The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-20
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There has been q omentaryA lull: In
matters ilttcal. The Senate in exzs
N session Isl LONG me- 10 no thing
but the qnder:surfa lind Icatl Ions are
mi uf interest TO hose who can dis:
rera Them: The santc Domingo
treaty IS not dead but sleepeth, sand
4 mi sleep all summer II all the
Senators who are In favor Of stt be.
eanse Of party aftillation could be
nt,stered, IL would he passed; this|
Feels. II win almost certainly be
Eassed by the Senate when it assem-.
bles N extra session next October. 3
The Mothers Congress which has
BEEN III session IN Nashington for
zpne days VII gad iourns tomorrow 1t
furnished the President an opportu.
nifty through an sad dress, to- express
aud emphasize his well, known views
( ID seyefaI questions, and especially
siti reterence to what Is / known as
his Trace suicide " theory where he
IS in perfect agree cement with NJ. zola's
VIEWS as elaborated In his famous
novel caller Fecundltie He was IN
particularl happy mood when he
toois the stand, or rather the pulpit:
At the Metropol Titan Methodist Church
here the sessio nss Of the Mothers
s congress are held! He; was introduc-
4 81 by Mrs sholl,, the president, and
bowed To her remarking the father
af fiye children &salutes the mother
II seven: The address, read be;
tween the slines, was really rebuke
p ait that these women are doing,
fiiuagh not what they pretend to be
dring They are passing resolutions
In favor Of or against Everything that
= atioat IN politics, sociology and re:
l'gioa, and are away from their homes
md their babies, where the President
naEseiy minated all smothers should
snnstimes be- and that they should
asas te engaged In spec ch.maklng, re-
solyisg and pseudo tellectual dab.
hiings OF various kinds. The Presi.
aenfs recent pre- chments both here
and af his church last Sunday, are
among ahes hest he has ever made. OF
an the Presidents we have ever had,
he seems to be the least afraid to
elk and tie least afraid Of anything,
The coming spring and summer
LII hesa period Of great improvement
M Washing on. This week, the dem.
alitinn Of thirty buildings on Capitol
SBare northeast Of the Senate
chandler win begin to make the foun.
4 Latinn for the marble Senate offices
Z AZ which this ground was purchas.
ID The purchase money amounted
= nearly a million of dollars, and 1T
espered that building costing
INN three to i've million dollars will
be erected there, to correspond with
thetoftices that are already under con.
ztrEtfou for the House Of Represen.
sztiyes at the other wing Of the Cap.
itll The railroad terminal improve.
lents consisting Of a railway pas.
sarger station long than the United
states Gapito though out. Of defer
y gnte 10 that towering building not
mare than half as high are unde,
TSg and win be in the main complet
n ii next winter The Agricultural
Da11ttnsnt building, which will be
nna Of fhe Finest department build
higs III Washing ton, Is in the hands
If ysta e1ntrac tors The same may BIZ
Esta ~ the \ ational Museum, while
Aundreds Of private enterprises ar,
ntsktn nrogress in different part
v 81 tlies city; II
Various small iunketing trips ar
II nreparationF by members of Cor
ess al sernment expense. osten
iii Tie purpose lis to see things a
mt sight in the Philippines, Hawai-
saras Rico, Panama, Alaska, SAINT
Tanning and various other places, i
aTaer tosbe better prepared to legi.
~ fntell gently when questions cor
serning the interests Of our broa
aptnInions come up in the session
q Congress. The theory is az goo
me Our legislators are nothing {
uytneials, and since many {
saIisa Lave not had time or opport,
nifty 10 travel on their own means,
s no doubt economical for the go'
selMnts to send them abroad. HON
EespingF youth have ever homely wit
But what Interest has the govern
nissts IN sending their wives, daugl
ters cousins and! aunts on these e,
Rational excursions? They cannc
bEt be In the way Of effective worI
sud and investigation. These ladit
zre dead heads and dead weights an
They paralyze to a marked degree IL
E p 4 for which these expeditions al
Lrrfched. In the Mexican army {