900. ana Ruf.
falo S1.Ol5OOO. Other cities were Wv
en less than half million, Portlan
Ore. which this year celebrates the
Lewis and Clark centennial, receivin
S475!OOO. OF The $1.953, $50 appropri.
ated for foreign exhibits S1,472 son
was spent at four expositions in Paris.
the last. In 1900. taking $1.OO0.OOO
Have Some Hope.
Members OF the house who want pub.
lie buildings have not yet abandoned
the intention Of passing n bill. even
though economy has been made the slo.
gan of the house leaders These men
claim that II is time the cities they
represent should have public buildings,
and they are not going to he frightened
by the treasury deficit They saw that
their cities have had TO wait when 9th.
or public building bills were passed
and now the time has arrived when
they are entitled to recognition and
they are not going to be put of by the
cry of retrenchment.
Sn,oot's CeIieseu
Senator Elect Sutherland of Utah will
not only be- 4 colleague Of Senator
SmOot. but he will be his warm per.
soral friend. sutherland was st the
Republican national convention in Chi
ca9O last summer and as a member OF
the committee on resolutions made an
especial effort 10 prevent the adoptiop
of resolution denouncing polygsmy.
which anti MormOnS wanted in the
platform. He was ably assisted by A
number Of other men from western
states where the Mormon vote cuts n
good deal Of figure. Sutherland will
no doubt take an active part in the
defense Of Smoot when opportunity is
offered.
Senator Knox industrious.
The new senator from PENNSYLVANIA
gives strict attention to his senatorial
duties. He listens to the speeches In
the senate closely. even when they
seem TO be dull md uniuterestiug. He
was made member of the committee
on privileges and elections and since
that time has attended its sessions reg.
ularly during the Smoot investigation.
But be has done more He has read
all the testimony taken last session
and this session before he became n
member Of this committee. This itself
has been task. for the record ia very
voluminous. predict that Knox will
have a good deal 70 say about the re-.
port tho committee makes in this case
When Shaw Received Advice.
When Secretary Shaw was speaking
in Kentucky he told story TO illus.
trate a point. Now hat young mar
there" he said "bnye his diamond and
gives il to the young lady, paying ar
honest duty to the government. while
under high dug the smuggleI
brought il in and msde profit"
After the meetnE the young mar
whom he had pointed out sidled ar
To him and said II wouldn't tell tina,
diamond story any more
"Why?" asked the astonished secre
tary.
because pretty nearly every person
in this town knows that bought the
diamond for the girl and that she gave
it back
Days Of Little Things.
Occasionally the .enate devotes an en-
tire day to matters of no public i'm
pOrtance whateyer. and yet they are
of character to excite considerable de
bate. which develops into personalities
and interesting dialogue. 1t might he
supposed that in view of all pressing
business before congress that the time
of the senate would he occupied in
grave matters Of public concern. Re
Gently n whole day was consumed over
two or three small bills. The senators
debated bills to pension the families
of the Indian police who were killed
in the capture Of Sitting Bull and to
pay damages TO workman who lost
an eye while engaged on government
work. After several roll calls the last
named bill was passed by majority
of two Later il was discovered that
the claim had been allowed in the ON
nibus claims bill much to the disgust
of the stenOgraphers who character
lied it as the worst debate 10 report
Gf the session
An Absence Explained.
Judge Robert W Tnyicr met Senator
Dolliver in the corridor Of the senate
recently and. referring 10 the failure
Of Dolliver TO appear ut an advertised
lecture in Youngstown. o.. said tina,
the people OF that city now referred tc
Il false weather prediction as Il Dol!
liver lecture"
When the good people of i0unes
town. said Doliver. advertise n lee
ture no matter by whom 10 hc de