The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-27
OLD OFFICERS
Z WILL HANG ON
: No Change Probable in the House of
Representatives.
SECRETARY ROOT DODGED
HEALTH OF THOMAS 2. WALSH
FAILING.
SECRETARY ROOT DoDGED
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Washington, Nov 26.-Already spec
ulatiOn about the next congress which
meets December 4th are rife in politi-
cal circles. 1t is a sure thing that
Speaker Cannon WIN again be selected
70 lead the House. and it is likely that
all present officers will be reelected by
acclamatiOn after nomination in the
Republican caucus. The officers are as
follows: Clerk, Alexander Mcdowell, Of
Sharon, Pa; sergeant-at-arms, Henry
Casson, of Madison, Wis; dOOrkeeper,
+. B. Lon, of Cuba, y. Y; postmaster,
Jos. c. McEroy of Syracuse, Ohio;
chaplain, Rev. Henry y. Couden, of
Washington, d. c. Committee assign
ments are causing the most comment,
especially since the matters of person.
mel are not 50 easily fixed. and the
chaiFmanships of many important COM
nittees are to be settled. Compromises
are in order and a general tendency
10 dispose "stand-pat' material where
most needed TO cope with the presi-
dents known advocacy of tariff re-
form, viii dictate many appointments,
instead OF having them go by reason
caucus will pin its faith 10 John Sharpe
Williams again. thus making him lead
er of the minority as he was during
The past season.
Shaw's Question Box.
some CONSERVATION has been occa-
4 stoned by Secretary ShaW's appeal for
r 6lirect information IS to celibacy and
wealth among clerks in the treasury
80 mo
1torial in the request. especially since
The secretary's purpose is shown in the
following: He is expected To make an
address before the treasury branch of
the civil service retiring association
about January LIST. With 4 view to OBJ
tanning data that viii enable him to de-
termine with some degree of accuracy
the financial condition OF the people
connected with the treasury depart
ment, the secretary has submitted TO
the employees a series of questions.
These concern the sex, marriage.
length of time in the government ser
vice, approximately (within a thousand
dOllars) the aggregate of salary re-
ceived during the entire term Of serV-
ice: whether the emplOye has purchased
a dwelling house, at what price, if il
Is paid for, and if not, what amount
has been paid thereon, and what
amount if any, is due. How much
the employe is worth above his or her
debts, and what portion Of this has
been saved out of the salary, how
much the employe is in debt in excess
of the value of his or her property
and. finally, whether the employees
condition compels him OF her to -occa-
sionahy borrow money at exOrbitant
rates Of interest. Much depends on
these answers, and if Mr. Shaw can
show how TO purchase a dwelling and
live on one thousand dollars Il year
and at the same time keep out of the
tolls Of the installmeut man and the
loan shark he viii confer benefits
greater than any that can be furnished
by the retirement association.
Root Dodged,
There is "a tale going around diplo-
matte circles of an attempt to get
Secretary Root into "A stew over the
bureau of American republics, which
- an organization that gets into print
Oftener for its troubles than for its
accomplishments. A trap was neatly
laid by a diplomatic stroke from
Castro. OF Venezuela, which would put
Mr. Root in the position of having to
decide against Caracas as the next
meeting place for the Pan-American
| ing a mistake either by letting Ameri-
i can prejudice dictate his refusal of
l\euezuela'S invitation or by accepting
We would virtually back Venezuela and
Castro against France. Naturally Mr.
Root declined To do either. which forces
all the diplomats of the bureau to
make a selection, and leaves the major
lily to be responsible Tor Venezuela OF
not, as they choose.
Walsh's Health Failing.
Thomas +. Walsh's health is BY no
means OF the best, and the utmost con-
Germ is felt for his condition. Since
the death Of his son he has been
prey TO melancholia, and al efforts to
shake II OF seem unavailing. Mrs,
Walsh and Miss Evelyn have buried
their own grief in their anxiety, and an
means, scientific and professional, are
placed at their disposal. The family is
Still at the ShOreham i'm this city, and
their departure for California. is prob
lematic. Some eminent physicians are
eudeavoring TO get Mr. Walsh interest
ed in new line Of business. and every
1nducemeut has been offered him TO buy
one OF the evening papers. IL was
thought that this radical change of Oc-
CupatiOn would take the millionaire out
of himself He shows but scant interest
IN these efforts. and it is unlikely that
ne VIII make the new venture. Miss
Evelyn sees a few old friends, but she
Is looking wan and sOrrowful and the
keenest sympathy is felt for the entire
family. The injury which Miss Walsh
suffered when her brother met his
tragic death will not leave permanent
results Mrs. Walsh is proving herself
q woman of great fortitude, and she
has taken hold OF her husbands bust
ness ~ a manner surprisingly capable.
Mr.. Watsh's illness revives the talk OF
selling the palace on Massachusetts /
avenue. Senator Clark is now named
as a possible bidder should the man.
sion come into the market
Mistake Was, Made.
When Vice President Fairbanks made |
preparations to lease The Norton man-
sion he found a remarkably state of |
affairs. This house was rented to the |
Russian embassy, furnished, but !
through a remarkable mistake nearly |
all the bedroom appointments had been
either sent 10 auction and sold with |
the cast-Off belongings of Count Cas-
SIM, or had been shipped To Madrid !
~-s1Jh his effects The state of the house
was something appalling. Not since the |
chinese legation moved off the Four !
teenth street hill has a Washington
dwelling been discovered in such q /
plight. Countess Marguerite kept q j
number of dogs. large and small. and 1
her servants were 50 careless that il IS |
said every carpet in the house win have |
10 be discarded and new ones procured /
before Mrs. Fairbanks will even con- !