The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-13


effective reciprocity with Cuba 1t has
strengthened the laws dealing with
great corporations. 1t has failed 10
pass the statehood bill and the bill
for cutting the tariff from sugar and
tobacco from the Philippines This
session of congress has also been oc-
cupied largely with appropriation bills
with a view to economy so that the
outgo viii not exceed the revenue
Revenues have been decreased because
of the repeal of the war tax acts
amounting to 500. 600, 600 annually
They have also been reduced this cal
endar year on account of the reel
procity with Cuba
Surplus of Republicans.
There are now 1886 representatives in
the house. The Republicans have
! reached such exuberant proportions
that they flow over the west side,
which is reserved for them, and about
IS out of the POS are located in what
/ is known as the Cherokee Strip,
/ which is made Of the lower range of
desks on the Democratic side Seats
near the speaker are, of course, most
/ desirab But as the members are
| constantly shifting it is easy to hnd
! a resting spot when one wants to be
! near When the house was growing
| mOrOSe over the use OF the pension oI-
| flee for the inaugural ball there was
an exodus TO the front row. This ar
| c1lrnent greatly interested the senators
and a fair sprinklinS dropped in daily
which led to an amusing episode, III
| which Mr.. Huff. the MEMBER from
| Pennsylvania. d millionaire manufac-
turer and banker, figured in an en-
| barrassin role Mr. Hum seat IS III
the front row on the aisle. ConSe-
uuently he does not get chance TO
occupy il more than a fraction OF the
time. Once upon coming IN during the
ballroom debate he found middle
aged stranger. plain in dress and quiet
i'm manner. in possession, touched his
shoulder and CURLY asked him TO va
cate
pleasantly. "and you must excuse me.
| am Crane, from the other side, and
I am rather new to the business"
Mr. Huff felt sheepish, but he and
the recently appointed successor OF
once. and later they were seen seal
, ing their friendship over the lunch Ia
Wits of the House.
There are several acknowledged wits
. from whom the house expects one OF
} two good salIies, a joke or story
daily. They are seldom disappointed
- Nearly every day there is d verba
; scrapN but the house is far less war
like than in days of yOre.
New Major Oomo.
1 Every welI-ordered capital of Eu
: rope has a functiOnary called the cour
[ | chamberlain, whose duty 1t IS 10 o.
f the social machinery and keep the cog
e i'm motion. When Washington shoe
: off the thrawldOm of prOvinCial1Sm an
$ assumed the airs of a world capital tn
| necessity for a social arbiter becaIn
urgent. AS in all other great crises 1
| the country's history, the man wa
8 there He is Major Charles l. McCaW
; ! ley, United States marine corps, tn
II major dOmO of the White House, IN
e champion leader of cOtillionS, purYey
n or of exclusive gossip and final author
[, ity on mOOted questions OF preceden
: ancestry and correct attire In FAC
: the recognized and undisputed Bea
ii BrummeI of Washington society VIVA
- Harry I.ehr is to the smart set of New
l. port. so is Major MCCawley to the VI
n per social strata of the American car
s. ital. But he is more than that. II
n president and Mrs Roosevelt could M
s. give a successful levee were not IN
l. gallant soldier of the seas there to a
lie range the details. blend inharmoniol
elements and direct the progress of Il
Is fete Such has been his mission for u
n past six years. No man possesses sue
IS social power. no man exercises his pr
~ rogative in a more autOcratic manne
a vet he is neither rich, brilliant, arlSt'
ot cratic nor handsome. His SALARY
A. something over $4,000 a year, and he
a not of particularly -dlStinSulsheu -allce
CT try His father is Colonel Charles M
in Cawley, former commandant of the m
r. rine corps. and the family has no ri'
10 or influential connections. Yet he pra
o. ticalIy makes the success of a Was
or ington bud and determines the stat
Of every stranger who attempts to &
into society. He Is consulted on {
T. social matters by Mrs. Roosevelt al
II Miss Alice. According to some of +
:. | friends. Major McCawley must sleep
= ! his uniform He has been seen {
twenty-four hours on a stretch clad
IN | the glorious raiment of the mari
~ ! CORPS His constant attendance at t
:. White House renders his presence
nj | full dress necessary. The president,
70 | is well known. is partial to ali the par
+ ! phernalia which the martial law G
n / muster. But. as said before. Major NJ
nm ! Cawley does not spend all his energy
ne / planning White House gayetieS- T
il or three times d week at least he
e. called TO the aid of some hostess "
I'll 1 wants to entertain high officials, and
de not certain how they should be seat
=. around her board. He can give adv
on that line and add finishing touch
- TO the banquet. 1t is said that Ma.