The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-01
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rpeeulstion tn Washington as te
Whether the President Is
superstitious.

10 whether the President is snpersti-
tions. 1t has never been known that
he had any such feeling but the an
nouncement made that he is going to
call Congress together IN extra ses.
sion on November II has started this
talk, November IL falls on Saturday
and CONGRESS has always convened
for It's sessions ON Monday. But this
year the second Monday in November
falls on the 18th. and the people are
wondering whether the President is
shying at 10. thinking that to call
Congress together on that day might
be unIucky. II Congress meets on
Saturday, November IL. IL will do
nDthing but organize, and will not be
ready for the Presidents message un-
III Monday, at any rate. Therefore,
he President viii have to send his
,nessaee asking for special legisia.
aitn by Congress to that body on the
18th. Some time ago the President
promised Speaker Cannon and the
REpubiican leaders that he would not
znH Congress together until after the
November elections. AS the elections
take place the first Tuesday after the
1zSt Monday in November, namely,
November I, the President could not
uazi Congress together until after that
dazte- And he seems to have fixed Sat.
uriay Instead Of Monday.
BY calling the session for Saturday,
Euvenber II, not only viii the Presi.
dent set a new precedent, certainly
1rF modern times, but he will enable
bn<h houses to dispose Of certain for.
nalities in regard to organization at
The weeks end. SO as to be ready for
1he Presidents message on Monday.
TIE House, at beginning of Con-
<rsss. always has to organize. 1t has
10 eject the Speaker and other House
1ficials and hold the biennial drawing
OF seats. This usually takes up most
nf the first days session. There is
70 little interest manifested in the
s7oiects the President Will discuss in
MS message to the extra session.
Quite long time before he went to
Oyster Bay the President indicated to
ma leaders that the extra session
would be for railroad rate legislation,
rith some secondary mention of tariff
sssiston. It now appears that he also
wants legislation on the organization
Of the Panama Canal force. A mum
der Of the members of Congress have
Seen arguing against the extra SEES.
zion by stating that 1t will be impos.
nhle for Congress to pass any legisla.
st5n uite President calls 1t togethe,
Tor In the short time OF three weeks
aefore' the regular session meets. The
cstriy organization of the Senate and
Hossel viii. be Of some advantage. but
{ seems certain that neither revenue
iegisIatfon nor railroad rate legisla.
hon win be disposed of in the three
weeks life Of the extra session.
gvEr3D31sis ---
IN the office Of the Supervising Ar.
rtiteet Of the Treasury the other day
m iae1ifaaan arose over the spelling of
"a 'ie,zafn word, and the matter was
settled only after reference to the die.
dnnary. This incident reminded su-
Veryfsing Architect Taylor Of story
about spelling in the colonial days of
Virginia. !
Il was while Governor Spotswood
Eas the chief executive of the colony
nj Virginia. said Mr.. Taylor, that
he mad occasion one day to address
rzther tart note to the House of Bur
Eesses complaining of the manner in
which their work was being done, and
rating that they were misrepresent.
ing the people for whom they had been
seiscted TO serve. He wound up his
standardization in rather severe
! way The House of Burgesses replied
Z 70 this communication in way that
srggested to, the Governor the pro.
Rrtety OF attending to his own affairs.
naturally incensed Governor Spots
wood, and in even more severe note
he reprimanded the House of Bur
scsses for its conduct, and concluded
BY stating that gentlemen of their
character when framing replies
should pay more attention to their
nrtaography, noticing several mis-
1s'eIled, words in the communication.
ibis last retort on the part of the
governor caused another note to be
sem 70 him from the House of Bur
sessss, which wound up as follows:
We Virginia gentlemen do not
hayss To know how to spell. We al
Ways employ clerks for this pur-