Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

Representative Longworth Of Ohio
is one of the most enthusiastic advo-
Gates Of an increase of salary for the
President and in the debs to on the
general deficiency appropriation bill
he made plea pot only for larger
salary for the President. but for our
Am bassadors also. He related what he
claims to be an authentic case where
an American minister received and en-
tertained diplomats in a three room
fiat reeking with the odors of onions
and boiled cabbage. He received in
his shirt sleeves and when his visitors
rose to SO be would present his card
and say. CONSIDER your call returned"
Mr.. Longworth argued that better
salaries were required for our diplo-
mats in order to secure suitable men
for the places or we should have to fall
back on our millionaire miners and
pork packers for our diplomatic repre-
sentation.
Quite unexpectedly Wednesday the
House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce resumed it's inves
tigation of the affairs of the canal and
the Panama railroad and developed
some sensational evidence. The Oh
ject of the committee to bring out
reasons why the President should dis
sion and all the information they sue
ceeded ia getting will be formally pre-
sented to the President 1t was shown
by the testimony of the vice-presdent
of the Panama railroad that in direct
violation of the letter OF instructions
from President Roosevelt. that the
canal commission had been purchasing
supplies to the amount of $215, 600
without inviting competitive aid and
without advertising for proposals.
This committee of investigation is
upheld by the best business people Of
the country and those most interested
in the canal are eager to have but one
controlling head. The commission
has already been discredited by the
recent disclosures concerning the mem
bers and the panama railway and the
Interstate Commerce Commission is
positive Of making other revelations in
the management that will make the
Commissioners not only uncomf orta Bile
but also very insecure in their places
Lo, the poor Indian is still the
cause Of fighting. The Indian app~o-
priation bill was before the Senate
Wednesday and after eleven hours OF
spirited discussion finally passed about
mid night. 1t has been the most diff
cult of all appropriations to pass this
year because of the many controverted
questions involved One of these re-
lating to the Indian funds for sectariar
schools was settled by an amendment
forbidding such use Of appropriations
but permitting each Indian to draw his
share of trust funds for the education
of his children at any school he
pleases. A number of Senators de-
clared that such permission absolutely
destroys the effect of the legislation bu
the bill went through in spite of theil
protest.
Nothing is talked of this week ir
| Washington but Inauguration. Con-
gress working in all day and night SEES
sions 10 finish; delayed work is for the
time forgotten in the general prepare.
| ton for the fourth. The city author.
tiles have pushed with commendable
| vigor the work of cleaning the streets
and avenues not only on the line of the
| inaugural parade, but as much as pos
sible throughout the city. that Wash
| ington might be at her best TO receive
her guests. A winter of unprecedent-
ed severity and with snow fall oil
which the records furnish no parallel,
has left the streets in sloppy condi-
ton, but with three days of good
weather the street cleaning service
has again made the city presentable.
The stations are already taxed to &C
commodate the great crowds that are
arriving and it is estimated that the